counsel为“顾问律师”，在英国多指为沙律师提供意见或建议的巴律师，有时也指成为王室法律顾问的“讼务律师”，即 Queen's (或King's) Counsel；在美国，多指为公司或政府担当法律顾问的律师，如in-house counsel。counselor在英国已经被废弃，其在爱尔兰和美国等地有时仍在使用，基本等同counsel， 但比counsel正式。主要是指提供法律咨询、处理各种法律事务，出庭进行诉、辩等的法律代理人，也应译为“顾问律师”[5]。

conveyancer主要指从事不动产转让事务的专门律师，故为“不动产转让律师”。在英国，“讼务律师”和“事务律师”均可从事(a Lawyer who specializes in real-estate transactions. [6] )。

advocate 为“出庭律师” （a lawyer who works and argues in support of another's cause, esp. in court[7])。此外，苏格兰的“讼务律师”也被称为advocate，而苏格兰的“事务律师”则被称为 law agent[8] 。

proctor现指宗教法院的教堂的辩护律师或宗教事务律师 (an advocate of a religious house，one who represents a religious society in its legal affairs)，其也称为 procurator”[9] 。

[1]“One who is licensed to practice law”Cf. Bryan A. Gamer, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th edition, at p. 895, West Group (1999) ； "one whose profession is to advise clients as to legal rights and obligations and to represent clients in legal proceedings. ” Cf. Linda Picard Wood, J. D.，Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Law, at p. 283, Merriam-Webster, Incorporated (1996)." person who has studied law and can act for people on legal business. w Cf. P. H. Collin, Dictionary of Law, at p. 310，Peter Collin Publishing (1995).

[2] "Originally, attorney denoted a practitioner in common-law courts, solicitor one in equity courts, and proctor one in ecclesiastical courts. ”Cf. Bryan A. Gamer, A Dictionary of Modem Legal Usage, at p. 90, Oxford University Press Ltd. (1995).