In general lawyer is a general term that represents the member of the legal profession. And the one who sees any type of personal matter such as a divorce, a will, to set up a company, to make some claims against the employer etc is a solicitor. In many of the countries including America the legal professional in fused, not split up in two legal entities. Thus the same lawyer performs every type of the legal task. Roles that are played by this entity are:

All types of legal advices in all matters are provided by the lawyers and solicitors. This advice includes the abstract principles of laws about the all facts about the client’s case. And give advice to the client what to do next and what are the solutions of the problem with best one. In most on the countries legal advice to clients is given by the licensed lawyer.  But in some of the places, jurists who hold the law can also provide the legal advice to the public and can help them in solving cases. In these countries holding a license is not a primary condition.

Lawyers and solicitors also work for the private, non-profit organizations, societies etc to serve people. Not only the civil cases but Lawyers and solicitors also handle the cases related to the criminals. Each of them is specialized in its own field and helps their clients to get rid of the legal terms in which they are stuck and need help.