Lawyer

:For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot.

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A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. Most countries today require professional law advisors in their judicial systems. Lawyers have many names in different countries, including "advocate", "attorney", "barrister", counsel, "counsellor", "civil law notary" and "solicitor"; many of these names indicate specific classes or ranks of jurists.

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Law is a theoretical and abstract discipline, and working as a lawyer represents the "practical" application of legal theory and knowledge to solve real problems or to advance the interests (usually financial and economic) of persons who retain (i.e., hire) lawyers for legal services.

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The role of the lawyer can vary significantly across legal jurisdictions. For instance, in some countries, lawyers may be required to lead or manage criminal investigations. In the United States, lawyers have taken over functions that used to be performed by other jurists such as the civil law notary or paralegal.

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: For information on legal systems see Common Law or Civil Law

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Person: :For other senses of this word, see person (disambiguation)....

State: :This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. For other meanings, see state (disambiguation)....

Court: :This article is about courts of law. For alternative meanings see: court (disambiguation)....

Lawyer related Images and Photos (experimental)

Lawyer Man	Lincoln Lawyer	Criminal Lawyer (1951)	Her Lawyer 1892
Sydney Carton Lawyer	Sydney Carton Lawyer	The Lawyer's Office circa 1545	A Sporting Lawyer form 'Vanity Fair' 17th March 1898
Portrait of Lawyer Hal-Hal-Tlostsot Head Chief of the Nez Perce Tribe	Portrait of a Lawyer in His Library 1852	Adolphre Cremieux French Lawyer and Statesman	Instructing the Lawyer