Sentences with phrase «while legal press»

While legal press headlines obsess about client pressure on law firm fees in what remains a buyer's market, firms are arguably losing double - digit profitability due to how they handle payment for costs other than their own time.

Not exact matches

While Trudeau presses ahead for legalization of marijuana by next summer, some provinces say they need more time to plan for heavy lifting on regulating and policing legal pot sales.

While the press and public may have been denied a dramatic raise - your - right - hand moment in Congress this week, Facebook's chief executive is still under legal obligation to tell the truth.

Attorney John Dowd told The Associated Press on Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller's team broached the subject during a meeting with Trump's legal team while they were negotiating the terms of a possible interview with the president.

While the separation of powers may a phrase more commonly found in legal and political textbooks than the mainstream press, it is fundamental part of the debate in America.

While she did not specifically mention a lawsuit in her remarks, a press release from Chin's office threatened, «legal action against the Administration» if the projects are approved in their current form.

The benchmark 0 - 62 mph dash is dispatched in only 6.2 seconds while, where legal, Leon Cupra R drivers can thence press onward to a top speed of 155 mph.

But while Amazon pursues its legal options into this multi-million dollar book - spitting operation, they'll be hard pressed to find out that he did anything that was actually criminal.

While pressing for cuts in greenhouse - gas emissions and better efforts to control hunting, both legal and illegal, the participating scientists concluded on an optimistic note, saying they were «optimistic that humans can mitigate the effects of global warming and other threats to polar bears, and ensure that they remain a part of the Arctic ecosystem in perpetuity.»

While it may not be illegal, it certainly seems unethical and misleading, since members of the press and public will not know whether the commands given by a uniformed officer are legal or simply the direct of Exxon Mobil.

Whether you are a credentialed reporter or a citizen journalist, if you are arrested or run into legal problems while reporting on the presidential inauguration, help is available from two sources: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will run a round - the - clock hotline for reporters who are detained while covering the inauguration.

With regard to LPM, law firms are largely building their capability behind the scenes and the report says: «While the LPM concept occasionally enters the profession's consciousness as a result of reports in the legal press and specific law firm marketing initiatives, evidence of this below - the - radar phenomena is more typically hidden away in job adverts placed by law firms and legal recruitment agencies, which are now actively seeking LPM specialists.»

The Government has announced its intention to press ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the number of legal aid contracts allowing criminal defence firms to represent suspects in the police station, while also cutting fees by a further 8.75 %.

While most law firms issue press releases and self - aggrandizing media pitches and wonder why they get nominal coverage, our media experts win vastly more media placements with timely, well - packaged stories offered with a high authority legal commentator as the narrative's voice.

While other lawyers suggested a statute would be required, Jenkins, who had been legal advisor to the Department of Culture Media and Sport in the 1990s when the Arts Council and Sports Council were set up by Royal Charter, suggested the same thing for press regulation.

While the press release did not specify what Pitcock had allegedly done, the vagueness «unleashed a torrent of rumors on blogs and in the legal media,» the complaint says.

While legal education at a public university may be good policy or otherwise laudable, it is obviously not a pressing public necessity when the correct legal standard is applied.

While other industries (notably mutual funds, auto, and real estate) are all engaged in full - court - press mode as they lobby the Ontario government for exemptions, we in the legal services field have remained disturbingly complacent.

The foregoing LexisNexis press release describes the product as «a new set of research capabilities that will enable legal professionals to access content and services from LexisNexis and other sources while operating directly within Microsoft Office applications.»

While the NSA practices themselves may actually have been perfectly legal, the way they were presented in the documents Snowden stole and sent on to members of the foreign press puts Snowden's breach in a class all its own.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation