In America, to be a lawyer, you must first read the four years of undergraduate, admitted to law school, obtain law llm. And then according to their own choice, in your state's bar exam, has obtained the qualification of lawyer, to have the opportunity to become a lawyer. And because the state law is different, want to practice in different states, are required to obtain the qualification as a lawyer shall be state.

In Chinese, whether or not the legal profession, as long as an undergraduate diploma, you can register for the judicial examination, obtain the qualification as a lawyer through the examination, after a year of practice law firm, can practice.

In the UK, want to work their own occupation career in law, which requires education background, and what are the requirements?

Britain's lawyers, the one and only in the world was divided into solicitors and barristers (solicitor) (barrister) two categories, so as to choose different for their different requirements.

A, lawyers (solicitor)

Students, law 1

Undergraduate law students, at least six years before they can become a lawyer;

First is the legal professional three years of learning (UK bachelor's degree three years of schooling);

Second is the legal practice course (Legal Practice Course LPC), this is equivalent to USA law school (Law School);

By signing an agreement with the law firm (training contract), in the law firm internship in the two year.

All training completion Bar Association and examination, become law society registered lawyers.

2, non Law Majors

Students of non legal want to become lawyers, compared with law students, and then use a year.

Non legal professional three years of undergraduate study;

A year to complete a law conversion course, namely the Diploma in Legal Studies (the Graduate Diploma in Law GDL);

A year of legal practice course (Legal Practice Course LPC), learning the equivalent of one year of law school;

By signing an agreement with law firm (training contract), in the law firm internship in the two year.

At present, many law firms more welcome people with other professional background and life experience, so, in the UK, even if the degree is not the legal profession, but also through this channel to become a professional lawyer.

Like the BIRD &BIRDP such professional law firm, the first professional many lawyers are not legal, because they have scientific, financial and other aspects of knowledge and experience, but to make them easier to become expert in a field of lawyer.

Two, a barrister (barrister)

Trial lawyers will complete the practice course trial lawyers association in the corresponding education background (the Bar Professional Training Course BPTC), is a year of internship in barrister chamber (one-year pupilage). Practice this year, by experienced to teach to the practice of lawyers to hand in practice experience and skills in terms of lawyers. A year of internship is divided into two stages: the first six months, practice law like a shadow like in mentor behind, within six months, trainee solicitor authorized agency clients in court.

Pupillage is very competitive, because the number of British barrister is far less than lawyers, the all England only 15000 trial lawyer. 2008-2009 years, 1749 students completed the course of BPTC, but only 561 students received pupillage.

Former British Prime Minister and his wife Blair is common in trial lawyer firm practice met and fell in love.

Three, the practice of contract (training contract)

Want to become a lawyer of the students, get an internship at a law firm legal contract is crucial.

There is a practice of contract, contract law firm will help you pay LPC tuition fees for the period. With the development of economy, soaring prices, this year in law school tuition is more expensive. But law firms in the study period will pay the corresponding cost of living, so that the students can do not need to worry about the problem of living, to concentrate on learning. Only this one, can obtain internship contract students save spend tens of thousands of pounds.

During the study in the law firm of two years, law firms will pay a salary to intern, enough to sustain life in London expenditure. Therefore, aspiring lawyer occupation students, generally in the two began to acquire internship contract preparation, generally in the big three, has been with the law firm internship agreement signed.

For law firms, although this practice early and students signed contract helps firms early to select talents, but also has the very big risk. Some of the students at the school achievement is outstanding, but can not guarantee a good lawyer; after the exercitation expires, law firms and students can make two-way choice, whether to sign a formal contract with the law firm. On some good practice lawyer, there will be other law firms with high pay invite, because even if the salary, still cost-effective, after all, no pay. Therefore, lawyers finally leave intern salary is high, but also to retain the talents.

Four, do solicitor or barrister?

In the UK (excluding Scotland), 112433 solicitor, more than barrister.

In court, barrister sat in the first row, called front bench, while solicitor sat in the back, called back bench.

The mention of barrister, is the court that wearing a black robe, wearing a wig, talk rapidly. counsel, they generally of noble birth, received a good education. Solicitor seems low one, can only deal with some of the less important legal affairs. But in recent years, the situation has changed considerably. Many of the solicitor law firm is a international hundreds of partners in big law firm, senior partner of lucrative, play a decisive role in the society.

Therefore, how to make a choice, according to the individual character and the ideal to decide.

If you feel there is a debate skills, persuasive, like as a public figure, may be that you do for barrister. If you are good at communicating with people, tend to be more practical work, perhaps should do solicitor.

Solicitor's job is to provide legal services for clients, they work in the office, the general did not appear in court litigation (at present, some senior solicitor are eligible to court the attorney client in court. In court, they sit behind barrister, provide help for the. In fact, to prepare all the cases, with all the evidence materials to the court, all prepared by solicitor, they are also the most understanding of the case. Solicitor is a bit like the unsung heroes of the court.

 The Barrister proxy parties do case statement, the debate in the court, to provide legal opinion on some special legal issues. But barrister generally cannot accept a client directly, but can only accept commissioned by solicitor solicitor, instead of the customer to pay them. So, to some extent, they rely on solicitor.

Stable work, Solicitor once the practice, by law firms hire, very considerable income, no need to worry about life. With the working experience and raise the level of business, wages will continue to improve, make partner, will share the profits according to seniority law firm.

Barrister is his own practice (self-employment), because there is no reputation and qualifications, the initial practice of years will be more difficult, relatively speaking, the pressure is relatively large. But once successful, will gain both fame and wealth, income and social status are very high. And once they become Queen Counsel (QC) ( queen called QC, if it is the king, called the KC, there are only a few of the KC, namely the queen father barrister), it means that they are the most authoritative senior high, the most experienced lawyers, charges will not often. QC is the most advanced barrister, which became QC barrister right in court wearing colored robes, and their robes are traditionally made of silk, so, also known as "silks". Britain's judges are often made of QC selection.