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Understanding the SRA’s ethical and professional requirements is essential for everyone involved in delivering legal services.
Legal Eye provides live, interactive SRA Codes of Conduct training exclusively for your firm. The session helps participants understand the SRA Principles, the Code of Conduct for Solicitors and the Code of Conduct for Firms, and what these requirements mean in day-to-day practice.
A scoping call allows the content to be tailored to your firm’s requirements, priorities and areas of risk.
- Live training tailored to your firm
The training is delivered as a live and interactive 40-minute session exclusively for your firm.
Before the session, Legal Eye will arrange a scoping call with your COLP or another appropriate representative. This allows us to understand your firm’s requirements and tailor the training accordingly.
Following the session, your firm will receive a recording and a copy of the presentation slides. These can be retained as supporting training resources and shared with colleagues who were unable to attend the live session.
What the training covers
The session can cover:
- The background to the SRA Standards and Regulations
- The SRA Principles
- The Code of Conduct for Solicitors
- The Code of Conduct for Firms
- What the regulatory requirements mean in day-to-day practice
- Ethics, honesty, integrity and personal responsibility
- Client care and standards of service
- Conflicts of interest
- Identifying and reporting potential breaches
- Practical steps to take when something goes wrong
Why Codes of Conduct training matters
The SRA Codes establish the standards of professionalism, behaviour and business control expected from regulated individuals and firms.
Regular training helps participants understand how these obligations apply to their roles, recognise situations that may create regulatory risk and respond appropriately when concerns arise.
It can also support the firm’s responsibility to ensure that managers and employees remain competent and keep their understanding of relevant legal, ethical and regulatory obligations up to date.
The SRA confirms that regulated firms must ensure managers and employees remain competent and maintain an up-to-date understanding of their legal, ethical and regulatory obligations.
Who is the training for?
The training can be tailored for people across an SRA-regulated firm, including:
- Solicitors and other regulated lawyers
- Partners, directors and managers
- COLPs and other compliance professionals
- Trainees and paralegals
- Fee earners
- Client-facing and support staff
How the training works
1. Initial discussion: We discuss your firm’s requirements, intended audience and any particular areas of focus.
2. Session preparation: The content is tailored to reflect your firm’s priorities and the responsibilities of those attending.
3. Live interactive training: An experienced Legal Eye trainer delivers the 40-minute session exclusively for your firm.
4. Follow-up resources: Your firm receives the session recording and presentation slides for future reference.
What participants will learn
By the end of the session, participants should have a clearer understanding of:
- The relationship between the SRA Principles and the two Codes of Conduct
- The professional standards relevant to their role
- Their personal responsibilities when providing legal services
- How client care, conflicts and undertakings can create regulatory risk
- The importance of honesty, integrity and professional judgement
- How to identify and report potential breaches
- The steps to take when concerns or mistakes arise
Training from legal-sector compliance specialists
Training is developed and delivered with input from Legal Eye’s wider team of experienced legal-sector risk and compliance professionals. Our practical approach helps participants understand how regulatory requirements apply to the situations and decisions they encounter in their day-to-day work.
Your firm may also benefit from our online compliance training, complaints handling training or bespoke on-site training.
Discuss Your Training Requirements
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the training designed for?
The training can be tailored for people across an SRA-regulated firm, including solicitors, partners, directors, managers, COLPs, compliance professionals, trainees, paralegals, fee earners and relevant support staff.
How long does the session take?
The live training session takes approximately 40 minutes.
Is the training delivered live?
Yes. The training is delivered live and interactively, exclusively for your firm. This provides participants with an opportunity to engage with the content and consider how the requirements apply in practice.
Can the session be tailored to our firm?
Yes. Before the training, Legal Eye will arrange a scoping call with your COLP or another appropriate representative. This allows the content to be tailored to your firm’s requirements, intended audience, priorities and areas of risk.
What topics are covered?
The session can cover:
- The background to the SRA Standards and Regulations
- The SRA Principles
- The Code of Conduct for Solicitors
- The Code of Conduct for Firms
- Ethics, honesty, integrity and personal responsibility
- Client care and standards of service
- Conflicts of interest
- Undertakings
- Identifying and reporting potential breaches
- Practical steps to take when something goes wrong
Is the training suitable for non-solicitor members of staff?
Yes. The training can be adapted for non-solicitor members of staff whose roles involve client service, compliance responsibilities or supporting the delivery of legal services.
The content can be tailored to reflect participants’ responsibilities and existing level of regulatory knowledge.
Will we receive a recording?
Yes. Following the session, your firm will receive a copy of the recording. This can be retained as a supporting training resource and shared with colleagues who were unable to attend the live session.
