Sentences with phrase «by conducting legal research»

As an intern with the organization, she assisted in the investigation of alleged violations by conducting legal research on a wide variety of human rights issues, consulting with complainants and drafting legal reports based on the Commission's findings.

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My quest for biblical womanhood led me to these stories late at night, long after Dan had gone to sleep, and I conducted my nightly research by his side in bed, stacks of Bibles and commentaries and legal pads threatening to swallow him should he roll over.

City Court prosecutors must also direct follow - up investigation, conduct legal research, respond to motions, obtain statements from witnesses, locate and secure evidence, conduct pre-trial hearings, and take cases to trial if they can not be resolved by a plea bargain.

An analysis conducted for the Daily News by the New York Public Interest Research Group found Cuomo had collected $ 1.39 million from donors who gave more than $ 37,800 - the legal limit for the general election.

The research was conducted by Shelia R. Cotten, PhD, of Michigan State University; George Ford, PhD, of the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies; Sherry Ford, PhD, of the University of Montevallo; and Timothy M. Hale, PhD, of the Center for Connected Health and Harvard Medical School.

The research procedure included seven semi-structured qualitative interviews with refugees from three different ethnic groups (Karenni, Karen and Mon), followed by four interviews with NGOs implementing livelihoods programs, an analysis of the most recent mental health survey conducted in the camps among other reports, and contextualizing the situation in the broader international legal framework for the human rights of refugees.

The NAIC's overriding objective is to assist state insurance regulators in protecting consumers and helping maintain the financial stability of the insurance industry by offering financial, actuarial, legal, computer, research, market conduct and economic expertise.

The workshop and roundtable — sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation — featured a dream team of economists and legal experts who had conducted extensive research on the SO2 allowance - trading system, as well as leaders of non-governmental organizations and former government officials who had guided the formulation and passage of the CAAA.

BriefMine is a database of legal briefs and opinions powered by natural - language search that offers a technologically advanced platform for conducting in - depth legal research.

Bloomberg Law's new home page.The Bloomberg BNA legal research service Bloomberg Law today is introducing a new user interface that streamlines the search experience by making it easier to conduct searches and to find specific types of content.

The survey commissioned by Robert Half Legal and conducted by an independent research firm, surveyed 150 lawyers among the largest law firms and corporations in Canada.

The study, commissioned by legal comparison website The Law Superstore and conducted by Opinium Research, canvassed a nationally representative audience of over 2,000 online interviewees.

New research conducted by global elite network Interlaw, reveals the challenges GCs face in finding consistently high quality legal advice in all of the jurisdictions in which they operate.

New research conducted by Legal Week has found that almost 50 % of general counsel have seen their roles expanded to incorporate cybersecurity considerations.

Mediation Simulation Information Template — Completed by the Legal Writing Instructors for each of the different research memo scenarios for which a mediation simulation will be conducted, then submitted to the administrator organizing the simulations.

Qualitative research, in contrast, seeks a deep, contextual understanding grounded in the participants» context.12 Researchers gather data through personal interactions or observations, rather than through objective instruments.13 Common qualitative data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and document review.14 Qualitative research is primarily inductive.15 Researchers begin by conducting a close study of the participants in context, and gradually develop themes and theories based on the participants» experiences.16 Researchers can not understand what it means to «do» legal writing without understanding the participants» experiences — the experiences of both writers and readers.

The General Counsel Excellence Report conducted for us by Global Legal Post, a recent research study done by The Lawyer research arm and commissioned by Globality, and other market studies highlight a number of key client preferences that demonstrate the value of choosing a TerraLex team for cross border legal solutLegal Post, a recent research study done by The Lawyer research arm and commissioned by Globality, and other market studies highlight a number of key client preferences that demonstrate the value of choosing a TerraLex team for cross border legal solutlegal solutions.

While every litigator learns how to conduct legal research in law school, performs legal research on the job (or reviews research conducted by associates or staff), and applies the fruits of legal research to the facts of their cases, many may not yet have encountered legal analytics.

The survey was developed by Robert Half Legal, conducted by an independent research firm and is based on 200 telephone interviews with lawyers among the largest law firms and companies in the United States.

According to an announcement issued today by Martindale - Hubbell, a survey conducted by an independent research firm concluded that lawyer use of the Martindale.com Web legal directory more than doubled since 2000.

The idea that limited scope work could improve access to legal help has been cited by many reports on access to justice, but no one has ever conducted any empirical research to test the idea, says [/ span] John - Paul Boyd, executive director of the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family in research to test the idea, says [/ span] John - Paul Boyd, executive director of the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family in Research Institute for Law and the Family in Calgary.

Likewise, to the extent that much legal research is conducted online, it is surely in the interest of the major online legal publishers to better design their products to lessen the risk of this anxiety frustrating the researcher by instead providing alternative ways for the researcher to access and assimilate online information and put it into its proper context.

Either that, or research will be conducted by specialists who are, at best, tenuously connected to the construction and prosecution of legal theories.

As part of its commitment to promote equality and diversity in the legal profession, and to ensure that the Ontario community is served by a representative profession, the Law Society of Upper Canada conducts research and collects data on the composition of the profession.

This is the third portfolio investment by Nextlaw Labs following its investment in ROSS Intelligence, a startup using artificial intelligence to conduct legal research, and Apperio, a UK - based startup that is streamlining matter management for law firms.

While more and more business and research is being conducted primarily over the Internet, it is important to have such credible sources readily available for viewing by the public, other legal professionals, and the media.

This report summarized research conducted around the world by or about Bar Associations, Other Legal Associations, law schools, firms and legal futurists, articles, books, conferences and bLegal Associations, law schools, firms and legal futurists, articles, books, conferences and blegal futurists, articles, books, conferences and blogs.

When the research was conducted by a research consultant with little knowledge of the legal publishing industry, the questionnaires usually included simple questions intended to educate the researcher.

This guide, prepared by the Bora Laskin Law Library, explains how to conduct legal research in Canada.

The size and strength of UK business services functions was shown by our joint research conducted last year in partnership with US consultancy Calibrate Legal, which sought to establish the average size of marketing teams in the UK and US.

Rankings are based upon independent research that assesses technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients.

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Rising Stars ™ through a peer - and achievement - based review conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers, a service of Thomson Reuters legal division — 2018

A survey of 300 US attorneys, conducted by our sister division in research, involved in hiring found that 95 percent believe «law graduates lack legal research, litigation and transactional skills.»

Assignments may include completing legal research and writing, doing client intakes by telephone and in person, conducting client interviews, assisting in our free community legal clinics, and giving presentations in community education and training sessions.

Rising Stars through a peer - and achievement - based review conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers, a service of Thomson Reuters legal division — 2012 - 2014

(August 2013) BriefMine - BriefMine is a database of legal briefs and opinions powered by natural - language search that offers a technologically advanced platform for conducting in - depth legal research.

We compared the research process used by ten subjects who conducted their legal research at a computer terminal with ten subjects who conducted their research in a law library and were permitted to access only print resources.

In «Quantifying and Driving the ROI in Legal Directories and Awards Submissions», the presenters — Benjamin Greenzweig from Momentum and Arielle Lapiano of Paul Hastings — will reveal the results of research conducted by the LMA and Law Firm Media Professionals into how much time and effort law firms spend on legal directoLegal Directories and Awards Submissions», the presenters — Benjamin Greenzweig from Momentum and Arielle Lapiano of Paul Hastings — will reveal the results of research conducted by the LMA and Law Firm Media Professionals into how much time and effort law firms spend on legal directolegal directories.

We are proud of our Co-Managing Partner Alina Popescu who, following an extensive research process conducted by Legal Magazin Media Group, was nominated for the Excellence in Management Award.

Supervised by partners, our articled clerks assist lawyers in a wide range of duties from legal research to conducting discoveries.

Nonetheless, a reading of the Claim and other materials provided by the Plaintiffs demonstrates that considerable time and effort has been expended by one or more of them in conducting some sort of legal research into the matter.

The flagship JustisOne platform enables those conducting legal research to access the most cited parts of a judgment instantly, quickly find related authorities, and read cases side by side from different jurisdictions.

Applications that combine natural language processing and machine - learning are conducting legal research that was previously undertaken by junior associates.

Through ABE, ABA members can donate dividends to help fund over 200 legal research, educational and public service projects of ABA's Fund for Justice and Education (FJE) and the legal research conducted by the scholars of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).

More than four out of five adults in England and Wales support Treasury proposals to separate legal regulators from professional bodies, according to research conducted by ComRes.

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The National Affairs Assistant supports the Association's five main policy - related areas (national and state legislation, public defense, white collar crime, privacy and national security and public affairs) by maintaining Web pages, facilitating intra-departmental coordination, conducting research on legal and legislative issues, drafting and editing documents, and assisting with meetings and events.

Our research is conducted annually, providing a detailed qualitative assessment of various factors including work conducted by law firms over the past 12 months and historically; experience and depth of teams; specialisms and ancillary services; and, importantly, opinions of law firms» clients — each year, The Legal 500 series contacts over 300,000 clients globally to obtain feedback on which law firms meet the criteria required by today's in - house counsel and business leaders, wherever in the world their work takes them.

Considered a cornerstone directory whose listings are given much weight among business leaders selecting legal counsel, Chambers USA ranks law firm practice areas and individual attorneys based on research conducted by the directory's team of researchers, including in - depth interviews with clients and attorneys.