Sentences with phrase «legal change initiatives»

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Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

We can not of course go more closely here into the question why the Church has the right and duty, not only to promulgate and inculcate the precepts of immutable divine law and to supervise its observance, but on its own initiative to go beyond this and lay down positive legal prescriptions, and impose obedience to them as a Christian's duty, although they are enacted with full consciousness that they are not necessarily eternally valid but can be changed and even abolished.

Legislators considering changing their divorce laws should consider the full range of legal options available to them, such as those compiled by Americans for Divorce Reform and posted on their Internet «Divorce Reform Page «69 This site presents arguments for and against the initiatives as well as model legislation.

Their three - pronged approach will target key state races, support legal challenges to current maps and pursue ballot initiatives to change the redistricting methods in some states.

Labour does not offer a great deal more, focused primarily on low - cost initiatives and on changing mindsets, although the party does also offer a National Refuge Fund and wider access to Legal Aid for victims of domestic violence.

Other changes include potentially cutting leases in Bridgeport and Stamford locations, reducing legal services and «system redesign initiatives and service modifications» aimed at diverting people from jail and avoiding prison overcrowding.

To address climate change, we need to link all kinds of initiatives: legal reforms and civil disobedience, hunger strikes and national consultations, massive protests and creative individual actions, consumers» actions and boycotts, occupation of banks and road blockages, political pressure, and replication of good practices.

As the face of the legal profession continues to change, women's initiatives have already begun to adapt to the needs of women in the profession.

I am not sure if the legal sector's attitudes differ from other industries, but there is certainly frustration that change is slow despite all the programmes, targets and initiatives that exist.

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.

Over the next few pages, Mr. Musthafa Zafeer O.V. talks to Lawyer monthly about several ways him and his firm have «changed the legal game», set precedents in the development of legal talent, and changed the perspective of the legal world through their innovative initiatives.

One indication of the changing climate is the slew of initiatives emanating from a range of legal institutions around the world.

In the US the federal legal aid funder has provided technology initiative grants, which have set off many innovative projects that are changing how legal aid programs deliver services.

One of the exciting new initiatives for LawFest this year, is the new «Preparing for Change «stream that is tailored to those starting their journey with legal technology.

The resulting white paper, titled The Emergence of Tigers and Bears and Other Law Firm Trends, is the fourth report in a longitudinal research initiative began in 2009, providing insights into the changing dynamics of the legal industry and how firms around the world are responding to those changes.

Detail any initiatives that have been implemented during the current panel term that has resulted in a cost saving / lower fees being incurred, i.e. resulting from a change in how you have provide legal advice / service whether by using lower cost resource, better managing legal matters, technology, decreasing the scope of advice, etc..

The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System's initiative Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers works to align legal education with the needs of an evolving profession by facilitating, evaluating, and promoting law teaching methods designed to produce graduates who are employable and practice - ready; able to meet the needs of their employers, their clients, and society; and prepared to lead and respond to changes in the legal profession throughout their carLegal System's initiative Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers works to align legal education with the needs of an evolving profession by facilitating, evaluating, and promoting law teaching methods designed to produce graduates who are employable and practice - ready; able to meet the needs of their employers, their clients, and society; and prepared to lead and respond to changes in the legal profession throughout their carlegal education with the needs of an evolving profession by facilitating, evaluating, and promoting law teaching methods designed to produce graduates who are employable and practice - ready; able to meet the needs of their employers, their clients, and society; and prepared to lead and respond to changes in the legal profession throughout their carlegal profession throughout their careers.

New York Law professor and program organizer Elizabeth Chambliss says several factors helped spark the initiative: deep cuts in associate hiring, recession - driven changes to the broader legal market and the Carnegie Foundation's highly critical 2007 report on how law schools are failing to teach students practical skills.

As these Initiatives unfold, we are increasingly convinced of the interplay between the two: that opportunities, transformations, and cultural shifts engendered by innovation can be leveraged towards positive changes in access to justice, and conversely, that access to justice can grow through, amongst other things, a reinvention of the delivery of legal services.

One of the central questions of the Futures initiative is how changes to the legal profession will or should affect legal eduation and training.

Through this latest initiative the IBA underlines its continuous commitment to full engagement with the global legal profession, meeting the challenge of a changing world with heightened conscience while safeguarding the integrity of the profession.

Danh is also experienced in leading large transformation initiatives, using Lean Management principles, tools and practices to drive organisational, operational and cultural change, including Legal Process Management.

What I can say is that the law school that shows initiative in making these important changes is the type of law school that in the future can legitimately claim «that unless someone was an alumnus from this law school, their likelihood of becoming a successful future lawyer would be diminished and their investment in legal education was not worth it.»

The insurer outlined changes meant to have long - term positive impact on the legal representation rate among its clients, including resolving claims effectively and quickly «in a fair and reasonable manner» through streamlining determination of coverage and payment of benefits, implementing initiatives improving access to benefits and providing education to customers so they have more control over the claims process.

Thompson Hine understands that clients are seeking significant changes in the way legal services are provided and managed, and has changed its service delivery model, adding personnel, software, infrastructure and training in areas including legal project management, value - based pricing, flexible staffing and process efficiency through its SmartPaTH initiative.

There are thing being done by independent organizations, such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and new laws and legal initiatives to produce positive change in stopping drunk driving.

Osofsky said that she is «thrilled that ROSS Intelligence is joining us as we kick off this important initiative to provide our students with the knowledge they will need to provide the kinds of legal services in demand in our rapidly changing society.»

The forms arose from the Commission's responsibility under Supreme Court Rule 50 to develop initiatives and systemic changes to reduce barriers to access to justice and to meet the legal needs of persons whose legal needs may not be met by legal aid programs.

Michele also serves as a consultant and facilitator to law firms and corporate legal departments to help create culture change, develop new collaboration norms, leverage technology, and bring cross-practice, cross-border initiatives from idea to fruition.

Infographic outlining tech transformation in the legal profession, including top five technology initiatives, the benefits of cloud, BYOD uptake in 2014, and key tech changes in the next 10 years

With over 98 % of leading legal professionals returning each year, our attendees always leave with leading change initiatives that drive growth and transform performance.

It's been a busy few months for the Law Society — a new name; the implementation of recommendations from the Working Together for Change report; the release of the Action Plan in response to the Family Legal Services Review; changes to contingency fees to protect the public; and the closer future involvement of the Law Society in legal aid in Ontario, to name just a few of the many initiatives on thLegal Services Review; changes to contingency fees to protect the public; and the closer future involvement of the Law Society in legal aid in Ontario, to name just a few of the many initiatives on thlegal aid in Ontario, to name just a few of the many initiatives on the go.

As a legal operations professional, Brenton forces upon herself the discipline of measuring the return on investment of her change initiatives.

He has been in the legal sector since 1999 and enjoyed leadership roles in a number of global law firms — driving technology based change initiatives across EMEA, delivering in - and outsourced services and leading the (technology) merger between two European firms.

Peter Zver, President, TIkit North America talks to Thomson Reuters Forefront about how price competition, commoditisation of legal work, alternate service providers, compliance pressures, P3 (pricing, project management, and process) initiatives, and consumer - based technologies have all changed modern timekeeping.

As advancements in diversity in the legal sector occur slowly, albeit steadily, firms must reflect this dynamic change by distinguishing themselves as diverse employers; not simply as institutions whose efforts extend only to supporting and brainstorming diversity initiatives.

These factors include supplier's performance over the current contract term, the strength of the relationship with the supplier, the alignment of the current outsourcing model with customer's strategies and objectives, any change in customer's operating model, strategy or requirement since the initial contract was executed, whether the customer expects that its operating model, strategy or requirement may change during the renewal term, the capability of supplier to support customer future growth, supplier's innovation and flexibility, the cost of transition, the ability of customer to manage the transition, the level of risk during transition given other initiatives, the availability of other service providers, changes in appetite for risk, changes in the outsourcing industry, changes in the legal and regulatory environment.

To this end: I left ILTACON last year considering the contradictions presented by the legal sector's simultaneous intent to develop strategic IT investment initiatives and persistent inactivity and difficulty effectuating change.

He drove a number of change initiatives, such as Justice on Target (that reduced, for the first time in 18 years, the time to trial and the number of court appearances per criminal case), a health and safety initiative that reduced workplace injuries by 20 % in 3 years, the 4 Pillars of Family Reform, Civil Justice Reform, the largest funding increase in Legal Aid's history, and was part of a new approach to indigenous relations recognized by the United Nations.

The legal academic community has jump - started this discussion by beginning to implement changes to the curriculum, practical training initiatives, and greater transparency in reporting employment statistics.

Initiatives like the Association of Corporate Counsel's Value Challenge and Legal Services Management Workshop, and the changes that many general counsel have made to outside counsel management and fee structures, have created a field on which innovation is possible, indeed essential.

Redesigned the employee handbook after a major branding initiative and ensured it properly reflected employee benefit and legal changes

Turning the Corner partners with clients in the development, launch and management of effective talent management, employee engagement, retention, organizational growth & change, and legal compliance initiatives.

Further, in addition to the base level legal requirements under existing legislation, best practice principles of engagement with Indigenous peoples and their communities should be developed to guide information and technology sharing and access to the Indigenous estate for climate change related projects and initiatives.