Types of Lawyers
Mark Demong from 97th Street Law joins us again to go over types of lawyers and what is the difference between a real estate lawyer. Find the contact details of Mark here
To start, here are some names which generally all have to do with lawyers: Attorney, Barrister, Solicitor, Advocate, In-house Counsel, Legal Advisor, Litigator, Negotiator, Prosecutor
Attorney comes from the US system and what they commonly used for lawyers, and in Canada generally we use the British terms of Barrister and Solicitor. A Barrister is a lawyer that approaches that bar/bench in the court room and advocates on behalf of a client. Whereas a solicitor is a lawyer that does the paperwork and doesn’t go to court. Usually in Canada we don’t differentiate the two much and often you will hear the terms together as a Barrister and Solicitor.
Real Estate Lawyer
For real estate lawyers they are simply lawyers that deal with real estate transactions.
As where a divorce lawyer is simply a lawyer that deals with divorce issues and settlements.
The important difference is that when a lawyer labels themselves as a real estate lawyer, they should have the experience needed as it will be completely different than family law, litigation or law related to divorce situations.
You don’t want a divorce lawyer doing your real estate transactions, any more than you would want a real estate lawyer in the case you are getting a divorce.
You want a lawyer that will be able to do the paperwork correctly, interpret the contracts correctly, follow the needed processes and look for any potential issues. Having experience doing so is necessary.
Real Estate Paralegal
A paralegal, regardless of what area of law they are in, support the lawyer with writing up documents, filing, submitting, etc. They interpret things from the granule level, where the lawyer sees more of the bigger picture.
Real estate paralegals, like real estate lawyers have the experience and the repetition which helps them to specialize and be good at processing the needed documents.
