SQE1 sample questions

Question 71

A paralegal is employed by a firm of solicitors, which is authorised as a legal services body.

The paralegal has not worked in a solicitors’ firm before and has no other relevant work experience. She works in the civil litigation debt recovery department and her work is directly supervised by a practising solicitor in the department.

Will the paralegal be subject to regulation by an approved legal regulator?

A. Yes, by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

B. Yes, by the Legal Services Board.

C. Yes, by the Law Society.

D. No, as a paralegal, she is not subject to regulation.

E. No, as she is directly supervised by a practising solicitor.


A - Yes, by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.


 

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