The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. The profession or work of practicing law: "Thousands of individual practitioners and small firms do most of the lawyering in this country” ( Newsweek).
n. The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
Word Usage
"We can try to minimize it and look for ways to make life easier (e.g., technology) but at the end of the day, I've come to the conclusion that lawyering is and will always be a relatively high stress/time intensive exercise."