solicitor

n. one who solicits, one who requests, one who petitions; one who offers legal advice to clients and may present petitions to the lower courts but is not a member of the bar (British)

A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). In most common law countries the legal profession is split between solicitors who represent and advise clients, and a barrister who is retained by a solicitor to advocate in a legal hearing or to render a legal opinion.
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Noun
1. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
(synonym) canvasser
(hypernym) petitioner, suppliant, supplicant
(hyponym) fundraiser
(derivation) solicit, beg, tap
2. a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
(hypernym) lawyer, attorney
(hyponym) law agent
(classification) law, jurisprudence

(n.)
The law officer of a city, town, department, or government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of the treasury.
  

(n.)
One who solicits.
  

(n.)
An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in court; -- formerly, in English practice, the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the Note under Attorney.
  

A lawyer that restricts his or her practice to the giving of legal advice and does not normally litigate. - (read more on Solicitor)