at law

American  

[at law] / ˌæt ˈlɔ /

adverb

Law.

1. (of legal proceedings or remedies) under the law, sometimes according to the common law or codified law, rather than to what is fair in a particular case; by law.

   The will, now lost, would have benefited the whole community, but at law the next of kin is the sole heir.

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Etymology

Origin of at law

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

“There’s potentially a sizable number,” said Shawn O’Brien, a Houston-based partner at law firm McDermott, Will & Schulte, who is helping clients file claims for interest and penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The series of open-ended disaster declarations made in connection with the pandemic presented unprecedented uncertainties and illogical applications of section 7508A,” said Desmond, now at law firm Miller and Chevalier.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are still some concerns that employee share sales could sap motivation by removing some of the incentive to hang on until a big sale or initial public offering, said Brian Lee, a partner at law firm Baker Botts.

From The Wall Street Journal

As our friend Chris Geidner explained at Law Dork, courts have overwhelmingly rejected that reinterpretation: More than 350 decisions by 160 different judges in about 50 different courts have all found that that interpretation is obviously wrong.

From Slate

"It's very difficult for employers, because they want to make sure they're addressing their employees' concerns, but also operating within the parameters of the law," Shanon Stevenson, a partner at law firm Fisher Phillips, said.

From BBC