BARRISTER

Barrister

A Barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialize in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings, and giving expert legal opinions. They can be contrasted with solicitors – the other class of lawyer in split professions – who have more direct access to clients, and may do transactional-type legal work. Barristers are rarely hired by clients directly but instead are retained by solicitors to act on behalf of clients. In some legal systems, including those of Scotland, Belgium, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, Brazil and the British Crown ...

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barrister

Noun

  1. A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.


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