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Law firm

<p>A <b>law firm</b> is a business entity formed by one or more <a href="/en/Lawyers" title="Lawyers" class="mw-redirect wl">lawyers</a> to engage in the <a href="/en/Practice_of_law" title="Practice of law" class="wl">practice of law</a>. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise <a href="/en/Consumer" title="Consumer" class="wl">clients</a> (individuals or <a href="/en/Corporation" title="Corporation" class="wl">corporations</a>) about their legal <a href="/en/Rights" title="Rights" class="wl">rights</a> and <a href="/en/Obligation" title="Obligation" class="wl">responsibilities</a>, and to represent clients in <a href="/en/Civil_case" title="Civil case" class="mw-redirect wl">civil</a> or <a href="/en/Criminal_law" title="Criminal law" class="wl">criminal cases</a>, business transactions, and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought.</p>

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<figure class="wiki-thumb"><a href="/en/File:Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg/250px-Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" data-file-type="bitmap" height="188" width="250" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg/375px-Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg/500px-Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg 2x" alt="Botanic_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3609785.jpg"></a><figcaption>A law firm <a href="/en/Mills_&_Reeve" title="Mills &amp; Reeve" class="wl">Mills &amp; Reeve</a> at the Botanic House, 100 Hills Road, <a href="/en/Cambridge" title="Cambridge" class="wl">Cambridge</a>, England</figcaption></figure>


A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought. 