house counsel

American  

[hous koun-suhl] / ˈhaʊs ˌkaʊn səl /

noun

Law.

1. a lawyer drawing a full-time salary from a corporation that they represent.

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Etymology

Origin of house counsel

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

"My responsibility is to put Goldman Sachs' interests first," Ruemmler, who previously served as White House counsel to former US President Barack Obama, said in a statement.

From BBC

Lewandowski’s outsize role at the department drew enough concern from administration officials that the White House Counsel’s Office opened an inquiry into Lewandowski’s potential abuse of the special government employee role last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was picked as White House counsel by former President Barack Obama and was once considered a candidate to be U.S. attorney general.

From The Wall Street Journal

White House counsel David Warrington said the president “has no involvement in business deals that would implicate his constitutional responsibilities.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Epstein also emailed Kathy Ruemmler, a former White House counsel for President Barack Obama and now the chief counsel at Goldman Sachs, about Weinstein.

From Salon