general counsel — ˌgeneral ˈcounsel noun [countable] LAW 1. JOBS the chief legal officer of a US company 2. ORGANIZATIONS a firm of US lawyers that gives general legal advice * * * general counsel UK US noun [C] LAW, WORKPLACE ► in the U … Financial and business terms
general counsel — n 1.) the legal officer of a US company with the highest rank 2.) a firm of US lawyers that gives general legal advice … Dictionary of contemporary English
General counsel — A general counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. The term is most used in the United States. The status and prominence of the general counsel has grown much over the past 10 years as… … Wikipedia
general counsel — noun : a lawyer at the head of the legal department (as of a corporation or governmental subdivision) * * * ˌgeneral ˈcounsel f300 [general counsel] noun (in the US) the main lawyer who gives legal advice to a company … Useful english dictionary
general counsel — noun (C) 1 the chief legal officer of a US company 2 a firm of US lawyers that gives general technical advice … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel — Staff of the Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel. The United States Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel was created in 1953.[1] The General Counsel is the most senior lawyer in the United States Department of… … Wikipedia
Barbara Adams (General Counsel of Pennsylvania) — Barbara Adams was appointed General Counsel of Pennsylvania on June 1, 2005 by Governor Edward G. Rendell. Adams, who was raised in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, had been a partner with Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia since 1986, a firm she joined… … Wikipedia
Senior General Counsel — is the chief public prosecutor at the federal level in Canada. The SGC leads an office of General Counsel known as the Federal Prosecution Service of Canada.References* [http://direct.srv.gc.ca/cgi bin/direct500/XEou%3dCLS SDP%2cou%3dFPSHQ… … Wikipedia
counsel — coun‧sel [ˈkaʊnsl] noun [countable usually singular] LAW 1. a lawyer who represents a client in a court of law; = barrister Bre: • My defence counsel destroyed his evidence on that fact alone. • The prosecuting counsel told the jury that there… … Financial and business terms
counsel — coun·sel 1 / kau̇n səl/ n pl counsel [Old French conseil advice, from Latin consilium discussion, advice, council, from consulere to consult]: lawyer: as a: a lawyer participating in the management or trial of a case in court ...to have the… … Law dictionary
