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law firm

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

LAW a business that employs lawyers to represent clients or argue in court: The law firm hired a prominent Justice Department prosecutor as a partner in an effort to build a Washington practice.
(Definition of law firm noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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