• While seven in ten (69%) Scottish adults correctly identify that writing a legal document that transfers ownership of a house is a legal service which can currently only be provided by a solicitor, just over half (54%) think that only solicitors can provide advice in a police station to someone suspected of committing a crime.
• Of the different legal services tested, Scottish adults are most likely to say that writing a legal document that transfers ownership of a house (65%) and representing someone in court (64%) are services that should only be provided by a solicitor.
• After being told that in Scotland there are currently no restrictions or requirements on who can call themselves a ‘lawyer’, nine in ten (87%) Scottish adults agree that there should be restrictions on who can do this, with two thirds (66%) doing so strongly.