Legal professionals in the UK: barristers and solicitorsVersión en línea Watch the video and answer the questions about the different professionals working in a court in the UK. por Víctor González Ruiz 1 Is the profession of barrister better than the profession of solicitor? Selecciona una o varias respuestas a Barristers are senior to solicitors. b Solicitors are considered more prestigious professionals than barristers. c Both professions are equally senior and prestigious. They are only different legal professions. 2 Traditionally, what did barristers do? Selecciona una o varias respuestas a They did mostly paperwork. b They appeared in court and did the advocacy. c They helped judges to solve cases. 3 The speaker says that today there are fewer differences between the professions of barrister and solicitor. For example, she says that now solicitors may have 'rights of audience'; what does this mean? Selecciona una o varias respuestas a That solicitors may sing in front of an audience made up of judges. b That solicitors are allowed to appear before the judges at the highest courts. c That solicitors are allowed to meet clients directly. 4 Speaking about the working conditions of legal professionals in the UK, who tends to be self-employed and in loose association with other colleagues? Selecciona una o varias respuestas a Barristers. b Solicitors. c Judges. 5 Besides barristers and solicitors, there are more legal professionals in the UK. Some of these are: Selecciona una o varias respuestas a Chartered legal executives, software engineers and licensed conveyancers. b Patent and trade mark attorneys, Got Talent judges and chartered legal executives. c Costs lawyers, chartered legal executives and licensed conveyancers.
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