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solicitor

1. (in Britain) a lawyer who advises clients on matters of law, draws up legal documents, prepares cases for barristers, etc., and who may represent clients in certain courts

2. (in the US) an officer responsible for the legal affairs of a town, city, etc.

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Solicitor

in Great Britain, a lawyer who specializes in magistrates’ court cases at the county and the metropolitan county levels and prepares cases for barristers, who are higher ranking lawyers. Solicitors also serve as legal counsels in industrial enterprises, institutions, organizations, and joint-stock companies.

Solicitors have existed since the 13th century and have been members of the Law Society since 1825. Their legal status is defined by the Solicitors’ Act of 1941. Before a person can become a solicitor, he must work under a solicitor for a period of five years, which is reduced to three years if the candidate has a university degree. The candidate is admitted a solicitor by the lord high chancellor of appeal.

The existence of two categories of lawyers in Great Britain attests to the conservatism of the British legal system and the social and professional differentiation within the legal profession. It also constitutes an attempt to maintain the privileges enjoyed by barristers and the high cost of legal procedures.

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It imposes tougher penalties for those who solicit children as well as introducing a new offence of "grooming".

Loophole in child sex law closed

The second ANPR solicits public comments on ways the Board should implement amendments to TILA made by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Bankruptcy Act).

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One solution to overcome a lack of sales experience is to pay outside marketers to solicit prospective clients and introduce them to the firm.

Working with a solicitor to get new business: how to use external marketers to expand your practice

The companies they solicited included some of the nation's largest tobacco, pharmaceutical, computer, energy, banking, liquor, insurance and media concerns, many of which have been targeted in product liability lawsuits or regulations by state governments.

Republican shakedown

While putting the onus on generators to meet recycling goals, Liss stresses that independent recyclers in the Hawthorne area are encouraged "to go out and solicit business" from companies.

Seeking control: franchise rights to control generated material are shaping up as a recycling battleground. (Solid Waste Update)

Many charities that solicit individuals to contribute vehicles for a tax deduction use a for-profit business to operate the program.

Donation to charity's agent

Staff were encouraged to solicit phones from family, friends, business associates and neighbors.

Wanted: Recyclable cellular phones; a simple approach to enhancing resident independence. (Not-for-Profit Report)

The Forest Service revised the Chugach National Forest Plan in accordance with planning regulations that require the Forest Service to solicit and respond to public concerns in (1) identifying issues to be considered in revising the plans, (2) developing alternative plans for evaluation, (3) selecting a draft preferred alternative plan, and (4) adopting a final revised plan.

National Forests: Information on the Process and Data Used to revise the Chugach Forest Plan

After making an assessment, the next step for the protege is to identify and solicit a mentor.

Mentoring: The Components for Success

The chancellor is allowed to either solicit bids or negotiate for contracted services such as architects, construction managers, consultants, banking service, auditors, and maintenance contractors.

Kansas City Metropolitan Community Colleges. Audit Report

Since it is a violation to solicit a kickback as much as it is to give one, this would imply that the SNF could be prosecuted based on asking for the free service.

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149), and honeybee queens solicit up to 20 males for their midair orgies and have parasite-resistant offspring as a result (SN: 1/30/99, p.