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Unit 1B
Unit 1B - The Legal Profession (TOLES)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| to qualify as a lawyer | to fulfil the requirements for becoming a lawyer, would-be lawyers earn a bachelor's degree, attend law school and then sit for a bar exam, which is necessary to obtain a license to practice, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| to act for a client | a person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal business; to assist, to counsel, and to defend the individual in legal proceedings; and to appear on his or her behalf in court. |
| to sit as a judge | to hold court or perform an act that is judicial in nature |
| to gain some experience | general: You gain (uncountable) experience as sum of skill and knowledge obtained from repeating something. You live through an experience, an event that caused a lasting impression (or make one) |
| to issue a claim | when lawyers refer to “issuing a claim” it means starting a claim. |
| to take an exam | examination, in law, the interrogation of a witness by attorneys or by a judge. |
| to be known as something | example: They are known as barristers. |
| to qualify as something | example: She qualified as a lawyer two years ago. |
| to go into partnership with someone | example: He is going to go into partnership with his brother. |
| to specialise in something | example: specialises in commercial litigation. |
| to work in a business | e[ample: He works in a law firm but she works in a bank. |
| to preside over a case | example: The insurance case has started and Judge Mortimer is presiding over it. |
| to make a will | a will is the legal instrument that permits a person, the testator, to make decisions on how his estate will be managed and distributed after his death. |
| a breach of contract | the violation of a contractual obligation. One may breach a contract by repudiating a promise, failing to perform a promise, or interfering with another party's performance. |
| to be made redundant | termination of employment because of the disappearance of the need for the job. |
| to import goods from another country | example: She imported her car from Belgium. |
| to import goods into a country | example: She imported her car into England. |
| to take care over/with something | example: Please take care over/with that document because it is very important. |
| to deal with something or someone | example: Could you please deal with Mr Jones for me as I am busy this morning? |
| to pass information | 1 : to be approved (by a legislature) The proposal passed into law. 2 : to approve (a proposed law) The bill was passed into law. |
| to suffer a loss | in the legal world, damage is defined as a loss or harm resulting from injury to a person, property or reputation. |
| to set up a business | to start one's own business. example: He set up in business after finishing college. |
| to run a business | to run (a business, a company): to operate, to direct, to oversee, to manage (a business, a company). example: My cousin runs a small surf shop in Santa Cruz. He started there as an employee and now, 20 years later, he owns the place. |
| to draft an agreement | to draft (up) an agreement: to develop, to write, to draw up an agreement or a contract |
| to claim damages | damages refers to the sum of money the law imposes for a breach of some duty or violation of some right. |
| to pass information between two people or among a group of people | example: Once the confidential information had passed between the two of them, it was known among the whole group in the office in just a few days. |
| to be married to someone | example: She has been married to Peter for seven years. |
| to be on full pay | example: The company suspended him from work on full pay. |