2006-11-16 13:03:41 · 4 answers · asked by genieejj 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
SarahLiz is correct. Short version.
Barristers appear before the court. Solicitors give legal advice.
Lawyers and attorneys (at law) do both.
Most jurisdictions have just lawyers/attorneys. Some split and have separate licenses for barristers (litigators) and solicitors.
Other than that, the terms are often swapped around. See above.
2006-11-16 14:59:26 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions who employ a "split profession" (as opposed to a "fused profession") in relation to legal representation. In split professions, the other type of lawyer is the solicitor. The traditional view of split professions is the solicitors have direct contact with the clients, and tend to be more generalist. Barristers tend to be more specialist, and provide any advocacy needed by the client, but are only rarely, if ever, instructed by clients directly. Instead, the client's solicitors will instruct a barrister on behalf of the client when appropriate.
A lawyer, or legal practitioner, is a person certified to give legal advice who advises clients in legal matters. Some lawyers represent clients in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution.
A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). In some U.S. states, a "solicitor" may be the chief legal officer of a city or town — for example, a "town solicitor," — although cities in other states simply have "city attorneys." Some counties and states as well as the federal government have an official known as a Solicitor General who is actually more of an advocate than a solicitor in the traditional British sense. In South Carolina the term "solicitor" applies to a circuit prosecutor. In Georgia a county solicitor general is responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor offenses. Historically, Georgia solicitors general were state prosecutors. Today, that office is known as district attorney.
2006-11-16 13:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
http://www.britishlaw.org.uk/job_solic.html
find the info here.
2006-11-16 13:07:38 · answer #3 · answered by CCC 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
oh please tell me there is a punch line to this!!!! oh please.....
2006-11-16 13:06:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋