How Does the Law Describe Its Professionals?
The word Lawyer generally describes anyone who gives legal advice or is learned in one or more areas of law. The term lawyer then is used to describe, solicitors, barristers, legal executives; it is used to describe the legal profession.
Traditionally solicitors will take on cases and advise clients, sometimes representing them in civil and criminal courts, other areas of law include dealing with wills, family law, buying and selling of houses etc.
Barristers are often referred to as counsel, this could be junior counsel or Queens counsel, Queens counsel are often selected because of their expertise and experience in …