Our latest briefing forms part of a series looking in detail at the SRA’s guidance for in-house teams, issued following a thematic review of the sector, recognising the growth and importance of the in-house role and the unique pressures to which in-house solicitors can be subject. The guidance covers six topics and does not introduce any new standards or requirements but aims to explain how the existing framework applies in particular in-house scenarios.
Part one in the series covered reporting concerns about wrongdoing and internal investigations and part two covered identifying your client and legal professional privilege. In this part, we cover two documents which are aimed at facilitating the conversation between in-house solicitors and their employers:
- guidance for employers in relation to in-house solicitors’ professional obligations; and
- key points for governing boards, chief executives and senior officers in organisations employing in-house solicitors.
You can find the briefing here.