barrister and solicitor

American  

noun

PLURAL

barrister and solicitors, barristers and solicitors

1. an attorney who is licensed to prepare cases and argue them in court in the common-law provinces of Canada and in New Zealand and Australia.

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Example Sentences

Before she joined Luminance in 2017, she qualified as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand.

From BBC

Jonathan Compton, a qualified barrister and solicitor who specialises in litigation at DHM Stallard, has advised large sports organisations in the past.

From BBC

Paul Greaney QC, counsel to the inquiry, said Hashem Abedi's confession - which was filmed - came on 23 October during an interview in prison with a barrister and solicitor from the inquiry.

From BBC

Dr Tyrone Kirchengast, a barrister and solicitor of the high court, said the jury process was sacred, but that also meant it was difficult for studies to be done on how jurors come to their decisions or how much weight they gave different aspects of the evidence.

From The Guardian

The commission said the amounts paid to each barrister and solicitor practice listed may represent payments for work undertaken across a number of years and for a variety of cases.

From BBC