as in lawyers
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to defend him against the charges
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Recent Examples of legal eagles
As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff).
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal eagles
lawyers
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Attempts to reach the suspects or their lawyers were unsuccessful.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Hudson’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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“Legal eagles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagles. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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