Thesaurus results for LEGAL EAGLES

legal eagles

noun

plural of legal eagle

as in lawyers

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to defend him against the charges

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Recent Examples of legal eagles As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff). —

Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026 That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles. —

Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025

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lawyers

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He was promoted as the employment litigation section's acting deputy chief by December, a timeframe that former division lawyers say is unheard of — especially for someone without a background in civil rights litigation.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The first-degree murder trial of brother Billoeum, Billy, and Channa Phan will continue to a status conference in June while their defense lawyers and prosecutors sort out any potential prosecutorial issues caused by Sgt.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026