A practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients.

ETYM From Bar.
In the UK, a lawyer qualified by study at the Inns of Court to plead for a client in court. In Scotland such lawyers are called advocates. Barristers also undertake the writing of opinions on the prospects of a case before trial. They act for clients through the intermediary of solicitors. In the US an attorney may serve the functions of barrister and solicitor.
A British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law. + prikaži više

ETYM From Law, like bowyer, from bow.
A professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice; SYN. attorney.
A member of the legal profession who provides counsel to clients on matters of civil or criminal law and who represents clients on such matters in negotiations with others, before government agencies, and in civil and criminal courts. An attorney.
Activities of lawyers include business advice, conveyancing of property, making wills and settling estates, divorce, litigation and criminal prosecution or defense. A lawyer usually obtains a postgraduate Juris Doctor (jd) degree and must pass a bar examination and be admitted to the bar before he or she may practice within a state court's jurisdiction. + prikaži više

ETYM French solliciteur, Latin sollicitator.
In the uk, a member of one of the two branches of the English legal profession, the other being a barrister.
A solicitor is a lawyer who provides all-round legal services (making wills, winding up estates, conveyancing, divorce, and litigation). A solicitor cannot appear at High Court level, but must brief a barrister on behalf of his or her client. Solicitors may become circuit judges and recorders.
A British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents. + prikaži više