Lesson Plan

• Identify the main categories of legal personnel in England and Wales.
• Explain the appointment processes and key responsibilities of judicial officers, legal practitioners, and law‑enforcement agencies.
• Compare the roles of solicitors, barristers and legal executives and describe typical career pathways.
• Analyse how regulatory bodies oversee legal professionals and maintain standards.

• Projector and screen
• PowerPoint presentation with tables and flowchart
• Handout summarising legal personnel roles
• Worksheet with case‑study scenarios
• Whiteboard and markers

Begin with a quick poll: Who has interacted with a solicitor, barrister or judge? Review prior knowledge of courts, then outline today’s success criteria – students will be able to name key legal personnel, describe how they are appointed and explain their core functions.

1. Do‑now (5'): Students list any legal professionals they have encountered and share briefly.
2. Mini‑lecture with slides (15'): Overview of judicial officers, legal practitioners, law‑enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies.
3. Interactive table activity (10'): In pairs, learners match positions to appointment processes and responsibilities using the handout.
4. Case‑study analysis (12'): Groups examine a scenario and decide which legal personnel would be involved and why.
5. Career pathways flowchart creation (8'): Teams construct a simple flowchart on the whiteboard linking roles to institutions.
6. Check for understanding (5'): Quick quiz via Kahoot or show of hands covering key distinctions.

Recap the main categories and their functions, highlighting how they interrelate within the justice system. Students complete an exit ticket stating one new thing they learned and one question they still have. Assign homework: research a specific legal professional’s career pathway and prepare a short summary for the next lesson.