QLD The Profession: What Do Lawyers Do? REVISED

QLD The Profession: What Do Lawyers Do? REVISED Australian Lawyer - ✔✔ A person who holds a qualification in law and has been admitted to practise law by the S upreme Court in their jurisdiction Bar Association - ✔✔ An association that assists in the regulation and coordination of the work of barristers Barrister - ✔✔ A lawyer who is a member of a bar association, accepts briefs from solicitors to represent clien ts in courts and tribunals, and writes formal opinions about legal issues, but does not typically maintain files or trust accounts for clients Brief - ✔✔ The bundle of legal documents given by a solicitor to a barrister. It is customarily tied with a pink ribbon and has a summary at the front of the facts, legal issues, the outcome the client seeks, and the specific instruction (usually to attend a hearing or provide an opinion) Chambers - ✔✔ The traditional name for the building a barrister works from. Bar risters usually share premises and secretarial support Counsel - ✔✔ Another term for a barrister; someone doing advocacy work in a court or tribunal Divided Profession - ✔✔ Where there are two separate types of practitioners, admitted as either barristers or solicitors, but not both (traditionally the case in England, and formerly in some Australian states such as NSW and QLD) Fused Profession - ✔✔ Where legal practitioners are admitted as both barristers and solicitors and are permitted to do both kinds of work. Frequently, some choose to practise exclusively as a barrister, and others do predominantly solicitors' work except for small mentions of matters in court Lawyer - ✔✔ A general term for a person who holds a graduate or postgraduate qualification in law