lawyer
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.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
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.
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.
What it is for: Advising and representing people and organisations in legal matters.
It can be find a lawyer by specialism; verify admission and good standing; access legal aid; complain to a regulator.
Distinguishing features
Licensed to practise law
Titles differ by jurisdiction
Duties of confidentiality and to the court
Regulated by bars and law societies
What it looks like
A role, not an appearance; court dress varies by country.
How it is recognised
Titles such as solicitor, barrister, attorney
Bar or law society registration
Specialisms such as labour or human rights law
Related models
is a kind of - occupation
practises - field
is regulated by - regulator
represents - relationship
In practice
Families and kinds
solicitors and attorneys
barristers and advocates
in-house counsel
legal aid lawyers
specialists such as human rights or labour lawyers
Identifiers
Wikidata item Q40348 occupation concept
bar number jurisdiction-specific admission
Standards and regulation
Professional conduct rules of bars and law societies
Legal professional privilege
Legal aid law
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving legal advice
Unregistered practitioners
Missed deadlines and limitation periods
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.lawyer
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Role Which lawyer.
Titles differ by jurisdiction.
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.
Lawyers are regulated.
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.
Legal help should be accessible.
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.
Agents are not lawyers.
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
What the second pass must settle
- Should lawyer titles per jurisdiction be separate entries?
- How should admission be verified?
- How should legal aid be linked?