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Law List, a list of barristers, solicitors, and other legal practitioners, giving their addresses, and the dates of their entering the profession. The present 'Law List,' which has been published annually since 1801, is prima facie evidence that the persons therein named as solicitors or certificated conveyancers, are such, (English) Solicitors Act, 1850 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 127), s. 22.

It means (1) A publication compiling the names and addresses of practicing lawyers and other information of interest to the profession, such as court calendars, lawyers with specialized practices, stenographers, and the like. (2) A legal directory such as Martindale-Hubbell. Many states and large cities also have law lists or directories, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 892.