1, different jobs
(1) Barristers are trial lawyers, but barristers can't take cases by themselves, and barristers' cases are all transferred by solicitors. When a client asks a barrister, he must first ask a junior lawyer, and then the junior lawyer will transfer him to the barrister.
(2) Solicitors are close to non-litigious lawyers, engaged in non-litigious legal services such as civil and commercial affairs, appearing in court to defend in lower courts such as local courts and magistrates' courts, negotiating with parties on behalf of barristers, accepting cases, meeting witnesses, investigating and collecting evidence, etc.
2. Different areas of work
(1) barristers tend to focus on a certain professional field and are not suitable for beginners. In fact, the exact name of Dafang in Hong Kong is "barrister", and some citizens in Hong Kong will commonly call Dafang a barrister. But this barrister is not a popular name for some famous lawyers in Chinese mainland. In legal terminology, a barrister is also called a "litigant".
(2) The market space for lawyers is broader. According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers; according to their business scope, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers; according to their clients and working status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers. Lawyer's business is mainly divided into litigation business and non-litigation business.
3. Dress differently when you appear in court
(1) Trial lawyers should wear wigs. The reason why Hong Kong barristers wear wigs is the system preserved in Britain.
(2) Lawyers don't wear wigs. In addition, the robes of senior lawyers are different from those of junior lawyers.
4. The venue of the hearing is different.
(1) Only barristers can sit in the High Court and the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
(2) Lawyers cannot speak in the High Court and the Court of Final Appeal, and can only represent in specialized courts, such as the Magistrate's Court, except in non-litigation cases. However, in recent years, due to some special circumstances, some experienced lawyers have been allowed to defend their clients in higher courts.
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I. Information about lawyers
1. Lawyers must pass the national judicial examination and obtain the legal professional qualification certificate. People who do not have a lawyer's practice certificate, but are engaged in legal affairs, are generally grassroots legal service workers, and hold a legal service worker's practice certificate issued by the Judicial Bureau. There are also some people who are engaged in legal affairs without a license or proper occupation, commonly known as "black lawyers", not real lawyers.
2. A lawyer must have both a legal professional qualification certificate and a practicing certificate. If you only have a legal professional qualification certificate and no lawyer's practice certificate, you can't call a lawyer.
3. The clients of lawyers are the whole society, and there is no specific target. Both natural persons and legal persons may entrust lawyers to represent legal affairs.
4. To engage in lawyer business, you must have the entrustment of the parties or the designation of the people's court, and work within the scope of authorization, and you must not exceed your authority or abuse your rights.
5. Lawyers are legal workers. Lawyers can only protect the legitimate rights and interests of clients within the scope permitted by law, and their work within the scope permitted by law is protected by law, without interference from administrative units, clients and individuals.
Two, the content and scope of lawyers to provide legal services to the society:
1, as legal adviser;
2. Acting as an agent ad litem;
3, as a criminal defender;
4. Acting as a non-litigation agent and participating in mediation and arbitration;
5, answer legal advice, writing legal documents, etc. In order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and the correct implementation of the law.
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