Definition

Noun: A "law office" is a place where lawyers work and conduct their professional business, including meeting clients, preparing legal documents, and managing legal cases.

Usage Examples

• (A workplace for legal professionals.)
• (A business location offering legal services.)
• (A physical place for legal transactions.)

Advanced Usage

• "to run a law office": to manage the operations and staff of a legal practice.
  • After ten years as a lawyer, she decided to run her own law office. (To operate a legal firm independently.)
• "to set up a law office": to establish a workplace for legal work.
  • He set up a law office in the small town to serve the local community. (To create a new legal practice location.)

Variants and Related Words

• Law firm (n): a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law; often larger than a single law office.
  • The law firm has offices in three different cities. (A larger legal business with multiple locations.)
• Legal office (n): a synonym for law office, though slightly broader, it may also refer to offices within a government legal department.
  • The legal office handles all copyright matters for the university. (A department dealing with legal issues.)

Synonyms

• Legal practice: the professional work of a lawyer, including the physical space where it occurs.
  • She joined a well-known legal practice after passing the bar exam. (A synonym for a law office or law firm.)
• Attorney's office: a place where an attorney (a lawyer) works.
  • I left a message at the attorney's office about my case. (A specific type of law office.)

Related Idioms

• "law office" does not commonly appear in idioms, but the term "legal eagle" is a slang idiom for a skilled lawyer.
  • The legal eagle at the law office won the case easily. (A very competent lawyer, often used humorously.)