Lifetime Law in Practice Award

Introduction

This is the Lifetime Lawyers Award which focuses on legal and technical skills. It is also accredited by SFJ Awards. It follows a similar format to the LCP Award

What will I achieve?

The LLP Award aims to show that:

  • The older client practitioner is an individual experienced in dealing with the legal requirements older and vulnerable clients on a regular basis
  • The older client practitioner has a good understanding of the law when acting for older and vulnerable clients, their families and representatives
  • The older client practitioner understands capacity limitations that may affect the way advice is given to older and vulnerable clients

LLP syllabus

The syllabus covers 3 key areas:

  • Capacity
  • Funding Care
  • Estate Planning, Tax and Trusts

How it works

The LLP award has 2 standards. There are full guidance notes on how to complete the award and resources. The notes contain the full syllabus and all the support material.

It is advisable to take time to read through the resource and guidance material before embarking on the standards.

LLP – Standard 1

To have achieved the Lifetime Care in Practice Award (LCP) detailed above

LLP – Standard 2

To complete the Lifetime Law in Practice (LLP) assessment online

The e-assessment is carried out entirely online through a series of 60 multiple choice questions. It is not essay based. Candidates will need to set aside 90 minutes to complete the multiple choice questions.

The pass mark is 70% i.e. candidates will need to score 42 out of 60. Candidates may have two attempts at the assessment.

All Lifetime Lawyers must aim to complete this within one year of completing the LCP Award.
Accreditation

The accrediting body is SFJ Awards which is a UK Regulated Awarding Organisation specialising in providing qualifications and skills and knowledge assurance to the Justice and Community Safety Sectors, the Legal Sector and the Finance Sector.  Using its knowledge of these sectors, SFJ Awards is able to develop and accredit programmes that assures employers, customers and the public that those working in this sector have the appropriate skills, knowledge and understanding to perform their roles and function and that they can apply this in their workplace. 

SFJ Awards has experience of developing accreditation schemes across its customer base from Level 2 (GCSE) to Level 7 (Masters equivalent) and ensuring that these schemes, whilst being robust and rigorous, do not create a significant burden on the individual or his/her organisation.

The Lifetime Lawyers LCP award is based on distance learning and e-assessment which will enable Lifetime Lawyers to study and be assessed where it is convenient for them. It will be at level 6-7.

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