When someone threatens to call “their” lawyer, it likely means that they have a lawyer "on retainer." To have a lawyer on retainer means that you – the client – pay a lawyer a small amount on a regular basis.
BarristerOccupationFields of employmentBarristers' chambers, government, sole traderRelated jobsPupil barrister, advocate, judge, magistrate, attorney, solicitor6 more rows
A general counsel, chief counsel, or chief legal officer (CLO) is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a company or a governmental department.
A barrister is a lawyer who represents clients in the higher courts of law.
advocate, in law, a person who is professionally qualified to plead the cause of another in a court of law. As a technical term, advocate is used mainly in those legal systems that derived from the Roman law.
Brother/Sister: When speaking to the court, attorneys often refer to opposing counsel as “My Brother” or “My Sister”. The attorneys are not related, they use this reference because they are looked upon as brethren in the law.
Lawyers and barristers can both represent clients inside the court. The only difference is, lawyers usually represent clients in the magistrate courts (or known as the lower courts). As for barristers, they usually represent clients in the higher courts.
Several countries use similar designations such as Senior Counsel, President's Counsel, State Counsel, Senior Advocate, and President's Advocate.