And so when I joined the organization, they weren't hiring me to guide the organization from a legal advice standpoint, but instead to apply both my insight and connections into the legal industry to help shape the product and our approach to
the community of legal professionals.
It is imperative that when you look into acquiring a virtual office that the provider has a vibrant
community of legal professionals that can help you grow your practice.
The Swiss Legal Tech 2018 is a three - day event, bringing together
a community of legal professionals and digital innovators in order to discuss and develop the legal industry of the future.
Not exact matches
With a few exceptions, our business
community is behind the curve in terms
of taking advantage
of Belt and Road opportunities — opportunities that extend well beyond physical infrastructure to the development
of key social infrastructure projects, including education and the provision
of medical,
legal, financial, and other social and
professional services.
While the original program was piloted in the independent advisor
community, CSSCS has now opened up its educational doors to a wider universe
of advisors,
legal, CPAs, estate planners, tax advisors and Human Resources
professionals.
Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family &
Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance
of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya
Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council,
Community Healthcare Network
of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School
of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard
Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries
of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia
Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association
of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens
Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside
Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young
Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service
of New York, and Y - Roads.
These were just a few
of the questions raised in an open meeting on 10 October 2002 in Washington, D.C. Within the ornate halls
of the National Academy
of Sciences building, members
of the scientific and
legal communities, ethicists, and representatives from funding agencies and
professional societies discussed a recent Institute
of Medicine (IOM) report, Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct.
The kind
of data schools are likely to collect, and therefore need to be wary
of, include personal data on members
of the school
community, including names, addresses, contact details,
legal guardianship contact details, disciplinary records; academic data such as class lists, progress reports;
professional records
of employment history, taxation, national insurance records and appraisal records.
Build and connect networks
of academic, policy,
legal and other
professionals with
community - based and national civil rights organizations
That's why the Animal
Legal Defense Fund is celebrating some
of our nation's most important animal advocates during National Justice for Animals Week — the prosecutors and other law enforcement
professionals who have let it be known that animal abuse will not be tolerated in their
communities.
We also provide veterinary care, transportation
of pets to safety, a 24 - hour crisis line, guidance on pet safety planning,
legal advocacy to help owners protect their pets via the court system, financial assistance with pet deposits in transitional housing, consultation in the prosecution
of cases involving animal cruelty and domestic violence, and
community outreach and
professional agency cross-training on understanding the role
of pets in domestic violence.
While project developers should seek
professional legal and tax advice as they develop the structure
of their project, NREL's A Guide to
Community Shared Solar provides a great starting point for understanding some
of the
legal implications
of different models.
I expressed skepticism about the likelihood
of success
of a
legal - vertical
professional network and I called out the site's founders for claiming to be the «first online
professional network for the
legal community,» which was not so — although Matthew Tollin, wireLawyer's cofounder and CEO, disagreed with me.
Legal professionals in the rural
communities tend to have more unique needs that may require a higher level
of customization in their marketing strategies.
«The
legal community in New Brunswick is made up
of professionals that care not only about the justice system but about their clients and their colleagues,» she says.
Such outreach initiatives from within the courthouse, offered by librarians or lawyers from the local
community, would help demystify the justice system and contribute not only to heightened
legal literacy among the public, but also promote awareness
of the expertise and services available to them from the
legal professionals in their
communities.
Yesterday morning, Adrian Lurssen (aka @jdtwitt), Communications Director at
legal document sharing website JD Supra, blogged a list
of 145 lawyers and
legal professionals he's following on Twitter, with the goal
of encouraging a some
legal community matchmaking.
We love to connect here as a
community, and our trusted
legal professionals are very much a part
of who we are.
For
legal professionals to be competitive here, you need an understanding
of what makes each
community unique, and what marketing methods are most effective to bring more clients into your firm.
Steve has been recognized with numerous
professional and
community awards for both his
legal services and charitable contributions; the most recent
of which includes the Florida Justice Association's BRONZE EAGLE award, which recognizes Steve's leadership when it comes to upholding the civil justice system and protecting the rights
of Florida citizens.
So, although I thought hard about what to write about in this commemorative essay, I chose the tributes to Tom Blackwell, again, as a symbol
of the caring, close, and proud
community of legal writing
professionals that was proud to call Tom a colleague and friend.
Ms. Rich is a member and a volunteer with a number
of different
community,
legal, and charitable organizations, including the Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee, the Illinois Judges Foundation Auxiliary Committee, the Make - A-Wish Foundation
of Illinois, the Chicago Inn
of Court, the Lawyers Club
of Chicago, and the ABA's Center for
Professional Responsibility.
Despite his impressive and proven track record
of securing major settlements and verdicts for his clients, Peter's main hope is that his versatile, top - notch
legal expertise and impeccable
professional integrity contribute to the prestige
of the
legal profession and make his
community a better place to live.
The North Carolina Advocates for Justice is a nonpartisan association
of legal professionals dedicated to protecting people's rights through
community, education, and advocacy.
The Academy's core functions include training and regulating lawyers, publishing Court law reports and academic literature, providing free
legal advice for people in need through the region's first Pro Bono Programme, and hosting events for the development
of the
legal system and the
professional community.
Global Lawyers
of Canada («GLC») is a not - for - profit organization that seeks to promote a diverse and competitive
legal market in Canada by representing and supporting internationally educated and globally minded
legal professionals through advocacy,
community engagement and
professional development.
In fulfilling the GLC mission to promote a diverse, competitive and inclusive
legal market in Canada by representing internationally trained lawyers through advocacy,
community engagement and
professional development, GLC has organized a series of Engage and Learn seminars as well as Professional Developme
professional development, GLC has organized a series
of Engage and Learn seminars as well as
Professional Developme
Professional Development seminars.
Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to
professional journals and publications, support
of law school projects and participation in panel discussions,
legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in
legal aid and
community legal services programs or providing
legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members
of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members
of non-profit or charitable organizations.
While it has all the functions
of other social networks, my focus is not on building a social network for lawyers, but on building a real
community where
legal professionals can interact, network, ask questions, look for jobs, and pretty much do whatever they want without having to earn any points or pay any money.
«OLP's programs will provide the
legal community with a means
of assuring clients that its e-discovery
professionals possess the requisite level
of competence and understanding
of e-discovery principles,» said Jeffrey Fowler, counsel to O'Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles and a member
of the OLP's board
of governors.
Often, small to medium law firms contain lawyers with highly specialised
professional experience in dealing with particular
legal issues, which can only be achieved through years
of practice servicing a
community.
She includes on the list only
professional blogs targeted toward the
legal community — blogs affiliated with a law library, blogs written by individual law librarians and blogs
of law librarian associations.
While public attention tends to focus on employment issues facing industries such as forestry, mining and agriculture, small
communities across Canada are also facing serious challenges in regards to the attraction and retention
of professional service providers, including those in the
legal profession.
The challenges facing small
communities in regards to
legal professionals arise from two primary trends; the aging
of the
legal profession as a whole and the preference among newly called lawyers to practice in urban centres.
Since 1997, lawyer Neil J. Squillante has been helping inform
legal professionals about technology through The TechnoLawyer
Community, a series
of free electronic newsletters.
The
legal community's most highly regarded
professionals are listed in the National Register
of Preeminent Counsel.
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.
Their panel and the resulting article on the rhetoric, voice, and
community of legal writing scholarship both summarizes where we have been and urges us to continue to make strides forward in our
professional scholarship.
Teamwork, with
professionals outside
of your firm or
legal community, can help you help your clients.
Given Toole's focus on pipeline development, sales enablement, thought leadership, and brand equity, we discussed the evolution
of analytics software, the parallels between the U.S. intelligence
community and the the
legal technology sector, the benefits
of gaining rapid insight into big content, and how
professionals beyond e-discovery are using these applications.
LawFest is for any
legal professional to be a part
of the New Zealand
legal innovation and technology
community.
In my specialized roles as a limited retainer lawyer and as a
legal research
professional, I have an insight into a problem that has long posed a challenge to the
legal community: access to justice for those who can not afford to retain a lawyer to take full carriage
of a file.
As one
of the largest organizations
of Black attorneys in New York State, the MBBA continues the rich legacy
of its two predecessor organizations by providing a voice for Black
legal professionals in the
communities it serves.
Our team members are skilled
professionals who have earned a great deal
of recognition in and out
of the
legal community, including being listed in Best Lawyers in America and Washingtonian magazine's top divorce lawyers.
The purpose
of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA), a unified citywide association
of African - American and other minority lawyers, is to advance equality and excellence in the pursuit
of justice, aid the progress
of Blacks and other minorities in the profession, address
legal issues affecting the citywide
community, and foster the study
of law by encouraging the personal and
professional development
of young lawyers and law students.
As a group, we have mostly provided
legal services for businesses in the service and hospitality industries, but all of us at Legal Solutions Group are part of a strong network of community professionals, giving each of our team the resources they need to perform to the highest standards, whatever the indu
legal services for businesses in the service and hospitality industries, but all
of us at
Legal Solutions Group are part of a strong network of community professionals, giving each of our team the resources they need to perform to the highest standards, whatever the indu
Legal Solutions Group are part
of a strong network
of community professionals, giving each
of our team the resources they need to perform to the highest standards, whatever the industry.
Our supporters are drawn from the
legal community and many
of them have first - hand experience
of personal or
professional difficulties.»
With an active audience
of legal professionals through channels like TweetLaw, LAWgical provides Legal Talk Network with the opportunity to expand its listener base in a fast - paced legal commu
legal professionals through channels like TweetLaw, LAWgical provides
Legal Talk Network with the opportunity to expand its listener base in a fast - paced legal commu
Legal Talk Network with the opportunity to expand its listener base in a fast - paced
legal commu
legal community.
Launched Tuesday, the Coalition
of Professional Services Providers says it is «dedicated to addressing and advancing the interests of solution providers working with legal and other professional services communi
Professional Services Providers says it is «dedicated to addressing and advancing the interests
of solution providers working with
legal and other
professional services communi
professional services
communities.»
TexasLawyer.com now offers expanded news, features and analysis related to national and international energy,
legal education and the business
of law, as well as new features such as Around the Nation, covering relevant news from across the ALM network and
Professional Announcements & On The Move, providing news about personnel changes in the Texas
legal community.