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A quick definition of legal practitioner:

A legal practitioner is a type of lawyer who helps people with legal issues. In the old English system, there were different types of legal practitioners, such as barristers, special pleaders, certified conveyancers, and solicitors. Some legal practitioners can charge fees for their services, while others cannot. If a legal practitioner makes a mistake, they may not be sued for it.

A more thorough explanation:

A legal practitioner is a term used to describe a lawyer or a member of one of the recognized branches of practice in the traditional English system.

In the English system, legal practitioners can be:

  • Barristers
  • Special pleaders not at the bar
  • Certified conveyancers
  • Solicitors

For the first three types of legal practitioners, they are allowed to recover their fees. However, barristers cannot recover their fees as their acting is deemed voluntary, and their fees are considered honorary payments. This means that no action can be taken against them for negligence or unskilfulness.

For example, if a person hires a solicitor to represent them in a legal matter, the solicitor is considered a legal practitioner. The solicitor can recover their fees for their services. However, if a person hires a barrister, the barrister cannot recover their fees, and their acting is considered voluntary.

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crybaby2024
15:50
Damn :(
crybaby2024
15:51
Well congrats to everyone then I guess lol
Obtainingdreams
15:58
@serenity--now: they called me this morning
AvailablePossum
15:58
i got an NYU II also, let's go
ValleyH
16:08
are y'all planning on doing any kind of prep before 1L starts?
ValleyH
16:08
I'm debating on what books to read, if there's courses out there, etc.
ClassyPleasantHeron
16:16
Wild that NYU doesn't have enough staff to deliver decisions in a timely fashion, but they can offer dozens of interviews to people they've kept in limbo for months.
ClassyPleasantHeron
16:16
No, not salty at all. Why do you ask?
SameSuperLeopard
16:20
FINALLY MY CYCLE IS OVER
PreviousSwelteringQuail
16:22
Is it helpful to visit a law school’s campus on the WL? (I’ll be in the city this summer anyways so it’s pretty low stakes in terms of money/travel time)
SameSuperLeopard
16:33
my fordham WL email has verb noun agreement errors...
modestmouse
16:36
@jmonnaayyy: https://annas-archive.org/
modestmouse
16:36
tap in
ClassyPleasantHeron
16:38
@PreviousSwelteringQuail: Hard to say. Some schools don't care or aren't organized in a way that a visit translates into interest. It won't hurt your chances, and it may be worth visiting just to see if you really can picture yourself there.
crybaby2024
17:42
@PreviousSwelteringQuail: it does not help
Ijustwannagetinman
17:46
Georgetown updated my law hub to "applicant withdrawn" but never responded to my really long kind email explaining why I had to withdraw lol
Ijustwannagetinman
17:47
that's kinda rude I mean I understand though but wow
Ijustwannagetinman
17:51
Also if anyone cares, it seems spivey was right that we will see more Wairlist movement. UCLA and UVA are the only T14 that have truly been through their waitlists and both have already taken way more students than last year at this point. Definitely something to watch!
manifestT14acceptances
18:06
fwiw that's how its been for every school i withdrew from, or something like "application cancelled"
BankruptcyAndRestructuringLawIsCool
19:28
Both GW and Maine did respond to my withdrawal from them. BC and OSU did not.
CondemnedPuffyGnome
20:03
anyone know if pre Aug 2024 LSAT writing can still be used after Aug 2024. haven't seen anything to the contrary but...
HumorousWaggishStoat
20:50
It can -think I saw the powerscore guy confirm on a reddit thread.
CondemnedPuffyGnome
20:52
I don't see why it wouldn't, except that lsac love shit like that
jb2028
21:19
UCLA's waitlist volume seems similar? 10 people logged a WL -> A result last cycle, 11 people this cycle
jb2028
21:20
Scratch that, exactly 10 each cycle
jb2028
21:21
Although it looks like half of UCLA's waitlist As last cycle (5/10) came in June or later, so looking more closely waitlist volume does seem up for UCLA
Seagulleagle10
21:24
I got an email from Emory's Office of Financial aid saying they received my aid application. The email also said "Log into OPUS, Emory's student portal, to review our online service offerings and to review your To Do activities, important messages from the Office of Financial Aid, and later in the application cycle, your aid package and disbursement dates." I haven't been accepted (I'm waitlisted), does or did everyone receive this?
Seagulleagle10
21:27
nvm should have read the bottom of the email
menherachan
21:50
@Ijustwannagetinman: what did you write in your email?
manifestT14acceptances
22:45
i wanna get off a waitlist right NEOW 🗣️
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