Atticus is hired to protect a woman who will speak at an abortion conference.

The only thing he could do was stick like a bad penny all night to the woman he had been hired to protect.

It can also be hired to protect private property.

Joining together, the two communities have hired a law firm and environmental engineers to protect their interests.

He was hired by the village to protect historical charm.

However, their jurisdiction is specifically limited to public property that they have been hired to protect.

You're the one who's supposed to be hired to protect her.

Some of them were probably hired to protect people from terrorists, but for the moment it would have been hard to tell the difference.

He'd lost one once, that he'd been hired to protect.

As you say, were only hired to protect the girl.