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10. Translate the following sentences into English:

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11. Read the text about the main types of legal professions in our country and then translate it. While reading the text try to answer a question:

- Why did you make up your mind to become a lawyer?

LEGAL PROFFESSIONS

One of the most popular professions among the young people of our country is the profession of a lawyer. The profession of a lawyer is very interesting and diverse. It is necessary for regulating social relations in the state.

Future lawyers can work at the Bar, in the organs of

ЭСО PЫШЬОМЮЭШЫ’Ь OППТМО, ТЧ НТППОЫОЧЭ МШЮЫЭЬ, ТЧ notary offices, in legal advice offices, in organs of tax inspection, in organs of police, as well as in different firms, companies,

banks, enterprises, etc. They can work as advocates, judges, notaries, investigators, prosecutors, jurisconsults, inspectors, customs officers, and other workers of law enforcement agencies.

To be a good specialist a lawyer should know many laws and their proper

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application. Besides, any lawyer is expected to know human psychology. A lawyer meets different people: children and adults, the sick and the healthy; the poor and the rich; educated and uneducated persons; people of different nationalities, languages and religions; victims, witnesses, suspects; first offenders and recidivists; prisoners and general public.

The profession of a lawyer may be considered to be very difficult and noble at the same time. They have to solve many problems that still exist in our society. The duty of lawyers is not only to punish people for various crimes but they must do their best to prevent any criminal activity, to fight against evil in our society. They should help those people who committed an error to find the right road in their life.

Lawyers have agreed upon six basic elements of professionalism.

They are: ethics, competence combined with independence, professional wisdom and continuing learning, civility and obligations to the justice system.

Vocabulary notes:

1.diverse –

2.the Bar –

12. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following Russian word-combinations given below:

1.

2.

3.

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COMPREHENSION

16. Say if the following statements are true or false. Comment on the true statements and correct the false ones:

1.Barristers are paid directly by clients.

2.Solicitors can present cases in lower courts.

3.The number of British lawyers is growing.

4.US attorneys are rather influential people.

5.The Justice Department of the USA is responsible for the effective work of the police.

6.Japan has a large numbers of lawyers.

7.A solicitor in England must spend 3 years as an articled clerk.

8.A barrister is specialized in arguing cases in front of a judge.

9.Barristers are called in to advise on really easy points.

10.Barristers can appear as advocates before the High Court.

11.The final exam for barristers is called the Bar Final Examination.

12.The duty of lawyers is to punish people for various crimes.

13.A lawyer should be a good psychologist.

17. Translate into English and say what kind of work does each of these lawyers do?

A Solicitor helps

A Barrister

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18. Choose the correct alternative in each case to complete the sentence:

1. In England a lawyer must_________. a) take lots of examination

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20. Match the following clippings with the law professional titles:

1. An official who has medical or legal training (or both) and inquires into

violent or unnatural death.

2. EЧРХТЬС ХКавОЫЬ аСШ УЮНРО МКЬОЬ ТЧ ЭСО ХШаОЫ МШЮЫЭЬ. TСОв’ЫО ЮЬЮКХХв

ЮЧЩКТН КЧН СКЯО ЧШ ХОРКХ qЮКХТПТМКЭТШЧЬ, ЛЮЭ ЭСОв’ЫО ЫОЬЩОМЭКЛХО ЩОШЩХО аСШ КЫО РТЯОЧ some training.

3.Someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document’s

validity.

4.They make up the largest branch of the legal profession in England and Wales. They are found in every town where they deal with all the day-to-day work of preparing legal documents for buying and selling houses, making wills, etc. These

lawyers also work on court cases for their clients, prepare cases for other lawyers to

ЩЫОЬОЧЭ ТЧ ЭСО СТРСОЫ МШЮЫЭЬ, КЧН ЦКв ЫОЩЫОЬОЧЭ ЭСОТЫ МХТОЧЭ ТЧ К MКРТЬЭЫКЭО’Ь CШЮЫЭ.

5.Each federal judicial district has this lawyer who is appointed by the President.

6.A public officer in each county or oblast who represents the interests of the

state in criminal trials. He has the responsibility of deciding who and when to charge.

7.Only a small proportion of these lawyers НШЧ’Э ЩЫОЬТНО ТЧ MКРТЬЭЫКЭО’Ь Courts. They deal with the most serious crimes, such as those for which the criminal might be sent to prison for more than a year. They are paid salaries by the State and have considerable legal training.

8.They defend or prosecute in the English higher courts. They specialize in representing clients in court. In court, these lawyers wear wigs and gowns in keeping with the extreme formality of the proceedings. The highest level of them has the title QC (Queens Counsel).

DISCUSSION

21. Speak on the difference between barristers and solicitors using the following words and phrases:

1.to deal with claims for compensation

2.to work mainly in courts

3.to make investigations

4.to deal with petty crimes

5.to be an expert in advocacy

6.to work in chambers

7.to have right of audience in lower courts

8.the first point of access for a client

9.to share offices with other barristers

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25 years old, who has the higher legal education and possesses moral and professional qualities.

The Procuracy like all Russian courts protects legality, law and order.

Vocabulary notes:

1.to dates back –

2.to subordinate –

8.responsibility –

9.to retain –

10.enterprise –

11.to confirm –

VOCABULARY WORK

3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following Russian wordcombinations given below:

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

4.Match the English word-combinations with their Russian equivalents:

1.to charge with the functions of a)

supervising

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