Lawyers In Poland
In Poland any person holding a Magister's degree in law is called "jurist" or "lawyer" (Polish: prawnik). The licensed legal professions are as follows:
- judge (Polish: sędzia);
- public attorney (Polish: prokurator), legal representative of the State, with the exception of trials involving the Treasury, their primary duties include prosecution, supervision over police investigations and acting on behalf of public interest in all trials;
- attorney of the Treasury (Polish: radca Prokuratorii Generalnej Skarbu Państwa), legal representative of the Treasury where significant State property is at stake, their representation is also mandatory in all trials involving the Treasury at central courts,
- advocate (Polish: adwokat), whose main function is to provide legal assistance, prepare legal opinions and drafts of legislative acts, and represent persons before court in civil, administrative and criminal trials;
- legal advisor (Polish: radca prawny), whose main function is to provide legal assistance, prepare legal opinions and drafts of legislative acts, and represent persons before courts in civil, administrative and - in a limited scope - criminal trials;
- notary (Polish: notariusz), whose job consists of mixture of civil law notary and notary public duties;
- bailiff (Polish: komornik), a public officer (but not an official) whose main function is to execute court's decisions concerning civil claims.
Some legal professions may also be performed by graduates in other specific disciplines, such as economy or engineering. They require an appropriate admission examination to be passed, as such jurists are authorised to represent persons before courts in matters related to their profession. Such occupations include inter alia:
- tax advisor (Polish: doradca podatkowy), whose main function is to advise persons in tax matters, represent them before courts and State authorities in tax matters and perform other activities related to tax law;
- patent attorney (Polish: rzecznik patentowy), whose job consists of rendering legal assistance in industrial property matters.
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