Collocations for lawyer - noun
ADJECTIVE
brilliant,
clever,
competent,
excellent,
good,
smart
(esp. AmE)
high-powered, hotshot (AmE), leading, prominent, senior, successful, top
A leading human rights lawyer took on his case.
high-powered, hotshot (AmE), leading, prominent, senior, successful, top
A leading human rights lawyer took on his case.
greedy,
rich,
wealthy
experienced, qualified (esp. BrE)
practising/practicing
academic (esp. BrE)
trial (AmE)
He was a trial lawyer for many years.
experienced, qualified (esp. BrE)
practising/practicing
academic (esp. BrE)
trial (AmE)
He was a trial lawyer for many years.
defence/defense,
prosecuting,
prosecution
(esp. BrE)
a top criminal defence lawyer (BrE)
He brought in a hot-shot criminal defense lawyer who secured a not guilty verdict. (AmE)
a top criminal defence lawyer (BrE)
He brought in a hot-shot criminal defense lawyer who secured a not guilty verdict. (AmE)
court-appointed
(esp. AmE)
government, private (esp. AmE)
civilian, military
appellate (AmE)
international, local
antitrust (AmE), bankruptcy (AmE), civil, civil rights, commercial (esp. BrE), constitutional, corporate, criminal, divorce, employment, family, human rights, immigration, labor (AmE), libel (esp. BrE), malpractice (AmE), patent, personal-injury, tax, tort (AmE)
government, private (esp. AmE)
civilian, military
appellate (AmE)
international, local
antitrust (AmE), bankruptcy (AmE), civil, civil rights, commercial (esp. BrE), constitutional, corporate, criminal, divorce, employment, family, human rights, immigration, labor (AmE), libel (esp. BrE), malpractice (AmE), patent, personal-injury, tax, tort (AmE)