13 in the last 12 months has your agency’s in house legal unit: – seconded out/arranged temporary transfers of staff to other inhouse legal units? Number of Response respondents Percentage Yes 13 17.8% No 60 82.2% Total 73 100% engaged a secondee/arranged a temporary transfer from another agency’s inhouse legal unit? Number of Response respondents Percentage Yes 17 23.3% No 56 76.7% Total 73 100% engaged any outposted or seconded lawyers from an external provider (including AGS) into your inhouse legal unit? Number of Response respondents Percentage Yes 33 45.7% No 40 54.8% Total 73 100% Table 14 Use of any IT solutions (software and applications) to manage casework, legal advices or precedents/templates Number of Response respondents Percentage Yes 48 65.8% No 25 34.2% Total 73 100% 15 Requirement to hold practising certificates? Number of Response respondents Percentage Yes, all legal staff are required to hold practicing certificates 40 54.8% Yes, some legal staff are required to hold practicing certificates 19 26.0% No, staff are not required to hold practicing certificates 14 19.2% Total Respondents 73 100% Table 16 Respondents with a structured professional development programme for inhouse lawyers
13 – in the last 12 months has your agency’s in house legal unit: seconded out/arranged temporary transfers of staff to other inhouse legal units? Response Number of respondents Percentage Yes 13 17.8% No 60 82.2% Total 73 100% engaged a secondee/arranged a temporary transfer from another agency’s inhouse legal unit? Response Number of respondents Percentage Yes 17 23.3% No 56 76.7% Total 73 100% engaged any outposted or seconded lawyers from an external provider (including AGS) into your inhouse legal unit? Response Number of respondents Percentage Yes 33 45.7% No 40 54.8% Total 73 100% Table 14 Use of any IT solutions (software and applications) to manage casework, legal advices or precedents/templates Response Number of respondents Percentage Yes 48 65.8% No 25 34.2% Total 73 100% 15 Requirement to hold practising certificates? Response Number of respondents Percentage Yes, all legal staff are required to hold practicing certificates 40 54.8% Yes, some legal staff are required to hold practicing certificates 19 26.0% No, staff are not required to hold practicing certificates 14 19.2% Total Respondents 73 100% Table 16 Respondents with a structured professional development programme for inhouse lawyers
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