A solicitor is a legal practitioner who provides specialist legal advice on different areas of law and is responsible for representing and defending a client's legal interest. In some jurisdictions, a person must have legally- defined qualifications to be described as a solicitor and enabled to practice as such. In the UK, solicitors take instructions from clients and advise them on necessary courses of legal action, working closely with clients and being their first point of contact
. They deal with a variety of matters such as criminal law, business law, family law, and property law, and their day-to-day responsibilities can include giving legal advice to clients, translating client’s issues into legal terms, researching cases, writing legal documents, and preparing cases
. While solicitors can represent a client in court, they often turn to barristers to represent their clients in court
. In the US, the term "solicitor" in the legal profession refers to government lawyers, and the Solicitor General of the United States is the lawyer appointed to represent the federal government before the United States Supreme Court
. It's important to note that the term "solicitor" is mainly used in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, and some parts of the US
