Sentences with phrase «access to lawyers initiative»

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For example, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada's publication, «Inventory of Access to Legal Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada,» (Sept. 2012) recommends lowering legal costs so as to preserve the existing system by means of using much less competent alternatives to using experienced lawyers — students, paralegals, unbundling of legal services, and the unpredictable capacity, availability, and timing of services provided pro bono.

Delivering access to justice demands change and action on a very broad range of initiatives — pro bono work by the private bar, fair and adequate funding of legal aid, collaboration among all system participants (clients, lawyers, courts, agencies, NGO's), legal education (and its financing), e-filing and case data standards, court forms, court interfaces to self - represented litigants, unbundled legal services, virtual law practice, multistate practice, law practice ownership and investment, limited practice licenses, unauthorized practice of law rules, lawyer advertising rules, and lawyer discipline.

The Lawyer Portal, in partnership with the Bar Council and CILEx, is launching an exciting new initiative to widen access into law by informing and inspiring prospective lawyers from all backgrounds, at all schools throughout the UK.

Working with local practitioners, Nate has been involved in a number of CLBC initiatives over the years, including Clicklaw Wikibooks, CPD program development, and initiating new programs to help lawyers access research materials.

In British Columbia the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch with funding from the Law Foundation of British Columbia has launched a three year initiative known as the Rural Education and Access to Lawyers Initiative.

That these resources, sustained by law societies for lawyer use, have been made available to the public is perhaps the most meaningful and least acknowledged access - to - justice initiative there is.

But I also have some other initiatives that I am going to ask lawyers to be part of this year, and we are all going to work together on access to justice and helping lawyers help their clients, and I will be glad to tell you how.

He encourages lawyers to renew our dedication to serving the public, embrace change, participate in access to justice initiatives, mentor young lawyers, and continue our long tradition of community service and involvement in political life.

Lawyers Without Borders is a 501c3 not - for - profit that manages volunteering lawyers from around the world who donate pro bono service to rule of law projects, capacity building and access to justice initiLawyers Without Borders is a 501c3 not - for - profit that manages volunteering lawyers from around the world who donate pro bono service to rule of law projects, capacity building and access to justice initilawyers from around the world who donate pro bono service to rule of law projects, capacity building and access to justice initiatives.

wouldn't tell the public that the problem is not the Law Society's problem, as in effect it does; (15) LSUC's website wouldn't state that lay benchers «represent the public interest,» which is impossible now that we are well beyond the 19th century; (16) CanLII's services would be upgraded in kind and volume to be a true support service, able to have a substantial impact upon the problem, and several other developed support services, all provided at cost, would together, provide a complete solution; (17) LSUC's management would not be part - time management by amateurs - amateurs because benchers don't have the expertise to solve the problem, nor are they trying to get it, nor are they joining with Canada's other law societies to solve this national problem; (18) the Federation of Law Societies of Canada would not describe the problem as being one of mere «gaps in access to legal services» (see its Sept. 2012 text, «Inventory of Access to Legal Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada» (1st paragraph), (19) LSUC would not be encouraging the use alternatives to lawyers, such as law students, self - help, and «unbundled, targeted» legal services, as a «cutting costs by cutting competence» strategy; and, (20) it would not be necessary to impose an Ontario version of the Clementi Report (UK, 2004) that would separate LSUC's regulatory functions from its representative functions, to be exercised by separate authoraccess to legal services» (see its Sept. 2012 text, «Inventory of Access to Legal Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada» (1st paragraph), (19) LSUC would not be encouraging the use alternatives to lawyers, such as law students, self - help, and «unbundled, targeted» legal services, as a «cutting costs by cutting competence» strategy; and, (20) it would not be necessary to impose an Ontario version of the Clementi Report (UK, 2004) that would separate LSUC's regulatory functions from its representative functions, to be exercised by separate authorAccess to Legal Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada» (1st paragraph), (19) LSUC would not be encouraging the use alternatives to lawyers, such as law students, self - help, and «unbundled, targeted» legal services, as a «cutting costs by cutting competence» strategy; and, (20) it would not be necessary to impose an Ontario version of the Clementi Report (UK, 2004) that would separate LSUC's regulatory functions from its representative functions, to be exercised by separate authorities.

Every regulatory activity and initiative must clearly enhance either access to legal services or lawyers» professional standards.

Soon, this shackle will be gone and TRU may be able to widen the breadth of its clinical, rural, and aboriginal initiatives to better fulfill its original purpose of increasing access to justice, rather than simply being another school that churns out Vancouver - bound lawyers.

The initiative, which Addario spearheaded as president of the Criminal Lawyers» Association, resulted in the government of Ontario increasing legal aid fees, which greatly improves access to justice and delivery of legal services in the province.

In particular, I would love to hear * specific * examples of initiatives / innovations which lawyers would like to undertake but are constrained from doing due to a lack of access to funds.

Lawyers with extensive government contacts and experience in policy development and lobbying with respect to state and federal legislative and administrative initiatives impacting the life sciences (including tort reform, importation, trade regulation, controlled substance restrictions, Medicare reform, Medicaid reform, and other access, reimbursement and operational hurdles).