Definition

1. Noun:
   • The professional work or business of a lawyer; the exercise of the legal profession: "Law practice" refers to the occupation of providing legal services, including advising clients, representing them in court, drafting legal documents, and applying legal principles to specific situations.

Usage

• "Law practice" is an uncountable noun phrase describing the field or activity itself. It is commonly used to discuss the nature, establishment, or management of a lawyer's professional work.
• It often appears in contexts related to starting, running, joining, or retiring from this profession.

Examples

• Noun:
  • After passing the bar exam, she began her law practice in the city.
  • His law practice focuses exclusively on intellectual property rights.
  • Managing a successful law practice requires both legal skill and business acumen.

Advanced Usage

• "to hang out one's shingle" (idiom): to start one's own law practice.
  • After years at a large firm, she decided to hang out her shingle and start a solo law practice.
• "the practice of law": a formal synonym for "law practice," often used in official or regulatory contexts.
  • The state bar association regulates the practice of law.

Variants and Related Words

• Practice of law (n): A synonymous phrase for "law practice," often used interchangeably.
• Legal practice (n): A very similar term, sometimes used with a slightly broader connotation that can include the customs and procedures of the legal system itself.
• Law firm (n): A business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.
• Solo practice (n): A law practice run by a single lawyer without partners.
• Private practice (n): A law practice where lawyers offer services to clients, as opposed to working as in-house counsel for a single company or for the government.

Synonyms

• Legal profession: The collective body of lawyers and their work.
• Practice: When used in a professional context (e.g., "She returned to practice"), it is often shorthand for "law practice."

Related Phrases

• To practice law (verb phrase): To work as a lawyer.
  • He is licensed to practice law in three states.
• General practice: A law practice that handles a wide variety of legal matters.
• Specialized practice: A law practice focused on a specific area of law, such as tax or criminal defense.

Noun

1. the practice of law