Speaking legal English. Борисова Л.А. - 9 стр.

       Discussion
       Exercise 5. Make a speech persuading school leavers either to become or
not to become lawyers.

      Exercise 6. Discuss the following questions.

      1.   Do lawyers make a lot of money?
      2.   Are lawyers respected in our society or not?
      3.   Is it prestigious to work as a lawyer today?
      4.   Is lawyer’s work hard or easy?

      Exercise 7. Write down a list of qualities necessary for a lawyer.

      Exercise 8. Write down a list of do’s and don’ts for a lawyer.

      Reading and Speaking
      Exercise 9. Read the following text and do the tasks which follow.

                                        JUDGES
       Judges are normally appointed from practicing barristers or solicitors.
       High Court judges, circuit judges and recorders are appointed by the
Queen on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor. District judges are
appointed by the Lord Chancellor. Circuit judges are district judges who are
appointed through a competitive procedure including an interview before a
panel which makes recommendation to the Lord Chancellor. Over the next few
years, this procedure for making appointments is to be extended to all judicial
posts below the level of the High Court.
       Circuit judges, who preside in county courts and the Crown Court, are
appointed from barristers or solicitors who have held a right of audience in the
Crown Court or in county courts for at least ten years or from recorders with at
least two years' experience. Recorders are part-time judges in the Crown Court
and county courts and are appointed from among those barristers or solicitors
who have held a right of audience in the Crown Court or county courts for at
least ten years; they are expected to sit for at least 20 days a year but no more
than 50. High Court judges are appointed from practitioners who have held a
right of audience in the High Court for at least ten years, or from among circuit
judges who have served for at least two years.

      Translate the words highlighted in the text.

      Answer the following questions:
      �� Do you need a special qualification to become a judge?
      �� Who appoints judges?
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