Legal Latin Vocabulary

ad hoc 1 к этому; 2 к случаю, кстати

de facto де-факто, на деле; фактически

et alii (et al.) и другие

et cetera (etc.) и так далее, и прочее, и тому подобное

exempli gratia (e.g.) например

id est (i.e.) то есть (т.е.)

inter alia в частности; в числе прочего; среди другого

ipso facto в силу самого факта; на деле; в действительности; по этой причине

per annum в год, ежегодно

per se сам по себе; самим собой; по существу

pro forma ради формы; для видимости

pro rata пропорционально

quorum кворум

sic так; итак; таким образом

sui juris по собственному праву; от своего имени

ultra vires с превышением полномочий; сверх сил; за пределами полномочий

versus (vs. or v.) против (о конфронтации сторон в процессе)

videlicet (viz.) разумеется; именно; очевидно

Text c a Call to the Bar

In English-speaking countries, the Bar is a term for the Legal profession itself, while a bar association is the association which regulates the profession. A person who qualifies to practise Law is admitted to the Bar; on the other hand, to disbar a lawyer is to make him unable to practise law.

The following text is an excerpt from a guide written for school leavers about courses of study in English-speaking countries. This section of the guide deals with the study of law and the requirements for entering the legal profession in the UK and the US.

Read the text and say whether legal education in your country is more similar to the UK or the US model.

Studying law in the uk

In the UK, a legal education usually begins with the completion of a bachelor degree in law, known as an LLB, which usually takes three years. In the subsequent vocational stage, a person who wishes to become a barrister joins one of the Inns of Court before beginning the Bar Vocational Course. The completion of this stage is marked by a ceremony referred to as the call to the Bar. A third stage, known as pupillage, is a year-long apprenticeship, usually at a set of barristers’ chambers, which customarily consists of groups of 20- 60 barristers. Similarly, a person wishing to become a solicitor must also complete three stages: the first stage involves gaining a law degree; the second stage requires passing a one-year Legal Practice Course (LPС); and the final stage entails working for two years as a trainee solicitor with a firm of solicitors or in the legal department of a local authority or large company.

Studying law in the usa

In the USA, a legal education comprises four years of undergraduate study followed by three years of law school. A law-school graduate receives the degree of juris doctor (J.D). In order to qualify as a lawyer, a law-school graduate must pass the bar examination.

Vocabulary

admit to the bar v принять в адвокатуру

apprenticeship n ученичество, учение

Bachelor of Law n abbr. LLB бакалавр права, бакалавр юридических наук

bar n , the Bar 1 адвокатура; коллегия адвокатов; англ. барристеры

(адвокаты с правом выступать в суде); профессия барристера

bar association n ассоциация адвокатов (имеющих право выступать в суде)

bar examination n экзамен при поступлении в коллегию адвокатов

barristers’ chamber n контора адвоката

call to the bar v присвоить звание барристера; принять в адвокатуру

completion n окончание; завершение

disbar v лишать права адвокатской практики

entail v, entails working … работа связана …

Inns of Court n «Судебные Инны» (четыре английских школы подготовки

барристеров)

juris doctor n (I.D.) амер. доктор права

law school n юридическая школа (юридический факультет университета)

Legal Practice Course n (LPC) курс юридической практики; курс адвокатской практики

LLB abbr. from Bachelor of Laws бакалавр права

LLD abbr. from Doctor of Laws доктор права

LLM abbr. from Master of Laws магистр права

pupillage n период стажерства/ученичества у барристера

trainee n стажер; ученик

vocational adj профессиональный

Reading tasks

A Find terms with the word “bar” in the introduction to this section and in the text above which match these definitions.

1. A lawyer who is qualified to plead on behalf of clients.

2. In the UK, a training course which enables people who wish to become barristers and have registered with the Inns of Court to acquire the skills and knowledge to prepare them for the specialized training of the pupilage.

3. A ceremony held at the end of this training course, when a candidate enters the profession.

4. Organization regulating the legal profession.

5. In the US, an important test taken by law-school graduates which, when passed, qualifies a person to practise law.

6. Granted entrance to the legal profession.

7. To compel a lawyer to stop practising law due to an offence committed.

B Answer these questions.

1 What does a term ‘the Bar’ mean?

2 What is the difference between terms ‘the Bar’ and ‘a bar association’?

3 What does ‘to disbar a lawyer’ mean?

4 How does a legal education begin in the UK?

5 What are Inns of Court?

6 What are three stages of a legal education?

7 What stages must a person wishing to become a solicitor complete?

8 How long does a legal education comprise in the USA?

9 What examination must a law-school graduate pass in order to qualify as a

lawyer?