Word "lawyer" has a Latin origin – the verb «advoco» means to "call,"invite". In ancient Rome each citizen could protect independently the rights, and could invite for this purpose of the representative which named«advocatus». In modern understanding the lawyer is the expert on the right, it gives consultations under matters of law and explanations under the legislation. Also services of the lawyer in protection of defendants or representation of interests of the claimant, the respondent who has suffered are claimed.
Each lawyer in Russia consists in Bar where accepts commissions on business management, and each Bar can conclude with the organisations and establishments contracts on legal aid rendering. It is no wonder that activity of the lawyer demands, besides the higher juridical education, a high sense of responsibility. Though the rights of the lawyer are wide enough, it is necessary to recognise that the status of the lawyer imposes a number of interdictions, including moral character: the professional lawyer should use only moral methods and receptions for achievement of the purposes.
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