DEVILING

deviling (dev-<<schwa>>-ling).1. The act of a barrister’s handing a brief over to another to

handle a case. 2. The practice  of a junior barrister (known as a “devil”) who  drafts pleadings or

other  documents  for  a  senior  barrister  who  approves  them,  signs  them,  and  is  ultimately

responsible for the work. — Also spelled devilling. [Blacks Law 8th]