A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters.
Helena Normanton in English court dress, c. 1950
Example of a diploma from Suffolk University Law School conferring the Juris Doctor degree
Law Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Clara Shortridge Foltz was the first woman in California to pass an examination, admitting her to the state's bar.
Law is a set of rules that are created and enforced by governmental or societal institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously de
The Code of Hammurabi is an early code of laws, from ancient Babylon.
The Constitution of India, ceremonially rendered as an illustrated and calligraphed manuscript.
English memorial to the sealing of Magna Carta by King John
The Court of Chancery, London, England, early 19th century