Sentences with phrase «as public interest attorneys»

You'll find a quick overview of the types of jobs you can have in the public interest legal world and the kind of legal issues you may tackle as a public interest attorney.

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«I'm not interested in doing the labels,» says Katko, 51, of Camillus, who resigned as an assistant U.S. attorney to make his first bid for public office.

«I hope the record I had as attorney general, standing up in the public interest, will be enough to persuade the public to give me a second shot,» Spitzer told WCBS 880's Alex Silverman.

«As the only Asian - American elected official in Albany, a public interest attorney, a grassroots political activist and a new mom balancing the demands of a busy job with parenthood, I know that Kathleen Rice is the best person for me to partner with in state government,» Meng said.

He told the court that parliament had taken «a carefully considered, deliberate decision» to give ministers such as the attorney general power to override rulings by the freedom of information tribunal «to protect the public interest where real and significant issues arise».

Composed of field testimonies and hidden camera footage, the film also features interviews with Haiti's Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Raymond Joseph, the U.S. Department of States» Ambassador John Miller from the Office of Human Trafficking, renowned anthropologist and sugar historian Sidney Mintz, Carol Pier from Human Rights Watch, Public Interest Attorneys Bill Quigley as well as Greg Schell, and a number of activists from the field including human rights lawyer Noemi Mendez, Colette Lespinase of G.A.R.R. Haiti [Organization for Refugees and the Repatriated] and missionaries Pierre Ruquoy and Father Christopher Hartley.

The CFE, which had begun as a modest public - interest group in 1993 by Robert Jackson, then president of one of the city's 32 community school boards, and Michael Rebell, the attorney for the same school board, had grown into an impressively powerful education lobbying organization.

Prior to her tenure at the Union of Concerned Scientists, Shultz served as director of legislative and regulatory affairs at the Mineral Policy Center (now Earthworks), and as a staff attorney at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (now Environment America).

The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC), held each year at the University of Oregon Law School in Eugene, brings together attorneys, practitioners, students, and activists from around the world to explore panel and keynote topics as interesting and diverse as global warming impacts in Africa to wolf recovery in Oregon.

As the article notes, public interest attorneys, on average, get paid between 1/4 and 1/3 what big firm attorneys make starting out.

If we do not step up as a profession to meet this market need for access to justice, then other companies are going to find ways to do so, whether or not it is in the best interests of the public or meets the high standards of professionalism to which attorneys are held.

He called attention to the fact that public attorneys who represent the liberty interests and rights of the Commonwealth's indigent do not make nearly as much as Executive Branch attorneys who do important work, but who do not face the same burdens and complications as public defenders, especially risking a client's freedom.

Attorneys at KNP LAW assist and work with PILnet, the Global Network for Public Interest Law, and render free legal services to groups, including grassroots civil organizations, public service foundations, non-profit limited liability companies, as well as individuals who otherwise would not have access to juPublic Interest Law, and render free legal services to groups, including grassroots civil organizations, public service foundations, non-profit limited liability companies, as well as individuals who otherwise would not have access to jupublic service foundations, non-profit limited liability companies, as well as individuals who otherwise would not have access to justice.

Lawdragon's list includes private - practice lawyers as well as in - house counsel, law professors, judges and neutrals, government attorneys and public - interest lawyers.

'' [A] n attorney may not claim protection of the anti-SLAPP statute for publishing statements about an adversary at will, in hopes of shoring up his or her own position, attracting potential clients, or otherwise gaining a tactical advantage in an ongoing legal proceeding, even when that proceeding has, as here, attracted a good deal of public and governmental interest.

He recently was named by the Office of the Public Guardian as Pro Bono Attorney of the Year for volunteering over 150 hours to represent the best interests of the wards in guardianship, abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and foreclosure cases.

Shawna Hoch [Administrative Coordinator of FACLC]: As the administrative coordinator I agree that I've noticed more of a misconception about our attorneys, based on them being public interest attorneys, rather than women.

Massachusetts SB 1446 Converts law school tuition into tax credit if attorney serves as public defender or otherwise practices «public interest law» as defined.

Whether students» choose to practice public interest as a career or work in the private sector, experiences at Miami Law will leave students with a passion for pro bono work, no matter what they decide to do as a practicing attorney.

Klinkosum would give the same advice to law students interested in pursuing criminal defense that his Professor at Miami Law, Roy Black, gave to him: «Start your career as an assistant public defender or assistant state attorney.

This takes us to the essence of Justice Stratas» reasoning here which is that in legal proceedings (judicial reviews in particular) under our Westminister system of government, an attorney general enjoys a presumptive right to intervene on the basis that public rights are vested in the Crown and an attorney general enforces those rights and represents the public interest: «Giving Attorneys General a broader right to apply to intervene in order to advance the public interest — as Rule 110 (c) does — is consistent with these foundational principles and constitutional arrangements.

Justice Stratas rules the Tsleil - Waututh argument is inconsistent with a purposive interpretation of sections 109 and 110 that respects the role of an attorney general in our system of government as a guardian of the public interest.

At the University of Denver College of Law, Mollie served as Managing Director of Social Justice Action Group (S - JAG), a volunteer organization that provides free legal research and writing assistance to public interest attorneys who are actively pursuing social justice.

Prior to joining Zinda Law Group, he gained litigation experience as an intern for the North Las Vegas City Attorney's Office and the Travis County District Attorney and then as a lawyer representing the public interest at the Public Utility Commission of public interest at the Public Utility Commission of Public Utility Commission of Texas.

As a public attorney, Diego has represented the interests of Ecuador in economic and financial areas; public procurement, electricity and hydrocarbons sectors, and international relations.

At Chicago - Kent, our highest priority is providing you with a solid academic and practical foundation for your career, whether you aim to pursue a career in legal practice — as a law firm associate, criminal defense attorney, prosecutor, in - house counsel, public interest attorney or other type of lawyer — or in an allied profession.

During the pendency of the injunction case, the Attorney - General's Office, as Ministère Public, served a notice under Article 1026 - 9 of the CCP stating that the sum which the Council has been ordered by the arbitrator to pay exceeds by far the yearly grant allocated to it from the Consolidated Fund and that the enforcement of the interim award is likely to result in the assets of the Council being seized hence leading to the disruption of essential services provided by the latter which is not in the public intPublic, served a notice under Article 1026 - 9 of the CCP stating that the sum which the Council has been ordered by the arbitrator to pay exceeds by far the yearly grant allocated to it from the Consolidated Fund and that the enforcement of the interim award is likely to result in the assets of the Council being seized hence leading to the disruption of essential services provided by the latter which is not in the public intpublic interest.

Open to all — of interest to academics, graduate students, and practitioners, as well as public health officials, health law attorneys, hospital and corporate risk managers, and law enforcement personnel.

As a law student, Attorney Foster received the Social Justice Scholarship Award in recognition of his outstanding academic achievement and his commitment to public interest work.

To ensure that the public interest is kept as the foremost consideration when cases are handled by private attorneys on contingency fee basis, the bill mandates that a government attorney retains complete control over the litigation.

The result will be far fewer public interest attorneys, as well as teachers, social workers, nurses, and others.

In keeping with the pragmatism that often characterizes its clients, the clinic often collaborates with public interest attorneys, regulators and private interests to resolve community - based environmental problems as efficiently as possible.

Hopefully all you public interest law superstars get a chance to unwind before kicking off summer plans, whether it's an internship or continuing your work as an attorney.

This will add to the academic literature such as the works of John Edwards, The law officers of the Crown: a study of the offices of Attorney - General and Solicitor - General of England, and The Attorney General, Politics and the Public Interest (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1984).

It also holds important lessons for our legislators in terms of balancing the public interest in encouraging disclosure and attorney - client privilege as Canada wades into whistleblower legislation providing for financial awards.

The staff includes attorneys and counseling professionals who have held positions in large as well as boutique law firms, in government offices, academic institutions, and public interest organizations.

As the nation's largest provider of post-graduate legal Fellowships, we have supported over 1700 attorneys with the funding, training, and guidance to pursue their dreams and emerge as public interest leaderAs the nation's largest provider of post-graduate legal Fellowships, we have supported over 1700 attorneys with the funding, training, and guidance to pursue their dreams and emerge as public interest leaderas public interest leaders.

The Equal Justice Works Fellowships programs fund hundreds of public interest attorneys each year to close the justice gap on issues such as foreclosure, community economic development, immigration, civil rights, homelessness, access to healthcare, and domestic violence.

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