ボス弁べん

noun

independent lawyer; lawyer with their own practice

Colloquial term for a lawyer who runs their own office, often contrasted with in-house or firm-employed lawyers. The word blends ボス (boss) and 弁護士 (lawyer).

• 彼かれは大おお手て事じ務む所しょを辞やめてボス弁べんになった。

  He quit the big firm and became an independent lawyer.

• ボス弁べんは自じ由ゆうな分ぶん、経けい営えいの苦く労ろうも多おおい。

  Being an independent lawyer gives you freedom, but it also comes with a lot of business headaches.