Lindsay Lohan and her lawyer Shawn Holley. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Lindsay Lohan has starred in a new photoshoot with the lawyer who helped revive her career amid a string of legal woes.

The Mean Girls star poses alongside her criminal defence attorney Shawn Holley for a spread in The Hollywood Reporter's annual Power Lawyers List.

In one shot, the actress stands with her hands on her hips as she and Holley wear black dresses and towering heels, while another snap shows Lohan applying lipstick in a mirror while her legal eagle stands guard.

Holley also shared the key to her success with the publication, admitting she employs "charm, humour and friendliness to mask the vicious, snarling tactician hiding just beneath the surface".

Lohan was in and out of jail and rehab in recent years, but she has launched a movie comeback with Holley's guidance.