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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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- LSOC
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Law Society: Examination Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Chronological
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- None
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- The Law Society
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 24 shelf metres; 4 MB
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 496 volumes; 4 archive boxes; 51 loose leaf binders; 3 PDF files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Printed and published material open. Candidate information and examination results are closed for 75 years
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- The Law Society
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- paper; PDF files
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- 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/ .
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Catalogue last updated January 2023
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/335e6f75-45e4-4bad-83e8-9bf55106ee0d/
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The Law Society: Examination Records