Lawyer

Lawyer

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  LAWYER THAT WHICH ISINDISPENSABLE TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
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  Summary  1 Terminology / Legal Systems  2 Responsibilities  3 Education  3.1 Earning the right to practice law  4 Career structure  4.1 Common law/civil law  4.2 Specialization  4.3 Organization  5 Professional associations and regulation  5.1 Mandatory licensing and membership in professional organizations  5.2 Who regulates lawyers  5.3 Voluntary associations of lawyers  6 Cultural perception of lawyers  7 Compensation  8 Famous lawyers around the world
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  Terminology  In practice,legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being a lawyer. As a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place.  In Australia;  In Argentina;  In Brazil;  In Canada;  In England and Wales;  In India;  In Romania;  In Scotland;  In the United States;  Other nations tend to have comparable terms for the analogous concept.
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  Legal Systems of theworld Brazil – Civil Law USA – Common law
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  Responsibilities  In civillaw countries and in common law jurisdictions;  Types:  Oral argument in the courts;  Research and drafting of court papers;  Advocacy (written and oral) in administrative hearings;  Client intake and counseling (with regard to pending litigation);  Legal advice;  Protecting intellectual property;  Negotiating and drafting contracts;  Conveyancing;  Carrying out the intent of the deceased;  Prosecution and defense of criminal suspects;
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  Education  The educationalprerequisites to becoming a lawyer vary greatly from country to country.  In some countries, law is taught by a faculty of law;  In other countries, particularly the United States, law is primarily taught at law schools.  The methods and quality of legal education vary widely.  Some countries require extensive clinical training in the form of apprenticeships or special clinical courses. Others, do not;  Some countries, particularly industrialized ones, have a traditional preference for full-time law programs, while in developing countries, students often work full- or part-time
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  Career structure  InCommon law countries;  In most civil law countries;  Specialization  In many countries, lawyers are general practitioners who will take almost any kind of case that walks in the door.  In others, there has been a tendency since the start of the 20th century for lawyers to specialize early in their careers  Organization Lawyers in private practice generally work in specialized businesses known as law firms, with the exception of English barristers.  Mandatory licensing and membership in professional organizations  In some jurisdictions, either the judiciary[or the Ministry of Justice directly supervises the admission, licensing, and regulation of lawyers.
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  Professional associations andregulation  A key difference among countries is whether lawyers should be regulated solely by an independent judiciary and its subordinate institutions (a self-regulating legal profession), or whether lawyers should be subject to supervision by the Ministry of Justice in the executive branch.  In most civil law countries;  In common law;  Voluntary associations of lawyers  Lawyers are always free to form voluntary associations of their own, apart from any licensing or mandatory membership that may be required by the laws of their jurisdiction.
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  Cultural perception oflawyers  Hostility towards the legal profession is a widespread phenomenon.  The authors then generalized these common complaints about lawyers as being classified into five "general categories" as follows:  abuse of litigation in various ways, including using dilatory tactics and false evidence and making frivolous arguments to the courts;  preparation of false documentation, such as false deeds, contracts, or wills;  deceiving clients and other persons and misappropriating property;  procrastination in dealings with clients;  charging excessive fees.
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  Compensation  Lawyers arepaid for their work in a variety of ways.
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  Famous lawyers aroundthe world Barck Obama Michelle Obama Tony Blair Shirin Ebadi Rudolf Giuliani Marian Wright Edelman Rui Barbosa Gerard Butler Sonia Sotomaior