lawyer

Also known as attorney, solicitor, barrister, lawyers

A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters.

AI overview

A lawyer is someone trained and qualified to help people understand the law, create legal documents, or speak for them in court or legal situations. They matter because they help people navigate complex legal systems and protect their rights when dealing with contracts, disputes, or criminal charges.

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Key facts

Occupation.name: Lawyer
Occupation.image: Helena Normanton.jpg
Occupation.caption: Helena Normanton in English court dress, 1950
Occupation.official_names: Attorney, advocate, barrister, counsel, counselor, solicitor, legal executive
Occupation.activity_sector: Law, business
Occupation.competencies: Analytical skillsCritical thinkingLawLegal researchLegal writingLegal ethics
Occupation.formation: Professional requirements
Occupation.employment_field: Courts, government, law firms, NGOs, legal aid, corporations
Occupation.related_occupation: Barrister, solicitor, legislator, judge, jurist, advocate, attorney, legal executive, prosecutor, law clerk, law professor, civil law notary, magistrate, politician, paralegal

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Research

5,105 papers

Lawyer up.Lab animal · 2018Silverman JDOI: 10.1038/s41684-018-0112-x
Thinking like a Lawyer-Human Rights and Their Association with the Plastic Surgeon of Today.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2023Knoedler L, Oezdemir B, Moog P et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00266-022-02990-9
Occupational Therapy Domestic Needs Assessment: Lawyer Perspectives.Journal of law and medicine · 2019Arnold S, Mackenzie L, Millington M et al.
The ethics of lawyer-ethicists.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2005McGuire AL, Majumder MA, Cheney JRDOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720x.2005.tb00523.x
[THE LEGAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF MEDICAL LAWYER].Problemy sotsial'noi gigieny, zdravookhraneniia i istorii meditsiny · 2025Adaeva OV, Usmanova EF, Khudoikina TVDOI: 10.32687/0869-866X-2025-33-4-657-662
Lawyer's advice on physician conduct with malpractice cases.ReviewClinical orthopaedics and related research · 2003Nichols JDDOI: 10.1097/00003086-200302000-00004
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF MEDICAL LAWYER.Georgian medical news · 2020Zaborovskyy V, Buletsa S, Bysaga Y et al.
Trends in lawyer use in road traffic injury compensation claims.PloS one · 2020Scollay CE, Berecki-Gisolf J, Grant GMDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231025

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Encyclopedic overview

32 sections

Contents

Terminology
Titles
Responsibilities
Oral arguments in a courtroom
Research and drafting of court papers
Advocacy in administrative hearings
Client intake and counseling
Legal advice
Protecting intellectual property
Negotiating and drafting contracts
Conveyancing
Carrying out the intent of the deceased
Prosecution and defense of criminal suspects
Education and training
Earning the right to practice law
Career structure
Common and civil law
Specialization
Organizations
Professional associations
Mandatory licensing and membership in professional organizations
Voluntary associations
Regulation of lawyers
Cultural perception
Compensation
History
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Middle Ages
See also
Notes
References

A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters.

The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as well as the lawyer's area of practice. In many jurisdictions, the legal profession is divided into various branches — including barristers, solicitors, conveyancers, notaries, canon lawyer — who perform different tasks related to the law.

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