Sentences with phrase «as members of the legal profession»

While personally, I've no reason to doubt the truth of that statement, as a member of the legal profession for the past 20 (+) years, I sometimes have questioned whether others in the profession would argue against it.

We are seeking input via this short survey which is open to SRLs, as well as all members of the legal profession, including lawyers, courthouse professionals, paralegals, and judges.

Our special responsibility as members of the legal profession to protect the dignity of all individuals, and to respect human rights laws in force in Ontario;

[1] A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of the legal system and a public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice.

Moreover as a Member of the legal profession, you're looked upon to set an example, not just of honesty and integrity and competence but also professionalism,» said the LSA report.

We must start paying attention because we are affected as citizens and as members of the legal profession.

It's a crime in the State of Florida for either a real estate broker or a real estate agent to practice law, or to hold themselves out as a member of the legal profession.

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The writers of the report are, perhaps, most disturbed by the fact that «even when legal, abortion is often prevented or delayed by obstacles to the access of appropriate services, such as the widespread use of conscientious objection, medically unnecessary waiting periods or biased counselling»; and calls on Member States to «regulate and monitor the use of conscientious objection in the key professions, so as to ensure that reproductive healthcare is guaranteed as an individual's right.»

In the legal profession to which I belong (now as an unlicensed non practicing lawyer) it is punishable misconduct to tell untruths and half - truths as an officer of the court or in one's private dealings with members of the public.

As we face declining dues - paying membership and an increasingly complex marketplace, it's imperative that the ABA transform to better meet the needs of our members, the legal profession, and the public.

Some lawyers and members of the legal profession have made independent efforts to make family law more accessible, as I detailed last year.

As was observed by Henry James MP, at another time of unprecedented radical change some 140 years ago, «those who had to frame and introduce a measure of legal reform had sometimes to contend with -LSB-...] with members of the legal profession, who might think that their interests would be affected by any change in the existing system.»

However, as I have written elsewhere, government lawyers are important and underappreciated members of the legal profession and of our justice system.

The Bar Council is committed to ensuring that all members of the legal profession, whatever their background, are supported in their pursuit of a judicial career as a realistic and attractive career option.

In many other ways, he has been at the forefront of these issues and a leader in the profession of law: He is a founding director of the Centre for the Legal Profession and has been a member of the steering committee of Ontario's joint civil legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of theLegal Profession and has been a member of the steering committee of Ontario's joint civil legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of thelegal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of the bar.

It will, however, be much harder to arrive as similar indicators to persuade the members of the legal profession that they can best serve their clients interests in adopting such an approach.

[I] n carrying out its mandate under its enabling statute, the respondent throughout its long history, has acted to remove obstacles based on considerations, other than ones based on merit, such as religious affiliation, race, and gender, so as to provide previously excluded groups the opportunity to obtain a legal education and thus become members of the legal profession in Ontario.

(7) a conflict of interest between the law society's duty to regulate the legal profession so as to make legal services adequately available, and its duty to represent the interests of lawyers, i.e., law societies» regulatory powers conflict with their representative powers, and being elected by their lawyer - members, benchers deal with the problems and complaints of those who elect them;

Because voting is open only to Florida Bar members, Legal Elite lawyers exemplify a standard of excellence in their profession as recognized by their peers.

Based upon the mentor's experience as a partner and an experienced attorney, he or she should offer information to the associate about the legal profession, along with firm policies and practices and how to build professional and personal relationships with other members of the firm.

In 2013, the American Bar Association appointed Stu as a member of the Special Committee on Bioethics and the Law, which is part of the ABA's Division for Public Services, an ABA department dedicated to applying the knowledge and experience of the legal profession to promotion of the public good.

During this time, the «courts, not acting as traditional regulators of the legal profession, but as appliers of external limits on the profession's power to police its members, for the first time entered the fray and forced significant change on an unreceptive legal profession.»

In terms of the reasonableness of LSUC's decision, the court considered speeches by various benchers of LSUC (i.e., board members), as well as legal opinions designed to guide the benchers and 210 submissions from members of the profession and the public.

As the website notes, the paper «describes the current state of the conflicts requirements, reviews areas of particular concern, and asks a series of questions to find out what changes members of the legal profession feel may be necessary.»

In fulfilling their mandates to protect the public, law societies have implemented an anti-money-laundering regime for members of the Canadian legal profession that respects the fundamental rights of all Canadians as affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada.»

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

The United States may have have Don'tDateHimGirl.com, but Ireland has RateYourSolicitor.com, a Web site that encourages consumers to rate members of the legal profession as poor, average, good or «avoid.»

@Gary P. Rodrigues: «My understanding is that the decision to continue to offer the Ontario Reports in print is in response to feedback received directly from members of the legal profession who see the Ontario Reports as a mechanism for creating a sense of community among members of the legal profession as well as the primary means whereby the Law Society communicates with the profession.

As was very competently illustrated by these layperson panel members, the legal profession has much to learn from those outside our profession who have observed and often, lived the challenges of seeking access to justice.

I think members of the legal profession prefer to treat non-lawyer Attorneys General as quaint anomalies.

The objective of the Edward F. Hennessey Professionalism Award is to recognize and honor a member of the Connecticut Bar whose career has manifested a dedication to the highest ideals and standards of the legal profession, so as to provide inspiration to other members of the bar and to honor the memory of Edward F. Hennessey, a lawyer at Robinson + Cole and close friend of Mr. Wade's, whose 41 years at the bar exemplified the criteria of the award.

AALAM serves as a professional and social network for its members, who practice in all sectors of the legal profession.

The Future We are honored — and humbled — by the success we have experienced thus far as numerous business owners, general counsel, and respected members of the legal profession recognize and embrace our innovative and ground - breaking approach to providing legal services.

Beth Symes of Toronto was also named as a Member of the Order of Canada «for her contributions as a champion of women's rights in the legal profession.»

Only members of the legal profession and eligible media may use electronic devices to transmit and receive data during a court proceeding or hearing before a court so long as it is undertaken in a manner that will not cause interference or disruption with the proceeding or hearing.

As a member of numerous volunteer committees, both inside and outside the legal profession, I'm often struck by the extent to which diversity challenges pervade most every sector.

Whether The Law Society's new proposed high - profile proactive approach is the best way in which to try to overcome, once and for all, any residual racism in today's Ontario legal profession, is a question of policy, on which reasonable members of the profession may differ, even as they all agree that any such residual racism must be overcome.

Mr. Wilson is known in the legal community as a distinguished member of the profession, with an impressive record of success.

The Society invites applications for new membership from members of the medical, legal and other law - related health professions as well as from students in those fields.

[14] More particularly, she states that the ABA «wears two very different «hats,»» one when it is acting as a trade group or a representative body of the legal profession, and the other, its «quasi-regulator» hat, when the ABA «endeavors to put aside member self - interest, and provide fair and balanced recommendations to regulators, knowing that the state courts that are the true lawyer regulators rely heavily on recommendations from the «quasi-regulator» ABA.»

The data shows that the majority of lawyers who self identify as members of an equity - seeking group have joined the legal profession since the inception of the Society's equity work.

In addition to the introduction of its Equity Office (1997), Gender Equity Committee (1991) and Racial Equity Committee (1989), the Society works with university law programs such as the Indigenous Blacks & Mi» kmaq Initiative at the Schulich School of Law, the Government of Nova Scotia and the federal government to develop programs to encourage the members of equity - seeking groups to enter the legal profession.

All membership inquiries should be forwarded to the Executive Director of the Society.The Society invites applications for new membership from members of the medical, legal and other law - related health professions as well as from students in those fields.

(1) the foreign lawyer must be a member in good standing of a recognized legal profession in a foreign jurisdiction, the members of which are admitted to practice as lawyers or counselors at law or the equivalent, and subject to effective regulation and discipline by a duly constituted professional body or a public authority; or,

All members of the legal profession, as part of our commitment to the rule of law, should be concerned about the manifest inadequacies of the legal aid system, and work for a better way of promoting access to justice.

A former member of the Legal Marketing Association's National Board, she served as a past of chair of the education committee and has won several National first - place «Your Honor» awards for excellence in the profession.

The reports and the materials referred to in them, including the legal opinions and analysis, will provide the basis for Council's deliberations and, as always, Council welcomes input from members of the profession and from the public.

More than 50 years after the firm's founding, its attorneys and staff remain mindful of, and committed to, its role as a solid member of Arizona's legal profession and its half - century legacy of purposeful service to clients and the Arizona community.

On December 30, 2010, Beth was named a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions as a champion of women's rights in the legal profession.

She is a regular speaker and — being an active member of Toastmasters International - enjoys delivering «TED - style» talks at various conferences in the legal sector to provoke interest and thoughts on various subjects that she feels particularly passionate about, such as the future of the legal profession and services, the lawyers» role in person to person diplomacy, gender equality and the advancement of women in leadership positions, or the challenges of cross-cultural communication and negotiations.