Sentences with phrase «given changes in the legal profession»

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Given the changing nature of the legal profession and the Justice Gap, it is essential that new lawyers in Massachusetts be prepared to handle cases and provide assistance in the key substantive areas in which the Justice Gap is prominent.

Given the changes that are taking place in the legal industry, work environments in law firms will have to adapt to the new realities of the profession and the market, whilst continuing to support fundamental elements of legal work.

Although this lead - up gave the legal profession some time to educate itself about changes under the Act, it was not until June 2012 that the in - force date of the legislation was announced.

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) recently ran a competition for university graduates in which teams of students were challenged to create a two - minute video on one of four given topics relating to the changing face of the legal profession.

This gave rise to the final report to Convocation in 2016, Working Together for Change: Strategies to Address Issues of Systemic Racism in the Legal Professions, which found that forty per cent of racialized licensees identified their ethnic / racial identity as a barrier to entry to practise, while 43 per cent cited their ethnic / racial identity as a barrier to advancement.

elaborate on the changing face of the legal profession due to the influence of new technologies, give a grounding in basic concepts and technologies, investigate the opportunities and risks of the changing dynamics of law due to increasingly sophisticated informatic systems, and look to the future face of law as a result of these changes.

He is giving away his lifetime of technology and law knowledge to help keep the legal profession relevant in today's fast changing world.

The class bills itself as preparing students for big changes in the legal profession by getting them to think about how technology is impacting the practice of law and by giving them the ability to evaluate the new products.»

This course helps students understand the economic pressures, technological changes, and globalization facing the legal profession in the 21st century, and to assist students in successfully navigating their legal career given these challenges.

Given the pace of change in the legal profession, savvy older lawyers should want to hear from younger lawyers and legal professionals — the very people who will someday inherit the profession.

Given that our clients» expectations are rapidly changing, we must adapt to better serve them and to play the role expected of the legal profession in a society like ours.