Naturally a very specific answer is necessary for this question.
Clue - they are not the same!
2006-10-26 05:48:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The difference is that Lawyers are people that practice Law, and Attorneys are people empowered to act on behalf of someone else.
You can become an Attorney just by having someone sign a valid Power of Attorney. That means you can sign their name to documents and discuss their business with people, within the scope of the Power, such as banks, insurance companies, doctors, bill collectors. The Power of Attorney does not entitle you to practice Law; you cannot represent someone in court or give them legal advice.
Yes, there is a difference. To be a Lawyer, you just need a license to practice. You don't even need a client.
To be an Attorney, you need to have authorization to act on someone else's behalf.
Alda, there's no contradiction between what I said being a description of agency and that being what a power of attorney creates. The fact is that an attorney is someone empowered to act for another, and you don't need any qualifications other than the power. That lawyer at your elbow should know this. If he doesn't, look up Attorney in Black's again.
2006-10-26 06:08:50 · answer #1 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
In the UK the difference between a barrister and a solicitor is that a barrister represents you in court, while a solcitor gives you legal advice.
As to attorney and lawyer I'm not quite sure. I think an attorney might be the same as a barrister, and I think that 'Lawyer' is a generic term covering barristers, solicitors and attornies.
NB I am only guessing I'm afraid.
2006-10-26 05:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Steve-Bob 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are the same. I told you this yesterday.
For proof: www.dictionary.com
at‧tor‧ney –noun, plural -neys. 1. a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
2. an attorney-in-fact; agent.
law‧yer –noun 1. a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
2. New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3.
–verb (used without object) 3. to work as a lawyer; practice law.
–verb (used with object) 4. to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.
2006-10-26 05:58:49 · answer #3 · answered by bride2be091507 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Attorney is a Lawyer with a God complex.
Lawyers practice the art of Law after years of studying....Attorneys went to school to be Attorneys not Lawyers. Essentially it is the difference between a humble working person (Lawyer) and large fee drawing egotist (Attorney)
2006-10-26 05:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by ஐAldaஐ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are the same. I've worked for them for 30 years---Attorney and Lawyer are two words for the same profession. (They are spelled differently, of course!)
2006-10-26 05:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. it is the same...no difference...However there are different types of attorney/ lawyers....
2006-10-26 05:58:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 21:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by tenuta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, they are exactly the same.
2006-10-26 05:50:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋