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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Legal writing
What is the difference between attorney, solicitor, barrister, and lawyer?
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S. a lawyer is anyone who has the required credential to give legal advice. An attorney is a lawyer, but usually one who argues cases in court.
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- a lawyer is anyone who has the required credential to give legal advice.
- An attorney is a lawyer, but usually one who argues cases in court.
- The other two terms are British.
- As I understand it, a solicitor can give advice and appear in lower courts, while a barrister argues cases in high courts.
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In the U.S. a lawyer is anyone who has the required credential to give legal advice. An attorney is a lawyer, but usually one who argues cases in court.
The other two terms are British. As I understand it, a solicitor can give advice and appear in lower courts, while a barrister argues cases in high courts.
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