lawyering
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lawyering
Example Sentences
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Classes in natural-language lawyering, decentralized technology, disruptive innovation and coding for lawyers sit alongside IP and patent-drafting courses that have folded AI into the curriculum.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Courts and bar authorities should also revisit fee reasonableness in high-volume, low-complexity matters where lawyering is minimal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“It’s a whole new branch of lawyering that I, as a lawyer, didn’t grow up knowing, which is: If you get a story out, who cares if you drag people through the mud?”
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025
Through a combination of luck, lawyering and above all the mercies of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
Walter tried to listen politely, but he'd already decided to leave the lawyering to his lawyers.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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