{"id":254310,"date":"2013-05-21T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/lightsource-bp-uk-joins-a-select-band-of-non-law-firms-to-be-accredited-by-sra-2\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T10:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T10:25:42","slug":"lightsource-bp-uk-joins-a-select-band-of-non-law-firms-to-be-accredited-by-sra-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-uk-joins-a-select-band-of-non-law-firms-to-be-accredited-by-sra-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightsource bp UK Joins A Select Band of Non-Law Firms to be Accredited by SRA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lightsource bp UK has recently become one of a select band of UK companies to be accredited by the SRA.<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Lightsource Renewable Energy has recently become one of a select band of UK companies to be accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to offer training contracts to trainee solicitors.<\/h5>\n

As the UK\u2019s leading generator of solar power, Lightsource\u00a0draws heavily on legal expertise when developing new projects. In 2011 \u2014 a year after it was founded \u2013 it appointed its own in-house lawyer, Dr Ece G\u00fcrsoy, who now heads up a legal team comprising nine qualified lawyers, one trainee solicitor, and a legal secretary. The team has high-level expertise in property, project finance, corporate and construction law. Dr G\u00fcrsoy says of the SRA accreditation:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to qualify to offer training contracts, a company must provide exposure to at least three different areas of law to ensure the trainee gains a broad experience base. At Lightsource, our legal team operates as a full-service law firm albeit on a small scale. It is a considerable honour to gain accreditation as many who apply find they aren\u2019t able to satisfy the stringent criteria required by the SRA. It says a great deal about the strength of our team and the quality of the legal service we provide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr G\u00fcrsoy is now the designated Training Principal within Lightsource after an involved application process. When asked what prompted Lightsource to go down the route of applying for SRA accreditation, a process that took nearly five months to complete, Dr G\u00fcrsoy explains:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we hired Carolyn Gillespie one year ago she made it clear that she would only able to stay with us on a temporary basis because she needed to complete her training contract in order to qualify as a solicitor. She then proved to be such a valuable and talented individual that we simply decided to find out whether we could gain SRA accreditation ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carolyn is now enjoying her diverse role at Lightsource working in a close-knit team whose expertise is drawn from six different countries. Says Carolyn,<\/p>\n

\u201cRegistration as a training establishment by the SRA not only illustrates the proficiency of our legal team, but also highlights Lightsource\u2019s genuine commitment to investing in its employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Dr G\u00fcrsoy concludes, \u201cwe offer a unique legal experience involving complex structures in a challenging and dynamic business environment, and, as a company it\u2019s very much to our benefit to retain good people. If they stay and get to know the business well then we can set them on a strong career path.\u201d<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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