So, then, is a trial lawyer the same
as a litigator only with courtroom experience?
Not exact matches
An Indian technology lawyer and digital rights activist, Mishi Choudhary previously practised
as a High Court and Supreme Court
Litigator in New Delhi, and is also the
only lawyer in the world to simultaneously appear on briefs in the US and Indian Supreme Courts.
The recently published report by Who's Who Legal on Asset Recovery has identified Paul McGrath QC
as the
only English barrister within the top ten
litigators worldwide, the» Most Highly Regarded Individuals» specialising in asset recovery.
However, it is not
only the solicitors in the estates bar who should be taking notice of these changes, but the
litigators as well.
Not
only do we all keep current with both state and federal criminal law; we have well - earned reputations
as aggressive and successful
litigators.
While
litigators across the board, from the fast growing ranks of litigation -
only firms to full service global players, remain busy for now, many point to dark clouds on the horizon
as the twin spectres of higher court fees and ever increasing disclosure costs take hold.
One thing we've seen
as we lecture is that
litigators buy the iPad and
only then ask, «How do I use it?»
As a
litigator, my job is to advocate for the best interests of my client and there are usually
only two perspectives in every dispute.
Tell your students and younger associates that they can't use the subscription databases until AFTER they've read the relevant summary in (1) the leading texts (2) asked — where that facility exists — somebody who should know if the same question was reaserched within recent memory and where the memo is; (3) consulted a leading treatise such
as the CEDs even if
only for the case law; (4) asked somebody one or two years ahead of them if they know the most recent case (s), (5) searched CanLII, the other LIIs etc, (6) for
litigators, looked at the subject matter indicies for the Advocates» Quarterly and the Supreme Court of Canada law review and (7) signed a written declaration that they did (1) through (6),
as required, properly.
«After spending several years in the «trenches»
as a family law
litigator, and watching couples spend their energy and resources battling each other (and
only to end up with more distrust and hard feelings), I knew there had to be a better way.