Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part II · Legal Profession Qualifying Board
20. Qualification for articled clerks
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Board no person shall enter into articles with a view to his admission as an advocate and solicitor unless he—
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of the advocate and solicitor in question. Legal Profession 141 Advocate and solicitor entitled to charge on property for costs
has attained the age of seventeen years;
is of good character; and
has the necessary educational qualifications as may be prescribed by the Board.
For the purposes of this Part, a person who has entered into articles with an advocate and solicitor shall be known as an “articled clerk” and an advocate and solicitor who takes an articled clerk shall be known as a “principal”.