lawyering
noun
law·yer·ing
ˈlȯ-yə-riŋ 
ˈlȯi-ə-
often disparaging
: the profession or work of a lawyer
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But lawyering is also about judgment—that part can’t be farmed out to AI yet.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
The legal-drama aspects of Matlock have been better lately, with cases that involve some clever TV lawyering.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Judges are starting to issue sanctions against this kind of lazy lawyering and crafting their own rules for the proper use of AI in the practice of law.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
In the 10 years since setting up shop, the women have risen to become the most powerful divorce lawyers in Los Angeles, possibly the country, albeit while seeming to do very little actual lawyering.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
The legal-drama aspects of Matlock have been better lately, with cases that involve some clever TV lawyering.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Judges are starting to issue sanctions against this kind of lazy lawyering and crafting their own rules for the proper use of AI in the practice of law.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
In the 10 years since setting up shop, the women have risen to become the most powerful divorce lawyers in Los Angeles, possibly the country, albeit while seeming to do very little actual lawyering.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Lawyering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyering. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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