The Legal Professions In Great Britain.

The Legal Professions In Great Britain.

The legal profession in England is divided into two main groups: barristers and solicitors. A popular definition of the distinction between solicitors and barristers is that barristers do the court work and solicitors do the office work. In practice, the major volume of court work is done by solicitors and barristers do much office work. At present no solicitor, however, experienced, may represent a client at a full hearing in any of the higher courts. On the other hand, a barrister, however inexperienced, may represent clients in the House of Lords.

Being a solicitor doesn't simply involve acquiring knowledge of the theory and practice of the law. It also requires high standards of conduct and an onerous obl igation to the courts. The full title of a solicitor is 'Solicitor of the Supreme Court'. Al! solicitors are automatically officers of the court. They have duties to the court which sometimes override the duties td their clients. Solicitors mustn't allow their clients to tell lies in the witness box. If a client confesses their guilt to a solicitor, he would commit an offence if he then called the client to give evidence that he was innocent.

Many barristers spend much time on paperwork: drafting pleadings and other documents related to court proceedings, but also drafting contracts, trust deeds and other formal legal documents which are not immediately connected with litigation. A person seeking to qualify as a solicitor can become a trainee solicitor after three years of university legal education and one extra year doing the legal practice course. As a trainee solicitor it is possible to obtain a paid position even before qualifying. The voung would-be barrister has much less chance of earning anything before he qualifies, must then obtain a seat in chambers from which he can try to build up a practice. He has to meet his own expenses, cover his own holidays and buy his own sick-pay insurance. In return he gets the satisfaction of wearing a wig and of being self-employed.

1. Translate into Russian the following words and word combinations:

to do the court work, to do the office work, onerous obligation, to have duties to the court, to override duties to the clients, to confess guilt, to qualify as a solicitor, witness box, to give evidence, to draft pleadings, court proceedings, litigation S i. Translate into English the following words and word combinations: 1 представлять клиента на полном слушанииДприобретение знаний по теории и практике^судебный исполнитель,^кт учреждения доверительной собствен ности^юридические документы^практикант/получить оплачиваемую должность,^стремящийся стать адвокатом^приобрести клиентуру {Доплата по болезни^ получить место в конторе (Щ) Make up as many word combinations as possible and translate them into Russian.

1. to commit (a crime, a suicide, a murder, an error)

2. to give (evidence, opinion, time, benefit)

3. to draft (pleadings, contracts, trust deeds, legal documents)

4. to acquire (knowledge, experience, skill, ability)

5. to require (high standards of conduct, an onerous obligation, deep knowledge of theory and practice, legal education) IV. Fill in the active vocabulary.

5. Barristers are known to do....... and solicitors are expected to do........

6. Being a solicitor involves.......... knowledge of......., it also requires

................. and........... to the court.

7. Solicitors...... to the court but they sometimes..... to their clients.

8. As a trainee solicitor it is possible............ even before qualifying.

9. The young...... barrister must qualify, then........ from which he can try to

10. Many barristers spend much time on paperwork:................. which are

not immediately connected with................

11. A person seeking to......... can become...... after three years of

university........... and one extra year doing the............

12. As a trainee solicitor it is possible......... even before qualifying.

V. Answer the questions.

12. What are the main types of legal profession in Great Britain?

12. What is a popular definition of the distinction between solicitors and barristers?

12. What duties to the clients and to the court do solicitors have?

12. What kind of paper work do barristers do?

12. What is the usual way for solicitors and barristers to built up a practice?

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