What the fuck is a "Litigation Executive"?

[kathbad]

On the Today program this morning there was a gentleman who corrected John Humphries when he was introduced as a solicitor and asked instead to be called a litigation executive. I was flummoxed.

Comments

[cookwitch.livejournal.com]

Aaah - you mean like a Domestic Engineer (housewife) or a Sanitary Disposal Officer? (bin man). Hmmm.

[deviblue.livejournal.com]

business speak for 'I'm better than you, give me more money'

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

Probably not qualified.

[swiftblade.livejournal.com]

*waves* Hello!! Erm, well I'm a Litigation Executive for one thing.

Basically I can't call myself a Solicitor as only qualified solicitor's can, it's a criminal offence under the Solicitor's Act to impersonate one.

I'm nearly qualified as a Legal Executive (one of the various forms of lawyers out there), but the title "Trainee Legal Executive" is very misleading when I've been doing this job for over 8 years! As my area is Litigation, Litigation Executive is the title I have. It's actually meaningless, but better than the alternatives.

Though when I qualify I will be able to call myself a Legal Executive (which again currently would be illegal for me to do) which does actually mean something.

That help?

[huuggs.livejournal.com]

I thought we decided he was a glorfied legal sec!

But yes *points at alan* hes one!

[glasgowprince.livejournal.com]

Vision Technician? Window Cleaner...

[kathbad]

It does indeed - I just had no idea what they were talking about!

Thank you for enlightening me.