Odontologia

OVERVIEW OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION

Try this practice for basic description of roles and tasks within the legal field.

1 Label the following as British English (BE) or American English (AE). Some could be both British and American.

* lawyer AE * counsellor BE

* advocate AE * attorney BE

* solicitor BE * barrister AE

* counsel BE

2 Circle the words to combine with law to describe major areas of legal practice.

company relevant state corporate market

target cooperative finance criminal

regulation labour common real contract

tax copyright development public

3 Underline the appropriate words or phrases to finish these sentences.

► Law forms/firms offer complete legal services for domestic and international

clientele/customers.

► Lawyers draw up/decide on documents such as contracts,

deeds/drafts and wills/warranties.

► They typically alternate/ arbitrate problems and disputes between

players/parties.

► Lawyers can fold/file a case of wrong-doing

where someone wants to sue/to sew for a cash settlement.

► When a person doesn't want to talk directly to the other, attorneys often speak in spite of/on behalf of someone.

4 Using words and phrases from the above exercises, write 3-4 sentences about your roles and tasks within the legal field.

• RIGHTS TO REQUEST

• EXERCISE ACTION AGAINST STATE

• DO CONTRACTS

• REVIEW CONTRACTS

• LAW REVIEW

• RESOLVE CASES

• SUBMIT EVIDENCE BEFORE THE JUDGE

• REPRESENT CLIENTS

• GO TO AUDIENCES IN TRIALS.

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