Shree. ( Advocate.) 30 September 2008
Dear E.Prakash,
Lawyer is a person who knows law... in simple words... he is a law graduate. It is not necessary for him to carry the brief of the client...
While an advocate is a practicing lawyer... a lawyer who pleads in the court is called an advocate..
therefore every ADVOCATE is a LAWYER, but every LAWYER is not an ADVOCATE.
Hope you understand now clearly.
SHEKHAR MISHRA (public servant) 30 September 2008
Shree is right.
siddu (Advocate) 30 September 2008
Lawyer means a person who is well versed with the laws, is known as Lawyer. And the Advocate is one who advocates in favour of the client according to his knowledge as a Lawyer. The Lawyer and the advocate is one another same. The technical point is that a person can give legal advice as a lawyer and the same person can advocate for the others interest at the Courts.
Shri.S.D.Kotabagi
Advocate, Karnataka
Tribhuwan Pandey (Advocate) 30 September 2008
Lawyer - who is law graduate and have law degree.
Advocate - who has licence issued by the Bar Counsel to practice in the court of law on behalf of his client.
Lawyers have no such right.
Vijay Kumar (Advocate) 30 September 2008
I think even MANU was a lawyer.
K.C.Suresh (Advocate) 01 October 2008
Manish Singh (Advocate) 01 October 2008
I concur with the view expressed by Mr. Pandey since in Indian context, advocates are those who are enrolled with the bar and have authority to appear in courts.
Ravi Arora (Advocate) 01 October 2008
lawyers or Advocates one and the same thing.
person who is trained and qualified in law and who does legal work
for other person is lawyer or you can say an advocate
ca.bhupendrashah (FCADISA) 01 October 2008
knowledge plus right to carry a brief for a client = adv.
prabodh kumar patel (advocate) 10 October 2008
Please also differenciate attorney, counsel & solicitor.
Shree. ( Advocate.) 11 October 2008
Dear Prabodh Kumar,
“an adviser and a lawyer engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court” or as:
“a barrister” but mostly as:
“a lawyer appointed or engaged to advise and represent a particular client, public officer, or public body in legal matters (as before a government agency)” in which case Webster’s would rather call it a legal counsel or, whether it baffles the mind or not, a consultant.
Wether a student of English or as a total layman, I think you'd call them all a lawyer, no matter what cause they plead or advocate. I don't think you'd go, "I'll go get a solicitor to sue X for Y." You'd likely go, "I'll go get a lawyer..." instead. So much less for any of the other variously named guys above. They, too, if provoked, would scamper for or call out to a lawyer.
Others members will make better distinctions.
Hope u could understand now.
prabodh kumar patel (advocate) 11 October 2008
Thanks
sunil pagare (lawyer) 26 November 2009
According to Oxford Dic. Advocate means a person who pleads for another / a professional pleader in a Court of Justic & Lawyer means a member of legal profession / a Solicitor.