Advocates practice in Scotland in an equivalent role to Barristers in England and Wales.
They are experts in the art of advocacy, which involves the presentation of cases in court and the provision of advice on every aspect of litigation.
While advocates practice in the courts of Scotland as members of the Faculty of Advocates, they also have right of audience before the UK Supreme Court and a host of other decision-making bodies like tribunals and arbitrations.
Advocates receive their work and fees from solicitors, who transfer clients to them in cases that go to court.
