Describe The Roles Of Barrister And Solicitor In The British Legal System.
Notes Lawyers may be called to the Bar or admitted as solicitors. Do you perceive any deficiencies in the way in which lawyers obtain professional qualifications? To what extent have recent years seen an overlap between the two professions? [25] Assess critically whether the existence of a divided legal profession can still be justified. Does the present system present any problems for a student wishing to embark on a legal career? ‘The job of a barrister and a solicitor within the English Legal System is essentially the same.’ Discuss the truth of this statement. [25] In most countries there is a single legal profession. Individual lawyers may choose to specialize in any areas of their expertise. However, in England and Wales, the professions of barrister and solicitor are separate and the work is different. It is not possible to belong to both branches of the legal profession, but it is possible for a barrister to retrain and become a solicitor and vice versa. However this with is may be a disadvantage in terms of time wasted without income and a fresh start on the bottom of a new professional ladder. Hence, there is a high demand of a fused legal profession, however it is never implemented. The work of both professions are different. Barristers in private practice usually deals with preparation of opinions, drafting of pleadings, and the presentation of
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LEGAL PERSONNEL Describe and Comment on the training and work of barristers and solicitors. In any justice system the key figures that make sure justice is served, include Lawyers, Judges, Magistrates and juries. Unlike in the United States of America, "Lawyers" in the British legal profession are divided into two branches; barristers and solicitors. Both the former and the later specialize in advocacy, and although both jobs are similarly highly demanding in their own right, there is a distinction between the role of a barrister and a solicitor. Prior to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (CLSA) and the Access to Justice Act 1999 (AJA), a barrister was regarded as superior to a solicitor, because only barristers had rights of audience. However this has changed and if a solicitor completes the required training, they as well can exercise rights of audience. When it comes to addressing the process of becoming a solicitor or a barrister, in order to distinguish the training that is required in both fields of practice and understand the roles of both lawyer's, it is better to address the professions with their differing titles, rather than regard them as one. This paper will evaluate the roles and training of both solicitors and barristers, as well as evaluate the profession of a judge, which is regarded as the core of any legal system (Elliot & Quinn, 2009); in regards to
