Solicitor in Europe
While Barrister refers principally to a British trial lawyer, in England a solicitor is a lawyer whose practice is devoted largely to serving as a legal agent, representing clients in lower courts, and preparing cases for barristers to try in superior courts; in the United States the term denotes the chief law officer of a city, town, or governmental department.
Historical Definition of Solicitor in England
A person employed to conduct legal proceedings or to advise on legal matters. To enable a person to practise as a solicitor, he must serve a term as an articled clerk (q.v.), pass certain examinations, be admitted and enrolled as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature, and take out a yearly certificate authorising him to practise (Solicitors Act, 1843),
Solicitors are not only bound to use reasonable diligence and skill in transacting the business of their clients, but they also occupy a fiduciary position towards their clients. They are officers of the Court: formerly they were officers of the Court of Chancery only.
Solicitor in other legal encyclopedias
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Solicitor | Solicitor in the International Legal Encyclopedia. |
Solicitor in the Dictionaries | Solicitor in our legal dictionaries |
Solicitor | Solicitor in the American Legal Encyclopedia. |
Solicitor | Solicitor in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
Solicitor | Solicitor in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
Solicitor | Solicitor in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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