UNIT 10: BARRISTERS

Part A: Read and decide if these statements are

true/false.
1) Partners have limited liability while sole traders have
unlimited liability. T
2) In-house counsel only represent their employer. T
3) Barristers are mostly self-employed. T
4) A chamber is a place where several barristers work
with each other. T
5) An Inn is an educational institution. F
6) All barristers can stay in the Inns free of charge. F
7) Barristers are directly employed by lay clients. F
8) Barristers tend to focus on a specialism.T
Find words in the text that match these definitions:
1. ………………….. people who run their own business
as an individual and are self-employed.
2. ………………….. legal obligations of paying off all of
the company debts personally if the company can't
make its payments.
3. …………………… a lawyer employed by a corporation
4. …………………… rooms used by a barrister or
barristers, especially in the Inns of Court
5. ……………………. the four law societies and their
buildings in London, for students and practising
barristers, which an English barrister must belong to.
Answers
1. sole traders: people who run their own business as an
individual and are self-employed.
2. unlimited liability: legal obligations of paying off all of
the company debts personally if the company can't
make its payments.
3. in-house counsel: a lawyer employed by a
corporation
4. chambers/sets: rooms used by a barrister or
barristers, especially in the Inns of Court
5. Inns of Court: the four law societies and their
buildings in London, for students and practising
barristers, which an English barrister must belong to.
Find words in the text that match these definitions:
1. ……………….. a barrister who has been granted
permission to join a set of chambers
2. …………………belonging or relating to a college
3. ……………………… a regular trip around an area
made by a judge so that a court of law can meet in
several different places
4. ……………………….. someone who keeps records or
accounts in an office
5. …………………….. workers who provide additional
help and services for the people who do the main
work in hospitals, schools.
Answers
1. tenant: a barrister who has been granted permission
to join a set of chambers
2. collegiate : belonging or relating to a college
3. circuits: a regular trip around an area made by a
judge so that a court of law can meet in several
different places (circuit judge, circuit court)
4. Clerk: someone who keeps records or accounts in an
office
5. ancillary staff : workers who provide additional help
and services for the people who do the main work in
hospitals, schools.
PART B:
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Part B: Read and answer these questions:

1) What degree does a person need to obtain to become

barristers? LLb or conversion course
2) Is the Bar Vocational Course optional for intending
barristers? No. it’s mandatory
3) Is a student required to work at the Inn for a certain
period? yes
4) Is it easy to obtain a funded twelve-month pupillage in
chambers? No, intense competition
5) What do students do during their pupillage? Shadow
their pupil master; practicing…
6) What else do pupils study to get a full qualification
certificate? The rule of conduct, learn to prepare…
Fill in the missing words:
1. ………………..is the formal rules for polite behaviour in

society or in a particular group

2. ………………..are the arguments used by lawyers and

others involved in a CASE in a court of law

3. …………………… is the process of taking claims to a

court of law.
Answers
1. etiquette /ˈetɪket/ : the formal rules for polite

behaviour in society or in a particular group

2. pleadings /ˈpliːdɪŋz/: the arguments used by lawyers

and others involved in a CASE in a court of law

3. litigation : the process of taking claims to a court of

law (litigate, litigator)