There are two type legal profession in Great Britain. It is barristers and solicitors.

There are two type legal profession in Great Britain. It is barristers and solicitors.

I. Barristers

B. are court-room lawyers. There are 9000 barristers in G.B. the activity of barristers are regulated by the Bar.

If you want to become a lawyer in G.B. you must have a bachelor degree (3 years course). The next stage: a person must join of the Inns of Court and he must prepare the Bar Vocational Course. Then he puss the examination for the Bar Vocational Course (to be called ti the Bar). Then a person spend a years as a pupil with a practicing barristers.

The first six months pupil is a shadow for him master, the second six months pupil must practicing in court with him master. Pupil must learn the rules of conduct, learn to prepare and present а case competently, have advocacy training and over. After that pupil pass examines and to gain a Full Qualification Certificate. Now he is junior barristers.

After 10-15 years practice he may to apply to become a senior barristers or Queen`s Counsel. The top barristers are judges of the Higher Courts.

During the trial of barristers wear special dresses: wigs and robes.

Function of the barristers: represented a clients in the Higher Courts and to advice of difficult points of law.

Barristers acts as sole trades with unlimited liability. They work at enterprises as in-house counsel; in governmental departments (f. ex. Crown Prosecution Service) and practice at the Bar as a barristers.

After reform Barristers can take extraction from members of organization and republics.

II. Solicitors.

Solicitors are the office lawyers. There are about 90.000 Solicitors in G.B. the organ that regulated and controls the activity for solicitors is the Law Society.

Solicitors can be judges of Crown Courts.

There are 3 groups function of a solicitors:

1. Pretrial activity – prepare pleadings, collect evidence, examines witnesses, to hire barristers and deal with different court papers.
2. Trial activity – sits at County and magistrates courts when considering the case the client
3. Out the trial activity – office lawyer, to give a legal advice and legal assistance; deal with contract, wills; help to buy and sale property; shape transaction; conduct proceedings before administrative and local governmental bodies.

If you want to become a solicitors in G.B., you must have a legal degree (3 years course). You must study for Legal Practice Course. Then you puss on examine for the Law Society and then you must join the practicing solicitor and spend 2 years as an artickled clark.

Solicitors can work in partnerships, in the local government, the civil service of the Crown Prosecution Service. After for reform S. got rights audience in the High Court and they have monopoly on deals with property and solicitors can higher barristers to do court work.

III. Differences between barristers and solicitors.

1. B. have rights of audience in the higher courts, but S. have rights of audience in courts of first instance.

2. B. are experts in common law, system precedent.

3. B. are sole practitioners, but S. work in partnerships.

4. S. have a contract with the clients, but B. have not direct, сcontract with the client.

5. In courts B. wear wigs and gourds, but S. wear every day dresses.

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