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The Law Society: Examination Records

Catalogue reference: LSOC

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This record is about the The Law Society: Examination Records dating from 1836-1989.

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Reference
LSOC
Title
The Law Society: Examination Records
Date
1836-1989
Description

Candidate lists and examination results for England, 1836–1984; examination papers, 1932, 1960 and 1980–1982; correspondence, examination results and papers, Colonial and Commonwealth, 1887–1984.

Arrangement

Chronological

Related material

other archive material relating to the Law Society is held at the Law Society Library. For details see https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-visit-us/law-society-library/library-catalogue-and-collections

Held by
London University: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Former department reference
None
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
The Law Society
Physical description
24 shelf metres; 4 MB
Dimensions
496 volumes; 4 archive boxes; 51 loose leaf binders; 3 PDF files
Access conditions

Printed and published material open. Candidate information and examination results are closed for 75 years

Immediate source of acquisition
The Law Society
Physical condition
paper; PDF files
Unpublished finding aids
https://prod.ials.sas.ac.uk/ials-library/archives/ials-archives-collections#lsoc-law-society-examination-records. Records up to 1946 have been digitised by Ancestry and access to the digitised versions, including downloading digital copies for private research, is subject to Ancestry’s terms and conditions. To find the examination record of any individual in the collection search here: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62335/ .
Administrative / biographical background

The Law Society was founded in London in 1825 as the Society of Attorneys, Solicitors, Proctors and others not being barristers, having been previously established in 1823 as The London Law Institution. It acquired its first Royal Charter in 1831 and a further charter in 1845 established it as an independent professional organisation. The Society has delivered legal education in England since 1835 and has set examinations since 1836. It also has a representational role for the profession.  Its regulatory functions were passed to the Solicitors? Regulation Authority in January 2007.

Publication note(s)
Catalogue last updated January 2023
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/335e6f75-45e4-4bad-83e8-9bf55106ee0d/

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