practice of law

  • 1practice of law — The professional tasks performed by lawyers in their offices or in court on a day today basis. With the growth of specialization, it has become difficult to generalize about the practice of law. Nevertheless, common elements can be identified in… …

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  • 2Practice of law — In its most general sense, the practice of law involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiations and court proceedings such as lawsuits, and is applied to the… …

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  • 3It is far better to have less learning and more moral character in the practice of law than it is to have great learning and no morals. — It is far better to have less learning and more moral character in the practice of law than it is to have great learning and no morals. It is far better to have less learning and more moral character in the practice of law than it is to have… …

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  • 4remove from the practice of law — index disbar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5suspend from the practice of law — index disbar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6practice of law — noun the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system he studied law at Yale • Syn: ↑law • Derivationally related forms: ↑lawyer (for: ↑law) • …

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  • 7practice of law — Rendering the services peculiar to the profession. The work of an attorney at law in the preparation of pleadings and other papers incident to actions and special proceedings, the management of such actions and proceedings on behalf of clients… …

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  • 8practice — prac·tice n 1: the form and manner of conducting judicial and quasi judicial proceedings 2 a: the continuous exercise of a profession; also: the performance of services that are considered to require an appropriate license engaged in the… …

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  • 9law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …

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  • 10unauthorized practice of law — Conducting the practice of law without the license required by law. 7 Am J2d Attys § 73 …

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