Barrister

Q3) SOLICITORS The Oxford dictionary 2015 defines a solicitor as “ A legal practitioner admitted to practice under the provisions of the Solicitors Act 1974” The legal profession in England and Wales can be divided into two main sections, barristers and solicitors. Each professional has its own governing body and duties. There are currently 136.940 practicing solicitors in England and Wales (Solicitors Regulating Body SRA 2015). Their functions and duties are widely varied these include: conveying

Career Development Task My Chosen Career: My personal goal is to pursue a career in law and to become a barrister in the future as I have always dreamed of myself in the court, advocating a client. The path in terms of becoming a barrister is very long and hard, involving numerous challenging steps. Firstly, I will need to complete my LLB Law degree with a minimum of 2:2 or above and pass the Bar Course Aptitude Test. Then, I will need to complete the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). The

career My fascination with the law and how it operates made me study law at university. Therefore, when thinking about my career, I hope to become a solicitor for a few years to gain an insight into the practical field of law and then later become a barrister. A family member who I deem a role model has done this and so I was inspired to do the same. In order to become a solicitor, I will need to complete my LLB degree which I am currently studying, consisting of three years. After this I will need to

The Work and Training of Barristers and Solicitors In the Western world, where the majority of employment occurs in the service sector, rather than the primary sector as it does in the developing world, there are certain jobs that carry a very high status. Careers such as doctor, accountant and lawyer are to name but a few of these high status jobs and it is lawyers that I am going to be focussing on in this essay. In England, since the 15th century lawyers have been

1) Solicitors and barristers are two separate vocations of the legal profession. An analysis will be made to distinguish the differences between solicitors and barristers to conclude whether the key difference between them is that barristers have higher rights of audience. Barristers have higher rights of audience once qualified. However, since the introduction of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and the Access to Justice Act 1999 respectively, solicitors have gained equal rights of audience

Introduction: This essay discusses the various duties that a barrister owes and the ethical dilemma that arises when such duties are at opposing ends. A barrister owes a duty to the client to act in the way that his client’s best interest are protected and the purpose of his representation in the eyes of the client is achieved but will that justify that incurring harm to the society at large or to the court remains a question to be considered. A barrister must act in the best of interest of his client but

The Different Ways in Which Unsatisfactory Work and Behaviour by a Barrister and a Solicitor Can be Dealt With If after having dealt with either a solicitor or a barrister you still felt dissatisfied with the way in which your case has been handled, you can complain about the unsatisfactory work in a number of ways, depending on the case and who you are unhappy with. If you are, for example unsatisfied with the way in which a solicitor has handled your case then you could

Thirdly, a barrier faced by women is the area of law practised in; 'Female barristers are more likely to conduct legal aid work than men, and are over represented in certain types of criminal defence work particularly those relating to sexual offences and children'1. This is evident in the report published in 2013 by the bar standard board which showed that '61% of female barristers were concentrated in family'2 law as opposed to '39% of males'3, the men, dominated other areas including, criminal

Barristers A Barrister speaks in court and presents the case before a Judge and the Jury. The Barrister has to receive additional training in the evidence Law and also in court practice and procedure. The Barrister is there to show whether or not the Defendant is innocent or whether the Defendant is guilty. There are two Barristers that have to be in the court one is called a Defence Barrister and they have to make sure that their client is protected and that the client is proven innocent at the

that there is not insufficient evidence. If so, they will stop the case. If they agree that there is enough and significant evidence, they will send the case to crown court. According, to the crown court a judge and jury will hear the rape case. Barrister (lawyer in high court) will speak for the (CPS) and for the defendant (the person charged with the crime of rape). The CPS will usually prosecute. After hearing all proofs, the jury