The concept of the "Jewish lawyer" is a stereotype of Jews, which depicts Jews and Jewish lawyers as clever, greedy, exploitative, dishonest, and as engaging in moral turpitude and excessive legalism.
As in other systems, the lawyer in Jewish law plays primarily two roles, that of advocate and that of legal consultant.
The term Torah is also used to designate the entire Hebrew Bible. Since for some Jews the laws and customs passed down through oral traditions are part and parcel of God's revelation to Moses and constitute the “oral Torah,” Torah is also understood to include both the Oral Law and the Written Law.
Mishpat is today the modern Hebrew word for law. A mishpatan is a lawyer. The Israeli civil courts are charmingly called batei mishpat lshalom, courts for making peace between people.Mar 6, 2009