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Because you know you'd love to give me some advice :D

In a firm for construction law, what would the following jobs involve?

Barrister
Solicitor
Masters in Construction Law and Arbitration
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – all categories
Quantity Surveyors – all categories
Engineer – all categories
Project Manager
Construction and Contracts Manager
Planner

Especially barristers, or solicitors. I'm slightly clueless :(

Because you know you'd love to give me some advice :D

In a firm for construction law, what would the following jobs involve?

Barrister
Solicitor
Masters in Construction Law and Arbitration
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – all categories
Quantity Surveyors – all categories
Engineer – all categories
Project Manager
Construction and Contracts Manager
Planner

Especially barristers, or solicitors. I'm slightly clueless :(


No clue in the US, barrister is a british legal term.

My uncle is a Prof. of Criminology Law at ANU university in Australia.

How'd ya like that :p

Because you know you'd love to give me some advice :D

In a firm for construction law, what would the following jobs involve?

Barrister above a solicitor i believe, gets the cases then gets a solicitor to help
Solicitor see above
Masters in Construction Law and Arbitration make sure the building conforms to regulations probably
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – all categories the what?
Quantity Surveyors – all categories as above
Engineer – all categories engineering things
Project Manager in overall charge of the project?
Construction and Contracts Manager managing construction and contracts
Planner planning it

Especially barristers, or solicitors. I'm slightly clueless :(
these are, of course, just guesses

I'm not certain but I think there all over at the Michael Jackson trial.

Barrister - A lawyer who speaks at the bar in british courts,especialy in the higher courts.

Solicitor - A british attorney who speaks in lower courts and prepares cases for barrister in the higher courts.

Masters in Construction Law and Arbitration - Deals with arguments, disputes and probelms regarding construction law.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – all categories - "The Professional Organisation for Arbitrators, Mediators and Adjudicators"

Quantity Surveyors – all categories - prepare cost estimates and plans, audit projects, manage construction costs and administer construction contracts for all levels and types of construction.

Engineer – all categories - An engineer maybe?

Project Manager - Oversees the entire of whatever project it running, pulls it all together

Construction and Contracts Manager - Deals with the contracting and recruitment of appropriate construction personell for the project.

Planner - Plans stuff.

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I'm not particularly well informed on the subject, but I would guess that the planner would have something to do with planning permission law, in this context.

They've all retired by the age of 30 and are at home rolling around in their dough. All that's left are in-experienced lawyers. :D

Thanks :) I've got a work experience interview tomorrow, I think I need to know a little bit about the company :rolleyes: How I got stuck with this when I put my career choice as musician I do not know..

Lol I was just wondering if there was anything specific their planners would have to plan :p

Just on a side note, IIRC barristers have to be self-employed, so will probably be partners in charge of the firm.

Barrister above a solicitor i believe, gets the cases then gets a solicitor to help
Solicitor see above

Other way round :P
You go to see a Solicitor, they will then employ a Barrister as an advocate in the higher courts. Barristers tend to be more specialised, and are more likely to be experts in a certian field.

These days, however, Solicitors can take certian exams to be allowed a right of advocacy in higher courts, and with that Barristers are begining to die out.

Always thought having a distinction between the two was a bit daft :/