Solicitor

Solicitor is in the legal systems of the United Kingdom ( the English, which also includes Wales, the Scottish and Northern Ireland ) and the Republic of Ireland, some Canadian, Australian states and other Commonwealth countries, the term for one of the two professions of lawyers (in addition to the barrister - in Scotland: Advocate - as a litigator ). Solicitors the point of contact for legal problems of all kinds are you are in an advisory and active in the Kautelarjurisprudenz, make contracts and wills, take notarial functions true, represent their clients out of court, preparing processes and can also undertake this before lower courts. You can conventionally not occur before higher courts.

Solicitor and Barrister

Must be differentiated from Barristers Solicitors in particular, which are charged with the performance of judicial acts. In practice, the involvement of the Barristers is usually done by a solicitor who has advised on the matter before. The solicitor then prepares the further processing of the case for the Barrister.

The formation of these two forms of legal work is fairly quite different. According to the theoretical studies in the LL.B. a budding lawyer must choose whether he will be a solicitor or a barrister. A Solicitor is required then the Legal Practice Course (LPC ), while the barrister then the Bar Professional Training Course ( BPTC ) is required before it can be admitted to the bar ( "to become a member of the Bar" ).

The development in the professional legal

Recent legal developments in the law profession in the UK break this separation on the part, so that already Solicitors in some cases may act judicially. The profession of solicitor advocate also entitled to carry out process steps before selected ( in Scotland: above all ) higher courts. Also on the formerly reserved only proven Barristers Solicitors can apply for judicial office in the meantime.

European Community Law

German lawyers who have at least three years practicing law in the United Kingdom, including the European Community law, may apply for admission to the English solicitor, had to give up without a further qualifying examination for this purpose in accordance with Directive 98/5/EC.

Solicitor in the U.S.

Even in the legal system of the United States, there is the Solicitor. Its activity is there but other than in England or Wales. In the U.S., a judicial officer or a senior prosecutor so designated in some states, while at the federal level so that a senior lawyer is meant in some federal ministries.

Other countries

In addition to these countries, the Occupation Solicitor is traditionally used in other countries that were once part of the British Empire. Their support can be also active in Germany, as Solicitors from Ghana, Malaysia and Singapore in their field under certain circumstances.

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