Lesson 04 - Legal Professions

c) has no records of criminal convictions,

d) has not had imposed upon him the disciplinary measure of the striking his name off the Register of Legal Trainees, or is deemed not to have had imposed upon him such a measure, and

e) has been employed by a lawyer or Company for the set weekly working hours under special legislation.

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5. Language Practice

5.1 Match the terms to the definitions

1. lawyer

2. attorney/advocate

3. counsel

4. prosecutor

5. solicitor

6. barrister

7. judge

8. notary public

9. paralegal

10. trainee

11. in-house lawyer/counsel

1. a person legally allowed to act on behalf of clients

2. a person learned in law

3. a person acting for one of the parties in legal proceedings

4. a lawyer (in England) arguing cases at the court

5. a person conducting criminal proceedings

6. a lawyer (in England) with a certificate to practice law

7. a lawyer licensed to act in legal affairs (witnessing and drawing up documents)

8. a person presiding over a court

9. a person undergoing professional training at a law firm

10. a legal assistant

11. a lawyer who is employed full time by a company to represent the company’s legal interests.

5.2 Fill in the gaps with the following phrases, use each phrase only once:

have the right of audience represent clients

take statements instruct a barrister

a) Our solicitors will __________________ from claimants and any witnesses to an accident.

b) Should lawyers __________________ they know are guilty?

c) We need to __________________ to attend the Tribunal on behalf of our client's son.

d) A US lawyer does not automatically __________________ in a Canadian court.

5.3 Create as many meaningful 2-word collocations from the following words as you can:

example: local judge

6. Speaking

A) Which profession and in which country do you find attractive? Why? Which profession do you find difficult to qualify for? Why?

B) Groups of 3 - Who are you? Make sentences using the information from the table below, the other two will guess the profession. Sometimes, there can be more activities associated with one profession, and the same activity can be associated with more professions.

Example: I’m a person who sits at court and decides cases.-> judge

judge

attorney

prosecutor

solicitor

barrister

executor

paralegal

trainee

pupil

in-house lawyer/counsel

notary

in the office

at court

in a law firm

in England and Wales

in the USA

in the CR

draw up wills

represent people

advise clients

decide cases

go through an apprenticeship to become a barrister

sentence criminals

charge suspects with crimes

do research

assist lawyers

confirm the authenticity of the documents

prepare contracts

represent the state in criminal proceedings

be a member of the Bar

enforce executions

provide specialists advice

work within a company to deal with their legal matters

undergo professional training

have the right of audience

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