Can you be a lawyer in the Uk?

Question

I told my uncle I wanted to be a lawyer but he said I would have to move to the US to be a lawyer. Apparently you can only be a barrister or a solicitor in the UK. Is that true?

Answer 1

"Is that true?"

No.

Both Solicitors and Barristers are lawyers. In the US there is only one level of licensing for the practice of law, called a lawyer or an attorney. In England there are two different licenses - Solicitor and Barrister. Both, however, are lawyers.

Richard