Lawyers accept direction from stand (4)
I believe the answer is:
bear
'stand' is the definition.
('bear' can be a synonym of 'stand')
'lawyers accept direction' is the wordplay.
'lawyers' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'accept' indicates putting letters inside.
'direction' becomes 'e' (E is an example).
'bar' placed around 'e' is 'BEAR'.
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for bear that I've seen before include "eg Pooh" , "Support; wild animal" , "Falling market for large furry animal" , "Harbour - transport" , "Ursine animal" .)