Legalprofession:thebodyofindividualsqualifiedtopracticelawinaparticularjurisdictionthelegalprofession法律专业BackgroundJusticesoftheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesThefirstChiefJusticewasJohnJay.The17thandcurrentChiefJusticeisJohnG.Roberts,Jr.JohnG.Roberts,Jr:ChiefJusticeJohnG.Roberts,JrPart1TheBar律师Attorney,lawyer,barrister和solicitor有什么区别3.barrister和solicitor的区别在英国和在香港，律师的抬头就更加细分了。律师分为两种，solicitor是普通事务律师或简称为律师，其职责大体上是处理各种法律文书，接受各种诉讼委托，准备庭审所需的各种文件，其出庭的发言权是受到限制的；只有所谓的大律师或大状（barrister）才在所有法院享有不受限制的出庭发言权，可在庭上与原告律师或控方唇枪舌剑，展开辩护，但他们不能直接与讼人/当事人接触。市民有意聘用大律师要先行与律师（solicitor）接触，搜集案件的证据和会晤证人等事，是由律师办理的。DifferencesbetweenbarristersandsolicitorsDifferencesbetweenbarristersandsolicitorsBarristerSupremeCourtChamber目前，美国有很多专门的刑事辩护律师，也有很多专门提供各种非诉讼法律服务的律师。而且，跻身非诉讼法律事务的律师越来越多。过去，出类拔萃的律师都是在法庭上能言善辩的人。现在，美国律师界的佼佼者往往是那些很少在法庭上露面的人。Theregulationofthelegalprofessionisprimarilytheconcernofthestates,eachofwhichhasitsownrequirementsforadmissiontopractice.对法律职业的管制主要是州政府的事。各州都有自己的允许律师执业的条件。Mostrequirethreeyearsofcollegeandalawdegree.Eachstateadministersitsownwrittenexaminationtoapplicantsforitsbar.Almostallstates,however,makeuseoftheMultistateBarExam,aday-longmultiple-choicetest,towhichthestatesaddsaday-longessayexaminationemphasizingitsownlaw.TheMultistateBarExamination(MBE)isasix-hour,two-hundredquestionmultiple-choiceexaminationcoveringcontracts,torts,constitutionallaw,criminallaw,evidence,andrealproperty.Inall,overfortythousandpersonssucceedinpassingtheseexaminationstothebarintheirrespectivestates.每年各州有4万多人通过律师考试。Noapprenticeshipisrequiredeitherbeforeorafteradmission.在进入律师行业之前或之后不需要有学徒经历。Therulesforadmissiontopracticebeforethefederalcourtsvarywiththecourts,在联邦法院执业的要求各州不同。butgenerallythoseentitledtopracticebeforethehighestcourtofastatemaybeadmittedbeforethefederalcourtsuponcompliancewithminorformalities.在州最高法院执业的人办理了一些无关紧要的手续后可以在联邦法院执业。Alawyer’spracticeisusuallyconfinedtoasinglecommunityfor,althoughalawyermaytraveltorepresentclients,oneisonlypermittedtopracticeinastatewhereonehasbeenadmitt