Jurist
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- This article is about the use of the term "jurist". For the University of Pittsburgh School of Law's legal news and research website, see JURIST.
A jurist is a professional who studies, develops, applies or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage. In Continental Europe any person who possesses a degree in law is called a jurist.
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United States
Although the word "jurist" can technically be applied to anyone having a thorough knowledge of law, American lawyers usually use the word only to refer to a judge.
Commonwealth
There is no alternative word for "jurist" outside the U.S. Members of the general public are largely unaware of the term and are liable to confuse it with "juror". The term "legal professional" may be used for convenience, but this is not common practice. In Australia the term is not in general usage. Within the legal community its usage is usually restricted to eminent judges or academics. Practising lawyers in Australia are referred to as barristers or solicitors, or 'lawyers'.
Continental Europe
In Continental Europe anyone with a degree in law is called a jurist (or a lawyer). Such jurists can 'practice' law as employees hired by law firms or legal departments of other business entities. Being a jurist does not necessarily mean that one has the privileges usually attributed to "attorney" or "solicitor" in the United States or Canada. In Europe there are two classes of lawyers, the jurists and what is in many places known as advocates.
See also
- advocate
- barrister
- civil law notary
- judge
- jurisprudence
- law school
- Lawspeaker
- lawyer
- list of jurists
- list of lawyers
- magistrate
- solicitorTemplate:Law-stub
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