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{{def|Inhouse counsel|/ˈɪnhaʊs ˈkaʊns(ə)l/|n||[[File:Legal eagle.jpg|450px|thumb|center|A [[legal eagle]] yesterday.]]}}A peculiar breed of wordwright whose chief expertise resides in (i) knowing enough about the law to frame a sensible question about it for someone else, but [[Disclaimer|disclaiming]] enough knowledge to competently answer the question by herself; and (ii) having the tactical acumen to throw just such a hospital pass without anyone twigging that she has done it.  
{{def|Inhouse counsel|/ˈɪnhaʊs ˈkaʊns(ə)l/|n||[[File:Legal eagle.jpg|450px|thumb|center|A [[legal eagle]] yesterday.]]}}A peculiar breed of [[flannelwright]] whose chief expertise resides in  
:(i) knowing enough about the law to frame a sensible question about it for someone else, but [[Disclaimer|disclaiming]] enough knowledge to competently answer the question by herself; and  
:(ii) having the tactical acumen to throw just such a hospital pass without anyone twigging that she has done it.  


You can find detailed criteria — what it takes to excel at the job of steering emails — [[Inhouse legal team of the year|here]].
You can find detailed criteria — what it takes to excel at the job of steering emails — [[Inhouse legal team of the year|here]].