Women in law
Women in law describes the role played by women in the legal profession and related occupations, which includes lawyers (also called barristers, advocates, solicitors, attorneys or legal counselors), paralegals, prosecutors (also called District Attorneys or Crown Prosecutors), judges, legal scholars (including feminist legal theorists), law professors and law school deans. == History == === United Kingdom === In the United Kingdom, the first woman to pass a law degree was Eliza Orme, who graduated from University College London in 1888.