lawyer

Attorney at law or attorney-at-law. usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney. is the official name for a lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including, Japan. Sri Lanka. South Africa and the United States .

The term was also used in England and Wales for lawyers who practised in the common law courts. In 1873, however, attorneys were redesignated solicitor s (which had always been the title for those lawyers who practised in the courts of equity ). Attorneys did not generally actually appear as advocates in the higher courts, a role reserved (as it still usually is) for barrister s.

In England and Wales, [1] references in any enactment to attorneys must be construed as references to solicitor s of the Senior Courts. [2]

References in any statutory provision in force in Northern Ireland to attorneys must be construed as references to solicitors of the Court of Judicature. [3]