Perhaps it is also the result of the frequent
image of lawyers in television shows, and in other media, where actors portray lawyers in a particular fashion unrestrained by any need to represent reality and without any concern for the reputation of the legal system.
«Perhaps it is also the result of the frequent
image of lawyers in television shows, and in other media, where actors portray lawyers in a particular fashion, unrestrained by any need to represent reality and without any concern for the reputation of the justice system.
I absolutely do not support any kind of public image campaign targeted at brightening
the image of lawyers in the public eye.
Not exact matches
«My friends
in the media, use this picture
of #WalterScott
in all his dignity,» tweeted South Carolina
lawyer and CNN commentator Bakari Sellers yesterday, along with an
image of Mr. Scott
in his Coast Guard uniform
in front
of an American flag.
The patent fight billed as the «Ali - Frazier Fight
of Biotech,» and a «clash
of titans,» and the «last great priority dispute
of the «first - to - invent» era
of US patent law» (um, okay, that final
image is perhaps less evocative) had its first and only hearing before judges yesterday — and the line to get a glimpse
of the brief proceedings wound its way around the lobby Christmas tree
in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office building
in Alexandria, Virginia (a view
of which can be found here,
in lawyer Jacob Sherkow's enthusiastic Twitter feed).
In Process and Reality Whitehead wrote: «When the Western world accepted Christianity, Caesar conquered; and the received text of Western theology was edited by his lawyers... The brief Galilean vision of humility flickered throughout the ages, uncertainly... [T] he deep idolatry, of the fashioning of God in the image of the Egyptian, Persian, and Roman imperial rulers, was retaine
In Process and Reality Whitehead wrote: «When the Western world accepted Christianity, Caesar conquered; and the received text
of Western theology was edited by his
lawyers... The brief Galilean vision
of humility flickered throughout the ages, uncertainly... [T] he deep idolatry,
of the fashioning
of God
in the image of the Egyptian, Persian, and Roman imperial rulers, was retaine
in the
image of the Egyptian, Persian, and Roman imperial rulers, was retained.
Think
of my ideas, Chad, as a defendant that a
lawyer reserves the right to recall later — because rest assured, Chad — once you start to try to defend the validity
of the god
of israel that man made
in his own
image, I will be recalling these ideas.
CROWN HEIGHTS — The NYPD has released
images of four people wanted for questioning
in the gang - related Labor Day shooting that fatally wounded
lawyer Carey Gabay, a staffer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Miner, who also serves as co-chair
of the New York State Democratic Party, denounced homophobic messages and
images sent via e-mail to voters
in the Republican primary race between state Sen. Mark Grisanti and
lawyer Kevin Stocker
in the Buffalo area.
«Yesterday,
lawyers for the website filed a motion to quash a subpoena filed on behalf
of a cancer researcher who claims that PubPeer comments noting potential
image irregularities
in his publications cost him a lucrative new job.
When I asked why Carlson didn't simply go to another dating service, her
lawyer evoked the
image of Rosa Parks, noting that «nearly every step
in civil rights law, you could have said the same thing... There is a big difference between the sites that allow the customers to self - select who they are looking for» and a site that makes the decision «to exclude a minority group.»
Vibrantly patterned photo - collage areas are created from
images derived from Nigerian pop culture and politics, including pictures
of pop stars, models and celebrities, as well as
lawyers in white wigs and military dictators.
Looking at the graph
in the linked article the graph shows that the
image of lawyers is competent but cold whereas scientists are a bit more competent and a lot warmer and Engineers are even more competent and a bit warmer yet — more competent than the warmer doctors — just, not as warm as professors and teachers.
You do not want to invest
in an advertising campaign to improve the
image of lawyers.
Let's start a count
of negative words and
images about
lawyers in this article: «greedy,» «over-aggressive,» «manipulators» — each receiving higher billing and more attention than the nice words later
in the sentence.
We should be looking at how to sell a story about access to justice, judicial independence, or the Rule
of Law
in a way that does not just reaffirm
lawyers» self
image, but actually alters awareness and behaviour on a grander scale.
I've led or been involved
in more
lawyer image campaigns than most — three at last count, on behalf
of CBA members
in BC.
but the ad
in itself shows the difficulties
of advertising legal services - the «ghostly» presence
of the female
lawyer, not looking at all at ease, seems to reinforce the
image of the
lawyer as an out
of touch individual at difficult moments.
Clearly, if a
lawyer needs to determine when, where and how something has happened,
image archives will be more fruitful
in respect
of activities taking place over a longer time.
To foster that sense
of personal responsibility, firm management should encourage each
lawyer to analyze his or her own contribution to the firm
in areas such as billings, billable hours, client development activities and enhancing the firm's
image.
Given that the
images are available only for non-commercial use, this raises the question
of whether they may be used by
lawyers who blog
in order to promote their legal practices.
More than half (52 %)
of lawyers recently interviewed by Robert Half Legal said they've seen an increase
in lawsuits linked to
images or information found on social media and mobile devices.
So the Phoenix litigator,
in his essay, Bedside Manners for
Lawyers, published this month by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, offers his thoughts on how lawyers can take a cue from doctors and improve their image along t
Lawyers, published this month by the American Bar Association Section
of Litigation, offers his thoughts on how
lawyers can take a cue from doctors and improve their image along t
lawyers can take a cue from doctors and improve their
image along the way.
If the AAJ wants to enhance the
image of trial
lawyers in this country, it had better start by enhancing its transparency.
Second, as a law professor, and
in particular as a law professor interested
in regulation
of things like
lawyer civility, I have thought a lot about how the profession ought to respond to its oft - referenced «poor public
image».
And
of course, there's the Florida Bar's continued and unnatural obsession with preventing
lawyers from using certain animal
images, like pitbulls or sharks,
in advertising.
The following have motivated managing partners to make organizational, structural and procedural changes
in which their firms organize and manage client service and marketing: (a) an ABA study on the declining
image of the legal profession; and (b) clients» perceptions concerning services provided and their treatment by
lawyers, not only the results achieved or the fees charged.
In lieu
of sliding
images, design-wise it is now common to see a large «hero»
image on your homepage featuring
images of the
lawyers or a striking backdrop
image that is definitely not a cheesy
lawyer - related stock
image.
For most
of us, the concept
of a «global law practice» conjures up
images of a high - priced, international mega-firm, whose
lawyers criss - cross the globe, representing corporate clients
in complex business transactions.
The website plays to this strength by featuring many
of its
lawyers photographed not
in the traditional arms-folded business - suit boardroom pose, but engaged
in their favourite activities or captured
in motion on the way to court, with
images that fill the entire page.
In this largely unaltered world, legal education continues to be functionally efficient: the
image of lawyering promoted by the law schools fits with the qualities emphasized by many law firms at the entry level.
But ironically, by trying to make
lawyers look bad,
in my view, the ads actually have the effect
of improving our
image.
U.S.
lawyer Stephanie Kimbro who writes about running virtual law practices shared an infographic she created last week with everyone — Technology
in Legal Education (excerpt
of the
image below).
In an environment where a substantial proportion
of litigants do not or can not retain
lawyers to represent them, access to justice demands that the court modify its Rules to eliminate the
image of lawyers as gatekeepers
of the courts.
The first time that a
lawyer used software to view the
images of scanned documents was a use
of technology that assisted the
lawyer's review - although that review was still a linear, document - by - document review, and searching the documents was only possible
in a limited way, if at all.
When you picture a
lawyer, an
image of extremely wealthy men and women
in power - suits, liaising with clients
in expensive restaurants and being chauffeured to their next corporate meeting, may come to mind.
«Contest Judges Find 21 «Exemplars
of Good Legal Writing»
in 2010 Main Improve Your Firm's
Image and Work Product Through «Typography for
Lawyers»»
Sure enough, thanks to Tarlton Law Library's Law
in Popular Culture Collection, there it is,
Images of Lawyers & The Three Stooges, Randall Coyne's 1997 article originally published
in the Oklahoma City University Law Review, Volume 22, Number 1.
E-discovery and e-filing dovetail with the increasing number
of lawyers working towards (and
in) paperless offices, who find they can store, access and share audio, video and
images just as easily as written words.
A colleague sent us a real letter used
in a file she was
lawyer in and which shows the extent to which some
lawyers will go to chill litigants even through their
lawyers with this sword
of costs and
in this case (see
image below «the ultimate taking advantage
of costs letter), even personally attacking the
lawyer herself.
In all
of these cases, a
lawyer must have a mental
image of the issues, their elements, and the facts that relate to those elements.
While I still like to recruit our top talented young associates by marketing to them that we have a collegial atmosphere and
lawyers can dress business casual
in the office at all times, I have found that it is indeed more reflective
of the
image we want to promote with clients worldwide for us to dress professionally....
Click the
image at right to read the recent profile
of Attorney Syska
in Boston Magazine highlighting the top women
lawyers in Massachusetts.
On October 2nd, the U.S. District Court for the District
of Columbia ordered a plaintiff
in a harassment suit to preserve six pornographic
images portraying homosexual acts and allow one
of the defendant's
lawyers to inspect the
images.
After launching a fixed fee legal service called Avvo Advisor
in October 2014, Avvo has now added the ability for users
of the service to send a photo, including
images of documents, related to their legal issue for review during their call with a
lawyer.
The American
Lawyers Public Image Association (ALPIA) is the only association in the world whose sole purpose is to promote a positive public image of l
Lawyers Public
Image Association (ALPIA) is the only association in the world whose sole purpose is to promote a positive public image of law
Image Association (ALPIA) is the only association
in the world whose sole purpose is to promote a positive public
image of law
image of lawyerslawyers.
Now, during a 15 - minute call ($ 39), users can send photos — this includes property damage, screenshots
of social media harassment,
images of traffic tickets and confusing contracts, etc. —
in real - time to a
lawyer.
Have you any idea how hard it is to find a Jack O Lantern carved
in the
image of a
lawyer?
Most
of you Ontario
lawyers were
in an uproar and greatly offended because the PQ government was disregarding such protection against discrimination based on religious beliefs by the introduction
of the Charter for a neutral secular government... You were all crying out for Canada's
image of pluralism, multiculturalism, diversity and tolerance!!!
In an occupation that is already so heavily imbued with pride and a high
image of itself,
lawyers do not need a reminder
of their importance.