Law Legal Professionals Intro

Chapter 11 is called:

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How many barristers is it estimated to be practicing at the moment in the UK?

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What is the name of the professional body of the barristers

• The Bar

• The General Council of the Bar

• The High Temple

• The CPS

What do you need to qualify as a barrister?

• Open university degree and legal experience in foreign affairs

• Law Degree with 2:1 or non-legal degree with a one-year Graduate Diploma

• Training under a barrister for 7 years

• Law degree + training with a Judge on legal matters

Choose the correct answer: Identify the 4 different Inns

• Lincon's Inn, Inner Circle, Middle Circle, Gray's Inn

• Washington's Inn, Outside Temple, White Inn, Queen's Inn

• The laughing donkey, The Karate Chicken, The Slim Lady, The Uganda Activist

• Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Gray's Inn

Choose the wrong answer: To qualify as a Barrister from 2020, you must:

• Complete a Bar Course Aptitude Test

• Join of the Inns of Court

• Complete a 12 weeks pupilage

• Complete the Bar Professional Course, which is a one year full time course or two years part time course.

Barristers owe a duty of _____ to their clients:

• Honor

• Confidentiality

• Seriousness

• Honesty

If a client confesses their guilty to their barrister, the barrister must:

• Represent their rights to the fullest

• Refuse to take the case

• Ask for more money

• Cannot represent their client in a non-guilty stance.

A barrister's responsibilities while working as a prosecutor:

• Outline the case to the court, lead defense witnesses, cross-examine prosecution witnesses.

• Outline the case to the court, lead prosecution witnesses, cross-examine defense witnesses.

• Present the case at the court, press charges and bring justice to the people.

• Prepare speeches for the judges, closing & opening statements, prepare the witnesses.

What are the main responsibilties of a defense barrister? Choose the correct answer

• Advice the strength and weakness of the case

• Cross-examine the defense witness

• Present mitigation factors to the judge when found not guilty

• Work with the solicitor to prepare the appeal of the case with the witnesses.