Unit 1 Worksheet 2

Unit 1. Worksheet 2.
Solicitors.
A. Legal Practitioners.
Lawyers in The United Kingdom jurisdictions generally practise as solicitors in private firms, as legal
advisers in corporations, government 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.
B. Training.
Sami, a 25-year-old graduate, is talking about his experience as a trainee.
My first degree was in engineering at Manchester university. Then I did
two one-year law courses. The first led to the Common Professional
Examination, or CPE; the second was the Legal Practice Course. I had a
vacation placement at Applewood Branston, who offered me a
traineeship. They have a six-seat system, which is quite common.
Trainees spend time attached to different law departments, which suit me as I get a basic grounding
in the main departments of the firm, helping me find which area of the law I’d like to specialise in. I
can work in four or more different areas of law for four months at a time and then decide on a
specialism later in the training contract. In my third seat, in Corporate Finance, I’ve learnt a lot from
being on secondment with a client and got excellent back up from my seat supervisor, that is,
supervising partner. It was good to put the professional skills training into practice straight away.
C. A partner in a law firm.

Helene, from Monaco, is an avocat admitted to the Paris Bar-the
professional association for lawyers. She graduated with a Bachelor of Law
(LLB) in Paris and obtained a Master’s Degree (LLM) in European Law from
University College, London. She is a graduate of the Paris Institut d’ Ftude
Poliriques.
I joined Applewood Branston two years ago and I was promoted to partner
in the corporate and banking team in Paris. Before that, I worked for twelve years for other leading
international law firms. I’ve got extensive experience of privatisations, mergers and acquisitions, and
I advise investment banks and corporates.
EXERCISES Unit 1. Worksheet 2.
I. A potential Polish client is talking to an English solicitor. Complete the solicitor’s statements.
Look at A opposite to help you. There is more than one possibility for one of the answers.
1. My firm undertakes a lot of ____________________.

I’m looking for a lawyer to help me buy
some land for business. We could advise you and help to __________________ contracts.
We’ve had some trouble in the 2. We can do _______________

__________ if your case goes
past with getting large invoiced to court, we have _________ ____ _____________
paid and I can ___________ We
in the lower courts.
Can you appear in the Appeal Court? 3. No, I’m a ________________ but my friend would instruct a
_________________ if a case were to go to the Appeal Court.
I. Complete the table with words from A, B and C opposite and related forms. Put a stress mark
in front of the stressed syllable in each word. The first one has been done for you.
VERB NOUN NOUN – PERSON
´partner ´partnership ´partner
Trainee
Advise
Practice
specialise
II.
Ana Garcia is talking is talking about her career. Complete what she says with words from the
table above and B and C opposite. There is more than one possibility for one of the answers.
I’m an abogada, a lawyer in Spain. I obtained my law (1) ________________ in Barcelona, in the summer, as a student. I
did a vacation (2) _________________ in my uncle’s law (3) _________________. I (4) __________________ from
university six years ago. Because my English and French are good I got a (5) ___________________ to the New York office
Source:
of my firm. Brown,
While G.
I was(2007)
thereProfessional English in use Law.
I was (6) _______________ byCambridge University
the mergers Press. team. I’ve always enjoyed
and acquisitions
working with large companies so now I want to (7) _____________________ in (8) __________________.
Brown, G. (2007) Professional English in use Law. Cambridge University Press.

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C. A partner in a law firm.

1. My firm undertakes a lot of ____________________.

We’ve had some trouble in the 2. We can do _______________

Brown, G. (2007) Professional English in use Law. Cambridge University Press.

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