Lawyer vs. Accountant — What's the Difference?

A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, canonist, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solicitor, legal executive, or public servant preparing, interpreting and applying the law, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services.

An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy. Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certified Accountant or Certified Public Accountant, or Registered Public Accountant.

One whose profession is to give legal advice and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in other legal matters.

One that keeps, audits, and inspects the financial records of individuals or business concerns and prepares financial and tax reports.

A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)

One who renders account; one accountable.

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).

(by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.

(accounting) One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.

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(accounting) One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.

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(obsolete) Accountable.

To practice law.

One who renders account; one accountable.

(intransitive) To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.

A reckoner.

(intransitive) To make legalistic arguments.

One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.

To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.

Accountable.

One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.

Someone who maintains and audits business accounts

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A professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice