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The disparity is stark: Despite now making up 39 per cent of the profession in Ontario, and 31 per cent of lawyers in private practice, women account for only 21 per cent of law firm partners.

In 2006, women accounted for nearly 60 per cent of the youngest lawyers and 38 per cent of all lawyers in Ontario.

However, women still account for only 40 per cent of lawyers in the profession, 33 per cent of lawyers in private practice and 22 per cent of law firm partners.

Not exact matches

Betty Mould - Iddrisu, and the Presidency to get the Minister of Finance to negotiate with Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome and his lawyers to agree on a settlement amount of Gh cents 51.2 million, which was eventually paid in three (3) tranches; the first one paid by Mad.

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Under current rules, which remain in effect until 2011, starting CPP at the earliest age of 60 entails a 30 - per - cent reduction in monthly payments but «you would have to live well past 75 in order to receive more from the plan than by waiting until the normal retirement age of 65,» writes tax and estate lawyer Christine Van Cauwenberghe in her book, Wealth Planning Strategies for Canadians 2010.

«An unexpected, positive finding was the high per centage of lawyers - 46.7 per cent in 2009 - who provide some level of pro bono or free legal services,» says Osgoode Hall Law School dean Lorne Sossin.

If you're a lawyer looking for work — or a change of scene — you'll be glad to know that 44 per cent of the 60 law firms that participated in this year's survey plan to hire more lawyers in 2011.

You're also more likely to receive a bonus working in - house than at a smaller law firm: 62 per cent paid bonuses to lawyers in 2011, with 53 per cent basing it on a percentage of salary.

In regard to professional interactions with a lawyer who is a social networking contact, 33 per cent of judicial officers who reported social media use believe that it would be acceptable for a «LinkedIn contact» to appear before him / her... However, a small, yet clear, distinction is made if the lawyer is a «Facebook

It may provide some relief to newly called lawyers to hear that 45 per cent of firms that responded to the Compensation Survey plan to hire more lawyers in the coming year, 53 per cent plan to keep the same number of lawyers, and just two per cent plan to downsize.

For senior lawyers with more than 10 years of experience, the 2015 Robert Half salary guide released last week predicts salaries at mid-sized law firms will go up by 4.8 per cent, putting them in a range of $ 159,000 to $ 222,750.

There is also a disincentive for clients in HST provinces using B.C. lawyers to perform commercial work that relates to B.C. (even if B.C. lawyers are within the same national firm, working from the Vancouver office), if there is no ITC available on seven per cent of the bill.

According to a comprehensive study by the U.S. - based Minority Corporate Counsel Association, 71 per cent of white lawyers surveyed felt they had adequate coaching and mentoring to be successful in achieving their career goals.

It's estimated that despite qualifying in higher numbers than their male counterparts, 42 per cent of female lawyers leave the profession within nine years of qualification.

This stark contrast is explained in a survey that concluded that Canadians get help from lawyers on only 11.7 per cent of their justiciable events.

Indicative, too, of the somewhat mercurial state of the profession, the survey shows only 45 per cent of law firm respondents plan to increase their associates» salaries in 2013, whereas 77 per cent of corporate legal departments say they will bump up their lawyers» earnings.

The positivity will soon be felt in corporate law departments as well, with 77 per cent of the 117 chief legal officers and corporate law department heads that responded reporting plans to raise their lawyers» average salaries next year.

Each adult in the UK has a legal issue once every three years but only 20 per cent use a lawyer and 40 per cent of SME's have a legal issue every year but only 11 per cent will consult a solicitor.

I think women in our class accounted for 40 per cent so it was a decent percentage but from my graduating class, in terms of transaction lawyers, there is essentially myself and one other classmate still practising who happens to be at Dentons as well.»

In Family Court, for example, where the majority of cases are not considered to be «serious» under the Legal Aid guidelines, 57 per cent of parties do not have a lawyer.

Lawyers for Day pointed out that if the 407 is entitled to rely on the limitation period of 15 years set forth in the Transponder Lease Agreement and not commence a claim for 15 years, Day would be liable to pay the 407 ETR $ 289,444.45 on a principal balance of $ 9,808, given the interest would be accumulating at the compounded rate of 26.82 per cent.

The use of alternative fees such as non-hourly based billing is also up, but still only represents 10 per cent of fees collected, according to the Law Firms in Transition Survey, which received responses from law firm leaders at 238 U.S. law firms with 50 or more lawyers.

And the final highlight of the report shows in the reporting provinces and territories, even though almost 10,000 lawyers — private lawyers: 87 per cent; legal aid plan staff lawyers: 13 per cent — provided legal aid assistance in 2009 - 10, those numbers are down two per cent from the previous year.

The Law Society of Upper Canada indicates that more than half — 52 per cent — of lawyers in Ontario practise alone or in firms of four or fewer lawyers and that they constitute 94 per cent of all the firms in the province.

The paltry raises promised the 1,500 striking lawyers, while in line with what other Quebec civil servants will be getting, is a far cry from what they were demanding: a hike of 40 per cent to bring them in line with the national average.

About 12,000, or more than half of all private practitioners in Ontario, work in firms with five lawyers or fewer, while 86 per cent of all firms in the province contain five lawyers or less, Pawlitza said, noting they are also responsible for almost all legal services in languages other than English.

The survey showed 21 to 30 per cent of fees were based on discounted rates, and in large firms of 250 or more lawyers, 31 to 40 per cent of fees are being discounted.

According to the report, 43 per cent of lawyers surveyed at law firms and corporations indicated they are likely to increase hiring in the fourth quarter of 2011.

«The second largest profession in the sample are lawyers, representing 15 per cent of the individuals charged in the cases reviewed,» the authors wrote.

Now, 15 years later, the Law Society of Upper Canada has released its report on retaining women in the profession and many of the same issues raised by Wilson are still present: a high proportion of women enter the legal profession at the initial entry level (more than 50 per cent of lawyers called to the bar are female), and that there is a higher attrition rate for women than men from private practice.

Though Boyd estimates 40 per cent of the lawyers listed on the website do family law as some or all of their practice, he says it's «all across» the profession, with many doing wills and estates or corporate commercial services in an unbundled way as well.

In fact, the report shows women GCs have achieved and exceeded gender parity on board representation, which does not exist among lawyers in general (where women hold 23 per cent of board positions) or board members generally (where women hold 20 per cent of board positionsIn fact, the report shows women GCs have achieved and exceeded gender parity on board representation, which does not exist among lawyers in general (where women hold 23 per cent of board positions) or board members generally (where women hold 20 per cent of board positionsin general (where women hold 23 per cent of board positions) or board members generally (where women hold 20 per cent of board positions.)

Meanwhile, 48 per cent of firms indicated they will hire more lawyers in the coming year, while 47 per cent are expecting to keep the same number and six per cent will reduce the number of lawyers.

Some 51.2 per cent of respondents have less than five lawyers in their legal department, 24.1 per cent have six to 15 lawyers, 9.9 per cent have 16 to 30, 4 per cent have 31 to 50, 5.6 per cent have 51 to 100 and only 5.3 per cent have more than 100.

«The most striking aspect of the report to me was the description of how our legal aid tariff rate has declined by 27 per cent since 1991, and how the number of practising lawyers taking legal aid referrals has nearly halved in the past decade,» said Maclaren.

The trend is backed up by a survey of 150 Canadian lawyers conducted recently by Robert Half Legal where one third, or 37 per cent of respondents indicated they'd observed an increase in lawsuits due to pictures or information contained in social media, or on mobile devices.

While 23 per cent of Ontario's population was racialized in 2010, just 17 per cent of the legal profession was composed of racialized lawyers.

If the first lawyer's negligence had caused loss to the plaintiff, Power, J. would have reduced the plaintiff's damages by 50 per cent to account for her contributory negligence in failing to disclose her alleged illiteracy and lack of understanding of the documents she signed.

In addition, 13 per cent of Ontario lawyers indicate they can communicate and provide legal advice to their clients in the French languagIn addition, 13 per cent of Ontario lawyers indicate they can communicate and provide legal advice to their clients in the French languagin the French language.

In 2012, 52 per cent of the lawyer licensing candidates were women.

For the 2018 premium year, to adjust for inflation and to ensure that the part - time criteria continue to reflect a similar size of practice today as when they were updated in 2007, the gross billing limit for lawyers in 2018 will be increased by 20 per cent to $ 90,000.

In fact, in the last ten years, only about 13 per cent of LAWPRO malpractice claims were caused by lawyers getting the law wrong (except in very complex areas like family or tax lawIn fact, in the last ten years, only about 13 per cent of LAWPRO malpractice claims were caused by lawyers getting the law wrong (except in very complex areas like family or tax lawin the last ten years, only about 13 per cent of LAWPRO malpractice claims were caused by lawyers getting the law wrong (except in very complex areas like family or tax lawin very complex areas like family or tax law).

Less than half of one per cent of North American lawyers, judges and scholars are included in the fellowship, whose purpose is to recognize deserving, experienced and highly qualified legal practitioners and to provide additional sources for professional development, community involvement and the promotion of ethical standards in the practice of law.

The Queensland Law Society prides itself on its insurance scheme that has protected its lawyers from increases in professional indemnity premiums of up to 1,000 per cent, as seen in other professions.

In order to ensure that recipients of legal aid had a meaningful choice of counsel and that senior members of the bar participated in the plan, the Joint Committee recommended that lawyers» fees be paid at a reduced but reasonable rate — approximately 75 per cent of their usual feeIn order to ensure that recipients of legal aid had a meaningful choice of counsel and that senior members of the bar participated in the plan, the Joint Committee recommended that lawyers» fees be paid at a reduced but reasonable rate — approximately 75 per cent of their usual feein the plan, the Joint Committee recommended that lawyers» fees be paid at a reduced but reasonable rate — approximately 75 per cent of their usual fees.

LawCover, the professional indemnity program for lawyers in the New South Wales, found 51 per cent of clients were dissatisfied by information provided by the lawyer, 67 per cent felt they had no control over the outcome, and 80 per cent wanted more participation in the legal process.

Part - time practice criteria updated The gross billing limit for lawyers in respect of the Part - Time Practice Option is increased by 20 per cent to $ 90,000 from $ 75,000 per year.

In a September 2009 article in the English Law Gazette, a London lawyer working in a two - partner firm reported that he would be closing his practice after receiving a quoted premium of # 110,000 (nearly $ 200,000 CAD, and equivalent to 25 per cent of the firm's annual turnoverIn a September 2009 article in the English Law Gazette, a London lawyer working in a two - partner firm reported that he would be closing his practice after receiving a quoted premium of # 110,000 (nearly $ 200,000 CAD, and equivalent to 25 per cent of the firm's annual turnoverin the English Law Gazette, a London lawyer working in a two - partner firm reported that he would be closing his practice after receiving a quoted premium of # 110,000 (nearly $ 200,000 CAD, and equivalent to 25 per cent of the firm's annual turnoverin a two - partner firm reported that he would be closing his practice after receiving a quoted premium of # 110,000 (nearly $ 200,000 CAD, and equivalent to 25 per cent of the firm's annual turnover).

In fact, seven per cent of Ontario lawyers self - identified as Francophone in the 2010 Lawyer Annual Report, compared with Ontario's Francophone population of 4.8 per cenIn fact, seven per cent of Ontario lawyers self - identified as Francophone in the 2010 Lawyer Annual Report, compared with Ontario's Francophone population of 4.8 per cenin the 2010 Lawyer Annual Report, compared with Ontario's Francophone population of 4.8 per cent.