Karen is
a practice development lawyer specialising in employment law.
Not exact matches
When you see an accountant, a doctor, an engineer or a
lawyer, that person has a rigorous code of professional
practice with which he or she must comply, ongoing professional
development obligations, a common body of knowledge as a barrier to entry, a body of peers that oversees any complaints or misconduct, and must pay an annual fee in order to
practice.
The split reflected the growing social stratification of the bar, the increasing division of labor between litigators and office
lawyers, and the
development of a wide range of specialized fields of
practice.
* The firm of Scarinci & Hollenbeck is based in Hudson County and is comprised of 50
lawyers specializing in, but not confined to,
development practice.
Five years later, we've certainly accomplished this goal, as we have helped dozens of
lawyers, law firms, and other legal organizations thrive online through effective web
development, appealing designs, SEO best
practices, and well - crafted content.
Even so, this is a concerning
development in that a significant amount of
lawyers in Canada
practice in a solo or small firm environment (in British Columbia 51.2 % of all
lawyers in the province
practice in firms of 5 or less
lawyers).
An estate planner may dislike the business
development aspect of private
practice (this story could apply to the employment
lawyer as well), but still enjoys the nitty gritty of the complex planning that trust departments do.
Because we understand the demands placed on our attorney clients, FindLaw has developed business
development instruments specifically for law firms (such as ones those that improve the intake process), fine - crafted a suite of marketing products that free up
lawyers to actually
practice law and amassed a body of research and scholarship that we use to help law firms stay contemporary and competitive.
This isn't only frustrating (and scary) for new
lawyers, but it doesn't allow for a full
development of the legal skills that are necessary to have a successful
practice.
These are pages organized around
practice areas and interests where
lawyers can contribute analysis, meet others in their fields, and engage in discussions about current legal
developments.
As Nicole Black, Director of Business
Development at MyCase, puts it, «I think it's pretty clear that -LSB-...]
lawyers can no longer turn a blind eye to technological advancements and their effect on the
practice of law.»
In this month's business
development and online video
practice management coaching column for Canadian
lawyers, executive coach Debra Forman focuses on balancing expectations, a key component of building and sustaining relationships.
The firm's six
lawyers advise and represent clients — most of whom are involved in real estate, construction, or insurance — in matters within the firm's chosen areas of
practice: condominium and subdivision
development, construction law and litigation, insurance law, condominium corporation advice, and litigation and dispute resolution.
She is also a former
practicing lawyer and the author of The Right Moves: Job Search and Career
Development Strategies for
Lawyers.
It will allow the firm to plan its
lawyer activity more productively, i.e., the time spent on fee producing work,
practice development and image enhancement, management of administrative and substantive activities, recruiting, etc..
Although your professional plate probably is more than full with the
practice of law and business
development activities, it's a wise investment of your time to learn to think like a businessperson as well as like a
lawyer.
Vancouver collaborative high net worth divorce
lawyers handle the most complex high net worth cases involving high incomes and significant family property holdings including businesses, professional
practices, real estate
development ventures, multi-million dollar stocks, patents, real estate holdings, art collections and other personal property.
Within these broad
practice areas, their
lawyers have deep knowledge and experience in a variety of legal matters, including the
development and review of contracts, regulatory compliance issues, risk management, collective bargaining, civil rights matters, personal injury, property and business transactions, and legislative concerns — to name just a few.
Within these broad
practice areas, our
lawyers have deep knowledge and experience in a variety of legal matters, including the
development and review of contracts, regulatory compliance issues, risk management, collective bargaining, civil rights matters, personal injury, property and business transactions, and legislative concerns — to name just a few.
She is a certified family law mediator, and is a founding member and current director of Collaborative
Lawyers, Inc., a state - wide educational and professional
development association and business directory of independent Florida licensed attorneys at law and law firms who
practice in the areas of collaborative divorce and collaborative family law.
PSLs are well - respected attorneys, usually with several years of
practice experience, who draft or gather high - quality precedent documents, research and summarize legal
developments for internal and client use, help billable attorneys find expert colleagues, and train junior
lawyers.
I think we need to step back and look at legal
practice, legal education and the career
development of young
lawyers.
We've already received great attention for how we're streamlining the private
practice of law (see this recent Wired article, where our AI
development was featured alongside Google's), and now we can't wait to aid
lawyer's country - wide and in every
practice area.
Lawyer Management Training and
Development: Failure to train younger
lawyers as managers in both the business of law and the
practice of law aspects of a firm can result in a disaster either from a «palace revolt», because the firm is unwilling to address the question and provide the opportunity, or from a decline in earnings and the exodus of key partners because the firm waits too long and ends up using untrained
lawyers to undertake key management positions.
Pay special attention to coverage of recent
developments in law
practice such as law firm break - ups, mergers, and movement of
lawyers from firm to firm and reports on in - house
developments.
As legal
practice becomes more bottom - line oriented, portable business and potential for business
development have become more important in determining a candidate's attractiveness, particularly for the experienced
lawyer.
These programs are specifically designed to support leaders who are responsible for guiding the business
development activities of
lawyers and staff such as Managing Partners, Executive Committee Members, Department Chairs,
Practice Group / Industry Group / Client Team Leaders, Office Managing Partners, and other major initiative leaders.
Our Energy Project Finance and
Development practice is comprised of
lawyers with expertise in the legal disciplines that shape solar projects.
This is the purpose: A blog established by a
practicing & teaching
lawyer in Pennsylvania for the benefit of law students, consumers, & professionals interested in legal
developments affecting Elder Law, long - term care, End - of - Life issues, estate & personal planning, fiduciary administrations (by agents under powers of attorney, custodians, guardians, & trustees), elder conflict dispute resolution, or Orphans» Court litigation in this Commonwealth, with reference to trends nationally.»
I have often made reference to the fact that, in my humble opinion,
lawyers (both in private
practice and inhouse counsel) must become increasingly comfortable with using social media to promote not only their achievements and relevant or interesting best
practices or
developments in their legal
practice area, but also to build and grow their personal brand and networks.
Total Attorneys Inc., a Chicago - based company that provides services like office management and business
development for solo and small firm
lawyers, runs a number of
practice - specific blogs — from lemon law to DUI.
However one's collection
development policy can not remain static:
lawyers join the firm, bringing new clients and new
practices; they develop new
practice areas; new areas of law develop (for example, clean energy).
Guest blogger Mike O'Horo writes how some of the same benefits of Internet technology that make virtual law
practices attractive — affordability, scalability, and convenience — enable a new model of business
development training for
lawyers: virtual sales simulation.
Guest blogger Mike O'Horo writes how some of the benefits of Internet technology that make virtual law
practices attractive — affordability, scalability, and convenience — enable a new model of business
development training for
lawyers: virtual sales simulation.
For many
lawyers, business
development is the most daunting part of
practice.
Other than the unique ethical advertising considerations applicable to
lawyers, we can borrow from small business
development practices and technology.
Podcasts feature
lawyers from various
practices in the firm discussing recent
developments in New Jersey and federal law.
She left the
practice of law in 2002 and trained as an Executive Coach in the United States and now brings her extensive experience in law, management and human resources to coaching
lawyers and working with law firms and legal departments on associate
development and partnership issues.
The things a
lawyer could learn that would benefit her
practice extend far beyond doctrinal law, and can relate to psychology, economics, political
developments, technology, global affairs and even the opportunity for critical reflection on accepted
lawyer practices.
Elefant writes: «The bars» law
practice management offices are one of the best
developments that I've seen to assist solo and small - firm
lawyers; those offices either didn't exist or were not as robust back in 1993 when I went solo.»
It matches the writing needs of
lawyers and law firms with experienced legal journalists to ghostwrite or polish articles, biographies,
practice area descriptions, case studies or any business -
development piece.
to B., Legal Education and Professional
Development — An Educational Continuum, Report of the Task Force on Law Schools and the Profession: Narrowing the Gap (ABA 1992); William H. Simon, The
Practice of Justice: A Theory of
Lawyers» Ethics (Harv.
In addition, their experience and background make these
lawyers thoroughly knowledgeable about best business
practices, recent
developments in the legal and business arena.
The Report's central conclusion is that, although traditional legal pedagogy is very effective in certain aspects, it overemphasizes legal theory and underemphasizes practical skills and professional
development.5 By focusing on theory in the abstract setting of the classroom, the Report argues, traditional legal education undermines the ethical foundations of law students and fails to prepare them adequately for actual
practice.6 Traditional legal education is effective in teaching students to «think like
lawyers,» but needs significant improvement in teaching them to function as ethical and responsible professionals after law school.7 As I will discuss in greater detail below, in general, the Report recommends «contextualizing» and «humanizing» legal education by integrating clinical and professional responsibility courses into the traditional core curriculum.8 In this way, students will learn to think like
lawyers in the concrete setting of actual cases and clients.9 The Report refers to pedagogical theories developed in other educational settings and argues that these theories show that teaching legal theory in the context of
practice will not only better prepare students to be
lawyers, it will also foster
development of a greater and more deeply felt sense of ethical and professional identity.10
Martin Duck, Partner and Head of Land
Development at Moore Blatch said: «With a team of over 30 property
lawyers Moore Blatch is one of the leading specialists in the South of England and Bernard brings a wealth of experience to complement this
practice.
Less than half of one per cent of North American
lawyers, judges and scholars are included in the fellowship, whose purpose is to recognize deserving, experienced and highly qualified legal practitioners and to provide additional sources for professional
development, community involvement and the promotion of ethical standards in the
practice of law.
She currently serves on the firm's executive committee and as the firmwide hiring partner, and has previously chaired its tax, benefits, and planning
practice and
lawyer personnel committee, which handles compensation and career
development for all nonpartner
lawyers.
Diane Edelman and other innovative LRW scholars have argued that these current and anticipated changes in legal
practice support the
development of a more global focus in LRW instruction.39 If
lawyers must be skilled at incorporating transnational legal matters into their work, they must also be able to engage in research on foreign and international legal issues, to incorporate the results of that research into their legal reasoning, and to communicate effectively in writing about transnational legal questions.
But when we surveyed the relevant literature, we found fairly little hard evidence documenting the asserted trend toward globalization in
practice.47 Transnational legal
developments, and the growth of trans - border commercial and social interaction, certainly provide logical support for inferring a growth in transnational
practice among American
lawyers.
The authors are Dennis Kennedy, an IT
lawyer and technology columnist for the ABA Journal, and Allison C. Shields, an author and consultant on
practice management and business
development issues.