But I can't help feeling that there is also something here that can be more broadly applied to the dynamic nature of law and relationships
between legal resources.
Not exact matches
It will put all public bodies under a new
legal duty to consider the gap
between social classes when they implement policies and allocate
resources.
To me, we must solve the justice gap in our state and in our country, which is basically the gap
between the finite
legal resources and the dire need for
legal representation and services by people of modest needs.
We strive to promote a closer relationship
between school attorneys and their school board clients, and encourage the on - going professional development of our members by offering continuing
legal education, specialized publications, web
resources and opportunities to work closely with NSBA on
legal advocacy efforts.
With two
legal currencies, minimal internet access, and divisions
between those who can and can't access external
resources, the residents of Cuba have become experts at negotiating the complexities of exchange
between each other and the world.
But the center [for Biological Diversity's Climate Law Institute] and its co-plaintiffs ignore the result of a recently released fracturing study, which was required as part of a 2011
legal settlement
between community and environmental groups, including the Natural
Resources Defense Council, and Plains Exploration and Production Co., owner and operator of the Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles County.
Boosting trust
between legal, safety, and operations can unlock optimized wind
resources and site performance
The report explains why fundamental change in the
legal system is necessary, exploring issues like the growth of unrepresented litigants, the role of technology, and potential partnerships
between private practices and public
resources.
The Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture & Natural
Resources Law blawg is committed to developing a productive dialogue between legal scholars, practitioners and students in the fields of equine, agricultural and natural resou
Resources Law blawg is committed to developing a productive dialogue
between legal scholars, practitioners and students in the fields of equine, agricultural and natural
resourcesresources law.
In this respect, the AG emphasises the difference
between the financing mechanism provided for in the Polish
legal regime, which does not entail the use of State
resources, and the one at stake in Association Vent de Colère, which does.
The program also features a new «Indigenous
Legal Lodge,» a publicly accessible educational resource for engagement, debate, public education and partnership on Indigenous legal traditions and relationships between Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous individuals including students, educators, businesses, governments and judges nation
Legal Lodge,» a publicly accessible educational
resource for engagement, debate, public education and partnership on Indigenous
legal traditions and relationships between Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous individuals including students, educators, businesses, governments and judges nation
legal traditions and relationships
between Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous individuals including students, educators, businesses, governments and judges nationwide.
Below you will find general information on a variety of
legal topics — from what to do if you are involved in a car accident, to
resources for those suffering from the deadly cancer Mesothelioma, what to do if a loved one is suffering from elder abuse, overviews of various potentially dangerous drugs and medical devices, and everything in
between.
While an early aspiration to create a specialized
legal aid clinic was stymied by lack of funding, ACLA now serves as an important bridge
between Toronto's Arab community and the profession, offering a lawyer referral service, information about
legal aid,
legal workshops and general
legal information
resources.
From Waukegan to Chicago down to Belleville and everywhere in
between, illinoislawyers.com is the trusted
resource for attorney referrals and
legal guidance.
The technology is here to bridge the gap
between people who don't have the
resource to afford time critical and quality
legal insight from human lawyers, and a
legal industry that would much rather spend its time looking at the bigger picture.
Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations
between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural
resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural
resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural
resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural
resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian
Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal ri
Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about
legal and political developments affecting tribal ri
legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.
Priori offers a number of articles on
legal process management that address issues like how to allocate
legal work
between differently priced
legal service providers, how to invest
legal resources in proportion to the amount at stake, and how to ensure that your attorney time is spent productively.
He shares that 80 % of the civil
legal needs of low income people go unmet and analyzes statistics from
legal aid organization studies that show that
between 50 % to 67 % of individuals who can't afford a lawyer are denied
legal services because of inadequate
resources.
Technology can be a powerful tool in narrowing the justice gap — the difference
between the unmet need for civil
legal services and the
resources available to meet that need.
The LSC has found through its experience with its Technology Initiative Grant program that technology can be a powerful tool in narrowing the justice gap — the difference
between the unmet need for civil
legal services and the
resources available to meet that need.
Having experienced
legal representation can make the difference
between having access to the medical, rehabilitative, therapeutic and financial
resources necessary for that full recovery.
Wole is able to pool
legal resources as required and is supported by a premier team of two established English QCs who are based
between London and Singapore.
Few would dispute that technology is one of the keys to addressing the justice gap — the difference
between the need for civil
legal services among low - income Americans and the
resources available to meet those needs.
Virtually everyone who has looked at access to justice on a macro level recognizes that a continuum of
resources and assistance should be available to people facing
legal issues, starting with information and self - help
resources on one end and full representation on the other, with varying levels of assistance in
between.
The Clinic is part of a broader collaboration
between Pace Law and the Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to expand the capacity of the
legal community to provide direct services to individuals and organizations seeking to build a more sustainable and healthy regional food system.
The «justice gap» in the United States — the discrepancy
between the civil
legal needs of low - income Americans and the
resources available to meet those needs — is vast, and growing every day.
Public
legal education
resources can help us understand the balance
between the necessary powers of the police and the necessary rights of citizens.
The Older Women's
Legal Education Project, a collaboration between West Coast LEAF and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law, aims to address a serious gap in existing public legal education resources: information tailored to older women fleeing a
Legal Education Project, a collaboration
between West Coast LEAF and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law, aims to address a serious gap in existing public
legal education resources: information tailored to older women fleeing a
legal education
resources: information tailored to older women fleeing abuse.
As part of the HR team, Katie recognises the integral function of HR within Private Practice and the collaborative nature of the working relationship
between legal professionals and human
resources.
• It should provide a speedy and cheap method to stop lawsuits if those suits were brought for an improper purpose, namely to harass or intimidate the defendants; • It should put the onus on plaintiffs to prove that their lawsuits were not improper; • It should help rebalance an inequality of financial
resources between the parties, possibly by an order that the plaintiff should pay the defendants» costs at the outset of the litigation; • It should provide stronger
legal protection for citizens engaged in public participation, such as through special defences; • It should deter people from bringing such suits in the first place, by exposing plaintiffs, and possibly their directors and officers, and lawyers, to awards of damages or even punitive damages.
As part of such a framework, LAO should commit to allocating
resources between its programs based on the seriousness of the rights and interests at stake in
legal proceedings, and based on the vulnerabilities of clients.
Slaw carried a post during the summer about jurisprudential solitudes — a gap in knowledge
between Quebec's civil code - based and predominantly French - language
legal resources and those in common - law, English - speaking Canada.
Some additional distinctions
between Liam Brown's «law company» and the traditional law firm include: (1) performance and reward structures that value output over input; (2) closer alignment with the financial and enterprise objectives of the consumer; (3) a corporate structure that takes a long - term, client - centric view over profit - per - partner; (4) continuous process improvement; (5) investment in technology; (6) focus on «the right
resource for the task»; (6) compressed delivery time; (7) a continuous quest to use technology and process to automate tasks and gather «big data» for benchmarking, predicting, and quantifying risk; (8) a transparent, 24/7/365 accessible connection with
legal consumers; (9) supply chain management expertise; and (10) reduced cost.
A collaboration
between the Immigration Advocates Network, the Immigrant
Legal Resource Center, and Pro Bono Net, CitizenshipWorks is a free online service that helps you apply for citizenship, step - by - step.
Unfortunately, some well - heeled companies use this reality to their advantage in both their regular business dealings and in structuring their
legal strategy with the goal of driving results that reflect the disparity in
resources between the parties rather than their merits.
They are a powerful
resource that
legal departments should consider when they distinguish
between legal practice and
legal delivery functions.
Despite best efforts, there was much activity
between the
legal and human
resource departments and rumours were circulating about the impending layoffs.
We have seen first - hand the
resources and the resolve they bring to the equation which, when combined with a strong claim, a determined client, and a formidable
legal team, can make the difference
between justice delivered or denied.»
Each of these announcements serves to further dissolve the borders
between legal knowledge
resources and operational and workspace environments.
Agency and Court Collaboration on the CFSRs and PIPs National Child Welfare
Resource Center on
Legal and Judicial Issues (2002) Survey of 13 States to identify methods for increasing collaboration
between child welfare agencies and family courts during the Child and Family Services Review process.
Fostering Court Improvement Children and Family
Resource Center, Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic, Fostering Results, & National Child Welfare
Resource Center on
Legal and Judicial Issues Gives States an efficient mechanism for sharing data
between dependency courts and child welfare agencies so they can more effectively manage systems.
Permanency Through Collaboration
Between Delinquency and Dependency Courts (PDF - 880 KB) National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, ABA Center on Children and the Law Child CourtWorks, 10 (2), 2008 Describes efforts in Idaho to bridge the gap between child welfare and juvenile justice proceedings to assist youth with cases pending simultaneously in both s
Between Delinquency and Dependency Courts (PDF - 880 KB) National Child Welfare
Resource Center on
Legal and Judicial Issues, ABA Center on Children and the Law Child CourtWorks, 10 (2), 2008 Describes efforts in Idaho to bridge the gap
between child welfare and juvenile justice proceedings to assist youth with cases pending simultaneously in both s
between child welfare and juvenile justice proceedings to assist youth with cases pending simultaneously in both systems.
The 1998 amendments to the Native Title Act introduced a
legal framework and process for the negotiation of ILUAs
between native title holders and others about the use and management of lands, waters and
resources.