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s-uh-LIS-it-uh/səˈlɪsɪtə/

A solicitor, in England and Wales, is a lawyer who advises clients, prepares documents, and often instructs a barrister for court: instruct a solicitor, a duty solicitor. A lawyer is the everyday umbrella; a barrister is the court advocate; an attorney is chiefly US. Do not publish a “full admission” before legal advice.

Meaning

In England and Wales, a lawyer who advises clients and prepares legal documents.

Examples

• “Instruct a solicitor before you publish a “full admission” on the intranet.”
• “Lawyer is everyday and wider. A barrister appears in higher courts. Counsel is advice or the advocate. An intranet post is a publication. Privilege and wording still matter. Get the letter before the leak-as-honesty.”

Good to know

A UK lawyer who advises and prepares cases. Everyday: lawyer. Contrast: barrister (court advocate). US cousin: attorney. Advice before a public admission.

Near in meaning

lawyer

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