legal advocate
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advocate — ad·vo·cate 1 / ad və kət, ˌkāt/ n [Latin advocatus adviser to a party in a lawsuit, counselor, from past participle of advocare to summon, employ as counsel, from ad to + vocare to call] 1: a person (as a lawyer) who works and argues in support… … Law dictionary
Legal writing — is a type of technical writing used by legislators, lawyers, judges, and others in law to express legal analysis and legal rights and duties. Its distinguishing features include reliance on and citation to authority, importance of precedent,… … Wikipedia
Legal education — is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end, either related to law (such as politics or academic) or business. It includes: * First degrees in law, which… … Wikipedia
Legal education in the United States — generally refers to the education of lawyers before entry into practice. Other types of legal education, such as that of paralegals, of Limited Practice Officers (in Washington), and of the citizenry in general, and of the education of lawyers… … Wikipedia
legal representative — n: one who represents or stands in the place of another under authority recognized by law esp. with respect to the other s property or interests: as a: personal representative b: an agent having legal status; esp: one acting under a power of… … Law dictionary
Legal ethics — refers to an ethical code governing the conduct of people engaged in the practice of law. In the United States, the American Bar Association has promulgated [http://www.abanet.org/cpr/mrpc/mrpc toc.html model rules] that have been influential in… … Wikipedia
legal adviser — index advocate (counselor), attorney, barrister, counsel, counselor, esquire, jurist Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
legal practitioner — index advocate (counselor), attorney, barrister, counsel, counselor, esquire, jurist, lawyer … Law dictionary
legal advisor to the government — advocate of the government, lawyer who stands at the head of the general prosecution in the name of the government … English contemporary dictionary
legal profession — Introduction vocation that is based on expertise in the law and in its applications. Although there are other ways of defining the profession, this simple definition may be best, despite the fact that in some countries there are several… … Universalium
