The British legal professions unlike that of most other countries includes two separate branches barristers and solicitors

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The British legal professions unlike that of most other countries includes two separate branches barristers and solicitors the term lawyer is generally that covers both branches, they both do the same advocacy this mean that they represent the client in the court.1

There are around 98,000 solicitors of which 75,000 work as solicitors there are 14,000 barristers in independent practice2, solicitors and barristers start their profession by studying a qualifying law degree which can be known as LLB which normally lasts for three years, after qualifying this course, the route to carry out a legal profession branches of, on one side solicitors do their LPC course and the other hand the barristers branch of to the Bar. After these steps the solicitor goes on to do a two year training contract and the barrister goes onto do the pupilage school for one yea which is known as Bar Vocational Course (BVC) .

After a trainee solicitor has completed the contract and has passed all exams, s/he applies to the Law Society in order to be admitted. This is done by the Master of the Rolls adding the name of the new solicitors to the roll of