2007-09-10 02:01:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A lawyer has a JD degree. An advocate is a person who takes your position and will represent your interests. The advocate may or may not be an attorney.
2007-09-10 02:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by David in Madison 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, another lawyer joke, I give up, what is the difference between a lawyer, barrister and an advocate? A lawyer usually has a college degree and a law degree and is licensed in a state or states to practice law. A barrister is an English lawyer. An advocate, does not have to have a degree, but usually is a person well trained in a certain area, to be the spokesperson on a particular subject.
2016-05-21 01:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by dianne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An advocate can simply be the term applied for someone who speaks on behalf of another person or cause, whether or not legally qualified. This term is used in the Bible http://bible.cc/1_john/2-1.htm.
The only jurisdiction which uses the term "advocate" in the English language to describe a type of lawyer is Scotland. http://www.advocates.org.uk/ As I understand it, an advocate is a Scottish lawyer who has undergone additional training and passed exams in order to become a member of the Faculty of Advocates. This means that all Scots advocates are lawyers, but not all Scots lawyers are advocates.
I apologise for not realising that I was on the UK page in answering this. I see that across the Pond things are different!
2007-09-10 02:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Advocate is one who having completed the required course of education to practise law has enrolled himself for such practice with the Bar Council under the Advocates Act, 1961 and is thus eligible to represent other people in the courts of law. The required course to practice law is LLB or BL / LLM is the masters in law.
A Lawyer is one who having completed the education to practice law has not enrolled himself and thus is not eligible to practice the legal profession for the benefit of others.
2007-09-10 11:18:26 · answer #4 · answered by Pramod R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Person holds Law Degree is Lawer.
A person get registered in Bar Council and attaending the counrt is Advocate.
2007-09-10 04:50:03 · answer #5 · answered by Bharati J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
four years of law school. you can be an advocate without a law degree.
2007-09-10 02:11:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lawyers charge more.
2007-09-10 02:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a lay man, seems to be no difference
2007-09-10 05:45:39 · answer #8 · answered by Rana 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference.
2007-09-10 02:12:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually there is no difference.
2007-09-10 15:18:45 · answer #10 · answered by sharma p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋