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Comprehension checkSay whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1For the students whose goal is to attend law school there is no need to complete a bachelor’s degree. 2To qualify for the bar examination, an applicant is not required to graduate from a law school. 3Preparation for a career as a lawyer begins in college. 4The law school education usually takes five years. 5Students can’t choose the subjects they study. 6Lawyers must keep informed about legal developments that affect their practice. Vocabulary tasks
BMatch the following words and phrases with their definitions.
D Match the names of legal subjects with their definitions.
Chapter X THE LAW IN PRACTICE
Unit 33 Law Firms
Before you read Discuss these questions. 1 Is there a system of legal assistance and legal aid in your country? 2 Is there a need for such a system? How great is that need? 3 How is it funded and when is it available?
Part 2: Text A Law Firms Most towns in the United States have small firms of attorneys who are in daily contact with ordinary people, giving advice and acting on matters such as consumer affairs, traffic accident disputes and contracts for the sale of land. Some may also prepare defences for clients accused of crimes. However, in both the United States and other industrialized countries, lawyers are becoming more and more specialized. Working in small firms, lawyers now tend to restrict themselves to certain kinds of work, and lawyers working in large law firms or employed in the law department of a large commercial enterprise work on highly specific areas of law. One lawyer may be employed by a mining company just to prepare contracts for the supply of coal. Another may work for a newspaper advising the editors on libel matters. Another may be part of a Wall Street firm of over a hundred lawyers who specialize in advising stockbrokers on share transactions.
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