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The work of a lawyer in giving legal advice or in suggesting an application of that law in advancing an issue of a client.
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Lawyer: A person licensed to practice law; other words for "lawyer" include: attorney, counsel, solicitor and barrister.
Litigant: One who is engaged in a lawsuit.
Litigation: A law suit.
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Attorney-in-Fact: A private person (who is not necessarily a lawyer) authorized by another to act in his or her place, either for some particular purpose, as to do a specific act, or for the transaction of business in general, ...
Retainer: refers to the up front payment a client gives a lawyer to accept a case. The client is paying to "retain" the lawyer's services.
Retaining lien: gives a lawyer the right to hold on to your money or property until you pay his bill.
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CONTINGENCY FEE - Also called a contingent fee. A fee arrangement in which the lawyer is paid out of any damages that are awarded. Typically, the lawyer gets between one-fourth and one-third. If no damages are awarded, there is no fee.
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Lawyer:
A person that has been trained in the law and that has been certified to give legal advice or to represent others in litigation. Also known as a "barrister & solictor" or an attorney.
Lawyer: the general word to describe a member of the legal profession (solicitors or barristers).
LAWYER. A counsellor; one learned in the law. Vide dttorney.
LEGACY. A bequest or gift of goods or chattels by testament. 2 Bl. Com. 512; Bac. Abr. Legacies, A. See Merlin, RÇpertoire, mot Legs, s. 1; Swinb. 17; Domat, liv. 4, t.
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Lawyers who are involved in advising and defending the defendants is criminal cases are called criminal attorney.Besides this many attorneys also try civil cases.
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Lawyers distinguish procedural law from substantive law, which refers to the actual claims and defenses whose validity is tested through the procedures of procedural law.
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Lawyers in other countries sometimes use the title "barrister and solicitor" because there is no legal distinction between the roles. In the USA all lawyers are referred to as "attorneys".
In the UK a lawyer cannot be both a solicitor and barrister.
A lawyer who drums up a lot of business for a law firm by bringing in clients.
reading on
In patent law, describing literally. A patent is infringed if the patent's claims read on all elements of the infringing device.
A lawyer who speaks on behalf of their client. A witness is not an advocate.
Affidavit
A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Lawyer
general term for any person who is professionally qualified to practise law.
Legacy
A gift under a will.
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A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters. In criminal cases, the prosecutor has the responsibility of deciding who and when to prosecute.
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briefA lawyer's written statement of a client's case filed in court. It usually contains a summary of the facts in the case, the pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting the client's position.
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counsel: Lawyer or attorney.
counterclaim: 1. In civil actions, a claim brought by a defendant against the plaintiff for an unlimited amount of money. 2.
counsel A lawyer; often used in a collective sense to refer to the lawyers for both sides in a case; e.g., an agreement by counsel.
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
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A lawyer that restricts his or her practice to the giving of legal advice and does not normally litigate. that court room.
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n. a legal duty to pay or do something.
Attorney - A lawyer; a person admitted to legal practice in a state who is qualified to represent the legal interests of another person.
Automatic Waiver - See Waiver of Jurisdiction.
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Paralegal A person who is not a lawyer or is not acting in that capacity but who provides a limited number of legal services. Each country differs in the authority it gives paralegals in exercising what traditionally would be lawyers' work.
The complaint is the single most important document filed in any lawsuit (and, strangely, one of the least attended-to documents filed by lawyers today). Many lawyers follow what are called "form books". You get the idea.
The definition cited by lawyers is usually that found in British Russian Gazetteand Trade Outlook Ltd. v. Associated Newspapers Ltd. (1933) 2 K.B.
Children's Lawyer (Office of the)A part of the Ministry of the Attorney General that delivers services in the administration of justice on behalf of children under the age of 18 with respect to their personal and property rights.
Many jurisdictions have established small claims courts which, because of their structures and reliance on deformalized proceedings, allow for expedited hearings and where representation by lawyer is not required or encouraged.
Appearances are most often made by lawyers on their clients behalf. Any appearance by a lawyer binds the client. You can make a limited appearance called a "special appearance" to challenge the jurisdiction of the court.
Lay litigant: Non-lawyer who brings a legal action without the assistance of a barrister or solicitor.
Lease: Contract between a property owner and another person for temporary use of property, in exchange for rent.
indigent defendant - A person indicted or complained of who is without funds or ability to hire a lawyer to defend him is, in most instances, entitled to appointed counsel to represent him at every stage of the criminal proceedings, ...
Law Terms attorney fees is The payment made to a lawyer for legal services.
A litigation specialist; a lawyer that restricts his or her practice to the court room.
Barrister - A litigation specialist; a lawyer that restricts his or her practice to the court room.
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Parliamentary Agents are special lawyers who introduce and promote Private Bills through Parliament.
Challenges : The law authorizes the judge and the lawyers to excuse individual jurors from service in a particular case for various reasons. If a lawyer wishes to have a juror excused, he or she must use a "challenge" for that juror.
com"lawyer) authorized by another to act in his or her place, either for some particular purpose, as to do a specific act, or for the transaction of business in general, not of legal character.
SABINIANS.
A sect of lawyers, whose first chief was Atteius Capito, and the second, Caelius Sabiaus, from whom they derived their name. Clef des Lois Rom. h.... more
SACRAMENTUM
An oath; as, qui dicunt supra sacramentum suum. ... more ...
A statement made by a person or their lawyer in a civil case that he or she believes that the contents of a document are true. Statements of truth replace affidavits.
Collaborative Divorce Proceeding in which each spouse contracts a lawyer, and together the spouses and their lawyers negotiate a settlement.
Complaint (Petition) for Divorce A request for divorce which is filed with the court.
Brief: A written statement submitted by the lawyer for each side in a case that explains to the judges why they should decide the case or a particular part of a case in favor of that lawyer's client.
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