Entering the profession

How does someone become a lawyer? As with doctors and other professionals enjoying (высокая степень доверия) because of the specialized knowledge, lawyers (проходят процедуру стандартного экзамена) and other controls to regulate their (компетентность). In some countries in order to practice as a lawyer it is necessary to get a university degree in law. However, in others, a degree may be (недостаточный); professional examinations must be passed. In Britain, it is not in fact necessary to have a degree, although nowadays most people entering the profession do. The main (требование) is to have passed the (квалификационный экзамен, проводимый Коллегией адвокатов) (for barristers) or the (квалификационный экзамен, проводимый Ассоциацией юристов) (for solicitors). Someone with a university degree in a subject other than law needs first to take a (подготовительный курс). Someone without a degree at all may also prepare for the final examination, but this will take several years. In most countries, lawyers will tell you that the time they spent studying for their law finals was one of the worst periods of their life! This is because an enormous number of procedural rules (охватывающий обширные области права) must be memorized. Even after passing the examination though, a lawyer is not necessarily qualified. A solicitor in England, for example, must spend two years as an (клерк-стажер), during which time his work is (тщательно контролируется опытным юристом), and he must take further courses. A barrister must spend a similar year as a (ученик).

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