有限责任合伙是一种获得有限责任保护的合伙企业形式。有限责任合伙包括类似于股份有限公司的有限责任特征，它也包含合伙企业的直接管理权特征。在许多国家和地区，有限责任合伙的税比公司税低。因为此优势，大多地区只允许少数行业创建此类型的合伙企业。

有限责任合伙不同于有限合伙。在有限责任合伙里，所有合伙人都得到有限责任，因此所有合伙人都有企业管理权。有限责任合伙比较适合用来设立知识服务行业的伙伴企业（如律师和顾问），因为在这些行业里，所有合伙人一般都会在此企业工作。

A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a partnership in which some or all partners (depending on the jurisdiction) have limited liabilities. It therefore exhibits elements of partnerships and corporations. In an LLP, one partner is not responsible or liable for another partner's misconduct or negligence. This is an important difference from the traditional unlimited partnership under the Partnership Act 1890, in which each partner has joint and several liability. In an LLP, some partners have a form of limited liability similar to that of the shareholders of a corporation. In some countries, an LLP must also have at least one thing called as a "general partner" with unlimited liability. Unlike corporate shareholders, the partners have the right to manage the business directly. In contrast, corporate shareholders have to elect a board of directors under the laws of various state charters. The board organizes itself (also under the laws of the various state charters) and hires corporate officers who then have as "corporate" individuals the legal responsibility to manage the corporation in the corporation's best interest. An LLP also contains a different level of tax liability from that of a corporation.