lawyer up

1. (US, informal, intransitive)To exercise one's right to legal representation; to engage the services of a lawyer.

   You'd better lawyer up!

2. (US, informal, intransitive)To conduct matters in accord with legal formalities or so as to avoid legal risk.

   Whenever we do business with those guys, we lawyer up to protect ourselves.

3. (informal, transitive)To arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.

   By the time we finished lawyering up the agreement, we didn't want to sign it.

1. The lawyer brought up new evidence.

   ruАдвокат привёл новое свидетельство. — Biga

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2. That lawyer drew up my will.

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3. My father had his lawyer draw up his will.

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4. The lawyer drew up my will.

   deDer Rechtsanwalt setzte mein Testament auf. — Tamy

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5. The lawyer ended up with our money.

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