General Practice, Other Areas: General Practice & Other Areas - FAQ
Who is an attorney?
- An attorney is a person who is appointed to represent a client.
- It is a term that is commonly used in the United States of America.
- The terms attorney and advocate are not usually used to describe lawyers in Australia.
- The exception is in specialist fields like intellectual property. Australia has special qualifications for patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys. You can find out more in our guides on Intellectual Property.
- Legal terminology varies significantly between different countries.
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