Yes. "Lawyer" is a general word, used in th U.S. and Britain. In the U.S., the word "attorney" is used to describe different types of Law professionals. For example: Criminal attorney, tax attorney, defense attorney, corporate attorney. In Britain, there is a difference between "barrister" and "solicitor". A "barrister" is able to act in all kind of courts, while the "solicitors" are able to work only in the lower courts. Besides that, they provide legal advice and the documents that their clients need. By the way, I´m a new teacher around here and I´m graduated in Law, too. If you need me, contact me in here and send a copy to [email protected]. Bye for now.