solicitorship

9.3

The job or position of a lawyer who gives legal advice

noun
/səˈlɪsɪtərˌʃɪp/

: cargo de abogado

She has just been appointed to a solicitorship in London.

Examples

After years of hard work, she finally obtained the solicitorship at the prestigious law firm.
He resigned from his solicitorship to pursue a career as a barrister.
Competition for the solicitorship was intense among recent law graduates.
The solicitorship requires extensive legal knowledge.
After years of hard work, she finally obtained the solicitorship at the prestigious law firm.
Competition for the solicitorship position was intense among recent law graduates.
He resigned from his solicitorship to pursue a career as a barrister.

Synonyms

attorneyship

vssolicitorship

Archaic

8.1

A lawyer's job or position in a law firm

focuses on that office specifically in legal contexts

How Senior

partner

∞ 1.4

solicitorship

9.3

trainee

50 2.4

Surface Forms

solicitorship singular

solicitorships plural

Morphology

solicitorship = solicitor (transparent) = solicitor + ship

The noun denotes the office/status formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ship' to the clear base 'solicitor', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Solicitorship comes from solicitor, a word that once meant someone who 'asks' or 'urges' for others and today also means a kind of 'lawyer', plus the ending -ship, which shows an 'office' or 'position' like in friendship. So solicitorship is the 'office' or 'position' of a solicitor.