Bar association

A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. In many Commonwealth jurisdictions, the "bar association" comprises lawyers who are qualified as barristers or advocates (collectively known as "the bar", or "members of the bar"), while the "law society" comprises solicitors. These bodies are sometimes mutually exclusive. In other jurisdictions, the "bar" may refer to the entire community of persons engaged in the practice of law.

See also

• Disbarment
• American Bar Association
• British Accreditation Registry
• Canadian Bar Association
• Honorable Society of King's Inns, Ireland