a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.

New Testament . an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14

3.

to work as a lawyer; practice law.

to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.

noun

advocate , attorney , attorney-at-law , barrister , counsel , counsellor , counselor , defender , jurisprudent , jurist , legal adviser , legal eagle , legist , member of the bar , mouthpiece * , pleader , practitioner , proctor , procurator , solicitor , (dishonest) shyster , commoner , pettifogger , shyster