Solicitor in United Kingdom

Solicitor Meaning

Solicitor in Scottish Law

A lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of Scotland.

Solicitor in North Ireland

A legal practitioner who generally is responsible for advising clients on legal matters, preparing legal documents, representing clients in summary matters, and instructing barristers in relation to more complex advocacy work.

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• Solicitor in the Encyclopedia of Britain
• Solicitor in the Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary
• Solicitor in the Halsbury’s Laws of England
• Solicitor in the Stroud’s Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases
• Solicitor in the Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law
• Solicitor in the New Oxford Companion to Law
• Solicitor in the Words and Phrases Legally Defined
• Solicitor in the Oxford Dictionary of Law