4.21.2008

ADVOCATE / ATTORNEY / BARRISTER / COUNSEL / LAWYER / SOLICITOR

Advogado
advogado assistente = attorney of counsel
advogado auxiliar = junior barrister, junior counsel
advogado chicanista, informal = shyster lawyer, disreputable lawyer;
advogado contencioso = barrister
advogado de acusação = counsel for the prosecution; barrister for the Crown RU).
advogado de causa = attorney at law, attorney of record, counsel, counsellor, barrister, forspeaker
advogado de defesa = defense attorney/counsel; counsel for defense; barrister for the defense.
advogado de empresa/interno = in-house counsel
advogado de ofício =assigned counsel
advogado de partido = business lawyer
advogado de partido/ advogado interno = in-house counsel
advogado do caso = attorney of record
advogado do foro (GB) = barrister
advogado externo = outside counsel
advogado geral da união = federal attorney-general
advogado militante = practicing attorney
advogados, consultores e conselheiros = counsel, consultant, advisors
associação dos advogados = bar association
business lawyer = advogado empresarial
causídico = lawyer; advocate; attorney; solicitor; counsellor; barrister.
defensor de ofício, defensor dativo = defense counsel appointed by court; pro bono lawyer.
indicar um advogado civilista para alguém refer sb over to litigation counsel (to)
interdição profissional do advogado = disbarment.
relação confidencial advogado-cliente = attorney-client privilege
seção (da OAB; do clube de advogados) = chapter

Lawyer:
Australia = barristers and solicitors (practice the law).
England = Law-trained persons. It includes practitioners such as barristers, solicitors, legal executives and licensed conveyancers; and people who are involved with the law but do not practice it on behalf of individual clients, such as judges, court clerks, and drafters of legislation.
Scotland = advocates and solicitors. In a generic sense, it may also include judges and law-trained support staff.
Canada = individuals who have been called to the bar or have qualified as civil law notaries in the province of Quebec. Common law lawyers in Canada may also be known as "barristers and solicitors", but should not be referred to as "attorneys", since that term has a different meaning in Canadian usage. However, in Quebec, civil law advocates (or avocats in French) often call themselves "attorney" and sometimes "barrister and solicitor". USA = Attorneys who may practice law.