Read the text about judicial profession in England and answer the questions to the text:

In England there are two classes of lawyers: Solicitors and Barristers. Solicitors are lawyers who took legal business for ordinary people. Their business is to give advice to non-professional clients and to prepare all the necessary documents for the barrister. It’s the barrister who conducts the case in the higher courts. Barristers can be distinguished from a solicitor because they wear a wig and gown in court. A barrister has some educational standards. A barrister must pass the special legal exams and become a member of a legal corporation called “Inn of Court”. There are four Inns of Court. Barristers are either “juniors” or “King’s (Queen’s)”. When a barrister becomes Q.C. he ‘takes silk”. It means that he can wear a silk gown. Participating in a trial, a barrister may be counsel for the plaintiff (counsel for the prosecution) or counsel for the defendant (counsel for the defence). All serious crimes are tried in a superior court before a jury. Most men and women between the ages of 21 and 60 can be jurors. According to English Law the jury is to return only one of two verdicts – Guilty or Not Guilty. The judges are not elected in England as they do it in Russia. The judges are appointed from the barrister. The judge’s function are to conduct the proceedings, put questions to parties and witnesses, examine the documents and evidence and to pass the sentence.

What’s the basic difference between a Solicitor and a Barrister?

Выберите один ответ:

a. a barrister mainly defends people in court and a solicitor mainly performs legal work outside court

b. they are the same but a solicitor is a bit more junior than a barrister

c. the professional qualification of solicitor is higher than the one of a barrister

d. Barristers can be distinguished from a solicitor because they wear a wig and gown in court