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Unit 5
Definitions:
Types of lawyers in UK:
a) barristers – they have a right to be heard in all courts (the right of audience), they argue cases infront of the judge,
prepare arguments for the court, their task is defending or prosecuting the defendant, they are employed by solicitors and
judges are usually chosen from the most senior barristers.
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b) solicitors – they have the right of audience only in lower courts, they prepare cases for barristers, give advices to the
public, draw up documents, deal with disputes settled out of court and they are employed by clients.
Becoming a lawyer in UK:
a) you have to pass a professional exam – barrister has to pass the Bar Final examination, solicitor has to pass the Law
Society Final examination
b) you need to practice as trainee-solicitor (2 years) or trainee-barrister (1 year)
c) getting a law degree is optional
In USA/CR the lawyer is called attorney.
Lawyer – a person learned in law
Attorney – a person legally allowed to act on behalf of clients
Counsel – a person conducting criminal proceedings
Prosecutor – a person acting for one of the parties in legal proceedings
Solicitor – a lawyer with a certificate to practice law
Barrister – a lawyer arguing cases at the court
Judge – a person presiding over a court
Notary public – a lawyer licensed to act in legal affairs (witnessing and drawing up documents)
Paralegal – a legal assistant
Trainee – a person undergoing professional training at a law firm
Legalese is a professional language of lawyers:
a) words and expressions that have no meaning for non-lawyers, some come from Latin or French.
b) words which have special meaning when used by lawyers (nuisance – nepřípustné jednání, consideration –
protiplnění).
c) old fashioned words (hereinafter – níže, aforesaid – výše)
d) very long sentences containing many clauses which limit and define the original statement.