Traditional practise roles do not suit all practitioners, and knowing what the viable alternatives are allows practitioners to make informed decisions about your career path.  Alternatively, knowing what alternative practise roles would be useful to assist with your current practice, and how to access them, can be very helpful when you need extra resources.

The Law Society’s self-paced course on alternative practise roles will give you the knowledge to understand clearly what the alternatives are and what is required to adopt those practise roles, including regulatory and licensing requirements and other relevant issues like insurance cover.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the difference between independent contractors, locums, and solicitor consultants
• Identify which type of practising certificates must be held to be an independent contractor, locum, or solicitor consultant
• Identify which type of insurance cover is required for independent contractors, locums, and solicitor consultants
• Make an informed decision about which type of alternative role would suit you best and what you need to do to set yourself up in this role, or select the appropriate candidate when your own practice needs assistance

Our on-demand interactive courses allow you to save your progress and learn to your own schedule. Courses include interactive and engaging content, knowledge checks and links to essential resources.

This course consists of 10 chapters, featuring the expertise of Marilyn Cox.