lawyers
They argue cases
Lawyers are people licensed to practice law—advising clients, drafting legal documents, and representing them in court.
The term covers a range of specializations: criminal defense lawyers, corporate lawyers, divorce lawyers.
In American usage, lawyer and attorney are interchangeable, though attorney often sounds more formal.
She hired a lawyer to handle the estate.
Lawyers are frequent targets of jokes and cultural suspicion, cast as mercenary manipulators of language and loopholes.
UK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- counselExpert guidance offered
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- juristLegal expert or scholar
notary · paralegal · litigator · prosecutor · retainer · partner · associate · client
Judicial examination of claims
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
cross-examination · jury · verdict · appeal · injunction · damages · class-action · discovery
Fair treatment under law
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
confidentiality · disbarment · misconduct · malpractice · integrity · accountability
Government's trial lawyer
- defendantParty facing charges
- felonySerious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
arraignment · plea · bail · sentencing · incarceration · parole · probation · acquittal
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
antitrust · shareholders · governance · IPO · fiduciary · commercial · transactions · incorporation
Unjust differential treatment
- segregationForced separation by group
- integrationCombining into a whole
- activismDirect effort for reform
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
emancipation · civil-liberties · desegregation · ACLU · class-action · injustice
barrister
UK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- counselExpert guidance offered
- advocatePublic cause supporter
jurist · notary · paralegal · litigator · prosecutor · retainer · partner · associate · client · consultation
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
testimony · cross-examination · jury · verdict · appeal · injunction · damages · class-action · discovery · settlement
justice
Fair treatment under law
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
ethics · confidentiality · disbarment · misconduct · malpractice · integrity · accountability
prosecutor
Government's trial lawyer
- defendantParty facing charges
- felonySerious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
indictment · arraignment · plea · bail · sentencing · incarceration · parole · probation · acquittal · conviction
mergers
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- complianceAdhering to requirements
contracts · antitrust · shareholders · governance · IPO · fiduciary · commercial · transactions · incorporation · regulation
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- segregationForced separation by group
- integrationCombining into a whole
- activismDirect effort for reform
suffrage · emancipation · civil-liberties · desegregation · ACLU · class-action · injustice
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- justicecourtroom, trials, retributive justice, courts, gavel
- lawattorney, attorneys, court, courts, judge
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, legal precedents, civil cases
- comedy targetspoliticians, teenagers, bosses, exes, telemarketers
- Legal TVtrials, verdicts, testimony, evidence, cross-examination
lawyersjudges
Legal proceeding overseers
justices · magistrates · arbitrators · adjudicators · jurors
lawyerslaypeople
Those outside a profession
laypersons · non-lawyers · paralegals · clients · antilawyer
- defense lawyerAttorney for the accused
- divorce lawyerAttorney for ending marriages
- lawyer upObtain legal defense
- criminal lawyerAttorney handling criminal cases
- lawyering upObtaining legal representation
- corporate lawyerLegal counsel for companies