英语单词中“律师”的区别

在英语单词中，对“律师”这个词有好几个对应单词。最常见就是我们常说的Lawyer。但是在看《绝命律师》(Better Call Saul)这部美剧中，男主却又使用Attorney。最近在背TOEFL单词，还出现了Solicitor这个词。我们来区分一下这几个词的差异

• lawyer: noun. someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court.
• attorney: noun. a lawyer.
• solicitor: noun. a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts.
• barrister: noun. a type of lawyer in the UK , Australia, and some other countries who can give specialized legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower courts

综合来看，Lawer是对整个法律从业人员的总称；Attorney实际上是法律代表、或者代理人；Barrister是英国法律中的出庭律师，例如香港电视剧中的“大状”，负责出庭辩护或代理(advocacy)；Solicitor则是英国法律中主要负责处理法律文书工作的事务律师。