Britain has split its legal profession into barristers and solicitors since the fourteenth century.

Evidence

This is not the case in Great Britain. Since the fourteenth century, the British have had a bifurcated legal profession, with those practicing law divided into barristers and solicitors. The members of these groups receive different legal training and perform distinct functions in the British legal system. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 952

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Barristers form a small elite within Britain’s legal profession. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 956; Britain’s bifurcated barrister-solicitor division structures who appears in court — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 647; Common-law systems share features derived from English law and practice. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 106 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Common-law systems share features derived from English law and practice. #responds-to (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 106