Since its origins, "lawyer" has designated someone who speaks about laws without sufficient knowledge.
The Latin word legulēius came to our language as leguleyo . This is what a litigator is called: a lawyer who tends to promote lawsuits and litigation.
Lack of rigor
Generally, the individual who intends to apply the law in a lax manner is mentioned as a lawyer. A lawyer is also designated as someone who wants to take charge of legal matters without having the necessary knowledge .
The idea of leguleyo, therefore, has a derogatory connotation. If it is indicated that a lawyer is a lawyer, mention is made of his lack of ethics or professionalism . The lawyer does not intervene in the judicial processes as appropriate, thus harming his client.
Lionel Hutz
An example of a lawyer is Lionel Hutz (also known as Leobardo Luna ), a character from the animated series The Simpsons . He is a lawyer of little prestige, who usually loses his cases.
This lawyer, given his lack of success as a lawyer, sometimes has other jobs: he has been a shoemaker and a childminder, to mention some of the jobs portrayed in the series. Despite his well-known reputation, the absurdity of the series leads the other characters to hire him again and again, leading themselves to inevitable failure simply by not having the money to access a responsible professional.
Lack of precision
In certain contexts, what is described as legal is what lacks precision or legal foundations . Suppose two journalists begin to analyze a new law that has just been passed in a country. Since these two communicators are not lawyers, they make inaccurate and unclear comments. That is why it can be said that they are the protagonists of a legal debate . On the other hand, if those commenting on the regulations are legal experts, the conversation would reach another level of depth and could be rich in technical details.
Currently, given the excess of information to which we are exposed through the Internet, the majority tendency is this, to give opinions on all topics, beyond our knowledge or specialization. Of course, people who have a role whose social impact is important should take care of themselves much more than the rest, because their comments can influence millions of people of all ages.
Etymology
Like many other terms in our language, leguleyo has its origins in Latin. In this case, it is leguleius , a word that already had a derogatory connotation in its original language. Let's look at its components below to further understand their meaning:
* lex, legis : is the Latin word that came to our language as "law";
* -uleius : this suffix can also be found in patronymics (proper names of people) and demonyms (adjective that relates the person to their place of origin or residence), so in principle it denotes a relationship with the laws .
Giving an opinion without sufficient foundations in a media is dangerous.
In the past, it was used to designate people who tended to examine and cite laws without knowing them thoroughly, and with the sole objective of starting litigation. On the other hand, it also applied to those who managed certain aspects of the lawsuits but without having completed legal studies or without having the necessary specialty for the case, such as the secretaries of jurists and minor attorneys, among others. .
As a curiosity, we must point out that the origin of lex, legis is in religion and refers to the formulas chosen to celebrate a rite . Later it reached the legal field to become the concept of law that persists to this day. With respect to ius ("right"), the main difference is that this concept is based on nature, while lex is based on conventions.