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Grammar fix

legal advice

advice about the law

help or information given by a lawyer or expert about what you should do in a legal situation.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • If you're not sure what to do, it's best to get legal advice before signing the contract.daily life
  • In my opinion, people should always seek legal advice when dealing with important documents, because it can prevent serious problems later.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: legal advice (about/on something) | get/seek/need legal advice

WrongI need a legal advice.

RightI need some legal advice.

'Advice' is uncountable — 'some legal advice' or 'a piece of legal advice', never 'a legal advice'.

Patternlegal advice (about/on something) | get/seek/need legal advice

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff You ought to procure professional counsel of a legal nature.

Natural You should get some legal advice.

'Get legal advice' is natural; 'procure professional counsel of a legal nature' is absurd.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • legal advice
    getseekprofessionalfree

Don't confuse it

Not the same as 'legal information', which is general facts about the law, not personal help.

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