The Work of a Solicitor and a Barrister

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The Work of a Solicitor and a Barrister

In the legal profession, there are two main categories of a lawyer.

These two categories are barristers and solicitors. Between the two

there are differences such as their training, their wages as well as

their individual roles. In this essay, I will be discussing the

different areas and how they differ. I will also compare them to each

other and will analyse and evaluate them.

To train as a barrister, you need a degree of at least at upper second

class honors. If the degree is in law then the graduate can go onto

the next stage of training. However, if the degree is in another

subject than law, then the student must do a Common Professional

Examination or then a Postgraduate Diploma in Law to go onto the next

stage of training as a Barrister. This is known as the academic

training. On the other hand, to train as a solicitor the graduate is

needed to have a similar educational background to a barrister. It is

essential to have a degree of some sort and by doing a Common

Professional Examination (CPE), it provides general knowledge of the

subject. This is handy as when the student goes and does their

practical training, they are not shocked by what is going on. It

provides a brief insight.

During a barristers training, once the academic side has been

completed, the hopeful barrister is required to join one of the four

Inns of Court, either Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, the Middle Temple or

then the Inner Temple. After joining one of the four Inns, the

barrister has to attend twelve dinners or then if not one can attend

educational forums such as weekend residential courses. The purpose of
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...same i.e. a degree of upper class is needed

in Law or some other subject. Their training of a similar nature,

working with qualified professionals. There they master key skills and

techniques as well as exercising their knowledge. This practical

training course will cost each between £4000 and £7000, so it

preferred that students are from a wealthy background.

Barristers and solicitors roles, however, are not quite so similar. A

barrister goes into court and fights whereas a solicitor's job is

mainly paperwork and advice members of the public when needed.

Solicitors are a link to barristers, yet some professionals can

approach a barrister directly. This is the main difference between the

two professions. So I conclude that, despite the similarities, the

work of a solicitor is quite different from that of a barrister.

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