Collocations withlawyer
These are words often used in combination withlawyer.
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academic lawyer
He is an academic lawyer, a professor of law.
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clever lawyer
He is a nice man and a clever lawyer, but he appears to have been totally out of his depth.
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competent lawyer
My honorarium will not be great because it is something any competent lawyer could devise.
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constitutional lawyer
They did not take him seriously as a constitutional lawyer because they knew he would be defeated by the people—which he was.
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corporate lawyer
One does not need to be a corporate lawyer to see the potential for lawsuits in that area.
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court-appointed lawyer
It is not right for the court to appear to enter the arena and it is a better safeguard for the defendant to have a court-appointed lawyer.
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defence lawyer
Whilst her defence lawyer argued that this lack of emotion was evidence of psychosis,18 the jury did not accept this explanation.
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distinguished lawyer
After all, its chairman is a most distinguished lawyer.
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divorce lawyer
He hails from a family with a significant naval history, and, as he mentioned, has a continuing career as a divorce lawyer.
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entertainment lawyer
Her goal in life is to be an entertainment lawyer.
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experienced lawyer
I must go back to my advisers and point out to them the difficulty that he, as an experienced lawyer, pointed out.
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in-house lawyer
I discussed the matter with a solicitor who was the in-house lawyer of a national newspaper.
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patent lawyer
Instead, he went to a patent lawyer.
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practising lawyer
In the main there are these lawyers available, as any practising lawyer who has attended these tribunals knows.
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professional lawyer
Maybe the clerk to the justices did not want to be hampered by the services of a professional lawyer.
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prominent lawyer
His father was a prominent lawyer and politician.
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prosecution lawyer
First, they become prosecution lawyers and acquire the mentality of the prosecution lawyer.
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top lawyers
It would enable them to become top lawyers operating in the same environment as hearing and non-disabled people.
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trial lawyer
The common law trial lawyer has ample opportunity to uncover the truth in the courtroom.
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