advocate
Sign in to saveAn advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries and legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, in Scottish, Manx, South African, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Polish, Israeli, South Asian and South American jurisdictions, "advocate" indicates a lawyer of superior classification.
Key facts
- Occupation.name
- Advocate
- Occupation.image
- Honoré Daumier 018.jpg
- Occupation.caption
- 19th-century painting of Advocates, by French artist Honoré Daumier
- Occupation.official_names
- BarristerMagistrate
- Occupation.activity_sector
- Law
- Occupation.competencies
- Good memory, advocacy and interpersonal skills, analytical mind, critical thinking, commercial sense
- Occupation.employment_field
- Court
- Occupation.related_occupation
- Barrister, judge, jurist
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Europe
- United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
- England and Wales
- Scotland<span class="anchor" id="Advocate (Scotland)"></span>
- Faculty of Advocates
- Becoming an advocate
- Admission to the Faculty of Advocates
- Recent developments
- Isle of Man
- Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Netherlands
- Nordic countries
- Russia
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Advocate of Supreme Court
- India
- Pakistan
- Advocate
- Advocate High Court
- Advocate Supreme Court
- Sri Lanka
- Africa
- South Africa
- America
- Brazil
- See also
- References
- External links
An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries and legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, in Scottish, Manx, South African, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Polish, Israeli, South Asian and South American jurisdictions, "advocate" indicates a lawyer of superior classification.
"Advocate" is in some languages an honorific for lawyers, such as "Adv. Sir Alberico Gentili". "Advocate" also has the everyday meaning of speaking out to help someone else, such as patient advocacy or the support expected from an elected politician; this article does not cover those senses.