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Group …………………………………………………………

Faculty ………………………………………………………..

I.Match the following English words and expressions with their Ukrainian equivalents.

Solicitor	Точка дотику
Point of contact	Давати пораду
Explain the legal position	Бути добре обізнаним в адвокатській діяльності
Give advice	Солісітор
Barrister	Дотримуватись лінії в суді
To do well in advocacy	Розглянути справу
Examine the case	Пояснити правову позицію
To take line in court	Здійснювати розслідування
Make investigations	Здоровий спір
Healthy contest	Баристер

II. Fill in the text with the following words:

the case, contest, the client, advice, of contact

Solicitor or barrister? (I)

The solicitor is the first point ____________with the law for a person who needs the services of a lawyer in the UK. The solicitor listens carefully to ____________ to make sure their needs and clearly understood and then explains the legal position and gives __________. By contrast, barristers will only see the client in the company of a briefing solicitor. The barrister is the specialist with particular abilities to do well in advocacy, a consultant who will examine _____________ and decide what line to take in court. There are only a few solicitors who have chances to present cases in the higher courts. Much more solicitors spend much of their time in an office making investigations, giving advice to clients and preparing documents for counsel. A barrister spends time either in a court room or preparing his arguments for the court. Barristers are self-employed in the independent Bar. Solicitors are normally salaried and may be offered a share in the profits of the practice if they turn out successfully. There is a healthy ___________between solicitors and barristers.

III.Match the words with their synonyms.

examine	lawyer (a person who tries to obtain business orders, advertising, etc.; a canvasser)
Explain	lawyer (a lawyer entitled to practice as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts)
solicitor	clarify, unfold
advocacy	inspect , investigate , scan , scrutinize
barrister	support, lobby

IV. Mark these statements t (true) or f (false). Give the correct information.

1. The solicitor is the last point of contact with the law for a person who needs the services of a lawyer in the UK.

2. The solicitor listens carefully to the client to make sure their needs and clearly understood and then does not explain the legal position and does not give advice.

3. There are only a few solicitors who have chances to present cases in the higher courts. Much more solicitors spend much of their time in an office making investigations, giving advice to clients and preparing documents for counsel.

4. Barristers are not self-employed in the independent Bar.

5. There is no healthy competition between solicitors and barristers.