How many fitness to practise lawyers does it take to defend one registrant?

A post popped up on my Linkedin today. It was by a lawyer from another firm, celebrating their success in defending a registrant on charges of dishonesty.

The lawyer gave credit to their colleague, who had worked with them throughout the case, and also to the barrister who represented the client at the fitness to practise hearing itself.

It was, no doubt, a good result in keeping a registrant on their professional register in the face of serious allegations.

But it made me think - who is paying for all of these lawyers? The registrant? An insurance company? And why are so many lawyers required to do the job?

Time after time, case after case, I get excellent results for clients, on dishonesty offences and many other serious matters - usually by myself. I do the client calls, the meetings, the representations, the case management, the hearing preparation, and the representation at the hearing itself. With one set of fees for one lawyer.

I don’t rest on former glories in a past life, nor do I use a team of partially qualified staff or students - I simply provide each client with specialist fitness to practise legal expertise, by a practising lawyer, from the start of their case to the finish - and I do that now, today and every single day.

It must be reassuring to be represented by a team. Equally reassuring, though, to be represented by one person who does, and can do, everything - well.

Maybe I should put that on my Linkedin!