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The Solicitors’ Regulation Authority clearly puts diversity ahead of excellence or even a satisfactory level of competence. If it has its way, the ‘solicitor brand’ will have as much stigma attached to it as say CILEX or low level insurance company claims handlers. In my view, the SRA should be ensuring that the profession only remains open to graduates with a minimum 2:1 degree – this will improve our standing as serious professionals. Further, it (and the Law Society) should be campaigning to ensure that Solicitors regain their rightful place as the only litigators within the English and Welsh legal system – no legal executive or paralegal should be carrying out litigation without rigorous supervision from a Solicitor. Diversity matters but the lowering of standards is too high a price to pay.

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