What is the B word for lawyer is barrister, which is a type of lawyer in Australia and UK who specialises in court advocacy and provides specialist legal opinions. In Australia, legal profession is divided into solicitors and barristers, both are lawyers but with different roles. Solicitor is the lawyer you see first, who handles client contact, paperwork, conveyancing, family law and prepares cases, while barrister is specialist advocate you brief to appear in court for complex matters, trials and appeals, wearing wig and gown in higher courts. To become barrister, you must first be solicitor then pass Bar exam and Bar Practice Course and do pupillage. Other B words for lawyer include brief which is informal term for barrister's instructions, bench for judges, bar for profession as in admitted to the Bar, and slang like brief chaser, but barrister is main B word. In US, lawyer B words include bar association, bench, and slang like ambulance chaser for personal injury lawyer, but barrister is not used in US where all are attorneys. In Australia, you may also hear barrister-at-law, King's Counsel KC for senior barristers previously QC, and silk for KC. So if crossword clue asks B word for lawyer, answer is barrister or bar. For insulting B word for lawyer, some people say bastard jokingly, but professional term is barrister.
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