Should this be a primary role for
research lawyers today?
Not exact matches
«
Today's ruling is a victory for the free flow of ideas in scientific
research,» ACLU
lawyer Chris Hansen said in a press release.
Research focused solely around the big ideas
lawyers face
today.
The
research, which surveyed more than 100 general counsels and senior
lawyers at 55 independent law firms across 41 countries, revealed what
today's global client is seeking from its legal provider.
The legal
research site Casetext is launching something
today that could be a game - changer in how
lawyers publish and share articles about the law.
The
research, which surveyed more than 100 general counsel (GC), and senior
lawyers at 55 independent law firms across 41 countries, revealed what
today's global client is seeking from its legal provider.
You can join me
today at 1 p.m. for «How to Conduct Free Legal
Research Online,» a webinar sponsored by the American Bar Association, Center for Professional Development, Government and Public Sector
Lawyers Division, and the Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress.
The Coalition of Technology Resources for
Lawyers (CTRL), an open source community for legal practitioners,
today released the results from its annual Advanced Analytics
Research, revealing an uptick in analytics usage by in - house legal departments.
According to an announcement issued
today by Martindale - Hubbell, a survey conducted by an independent
research firm concluded that
lawyer use of the Martindale.com Web legal directory more than doubled since 2000.
But while information overload is crushing us, nearly 70 percent of
lawyers say that finding specific pieces of legal
research or information is easier
today than just two years ago, with 20 percent saying it is much easier
today.
This column takes a slightly different path from our banter at that meeting but, in essence, rests on one of the same themes: the role of
research lawyers in firms
today.
Because of the amount of information available
today, the number of access choices, and the limited subject knowledge of a new
lawyer, it likely will take several years to develop adequate legal
research skills.
If this study were re-done
today, what percentage of matters referred to
lawyers do you think would be found to require legal
research?
I agree that the legal
research landscape has changed, but so long as Advanced Legal Research courses change with it, I think there is still a need for them in law schools today (and for continuing legal research training for articling students and lawyer
research landscape has changed, but so long as Advanced Legal
Research courses change with it, I think there is still a need for them in law schools today (and for continuing legal research training for articling students and lawyer
Research courses change with it, I think there is still a need for them in law schools
today (and for continuing legal
research training for articling students and lawyer
research training for articling students and
lawyers, too).
Their selling points are unique, but completely foreign to the way
lawyers conduct legal
research today.
I came across a new
research paper
today via SSRN titled, «What Makes
Lawyers Happy?
One of the many tasks
today's mobile
lawyer can perform on a smart device is legal
research.
Because we take our responsibility to educate and train future
lawyers very seriously, our curriculum,
research centers, and experiential learning opportunities are designed to prepare students for success in
today's changing legal environment.
Today most
lawyers doing case law
research apparently do not reach for a printed law report — they reach for their smartphone or their laptop.
The long - known tensions faced by in - house
lawyers between serving their employer and staying true to their professional obligations receive some tough probing in
research published
today — with fascinating insights.
It's a book that provides my take on what is required to succeed as a young associate in the practice of law and the business of law in
today's competitive environment, and also includes the insights of dozens of top
lawyers, general counsel at Fortune 500 companies, and leading consultants to the legal industry whom I interviewed as part of the
research for the book.
com Big Law vs New Law: The Struggle in Finding Good Legal Advice The
research, which surveyed more than 100 general counsel (GC), and senior
lawyers at 55 independent law firms across 41 countries, revealed what
today's global client is seek - ing from its legal provider.
It has grown into an indispensable legal
research tool: «CanLII started 15 years ago as a small website with current case law and legislation, and
today it is one of the biggest players in the Canadian legal information landscape and an indispensable resource to
lawyers and notaries.
The
research, which surveyed more than 100 general counsels and senior
lawyers at 55 inde - pendent law firms across 41 countries, revealed what
today's global client is seeking from its le - gal provider.
Related to Ted's «contracting out» topic and, tangentially, to the «role of the
research lawyer» topic, you may be interested to read an article in the current Canadian
Lawyer mag, which I received
today.