Portuguese Bar Association
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The Portuguese Bar Association is the public association to which all attorneys-at-law belong in Portugal
, founded in 1926. Its early origins are found on a private association founded in 1838 by a group of lawyers from Lisbon
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Graduates in Law from University who wish to act on behalf of clients before a Court of Law must register at the Portuguese Bar Association. Only those who are duly registered can provide legal consultation and appear before the Court. Other graduates in Law may chose other jobs, which do not demand registration at the Bar.
Being a public association, it is independent from the government, but it has some public powers, which include disciplinary action over its members. Its decisions are subject to judicial impeachment. In Portuguese Law
, an attorney-at-law is known as advogado. His job equals that of both solicitor
s and barrister
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Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, founded in 1926. Its early origins are found on a private association founded in 1838 by a group of lawyers from Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
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Graduates in Law from University who wish to act on behalf of clients before a Court of Law must register at the Portuguese Bar Association. Only those who are duly registered can provide legal consultation and appear before the Court. Other graduates in Law may chose other jobs, which do not demand registration at the Bar.
Being a public association, it is independent from the government, but it has some public powers, which include disciplinary action over its members. Its decisions are subject to judicial impeachment. In Portuguese Law
Law of Portugal
The Law of Portugal is the legal system that applies in Portugal. The Portuguese legal system is a civil law or continental legal system, based on Roman law...
, an attorney-at-law is known as advogado. His job equals that of both solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
s and barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
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