Sentences with phrase «knowing local practices»

Knowing local practices and customs could give you an advantage over a lawyer from «out - of - town.»

Know your files inside and out, know the relevant case law, know the local practices and policies.

Not exact matches

I know many churchgoers who never, EVER volunteer or practice the well - preached «take care of thy neighbor» community - minded sermons given at their local churches (oh, the rich ones can write a check in about 15 seconds, but do they donate?

we all tend to fear what we do not know - rather than take someone else's word for it explore for yourself - take a yoga class at the Y or the local yoga studio - tune into your own experience - your own feelings - yoga is NOT a religious practice and never has been - it is a process of yoking (yoga means to yoke or to join) body and mind - when body and mind are integrated we experience the NOW - peace - and that leads the to experience of ONEness - we are all connected - I am you, you are me - be love my loves - be love...

THIAGO: If AP is not exactly something widely known and practiced in the United States, you can imagine how it would be in Brazil, where we can find so little material available in our language and so little local support for parents.

Jennifer has been an instrumental part of helping this practice grow and has seen it go from a small local specialty practice to internationally known fertility center.

A local OB / Gyn I know has taken matters into her own hands and reached out to the local direct entry midwives, offering to meet with them and discuss their practices, when they would like to see mothers transferred, and mothers that should be excluded from homebirth.

A spokeswoman for Governor Cuomo's campaign says the governor actually reformed previous economic development practices, scrapping the notorious legislative member items, known as pork barrel projects, for regional approaches led by local leaders.

If you agree, you can send a message to our local elected officials telling them you will no longer tolerate their decision to act as willing co-conspirators with the DEP as that agency continues to engage in its long - held practice of profligate spending, this time in our community, as it proposes to spend $ 1.8 million on a parcel of land carried on our assessment roll at $ 165,500.

A spokeswoman for Governor Cuomo's campaign says the governor actually reformed previous economic development practices, scrapping the notorious legislative member items, known as pork - barrel projects, for regional approaches led by local leaders.

A spokeswoman for Cuomo's campaign says the governor actually reformed previous economic development practices, scrapping the notorious legislative member items, known as pork barrel projects, for regional approaches led by local leaders.

Threading boundaries between and through centres of population on the pretext of ensuring fairness is also a great way to cheat for your own benefit — a practice known as gerrymandering, after a 19th - century governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, who created an electoral division whose shape reminded a local newspaper editor of a salamander.

I knew from my work that the average wedding dress undergoes an extensive chemical dyeing process, often being made overseas with questionable labor practices, before it arrives in your local bridal boutique.

They might as well be comparing Berkeley vegetarians who eat at Alice Water's famous Chez Panisse restaurant once a week after their yoga practice to redneck truck drivers from West Virginia whose idea of a night on the town is chicken - fried steak (and potatoes and beer and who knows what else) at the local truck stop.»

An idea brought to life by three Kansas City yogis, the Heartland Yoga Festival will feature amazing area yoga teachers, tons of local Kansas City shops, beverages, and delicious bites, plus provide a beautiful space for you to dive deeper into your practice, connect with nature, and get to know the KC yoga community better.

Get to know Canadian figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and their major accomplishments before they compete at the 2018 Olympics Midland dentist, Tessa Buchanan, DDS is a local, trusted dental practice offering general and cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening, implants, veneers

# 1 No it won't be like Rollerball, it's loosley based on TXRD, which is one of the teams that started bringing this SPORT (and yes it is a sport... if you think it isin't I challenge you to find your local league and try to last throuh just one of their practices with them) back.

After consulting the local police, they discover that this known practice of «reclaiming» is a scam, set up to take large amounts of money from wealthy individuals.

When they first began using local problems as fodder for learning, teachers had to do more of the seeking themselves, but now, several years into this practice, McCauley says they no longer have to search as hard.

Because Robin and Beth worked with various schools across the district, they also had opportunities to let teachers know about successful practices that local colleagues were using.

Au contraire, it has led education policy makers to come up with ever - more - costly and damaging changes in educational practices to what is ultimately a non-educational problem — a problem that can not be solved by the schools no matter how much money Congress or state legislatures vote to give local school districts in the name of equity or compensation for the low - income students they happen to enroll.

To Natalie, a best practice would be to go into a store and let whomever you talk to know that you're a local author.

Having spent thousands of hours in shelters as a volunteer, I see these hapless dogs often bounce from home to home, because shelters are not in the business or practice of rehabilitating problem dogs (which shelters also don't utilize the assistance of their skilled local trainers quite enough, in part because they think they know as much about behavior as we trainers do, or think they know enough).

As a foster and volunteer for a local rescue in Arizona I unfortunately know first hand about this devastating practice.

Contact your local vet practice, let them know you want to have your cat (s) gene tested and make an appointment to see the vet

Join us February 22 - 24, 2014 for the 2014 American Pets Alive No - Kill Conference to hear Cheryl Schneider, and other local and national leaders in no - kill, teach methods and discuss challenges & strategies for practical application of no - kill practices.

Simply put, we know how to position your practice so that local pet owners understand who you are, what you do, and why they should bring their pets into your practice.

If you'd rather help cats closer to home, and you know someone who feeds feral cats, offer to buy food for them, or donate to a local animal rescue group who practices TNR.

No matter where you live, make sure to do your part in making the world a better place for animals by always opting to adopt from local shelters or rescues, rather than buying from pet shops or breeders, make sure that your pet is spayed or neutered and support organizations who are blazing new trails in animal sheltering practices.

Beyond the beaches and rice terraces our country is known for, our culture is alive with local and adapted traditions — all forms of traditional healing and superstition, psychic reading and Chinese - adapted practices such as numerology and feng shui.

Indie travelers do... - Pack light and keep things simple - Adapt as they go rather than micromanage in advance - Practice caution, but not paranoia - Know how to slow down and enjoy an experience - Seek pleasure in simple moments and details - Make meaningful connections and informed decisions - Learn the economic, political and environmental context of their host culture - Emphasize listening more than talking - Practice courtesy, patience, humility, and good humor - Seek to understand — not judge or romanticize — other cultures - Give back to the local economy - Share what they've learned with others

You can practice your new found language skills shopping around town or getting to know the friendly locals over a cocktail or two in the evening... Followed by a night of salsa dancing of course!

We propose a climb to the castle, a visit to museums, churches, streets and old quarters, a walk in Montg Natural Park, watch how ships arrive to the fish exchange, enjoying sand beaches or encouraging you to practice a sport, living local fiestas with us and getting to know the surroundings, amongst many other activities.

Players should have fundamentals and know how to go into the lab (practice mode) and break down a character move by move, go to YouTube and watch high level gameplay, and get matches in online or at a local game house.

«Miranda's curatorial practice also reveals a deep commitment to making meaningful connections between artists and local communities; I know she looks forward to engaging with Louisville's vibrant contemporary art community,» said chief curator Scott Erbes in a press statement, underscoring the important role regional museums play in fostering the art scenes in their cities.

This being Washington, there is also a special emphasis on the movement's local manifestation, practiced by a core group of D.C. painters known as the Washington Color School and championed by prominent critic Clement Greenberg.

Although the artist may not be identified with Southern California as immediately as some of his colleagues — Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari, and Bas Jan Ader among them — Ruppersberg's brand of Pop Conceptualism is no less emblematic of local practices in its insistent referential specificity.

Plaintiffs allege that ExxonMobil hired these troops knowing they would likely engage in massive human rights violations against the local population, and that all of the claims date from 2001, well after ExxonMobil had specific knowledge of massive human rights violations and could have changed their practices.

GrassRoutes author Serena Bartlett puts together the kind of suggestions you'd get from your most in - the - know friends (the best restaurants, coolest clubs, most central hotels) with a green twist: Each listed business meets criteria for local ownership, and you can also look for environmentally - friendly business practices (like recycling and using green energy) and Fair Trade products.

With the help of this system, known as Project Monitoring Deforestation in the Amazon (PRODES), along with improvements in land management on a local and federal level, that has allowed for illegal logging practices to slow in recent years.

We are in - touch with what is happening within the local communities here, and we know what works and what doesn't work (from a marketing perspective) to drive more and better cases for attorneys and law practices in the region.

I know the local Minnesota markets in - depth; I understand the competition and the complexities of each market and practice area, and I know what it takes to produce exceptional results.

Our strategists are not only local experts, they are also experts on internet marketing, and know how to effectively utilize FindLaw's comprehensive suite of integrated lawyer marketing solutions to grow your practice.

We know that it is important to have an in - depth understanding of the local practices and procedures governing declaratory judgment actions.

They have practiced in the Texas court system and know many of the local judges.

Their aviation and asset finance experience further strengthens our existing practice and enables us to provide clients with local expertise supported by a global team, something we know our clients value.»

«Practicing lawyers need to know enough about foreign law to be able to tell when to contact local counsel and to communicate effectively with them in order to find the most advantageous forum for their clients and to litigate effectively there.»

If instead, you've done a bunch of work, and usually it's working with a mentor, whether formally or informally, and you've met people who are in that practice, and you read all the blogs that work comp lawyers read, and you maybe have gone to some section meetings for the local Bar Association, and you've done a bunch of other stuff, then when you write your cover letter, you say, «Dear John, you know it's funny, I just talked to your partner three weeks ago, and he actually recommended that I apply for this job.

Getting to know how those people use different languages to describe the issues they're dealing with that are relevant to your practice, what the organizations are at a very local level, that you can go out and meet people and network, and maybe do seminar work with them.

I am also president of a local collaborative practice group known as Next Generation Divorce which is comprised of over 90 collaboratively - trained attorneys, mental health professionals, and financial professionals dedicated to helping families in Hillsborough, Sarasota, Pinellas, Pasco, and Manatee Counties.