Im at the point of my life where I have to choose my future .I would like to know your opinion about those two proffessions and which one would you choose.
2006-09-14 05:44:42 · 20 answers · asked by patrycja p 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
All those saying barrister probably don't know to much about it. The difference between the two are becoming less and less as the law society tries to increase the rights of solicitors. The only real difference between the two is rights of audience.
Consider the down sides of a barrister - it is a far lengthier and expensive training process and the costs involved can be great. you have no choice over your work load, the clerk from the inn of court to which you belong allocates it so it is often hard to get on if you don't get on with them. You cannot set up shop wherever you like, you hire offices at the inn of court. You must attend a certain number of 'dinners' every year to maintain your membership etc etc.
Personally I'd go for the solicitor, the pay difference is often not that big and it is a lot less restrictive.
2006-09-16 10:34:30 · answer #1 · answered by ligiersaredevilspawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are pros and cons:-
Barrister: has to be totally dependent on being referred work by Solicitors (a Client cannot directly instruct a Barrister) so if no-one refers work he doesn't get paid. Doesn't have to deal with all the minor details of seeing the case all the way through (which may or may not be a good thing). You will often be given large case files to read and make yourself familiar with at short notice which may mean late nights reading someone else's badly-kept notes!
Solicitor: Will see the case from beginning to end and has much more personal contact with the Client. If you are on a salary then you are guaranteed to be paid. If you are a Partner you take drawings which may be higher than a salary but if the firm isn't making much money you may have to take less.
On the matter of pay in general, Legal Aid rates are poor for both Solicitor and Barrister, Private Client Rates are much better and both can probably earn equally high amounts depending on their experience
2006-09-14 05:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Barristers and Solicitors have distinctive rights of visual charm. Barristers practice on the Bar, at the same time as Solicitors practice on the area-Bar. Barristers will modern circumstances interior the intense Courts, at the same time as Solicitors modern circumstances interior the Low Courts, despite if Barristers can look in the two. Solicitors can practice alongside with different Solicitors, at the same time as Barristers could practice on my own. Judges are chosen from Barristers, and not Solicitors.
2016-11-07 07:54:29 · answer #3 · answered by lurette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband is a barrister - he's extremely clever! I'm not! There are so many different aspects to specialise in when you're barristering, and it seems a lot more fulfilling than being a solicitor. He's not a criminal barrister, I hasten to add, so doesn't mix with criminals (!). You have to have a lot of life experience, be prepared to work extremely hard and not get paid very much in the first few years. It's a profession which is often maligned but one which is very much worthwhile - both for him and his clients! Go for it!!
2006-09-14 05:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to be a barrister, they are just so good at what they do, they are nasty with it too, solicitors on the other hand I think just do it for the money, I just would prefer to be a barrister given the choice between the two.
probably because I am good at arguements and getting to the bottom of things
2006-09-14 05:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by Scatty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are an absolute genius, be a solicitor. Check out how many under-employed barristers there are. Once you have chosen you can't change
( ask Tony Blair ). However as a solicitor you can choose the best specialities.
2006-09-14 07:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by jewelking_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hands down Barrister everytime
2006-09-14 05:46:14 · answer #7 · answered by confused 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barrister every time. think of the income for so little of your time!!wow!
A barrister can get the Soilcitor to do the hard work.
2006-09-14 05:54:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Barrister - By far the better job, better pay, better prospects, better job satisfaction, (not necessarily in that order). If you can make the grade !! Best of luck.
2006-09-14 05:56:57 · answer #9 · answered by Barry G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I see it (I'm from the States) it all depends on your personality - do you enjoy working in the public arena and dealing with the pressure of your counterpart shooting you and your client down, or do you do better in terms of abstract research and case preparation? Which area would you feel more fulfilled in? That's the one I'd likely choose were I you.
2006-09-14 05:58:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋