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Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by barbu1977

Congratulations!

Are you job hunting or do you have one?

(For those like me who had no clue on the difference between a Barrister and a Layer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister )

Originally Posted by Mistfit

Congratulations.. whatever that means.. care to elaborate to those non-Euro (me) people what this designation does (besides sounding impressive)?

I would probably be in some form of construction as a 'layer'

Essentially in England we have two main classes of lawyer; a Barrister and a Solicitor (though the term is still predominantly used for solicitors). A very basic distinction between the two is that in day to day life a person would have far more contact with a solicitor and can plod through life without ever needing a barrister as a Solicitor sorts out all that is required; wills, divorces, housing extensions etc.

A barrister offers far more specialised advice (i.e. expensive) and is geneally the go-to person to appear in court should a case reach that stage (the stereotypical english law person is a barrister with the whole wig and gown ensemble).

So my BA is Bachelor of Arts
the LL.B is a law degree
the esq. is a term which is traditionally only applied to those who have passed the Bar.

So right now i can call myself a barrister but still have to complete a year of professional training before I can actually practice as a barrister, unfortunatly competition for that is immense and so i currently have no idea if/when I will be able to commence it so, yep Barbu, I am currently looking for an interim job.