The main areas of practice in a few sentences:
Administrative & public law
Public law comprises several interlinking practice
areas which concern relationships between people and government.
Advertising & marketing
A
fresh and exciting area of legal practice, specialist lawyers provide copy
clearance advice and work with big-brand clients
Agriculture & rural issues
It is unsurprising that some of the country's strongest agricultural law practices are to be found in rural regions.
Agriculture & rural issues
It is
unsurprising that some of the country's strongest agricultural law practices
are to be found in rural regions
Banking & finance
Banking
and finance involves many financial products, from bank loans to companies to
highly structured financing arrangements across multiple jurisdictions.
Capital markets
Capital markets lawyers work with transactions involving the issue of debt or equity securities to the public or investors.
Charities
Charities lawyers advising the not-for-profit and social enterprise sector cover wills and trusts to commercial and real estate law.
Clinical negligence
Clinical negligence lawyers advise on instances of
injury or death arising from incorrect or inadequate medical treatment or
diagnosis.
Commercial property/real estate
Commercial property lawyers work on a wide range of
transactions including offices, retail developments and infrastructure
projects.
Company & commercial
Commercial lawyers focus on trade, from commercial
agreements about supply, manufacture and distribution to identifying the best
routes to market.
Competition & EU law
Competition and regulatory work includes merger
control, regulatory and court proceedings, issues arising from sector-specific
regulation and utility procurement issues.
Corporate finance
Corporate finance lawyers advise companies on all
aspects of the buying and selling of whole businesses or business assets.
Corporate tax
Corporate
tax involves advising on the most tax-efficient means of acquiring, selling or
restructuring assets
Crime
Criminal solicitors advise and appear in court on
behalf of both accused persons and the prosecution.
Employment, pensions & incentives
Employment lawyers work across all areas of employment law, including handling discrimination, staff restructuring and whistleblowing issues.
Financial services
This area of legal practice involves advising financial services clients on the myriad regulations that affect their sector.
Housing/landlord & tenant
Relationships
between the owners and occupiers of properties, both residential and
commercial, can be fraught with problems
Immigration
Immigration
lawyers deal with all legal matters relating to immigration and nationality.
Insurance/reinsurance
Insurance and reinsurance is an integral part of
commercial activity throughout the world.
Intellectual property
IP barristers advise on issues that range from
commercial exploitation and infringement disputes to IP rights in large
commercial transactions.
Personal injury
Personal injury law falls under the law of tort and
involves civil claims brought to obtain compensation for injuries. .
Sports
Sports law involves the legal issues at play in the worlds of both amateur and professional sport.
source:
https://www.lawcareers.net/Solicitors/SolicitorPracticeAreas
