Lawyer
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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
Oral arguments being made before the New York Court of Appeals
Law Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Advocate
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An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries and legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions cou
Lawyer
…provider. Rather, their legal professions consist of a large number of different kinds of legally-trained persons, known as jurists, some of whom are advocates who are licensed to practice in the courts. In some civil law countries, a similar distinction to the common law tradition exists between advocates and…
19th-century painting of Advocates, by French artist Honoré Daumier
A 16th-century advocate