An Independent Legal Profession Solicitors are members of an independent legal profession. There are over 62,000 practising solicitors in England and Wales, all of whom have met high standards of education and training, and must abide by strict codes of conduct laid down by their professional body, the Law Society. The role of solicitors is to provide legal services, includingrepresentation and pleading in court, to the general public, business, other professions and foreign clients. Their first duty is to their client. They are their client's representatives in all legal business and must act in their client's interest.
Clients can rely on their solicitors, therefore, to giveobjective and confidential advice.