Types of Lawyers




What are Solicitors and Barristers?  
  • Solicitors - are concerned mainly with the paperwork involved in legal situations. These include agreements, contracts, wills, conveyance papers, etc.

  • Barristers - specialise in appearing before the court on behalf of a client and usually act through a referring solicitor.

If you require a barrister to act for you, work through your solicitor who will make an introduction and brief the barrister on the situation and the details of the case. Solicitors generally work from their own offices, while barristers spend most of their time in the courts and work out of chambers. Chambers are offices shared with other court specialists.

If you have a legal problem, the first person you should see is your solicitor. While they are able to represent you in court for basic legal matters, when it comes to complex litigation the solicitor will arrange for a barrister to act for you.

If you want to get in touch with a solicitor, it

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