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legal adviser

NOUN
counsel
Synonyms
STRONG
adviser advocate attorney barrister bomber counselor lip mouthpiece patch shyster solicitor
WEAK
legal beagle legal eagle
NOUN
jurist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barrister counselor legal expert
STRONG
attorney counsel counsellor defender judge justice lawyer magistrate
WEAK
legal scholar
NOUN
lawyer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocate counselor
STRONG
attorney barrister counsel counsellor defender jurist mouthpiece pleader practitioner proctor procurator solicitor
WEAK
attorney-at-law jurisprudent legal eagle legist member of the bar

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She served as a legal adviser to the county Sheriff’s Department and last year became a special assistant to Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Nwobu's lawyer had accompanied them as he is the legal adviser to the Nigerian firm that organised the trip.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

M3M employed the judge’s nephew as a legal adviser as compensation for favors in the court where the judge was hearing cases, according to a police report and court documents related to that case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Some of his footage was also reviewed by a former chief constable and a former attorney general - the government's principal legal adviser - so they could give an expert view on the evidence.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Although I had no doubts about the young man, I asked my friend and legal adviser George Bizos to be a stand-in for me.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela