Legal English 1
Definitions
Definitions
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permission to take a case to the next instance
leave to appeal
the Government's chief legal officer
Attorney General
judges who preside over cases in the House of Lords
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lords)
judges who hear cases at the Court of Appeal
Lord Justices of Appeal
a lawyer who is entitled to practise law in all courts
barrister (counsel)
a barrister in his training stage
pupil
a barrister who is not a Queen's Counsel
junior
a qualified barrister whom a pupil works for during his pupillage
pupil master
a senior barrister
Queen's Counsel, a silk
a senior member of one of the Inns of Court
bencher
a short period of work placement at barristers' chambers
mini-pupillage
one of a number of people employed by a set of barristers' chambers whose task it is to undertake administrative duties
barrister's clerk
the final exams taken at the end of the Bar Vocational Course
Bar Finals
the four legal societies, one of which a barrister must be a member of before he can be called to the Bar
Inns of Court
the governing body of barristers
General Council of the Bar (Bar Council)
the office of a barrister
chamber
the posession of land or property as a tenant; such a rent agreement between a barrister and his chambers
tenancy
the private room of a judge in court
judges' chambers
the profession of barrister; barristers collectively
the Bar
the right to appear in court as a legal representative
rights of audience
the training stage of a barrister
pupillage
the adjective used to describe the work of a laywer who is speaking in court
advocacy
to be appointed a Queen's Counsel; to be called within the Bar
to take silk
to officialy award a person the title of barrister
to call to the Bar
to send a barrister the details of the case (usually sent by the solicitor)
to brief counsel
to work as an assistant to a more senior barrister; particulary during pupillage
to devil
without a fee; without payment
pro bono
a person who uses the services or advice of a professional person; a customer
client
an oral or written agreement between parties which is legally enforceable
contract
the area of law which deals with the transferal of property titles in particular when buying a house
conveyancing
the process of annuling a marriage
divorce
a lawyer employed by a company to deal with internal legal matters
an in-house lawyer
the governing body of solicitors
the Law Society
financial assistance provided by the state to those who cannot afford to fight their own case
legal aid
vocational course taken by potential solicitors after their law degree but before their training contract
Legal Practise Course (LPC)
when two companies join together to from a larger one
merger
one of the people who owns a business and shares the profits
partner
a claim for damages as a result of physical injuries suffered by the claimant
personal injury claim
set numbers of chargable hours a solicitor must reach per week/month
billing targets
one of the four 6-months periods of a solicitor's training stage
seat
