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The legal system in England uses the term counsel as an approximate synonym for a barrister-at-law, but not for a solicitor, and may apply it to mean either a single person who pleads a cause, or collectively, the body of barristers engaged in a case. [1] The difference between "Barrister" and "Counsel" is subtle.
A bar association is a professional association of lawyers as generally organized in countries following the Anglo-American types of jurisprudence. [1] The word bar is derived from the old English/European custom of using a physical railing (bar) to separate the area in which court or legal profession business is done from the viewing area for the general public or students of the law.
The average annual base salary for "of counsel" or "special counsel" in the United States between 2003 and 2009 was US$216,019 (with salary varying depending on size/reputation of the firm, its location, and the attorney’s experience). [5] At highly prestigious law firms, an "of counsel" or "special counsel" may make as much as US$375,000 per ...
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 most legal systems of the Spanish-speaking world, the writ of amparo ("writ of protection"; also called recurso de amparo, "appeal for protection", or juicio de amparo, "judgement for protection") is a remedy for the protection of constitutional rights, found in certain jurisdictions. [1]
In Canada, duty counsel perform functions that would, in the British system, be performed by barristers and by solicitors. The duty counsel is paid by an agency of the provincial government (for example, Legal Aid Ontario) who provides limited legal services in criminal, family law and child protection matters to people who are currently under arrest, or who arrive at court without ...
Counsel may refer to: Counsellor at law or counsel, a lawyer Legal counsel; General counsel; Senior counsel; Junior counsel; Defence counsel; Special counsel; Counsel General; Crown Counsel. King's Counsel (KC) / Queen's Counsel (QC) Advice (opinion) or counsel; Counselor (disambiguation) or counsel
The Attorney General of the State (Spanish: Fiscal General del Estado), or also, Prosecutor General, is the head of the Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Fiscal), the independent body within the Judiciary, [1] that is tasked with promoting the operation of justice in defence of the rule of law, defending citizens’ rights, defending the public interest, with protecting the independence ...