Sentences with phrase «firms under a duty»

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As NSU explains, «This course provides hands - on experience for students on a number of key operational aspects of the practice of law, including the business foundation of successful law firm management; security and confidentiality of client information; marketing, public relations, advertising and social media; duties of technological competence under ABA «Ethics 20/20» amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility; predictive coding and other eDiscovery issues; client intake and case management; and issues related to the scope and composition of representation, including the unauthorized practice of law and unbundled legal services.»

The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in Springer v. Aird & Berlis LLP 2010 ONCA 287, 100 O.R. (3d) 585, 81 C.C.E.L. (3d) 235, 68 B.L.R. (4th) 61 (C.A.) that a law firm did not owe a former partner a fiduciary duty to inform him of where he fit in a new firm compensation system, or that his remuneration would be reduced under this new system.

Under the hypothetical as we have framed it, the California attorneys may satisfy their obligations to their client in the manner in which they used [the Indian firm], but only if they have sufficient knowledge to supervise the outsourced work properly and they make sure the outsourcing does not compromise their other duties to their clients.

«In my view, a lawyer or law firm that is an employer has the same duties and responsibilities under the Code as any other employer — no more and no less,» wrote tribunal member Korenkiewicz, citing Asna - Ashari v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2010; and Bola v. B.C. (Ministry of the Attorney General and others), 2007 BCHRT.

May a corporate lawyer and his law firm be sued in Delaware as to claims arising out of their actions in providing advice and services to a Delaware public corporation, its directors, and its managers regarding matters of Delaware corporate law when the lawyer and law firm: i) prepared and delivered to Delaware for filing a certificate amendment under challenge in the lawsuit; ii) advertise themselves as being able to provide coast - to - coast legal services and as experts in matters of corporate governance; iii) provided legal advice on a range of Delaware law matters at issue in the lawsuit; iv) undertook to direct the defense of the lawsuit; and v) face well - pled allegations of having aided and abetted the top managers of the corporation in breaching their fiduciary duties by entrenching and enriching themselves at the expense of the corporation and its public stockholders?

In the policy a leased worker was defined as a person leased to you by a labor leasing firm under an agreement between you and the labor leasing firm, to perform duties related to the conduct of your business.

On average only one new duty solicitor for ever y four criminal legal aid law firms was recruited last year, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Paralegal (Financial Restructuring) Duties: Under general supervision of assigned attorneys and the Director of Practice Management, and following prescribed department, office and firm procedures, Pa...

Under the proposals, contained in the Legal Aid Agency's Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme consultation, due to end on 17 March, law firms will have to bid for contracts on the basis of price and quality.

(5) even if the plaintiff could establish that the internal communications at issue reflected the firm's violation of its duty of client loyalty and conflict - free representation under the Rules of Professional Conduct, such a violation does not warrant forfeiture of an evidentiary «privilege otherwise available under» the law of evidence.

After all, the principals of a firm are already duty - bound to exercise appropriate supervision over staff and ensure proper supervision of client matters, and non-solicitor employees can be banned from employment by solicitors» firms under s 43 of the Solicitors Act 1974.

The rules also establish who is not eligible for compensation including: (i) anyone who had a pre-existing legal or contractual duty to report the information to the governmental entity; (ii) attorneys who report privileged information, unless such reports are permitted under SEC rules or state bar rules; (iii) anyone who obtains the information through the commission of a crime; (iv) foreign government officials; (v) employees who learn the information through a firm's hotline; (vi) compliance and internal audit personnel, with some exceptions; and (vii) governmental employees and people who are criminally convicted in connection with the conduct they report.

That consideration be given to whether REALTORS ®» responsibility for the content of all firm / agent communications (including websites, electronic newsletters, weblogs, etc.) should be addressed under Article 15 (i.e. knowingly or recklessly making false or misleading statements about competitors), specifically the duty to refrain from repeating («forwarding») defamatory information online.