My notes for careers talk at Chatsworth Hill School.In England we have two different types of lawyer. One is known as a (a) ____ and the other is a barrister. Both are called ‘lawyers’.This can be a little confusingbecause in the USA every lawyer is usually known as a/an (b) ____. This can be a little confusing because in the USA every lawyer is usually known as a/an (b) ____. An English lawstudent has to decide at sometime during their university studies which type of lawyer they would like to become when they finally (c) ____ as a lawyer. Most English law students decide to become a solicitor. These are the lawyers that a/an (d) ____ , the person who pays for the services of a lawyer, will usually meet first. Often the solicitor can help the client without the need for a barrister. Most solicitors work in small private businesses, known as practices, in what arecalled ‘High Street firms’. This phrase ‘High Street firm’ refers to a typical, small group of solicitors working together in the type of offices that you can find on the major streets of any English town or city. Many law firms are set up as (f) ____. A young lawyer will usually work first as an (g) ____ of the firm and gain someexperience while being paid a fixed salary before being offered the opportunity to become a (h) ____. A typical High Street solicitor usually specialises in aparticular area of law, such as family, employment or commercial law. Many people believe that solicitors cannot act for their clients in (i) ____ but this is untrue.Thousands of solicitors appear in court every day, especially in the County Courts where most claims are (j) ____. The second type of lawyer found in England is known as a barrister. Barristers areusually specialists in a very particular area of law. They give advice and opinions to solicitors and their clients. Barristers have the right of (k) ____ (the right to be heard by a judge) in all of the courts in the land. Barristers often share offices, known by the traditional name of chambers, although they all work alone as individuals because they are forbidden to work as partners. After several years of experience, members of either profession may apply to preside over cases and sit as a (l) ____. Within the English legal system a law student cannot take an exam to be a judge but has to wait to be appointed after some years of experience as a lawyer.

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