What is the difference between commercial lawyer and corporate lawyer?

What's the difference between a barrister and a lawyer?

• In "A Fish called Wanda" (my only exposure to the British legal system) the criminal seemed to have both a barrister and a lawyer. Up to that point, I thought a barrister was just a fancy lawyer. What's the actual difference?

• Answer:

  Hi baerana-ga, You have asked an interesting question. "Lawyer" is a term used to describe someone who has completed a Bachelor of Law and post-graduate legal training (Practical) that is employed to give advice, information and representation of a legal nature. Lawyers, like doctors, often have specialist knowledge in specific areas. For example, some operate in the Family Court; others represent businesses in a civil court and some work in the area of crime. Definition from International Law Dictionary: A lawyer is person who practices law; one who conducts lawsuits for clients (also known as a barrister in England) or who advises clients as to their legal rights and obligations in other matters (also known as a solicitor in England). Barristers are defined as "a legal practitioner (a lawyer) whose main function is to act as an advocate in court". In short, a barrister is a lawyer who is a member of the Inns of Court and who can practice before the courts. They often have less interaction with clients than solicitors. Barristers spend their working hours in Chambers where they prepare their cases. Source: http://www.victimsa.org/articles/article002.html http://www.lawnetworks.co.uk/barrister_home_page.htm http://august1.com/pubs/dict/l.htm#lawyer Search Strategies: difference barrister lawyer defination barrister defination lawyer Hope this helps. Feel free to ask for any clarifications, if you have any. Regards onlinexpert-ga