Vocabulary

Report – отчет, доклад

Legal professions – юридические профессии

Dispute – спор; тяжба

To take the case to court – подать в суд

To differ - различаться

Judge - судья

Public prosecutor – государственный обвинитель, прокурор

Attorney – адвокат, юрист; прокурор (в США)

Bailiff – судебный пристав;

Barrister – адвокат, барристер (в англо-американском праве)

Solicitor – поверенный, адвокат (подготавливающий дела для барристера и выступающий только в судах низшей инстанции)

To have the authority (to do smth) – иметь полономочия (делать что-либо)

Legal decision – юридическое решение

Legal documents – юридические документы

To exercise one’s power – пользоваться полномочиями

Justice of the Peace (Magistrate) - мировой судья

To keep the records – вести записи

To be responsible for smth – быть ответственным за что-либо

Registrar - регистратор суда (в Англии); сотрудник ЗАГСа

To demand – требовать

Proficiency – умение, искусство

TASKS

Answer the questions.

What qualities do legal professions demand?

What can you do if you are in a dispute with another person?

What is the other word for “Justice of the Peace”?

In what cases can public prosecution services act on behalf of society?

What legal professions can you name?

What do Magistrates do?

Can you decide whether these sentences are true or false?

All legal professions are the same in all the countries.

A judge decides about punishment for criminals.

JP” stands for Junior Prosecutor.

Judges keep the records of the courts themselves.

The responsibilities of a bailiff in England and the USA are different.

Public prosecutors are mainly involved in criminal cases.

Can you match the verbs and the nouns? Choose any 3 phrases and write your own sentences with them.

To take	a report
To write	a legal profession
To be	different functions
To punish	legal decisions
To exercise	the case to the court
To perform	criminals
To make	in dispute with somebody
To enter	one’s power

Can you continue the sentences?

1) A judge in court of law …..

2) Justice of the Peace is an official…..

3) Clerks are people who are responsible…..

4) In England a bailiff is a law officer….

5) In the USA a bailiff is….

6) Public prosecution….

5. ²Listen to Text B to learn more about legal professions. The vocabulary below will help you understand the text.

Vocabulary

To represent in court – представлять в суде

To be involved in / to be engaged in – заниматься чем-либо;

Legal knowledge – юридические знания

To be familiar with – быть знакомым с чем-либо, знать что-либо

Variety of titles – разнообразие, множество названий