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lawyer
vr.tr.lawyer · thing-q40348
Let an agent handle lawyers as an occupation by jurisdiction, role, specialism and regulation, and help people find legal help without giving legal advice itself.
Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Role Which lawyer.
Title
Jurisdiction.
Title
Role and jurisdiction.
- Which role and title apply in this jurisdiction? definition
- What can that role do? definition
Specialism
Area of law.
Specialism
Specialism.
- Which area of law is needed? definition
- Is the lawyer accredited in it? provenance
Regulation Admission.
Admission
Good standing.
Admission
Admission.
- Is the lawyer admitted and in good standing? provenance
- In which register? provenance
Complaints
Redress.
Complaints
Complaints.
- How can a complaint about a lawyer be made? action
- Which body handles it? provenance
Access Getting help.
Finding
Directories.
Finding
Finding a lawyer.
- How can someone find a suitable lawyer? action
- What will it cost? measurement
Legal aid
Free help.
Legal aid
Legal aid.
- Is legal aid or free advice available? action
- Who is eligible? boundary
Limits No legal advice.
Advice
Boundary.
Advice
Advice limit.
- Is the user asking for legal advice on their case? boundary
- How should the agent respond and refer? action
Deadlines
Urgency.
Deadlines
Deadlines.
- Could a legal deadline be close? boundary
- Should the user seek help urgently? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- shastri, labor law specialist, barrister, human rights lawyer, Senior Counsel, serjeant-at-law, Barristers in England and Wales, Crown prosecutor, general counsel, ecclesiastical lawyer, commercial lawyer, jurist-consultant
What it is Filled
A person licensed to practise law, advising and representing clients in legal matters; titles and roles include solicitor, barrister, attorney, advocate, notary in some systems, and senior counsel.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle lawyers as an occupation by jurisdiction, role, specialism and regulation, and help people find legal help without giving legal advice itself.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Licensed to practise law
- Titles differ by jurisdiction
- Duties of confidentiality and to the court
- Regulated by bars and law societies
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present itself or an unlicensed person as a lawyer.
- Breach the confidentiality or privilege of lawyer-client communications.
- File documents or give legal advice in a lawyer's name without their review.
- Fabricate case law or citations for a lawyer's use.
Only with a human decision
- Filing anything with a court or authority.
- Advising a client on their specific legal position.
May
- Check a lawyer's admission in the official register of the jurisdiction.
- Help a lawyer draft or organise documents they review and sign.
Moral aspects Filled
- People's rights and liberty can depend on their lawyer's work.
- Privilege protects the client's ability to speak frankly.
Who is affected
- Clients and their families
- Courts and opposing parties
- The lawyer
Owners Filled
Steward
The person themself; the bar or law society keeps the register of admitted lawyers.
Master systems
- Registers of the bar or law society
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q185351 - registry parent class
related
- jurist - occupation
- law - field
- bar association or law society - regulator
- client - relationship
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.lawyer
- Wikidata: Q40348 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348)
- Wikidata item: Q40348 occupation concept
- bar number: jurisdiction-specific admission
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Titles such as solicitor, barrister, attorney
- Bar or law society registration
- Specialisms such as labour or human rights law
- A role, not an appearance; court dress varies by country.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- find a lawyer by specialism
- verify admission and good standing
- access legal aid
- complain to a regulator
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Agents giving legal advice
- Unregistered practitioners
- Missed deadlines and limitation periods
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Professional conduct rules of bars and law societies
- Legal professional privilege
- Legal aid law
Context of use required Filled
- Advising and representing people and organisations in legal matters.
- solicitors and attorneys
- barristers and advocates
- in-house counsel
- legal aid lawyers
- specialists such as human rights or labour lawyers
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q40348: lawyer - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Lawyer - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should lawyer titles per jurisdiction be separate entries?
- How should admission be verified?
- How should legal aid be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q40348/spec.json