lawyering

noun

law·​yer·​ing ˈlȯ-yə-riŋ 

ˈlȯi-ə-

often disparaging

: the profession or work of a lawyer

Examples of lawyering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That work on behalf of the government, with emphasis on the Department of Justice, has much lawyering undertaken for political reasons, most notably at the beck and call of the nation’s current president. — Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

But lawyering is also about judgment—that part can’t be farmed out to AI yet. — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026

The legal-drama aspects of Matlock have been better lately, with cases that involve some clever TV lawyering. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025

Judges are starting to issue sanctions against this kind of lazy lawyering and crafting their own rules for the proper use of AI in the practice of law. — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

lawyering

noun

law·​yer·​ing

: the profession or work of a lawyer