Solicitor
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A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. A person must have legally-defined qualifications, which vary from one jurisdiction to another, to be described as a solicitor and enabled to practise there as such. For example, in England and Wales a solicitor is admitted to practise under the provisions of the Solicitors Act 1974. With some exceptions, practising solicitors must possess a practising certificate. There are many more solicitors than barristers in England; they undertake the general aspects of giving legal advice and conducting legal proceedings.
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See also
- Accredited specialist solicitor (Australia)
- Barrister
- Conveyancer
- Legal executive
- Licensed conveyancer
- Solicitor advocate
- Solicitor General
- Civil law notary, a similar position in the legal profession in civil law countries
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