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barrister

Also known as barrister-at-law, Bar-at-law

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions that originated from the Inns of Court in the medieval English legal system. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching the law and giving legal opinions.

Key facts

Occupation.name: Barrister
Occupation.image: File:Advokat, Engelsk advokatdräkt, Nordisk familjebok.png
Occupation.caption: Illustration of an English barrister
Occupation.type: Profession
Occupation.employment_field: Barristers' chambers, government, sole trader, law firm
Occupation.related_occupation: Pupil barrister, advocate, judge, magistrate, attorney, solicitor

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Differences between barristers and other lawyers
Justification for a split profession
Regulation
Barristers around the world
Australia
Bangladesh
Canada
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Poland
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
United Kingdom
England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Crown dependencies and UK Overseas Territories
Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey
Gibraltar
United States
Popular culture
See also
References
Further reading
External links
Australia
UK and Ireland

Barristers are distinguished from solicitors and other types of lawyers (e.g. chartered legal executives) who have more direct access to clients, and may do transactional legal work. In some legal systems, including those of South Africa, Scandinavia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and the Isle of Man, some court advocates and magistrates use the term barrister as an informal honorific.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “barrister” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.