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(a) Outline the work undertaken by barristers and solicitors. For more than a hundred years the legal profession in England and Wales has been divided into barristers and solicitors, and each branch has until recently had its own role to play. Solicitors are traditionally seen as the general practitioners of the legal profession, providing advice to the public across a wide legal spectrum, while barristers are seen primarily as advocates. Neither of these pictures is completely true. Many solicitors do still work in "High Street" offices and offer general legal advice and other legal services to the public at large. Most "High Street" firms give advice and assistance in the drafting and execution of wills, in conveyancing, in family disputes, in personal injuries claims, and in criminal matters, and many deal with other areas such as employment law, immigration law and housing law. In these fields they can give initial advice,...

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