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Lawyer
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Jump to:navigation, search "Lawyers" redirects here. For the television series, seeThe Lawyers.It has been suggested that 
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)For other uses, seeLawyer (disambiguation).
Lawyer
19th century painting of lawyers, by French artistHonoré Daumier 
OccupationNames
Attorney, counselor, solicitor, barrister 
Type
Profession
Activity sectors
Law
 
, business
DescriptionCompetencies
Analytical skillsCritical thinkingskillsKnowledge of thelawProficiency inlegal researchandlegal writing
 
Education required
seeProfessional requirements
Fields of employment
Courts
 
, corporations
Related jobs
Judge
Average salary
seeEarnings and compensation
A
lawyer
, according to
 Black's Law Dictionary
, is "a person learned in the law; as anattorney,  counselor solicitor ; a person licensed to practice law."
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 Lawis the system of rules of conductestablished by thesovereign governmentof a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver  justice. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theoriesand knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of thosewho retain (i.e., hire) lawyers to perform legal services.The role of the lawyer varies significantly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated herein only the most general terms.
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More information is available in country-specific articles (see below).
Contents
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1 Terminology
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2 Responsibilities
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2.1 Oral argument in the courts
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2.2 Research and drafting of court papers
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2.3 Advocacy (written and oral) in administrative hearings
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2.4 Client intake and counseling (with regard to pending litigation)
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2.5 Legal advice
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2.6 Protecting intellectual property
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2.7 Negotiating and drafting contracts
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2.8 Conveyancing
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2.9 Carrying out the intent of the deceased
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2.10 Prosecution and defense of criminal suspects
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3 Education
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3.1 Earning the right to practice law
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4 Career structure
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4.1 Common law/civil law
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4.2 Specialization
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4.3 Organization
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5 Professional associations and regulation
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5.1 Mandatory licensing and membership in professional organizations
 
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5.2 Who regulates lawyers
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5.3 Voluntary associations of lawyers
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6 Cultural perception of lawyers
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7 Compensation
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8 History
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8.1 Ancient Greece
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8.2 Early Ancient Rome
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8.3 Late Ancient Rome
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8.4 Middle Ages
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9 Titles
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10 See also
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11 Notes
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12 External links
[edit] Terminology
In practice, legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being alawyer; as a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place.
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In New Zealand andAustraliathe word "lawyer" is used to refer to both barristersand solicitors(whether in private practice or practising as corporate in-house counsel).
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InCanada, the word "lawyer" only refers to individuals who have beencalled to the bar   or have qualified as civil law notaries in the province of Quebec. Common law lawyers inCanada may also be known as "barristers and solicitors", but should not be referred to as"attorneys", since that term has a different meaning in Canadian usage. However, inQuebec, civil law advocates (or 
avocats
in French) often call themselves "attorney" andsometimes "barrister and solicitor".
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InEngland, "lawyer" is used loosely to refer to a broad variety of law-trained persons. Itincludes practitioners such as barristers, solicitors, legal executivesandlicensed conveyancers; and people who are involved with the law but do not practise it on behalf of individual clients, such as judges, court clerks, and drafters of legislation.
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InIndia, the term "lawyer" is often colloquially used, but the official term is "advocate" as prescribed under the Advocates Act, 1961.
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InScotland, the word "lawyer" refers to a more specific group of legally trained people.It specifically includes advocatesandsolicitors.In a generic sense, it may also include  judges and law-trained support staff.
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In theUnited States, the term generally refers toattorneyswho may practice law; it is never used to refer to patent agents
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 or  paralegals.
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Other nations tend to have comparable terms for the analogous concept.
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