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BROAD QUESTIONS:

What are the three titles of lawyers working in England? Provide a detailed explanation.

Solicitor a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts:

Barrister= a type of lawyer in Britain, Australia and some other countries who is qualified to give specialist legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower law courts

Attorney= a type of lawyer who works esp. in firms advising ordinary people in such affairs such as consumer affairs. Some prepare defenses for a clients accused of crimes.

What do you have to do in order to become a lawyer in England?

In Britain it is not in fact necessary to have a degree a degree although nowadays most people entering the profession do. The main requirement is to have pass The Bar final examination(for barristers) or the Law society Final examination(for solicitors), someone without a university degree in a subject other than law needs first to take a preparatory course(several years)- solicitor must work two years as an articled clerk, a barrister must spend a similar year as a pupil.

What is legalese? Explain some of its typical features.

The legalise is strange and incomprehensible language so many lawyers seem to write and speak.

1 using of words which has no meaning for non lawyers- some of them comin from latin or French ( replevin/nemo dat)

2 using words which look like ordinary English but have special meaning for lawyers

(nuisance/consideration)

3 using very oldafashioned words(hereinafter/aforesaid)

4 using very long sentences with many clauses which limit and define the original statement)