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Legal Office
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Call to the bar | when a lawyer completes his or her education and is permitted to practice law |
| Plaintiff | the party who begins a litigation action |
| Examination for discovery | an examination similar to a mini trial where a lawyer asks questions of an opposing party |
| Undertakings | promises to do something |
| Without prejudice | contents that may not be used in evidence |
| Statutory | matters relating to statutes or written laws |
| Limitation period | in letigation, a time limit by which a party must begin an action or lose the right to do so |
| Respondent | a party who responds to a legal proceeding |
| Testimony | a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law. |
| Charge/mortgage | demand (an amount) as a price from someone for a service rendered or goods supplied. |
| Rules of Civil Procedure | the formal rules that set out the steps and forms to be followed in civil litigation actions |
| Joint venture | a business enterprise where business parties join together for the purpose of completing a single business project |
| Encumber | the placing on real property of a charge/mortgage or other debt |
| Requisitions | usually, requests by a purchaser's lawyer to have a vendor's lawyer fix problems on title of real propery |
| Vendor | a person or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street. |
| Agreement of purchase and sale | in real estate, a contract between a buyer and a seller seting out the terms of a purchase and sale transaction |
| Judgment | a judge's decision at the conclusion of a trial |
| Law society | a society which governs the legal profession |
| Power of attorney | written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter. |
| Damages | in civil litigation, an amount of money claimed for injury caused by a wrongful act done to the claimant by another person |
| Barristers | trial or litigation lawyers ie. civil or criminal Litigation |
| Solicitors | lawyers who work in the office and do all non-litigation areas of law ie. conveyancing |
| Counsel | referred to litigation lawyers |
| Articling | student lawyer works in law firm under supervision of lawyers, one year term |
| Queen's Counsel | a senior barrister appointed on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor |
| Commissioner | authority to place individuals under oath who wish to swear to the truth of written statements in an affidavit-lawyers |
| Notary public | authority to place individuals under oath, to certify the authenticity of documents |
| Law society | governing body of legal profession |
| Law association | members of Canadian Bar Association - branches in all province. voluntary group of Canadian lawyers |
| Fiduciary | a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another. |
| Confidentiality | all information within law office or other legal office is confidential and must be respected |
| Legal Advice | lawyers only provide legal advice to clients |
| Substentive Law | knowledge of the theory of law |
| Procedural Law | knowledge of the practical "how to“ |
| Case Law | the law as established by the outcome of former cases. |
| Precedent | previously completed documents |
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