Glossary of Terms/Jargon-Busters

Some of our users may be unfamiliar with some of the terms used on this site. Below are some of the terms and their meanings which we hope that you will find useful.

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Assistant Recorder

Baroness

Barrister' Clerk

Bar Council

Bar Vocational Course (BVC) 

Black Minority Ethnic (BME)

Commercial Awareness

Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Court of Appeal

Crown Prosecution Service

Deferred Application

Deputy District Judge

District Judge

Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executive

House of Lords

High Court Judge

Inns of Court

In-House Lawyer

Institute of Legal Executives

Institute of Paralegals

Law Society

Lawyer

Legal Executive

Legal Practice Course (LPC)

Mini-pupillage

OLPAS

Paralegal

Privy Councillor - historically Privy Councillors were the chief advisers to the monarch but today their role is largely ceremonial. There are currently over 300 privy councillors in the UK and they include all cabinet members past and present, the leaders of all the main parties, and the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Pupillage

Queen's Counsel (QC)

Recorder

Russell Group

Silks

Solicitor

Tenancy