barrister - a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization
presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence
to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Counsel to the Crown - a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British
ruler
attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts
lawsuits or gives legal advice
sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law, sergeant - an English barrister
of the highest rank
The legal profession in England and Wales is made up of two separate and
distinct groups, i.e., barristers and solicitors. Each have a distinct and
defined roll. The barrister is a lawyer who has been admitted to "plead
at the bar." That means that he or she has been called to the bar by
the "benchers" of one of the four Inns of Court (Middle Temple,
Inner Temple, Gray’s Inn and Lincoln's Inn) and is allowed to appear
in court to argue a client's case. After graduation from university law school
(e.g., Oxford, Cambridge, etc.,) the prospective barrister must attend the
Inns of Court School of Law, and pass the "bar final" exams, thus
qualifying him or her to be taken on by a practicing barrister for a one-year
pupillage.
barrister and solicitor
briefless
Counsel to the Crown
Dean of faculty
Inns of Court
jurist
King's Counsel
magistrate
Outer bar
owlishly
Queen's Counsel
recorder
sergeant-at-law
serjeant
serjeant-at-law
Silk gown
solicitor
Stuff gown
Utter barrister