legal beagle
Savvy courtroom pro
A legal beagle is a lawyer, especially one who is clever, aggressive, or particularly skilled at finding loopholes and technicalities.
The rhyming phrase is informal and often humorous: We'll need a real legal beagle to get out of this contract.
Sometimes used admiringly, sometimes with a hint that the lawyer is more crafty than principled.
Unscrupulous personal injury lawyer
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- hired gunPaid outside specialist
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- pettifoggerUnscrupulous minor lawyer
shyster · barrister · solicitor · counselor · litigator · advocate · jurist · pleader
Licensed legal representative
- counselExpert guidance offered
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- defenderOne who guards another
- litigatorAttorney who argues disputes
advocate · notary · trial lawyer · corporate lawyer · jurisprudence · case law · precedent · statute
Practically clever, perceptive
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- savvyPractical shrewdness
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
perceptive · quick-witted · canny · discerning · analytical · meticulous · thorough · detail-oriented
ambulance chaser
Unscrupulous personal injury lawyer
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- hired gunPaid outside specialist
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
pettifogger · shyster · barrister · solicitor · counselor · litigator · advocate · jurist · pleader · intercessor
attorney
Licensed legal representative
- counselExpert guidance offered
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- defenderOne who guards another
litigator · advocate · notary · trial lawyer · corporate lawyer · jurisprudence · case law · precedent · statute · briefs
shrewd
Practically clever, perceptive
keen · perceptive · quick-witted · canny · discerning · analytical · meticulous · thorough · detail-oriented · scrupulous
legal beagleambulance chaser
Unscrupulous personal injury lawyer
shyster · layperson · non-lawyer · paralegal
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