▁the ▁Law ▁Ad vis er ▁ ▁No ▁specific ▁duties ▁were ▁assigned ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁Law ▁Ad vis er ▁when ▁the ▁office ▁was ▁created : ▁he ▁appears ▁at ▁first ▁to ▁have ▁acted ▁▁▁ ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁assistant ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁senior ▁ ▁Law ▁Offic ers . ▁Later ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁ ▁tasks ▁of ▁draft ing ▁Parliament ary ▁B ills , ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁advis ing ▁lay ▁ ▁magistr ates ▁on ▁ ▁any ▁legal ▁problems ▁which ▁they ▁referred ▁to ▁him . ▁C ases ▁involving ▁State ▁security ▁ ▁also ▁fell ▁under ▁his ▁rem it : ▁ ▁Den is ▁Ca ul field ▁Her on ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁was ▁heavily ▁occupied ▁in ▁ ▁pro sec uting ▁ ▁the ▁tri als ▁which ▁followed ▁the ▁Fen ian ▁R ising . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁ ▁the ▁Law ▁Ad vis er ▁ ▁was ▁usually ▁also ▁ ▁one ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁Ser je ants - at - law , ▁but ▁in ▁time ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁opened ▁up ▁ ▁to ▁rising ▁ ▁junior ▁ ▁bar r ister s , ▁▁ ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁hoped ▁in ▁due ▁course ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Ben ch ; ▁later ▁it ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁thought ▁ ▁that ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁Ser je ant ▁and ▁Law ▁Ad vis er ▁should ▁be ▁separate . ▁There ▁ ▁may ▁also ▁ ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁feeling ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Ad vis er ▁was ▁beneath ▁the ▁dign ity ▁of ▁ ▁a ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁ancient ▁office ▁of ▁Ser je ant . ▁ ▁The