"Lawyer" or advocate is a term used to describe someone who has completed a
Bachelor of Law and post-graduate legal training (Practical) that is
employed to give advice, information and representation of a legal
nature. Lawyers, like doctors, often have specialist knowledge in
specific areas. For example, some operate in the Family Court; others
represent businesses in a civil court and some work in the area of
crime.
Definition from International Law Dictionary:
A lawyer is person who practices law; one who conducts lawsuits for
clients (also known as a barrister in England) or who advises clients
as to their legal rights and obligations in other matters (also known
as a solicitor in England).
Barristers are defined as "a legal practitioner (a lawyer) whose main
function is to act as an advocate in court". In short, a barrister is
a lawyer who is a member of the Inns of Court and who can practice
before the courts. They often have less interaction with clients than
solicitors. Barristers spend their working hours in Chambers where
they prepare their cases.
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mohsin hasan
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3:22 PM on September 03, 2008
