outside counsel
Hired legal advisor
Outside counsel refers to lawyers or law firms hired by an organization to handle legal matters rather than using in-house attorneys.
Companies retain outside counsel for specialized expertise, litigation, or overflow work: We brought in outside counsel for the merger negotiations.
The term implies a contractual relationship rather than permanent employment.
- law firmAttorneys' business entity
- litigationLegal dispute process
- legal feesPayment for counsel
- billable hoursWork hours invoiced to clients
- retainerUpfront professional fee
hourly rate · corporate lawyer · legal advice · partner · associate · discovery · courtroom · deposition · contract · settlement · briefcase · suit · negotiate · client · privilege · confidential · defense · trial
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