A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, canonist, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, counsellor, solicitor, legal executive, or public servant preparing, interpreting and applying law, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary.
Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems. The role of the lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions.
Attorney roles: Attorney at law, an official title of lawyers in some jurisdictions, Attorney general, the principal legal officer of (or advisor to) a government, Attorney-in-fact, a holder of a power of attorney who is (though not necessarily a lawyer) able to act on another’s behalf in legal and financial contexts, Lawyer, a synonym for attorney.
