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Barrister

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000680

A legal professional in common law jurisdictions who specializes in courtroom advocacy, drafting pleadings, and providing expert legal opinions. Barristers are typically instructed by solicitors and have direct access to the higher courts. In England and Wales, they are members of one of the four Inns of Court.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000680
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal professional in common law jurisdictions who specializes in courtroom advocacy, drafting pleadings, and providing expert legal opinions. Barristers are typically instructed by solicitors and have direct access to the higher courts. In England and Wales, they are members of one of the four Inns of Court.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/barrister/"
}

Record 479 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.