1.SCLBBCthe legal officer of a US company with the highest rank 〔美国公司中的〕首席律师[法律顾问]
2.SCLa firm of US lawyers that gives general legal advice 〔美国的〕综合性律师事务所
Examples from the Corpus
general counsel• Ofgem has scrapped the post of director of legal services in favour of a general counsel.• Such charges have no basis in fact, according to John H.. Carley, Avis' general counsel.• Simmons & Simmons energy partner Charles Bankes is set to become Ofgem's first general counsel under a two-year secondment.• Stanley M.. Brand, a Democratic former House general counsel, said the penalty seemed personal rather than political.• Mr McLaughlin, 44 years old, was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.
From Longman Business Dictionary
general counselˌgeneral ˈcounsel noun [countableC]LAW
1JOBthe chief legal officer of a US company
2ORGANIZATIONSa firm of US lawyers that gives general legal advice