Rechtsanwalt (UK)

13:43 Nov 25, 2011 

The bone of contemption is that you can have a go looking for close terms in compared law but you never get exactly the same figures. Furthemore, if you want to find the equivalence between common law and civil law. You can insert a footnote and explain in depth the concepts.

13:18 Nov 25, 2011 

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23:37 Nov 24, 2011 

Arzt = physician
Drogerie = drug store
Rechtsanwalt = attorney
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11:28 Nov 24, 2011 

My take (but open to correction)
Lawyer: A general term to cover anyone in a legal profession (though does it cover judges??)
Legal professional is a posh term for lawyer.
Solicitor: a specific type of lawyer in the UK with probably no equivalent in a European legal system. Carries out some of the functions of a Rechtsnwalt and of a Notar, usually indicated by the addition of Commissioner for Oaths to the solicitors name.
Barrister: again a very specific type of lawyer in the UK, main function being to appear in court and to provide specialised legal opinions. Carries out this aspect of the rechtsanwalt's job.
Rechtsanwalt: combines the functions of a solicitor (but possibly minus the latter's notary functions) and a barrister. Thus it is wrong to call him either a solicitor or a barrister. Nor is it sufficient to call him a lawyer, since that term also covers notaries. My suggestion for Rechtsanwalt is attorney at law, which distinguishes him from the notary and from the patent attorney (or patent lawyer), another separate profession both in Germany and in the UK (the most famous of whom was her majesty Margaret Thatcher)

02:10 Nov 24, 2011 

Barristers normally act before the Court. Solicitors treat directly with the clients. If you want to use another general word you can also use "legal practitioner"