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  • Jackson's father seeks allowance

    Nov 3rd, 2009 - BBC NEWS

    Jackson's father seeks allowance Court papers gave a list of Joe Jackson's expenses Joe Jackson has requested an allowance from the estate of his late son Michael, saying the pop star supported him for years before his death. In court papers filed in Los Angeles...

  • Hedge Fund Managers, Traders Charged in Galleon Trading Probe

    Nov 3rd, 2009 - Bloomberg

    Hedge Fund Managers, Traders Charged in Galleon Trading ProbeNov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. prosecutors charged 14 people,including hedge fund managers, lawyers and an ex-Galleon Groupemployee, for using the methods of “drug dealers”...

  • List Of Individuals Linked With Insider-Trading Probe

    Nov 3rd, 2009 - Wall Street Journal

    (Updates with more details throughout) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Prosecutors in New York charged nine people with crimes Thursday--including lawyers, a former Moody's Corp...

  • New arrests in Galleon insider-trading case

    Nov 3rd, 2009 - Reuters

    * Nine more arrested; total now 15 * Founder of Incremental Capital hedge fund charged (Updates story source, adds details from complaint) NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Nine more people have beenarrested in the Galleon Group insider-trading scandal...

  • Kate Winslet Wins $40000 in Libel Suit

    Nov 3rd, 2009 - People.com

    Kate Winslet Wins $40000 in Libel SuitAcademy Award winner Kate Winslet said Tuesday she was "delighted" to win a payout of about $40,000 from a British newspaper that said she lied about her exercise regime.

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A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver justice. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who retain (i.e., hire) lawyers to perform legal services.

The role of the lawyer varies significantly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms. More information is available in country-specific articles (see below).

In practice, legal jurisdictions exercise their right to determine who is recognized as being a lawyer; as a result, the meaning of the term "lawyer" may vary from place to place.

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