@SageAdviceDnD Does justice in the Forgotten Realms include the use of attorneys/barristers/advocates?
— Corey Brand (@iac249)
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Yes and no. As in: there are no formal “lawyers,” but anyone may have an advocate speak for them (though they MUST be present at the trial unless the magister (judge) grants otherwise (usually only when very ill/wounded). Waterdeep and most large cities now have… ..hired-by-an-accused "lawspeakers" who argue an accused's case before the court (rarer to have lawspeakers for plaintiffs, but this use is growing). Any citizen can speak at a case (intervenor), but no guilds or groups. Lawspeakers charge anything from 1 sp/day to 6 gp/day.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 11, 2019
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Some lawspeakers have become pretty good at the finer points of case law, but most are at heart very good orators/actors.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 11, 2019