: one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to legal rights and obligations in other matters
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their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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No official description has been released for All’s Fair, in which Kardashian plays Los Angeles’ most successful divorce lawyer working at an all-female firm.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
On one hand, individual professionals—whether accountants, engineers or lawyers—must recognize the importance of staying current with AI to remain competitive in their fields.
—Steve Murphy, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
According to a September 12 press release from Portillo’s lawyers, her McDonald’s managers continued to use a male name and male pronouns for her and ridiculed her for being transgender.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 1 Oct. 2024
Mexican American scholar and activist George I. Sanchez corresponded with NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall on strategies for court challenges to school segregation before the 1954 landmark Brown decision.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
On one hand, individual professionals—whether accountants, engineers or lawyers—must recognize the importance of staying current with AI to remain competitive in their fields.
—Steve Murphy, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
According to a September 12 press release from Portillo’s lawyers, her McDonald’s managers continued to use a male name and male pronouns for her and ridiculed her for being transgender.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 1 Oct. 2024
Mexican American scholar and activist George I. Sanchez corresponded with NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall on strategies for court challenges to school segregation before the 1954 landmark Brown decision.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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lawyer
noun
law·yer
ˈlȯ-yər 
: one whose profession is to advise clients as to legal rights and obligations and to represent clients in legal proceedings
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