Professional Support Lawyer

noun

Definitions of Professional Support Lawyer

English

usually a senior lawyer at a large commercial law firm who is an expert in a particular area of law and supports the other lawyers who advise clients in that area by doing important work that is not chargeable to clients eg developing standard documents, setting up online document systems and conducting legal research

She became a Professional Support Lawyer at Herbert Smith after working for 3 years as a qualified solicitor.