<P> Of counsel is, in the legal profession of the United States, often the title of an attorney who has a relationship with a law firm or an organization, but is not an associate or a partner . Some firms use titles such as "counsel", "special counsel", and "senior counsel" for the same concept . According to American Bar Association Formal Opinion 90 - 357, the term "of counsel" is to describe a "close, personal, continuous, and regular relationship" between the firm and counsel lawyer . In large law firms, the title generally denotes a lawyer with the experience of a partner, but who does not carry the same workload or business development responsibility . </P> <P> Formal Opinion 90 - 357 of the American Bar Association provides four acceptable definitions of the term: </P>

What does of counsel mean for a lawyer
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