Recommend lawyer (8)
I believe the answer is:
advocate
I believe this is a double definition.
'recommend' is the first definition.
(I know that recommend can be written as advocate)
'lawyer' is the second definition.
(advocate is a kind of lawyer)
(Other definitions for advocate that I've seen before include "Champion" , "Speak in favour of" , "Person who pleads for a cause or idea" , "barman" , "Person who pleads on behalf of another, like barrister" .)