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[tahmelapachme33]

I just wanna know how many common types of law there are, like criminal, probabate,etc there are in a typical law firm. Need around 6 or 7.

Thanks guys!!!!

[barraq]

There are many, and other than the distinction between criminal law and civil law there is no "official" list of areas of practice so different people's lists could include different names for the same thing.

Off the top of my head, the main areas are:

1. Criminal.
2. Residential conveyancing (buying and selling houses).
3. Wills and probate.
4. Trusts (this is separate, but there is a lot of overlap with wills).
5. Family (eg divorce).
6. Child law (again there is a lot of overlap with family, but this covers areas like care orders etc).
7. Personal injury (which can be sub-divided into many areas, such as clinical negligence, road traffic, etc).
8. Employment.
9. Commercial property.
10. Commercial / business law (which can be further sub-divided into many different areas - contracts, company law, intellectual property, etc).
Etc.

[jan46]

It depends on the practice:
Family Law
Criminal Law
Bankruptcy
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Real Estate
Business Law