UK Solicitors and Barristers
Traditionally lawyers are trained in all the key areas of law before opting to specialize in a particular field, allowing them to become legal experts in that discipline. In Britain, the legal profession is made up of many individuals who can be described by the single name of lawyer, such as paralegals, legal executives, licensed conveyancers, patent and trademark attorneys and notaries. The most notable distinction is between the two oldest strands of the legal profession, that of solicitors and barristers.