As one of the most tradition - bound
aspects of the legal profession, CLE could use some shaking up, especially as provider options multiply and prices continue to drop.
Our blog features insight into recent case decisions, advice for budding entrepreneurs and established leaders, as well as commentary on other
aspects of the legal profession that we find interesting.
One of the most impressive
aspects of the legal profession is its ability to open doors and shatter glass ceilings in a variety of professional capacities.
It's not the same for many
aspects of the legal profession.
First, as for every profession, advances in technology will serve to commoditize the more routine
aspects of the legal profession.
«Retention and security policies have become stricter and more prevalent in
all aspects of the legal profession making efficient document imaging crucial.
There is little doubt that technology has become a key
aspect of the legal profession, critical to both the buyers and sellers of legal services.
The law school was one of the first to teach certain fields such as taxation law, company law, labour law, civil litigation, banking law, welfare law and family law, as well as
aspects of the legal profession and legal system.
Pamela understands
all aspects of the legal profession.
Shortly after Andrews, the Supreme Court of Canada waded into
another aspect of the legal profession's control over entry.
Those in
your aspect of the legal profession generate higher satisfaction rates than courtroom counterparts because of your higher commitment to upholding the agreed upon settlement than participants who end up with a judge deciding for them.
Not exact matches
While the 12 plans finalized as
of mid-July do not include exemptions from teacher
legal protections, they do encroach on key
aspects of the
profession, including the importance
of teacher certification and the benefits
of small student - to - teacher ratios.
50 episodes in, the podcast (which includes occasional episodes in French) covers issues related to the
legal profession,
legal education, landmark cases, and the
legal aspects of current Canadian issues such as refugee rights, Aboriginal title, and senate reform.
Access to the
legal profession is central to the work we do with schools so we felt it was important to include other
aspects of law and provide important information about the various routes into the
profession.
Although the Supreme Court
of Canada held in Christie that a «general access to
legal services in relation to court and tribunal proceedings dealing with rights and obligations» is not a fundamental
aspect of the rule
of law (see paras. 23 - 27), it does not follow that the
legal profession can preserve its monopoly over
legal services free from government regulation or control
of any kind, even when, as now, it has made
legal services unavailable at reasonable cost to a large majority
of the population.
This decline in deference is a phenomenon not limited to lawyers — it is taking place across all
aspects of professional services — but it may be an especially bitter pill for the
legal profession to swallow.
I view affidavits as an
aspect of the welfare state, or «redistributive justice» for the
legal profession.
In combination, these
aspects of the current licensing regime skew new entrants to the
legal profession towards serving the present and future needs
of relatively advantaged clients and, in so doing, reinforce the current and future access to justice problem.
Another
aspect that I have mentioned before that ABS supporters do not address is (1) the fact that Australia's
legal profession fumbled the handling
of discipline cases, causing the government to step in and make changes and (2) the fact that England's law society fumbled the division
of governing in the public interest and advocating in the
profession's interest, causing the government to step in and implement a report prepared by an accountant.
Among many other challenges, it was identified that there was little opportunity for these potential new Canadian lawyers to connect with the local
legal profession in order to learn about the practical and procedural
aspects of practising law in Canada.
The organization was formed in 2004 to provide a support network to in - house women
of color and to facilitate networking around the nation and abroad, promote career advancement and the success
of in - house women
of color, and promote all
aspects of global diversity in the
legal profession and workplace.
As he mentions in his intro post last week, the blog deals with «the various
aspects of legal history having to do with the daily life
of lawyers and judges, as well as to the sources, manuscript, printed, and otherwise preserved which can be used to help understand how law and the
legal profession functioned in the past.
The ITL Observership program gives internationally trained lawyers an opportunity to connect with the local
legal profession in order to learn about the practical and procedural
aspects of practising law in Canada.
It is not that a particular technology will change the
legal space, but that the incredible explosion
of computing devices into every
aspect of our lives will change the
legal profession.
As the Web continues to grow in use and respectability in the
legal profession, VersusLaw continues to add scope and depth to its content, critical functionality to its web site, and an overall enhanced look and feel to all
aspects of its content distribution and e-commerce.
The other relevant
aspect of nontraditional
legal services is the fact that, for the first time in the history
of the
legal profession, law firms are facing major competition from clients, as well as other firms.
There is a strong appreciation for the emphasis the Society has taken in its work with regard to supporting the rule
of law, and the role that lawyers and the
legal profession play in enhancing the rule
of law and the constitutional
aspects of our work.
The Society particularly wishes to encourage younger scholars to engage in research, particularly empirical research, about the various
aspects of the international
legal profession and
legal professionals.
While many
of the statistics about the wage gap in
legal professions are very discouraging, there is one
aspect that may put some
of it into perspective.
Students develop professional lawyering skills, gain insight into various
aspects of the
legal system and
profession, and cultivate a sense
of professional responsibility.
Violence in the
legal profession can come from both sides
of any given case and reach nearly all
aspects of a lawyer's life.
What are the common
aspects of your role as an expert witness that the
legal profession may underestimate during a case?
In this column I explore the thought that sexual harassment and sexual discrimination in the
legal profession must be understood with this sort
of breadth
of perspective: it is conduct reflecting the pathologies
of the specific men who do it; it in no way reflects the conduct
of all — or even that many — men in the
profession; yet it is conduct that reflects
aspects of our professional culture,
aspects that we need to address to achieve gender equity and fairness.
I am involved in various research projects focused on the practical
aspects of changing the
legal profession.
They advise on all
aspects of family law and are leaders in this field, as is reflected by the independent
legal directories to the
profession and our strong track record.
Our boutique litigation practice is devoted to the
legal representation
of physicians and other licensed professionals in a variety
of aspects relating to their practices and
professions.
We discussed the genesis
of Burney Consultants and Apps in Law, the
aspects of legal technology that lawyers find most challenging, the MacTrack Legal conference, where Burney is speaking about Microsoft One Note, and the trajectory of technology in the legal profes
legal technology that lawyers find most challenging, the MacTrack
Legal conference, where Burney is speaking about Microsoft One Note, and the trajectory of technology in the legal profes
Legal conference, where Burney is speaking about Microsoft One Note, and the trajectory
of technology in the
legal profes
legal profession.
Paralegals are essential to the
legal profession, as they assist attorneys in most
aspects of case research and preparation.
As the public comes to ever more regularly rely on such public ratings in other
aspects of life, it is only natural that this same approach will be applied to the
legal profession.
Suggested topics include conflicts and the duty
of loyalty, whistleblowing, the adversarial role, judicial ethics, emerging
legal ethics issues from new technologies, parallels between
legal ethics and other
professions, the
legal history
of ethics, ethics issues that arise in relation to such areas as environmental, human rights, privacy, international or health law, or any other
aspect of ethics and law.
They advise on all
aspects of family law and are leaders in this field, as is reflected by the independent
legal directories to the
profession and our strong track record.