Solicitors and Barristers (Legal practitioners)
Lawyers in the United Kingdom generally practise as solicitors in private firms, corporations, departments and advice agencies, or as barristers. They can each do advocacy, draft legal documents and give written advice, but solicitors, unlike barristers, cannot appear in every court. Traditionally solicitors undertake work such as conveyancing, and drawing up contracts and wills.
Barristers spend more time in court and have a right of audience in the higher courts. Unlike solicitors, barristers cannot usually be employed directly by clients but are instructed by solicitors. Solicitors normally form partnerships with other solicitors and work in offices with support staff. The qualification and practice of solicitors are regulated by the Law Society. Unlike solicitors, barristers can't form partnerships. Some barristers are in employed practice.
UK
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. They are washed by the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel.
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with a total area of 94,212 square miles.
The climate of the British Isles is rather mild. There are many rivers in Britain, but they are not very long. The population of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is about 60 million people.
There are many big industrial cities here such as Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, Sheffield and many others. One of the leading industries is the textile industry. London, Liverpool and Glasgow are the biggest English ports. Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh are old university towns.
Great Britain is a capitalist state. The queen is the head of the state. But according to the legislation power in the country belongs to Parliament. The British Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
There are many political parties in Britain - Conservative, Liberal, Labour and others.
USA
The USA lies in the central part of North America. The total area of the country is about nine and a half million square kilometers. The USA borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. It has a sea-border with Russia.
The USA is a federal republic. It consists of fifty states and the District of Columbia. The capital of the country is Washington D. C. The population of the USA is about 250 million people.
The powers of the government are divided into 3 branches. They are the executive, the legislative and the judicial. The executive is headed by the President and his Administration. The legislative is exercised by the US Congress. The judicial is headed by the US Supreme Court.
The Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are two main political parties in the USA, the Republican and the Democratic.
The USA is rich in coal, iron and oil. The largest cities are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, San Francisco, Washington and others.
The USA is one of the most powerful and highly developed countries in the world. It is the leader of the western world.