Sentences with phrase «in a law office setting»

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Federal judges found more problems in Texas» voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect at the ballot box before leaving office.

Sitting in his office in an anonymous - looking building next to a row of other warehouses, Grace looks back at the nine years he's been in business, balancing growth and compliance with an imperfect set of laws.

In the letter, Noreika, appointed by Republican President Donald Trump, cited a section of the Dodd - Frank Wall Street reform law that allows his office to set aside possibly unsafe CFPB rules.

In those cases, the IRS has said that it will allow taxpayers to request clarification of the tax laws as they relate to an individual's or a company's very specific set of circumstances,» explains Eileen J. O'Connor, a partner in the Washington, D.C., tax office of accounting firm Grant ThorntoIn those cases, the IRS has said that it will allow taxpayers to request clarification of the tax laws as they relate to an individual's or a company's very specific set of circumstances,» explains Eileen J. O'Connor, a partner in the Washington, D.C., tax office of accounting firm Grant Thorntoin the Washington, D.C., tax office of accounting firm Grant Thornton.

Our most recent Constitutional Amendment, number 27, adopted in 1992, which prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives, was first introduced by James Madison in 1789.

Relying on memories of his friend Fly's work as a law - copyist in 1840, and of the office at 10 Wall Street where he visited his brother Allan after returning from sea in 1844, Melville sets his story in a modern, nineteenth - century office building.

The son of a congressman from the Buffalo area, he set out for a career in medicine before turning to law and eventually elected office.

Percoco is not charged with any federal crimes in connection with his use of the government offices, but the practice violates state laws and codes of conduct set up by the state ethics commission.

Fury against Schlossberg was manifesting online in classically snarky ways, too: his law office was inundated with one - star reviews on Yelp, forcing the site to suspend reviews for the business; a Google listing for his business briefly turned up a sly one - line description reading «Spanish restaurant»; and a GoFundMe page was set up to send a mariachi band to Schlossberg's office («We are requesting the band to sing the famous, endearing and warm Spanish children's song La Cucaracha,» declared the organizer of the fundraiser, called Mariachis for Aaron; it raised $ 1,000 of its $ 500 goal in less than a day).

The Republican - controlled Senate took its first step toward dismantling the 2010 Affordable Care Act, using its initial day in office to introduce a measure that sets an aggressive timeline for repealing much of President Obama's signature health law.

By Dan Murphy City Council president Mike Khader celebrated his 100th day in office April 10 by passing a set of transparency resolutions and laws...

Several other ideas, like a state hotline for sexual harassment complaints, a statewide database of medical records and $ 4 million for a new office to police campaign finance laws and eventually set up a system of public matching funds, have appeared in newspapers in the days ahead of Cuomo's speech.

According to Wright's office, the Harlem Democrat and the mayor will be joined by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and tenant advocates in the hopes of bolstering rent regulation laws set to expire on June 15.

Stand - up comedian Randy Credico, who helped bring about reform of the state's Rockefeller Drug Laws, is now setting his sights on the New York state comptroller's office, where he is protesting against state pension fund investments in the private prison industry.

Inslee's office stressed this, claiming in a statement the law instead «ensures adequate funding to be set aside for any future closure of these units.»

Our field offices work closely with U.S. Attorney's Office to adhere to the legal requirements of their particular districts as set forth in case law or court decisions / precedent.

Nail polish gift sets are a surefire present for almost anyone on your list, from your sister - in - law, to your co-worker (who you drew in the office Secret Santa).

Landscape architects Will (Jude Law) and Sandy (Martin Freeman) set up their new state - of - the - art studio office in King's Cross, only for thieves to break in and steal all of their equipment.

But Gilroy fumbles the setup badly: After Roman's protective law partner falls into a coma, the firm is set to be dissolved by a corporate - minded hatchet man (Colin Farrell with slicked - back hair) who nonetheless sees the value in retaining this office fixture with no social skills.

Not only does he get into that food fight, but in the course of the movie, he also sets fire to his the office (the foreshadowing of a really hot lamp is lamer than lame), gets his father - in - law fired, steals Wesley's skateboard, and, for some reason, can not simply tell his wife he's miserable.

for a school designated as improvement / comprehensive, the plan shall, consistent with State law, also include all of the actions set forth in section 6316 (b)(3)(A)(i - x) of the NCLB, 20 U.S.C. section 6316 (b)(3)(A)(i - x)(United States Code, 2006 Edition, Volume 13; Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402 - 0001; 2008; available at the Office of Counsel, State Education Building, Room 148, Albany, NY 12234), in accordance with a written report by the school quality review team.

The superintendent's HR office does most of the vetting and placing, but it is shackled by the contract, by state licensure practices (which may be set by an «independent» — and probably union and ed - school dominated — professional - standards board), by seniority rules that are probably enshrined in both contract and state law, and by uniform salary schedules that mean the new teacher (assuming similar «credentials») will be paid the same fixed amount whether the subject most needed at Lincoln is math or music.

The law very clearly and unambiguously sets forth the credentials that anyone must have before assuming the public office of Superintendent of Schools in any local and / or regional Connecticut School District.

In addition, the BBC has been informed that an email dated 4 December 2013 from a senior official at the Department for Education to the private offices of Mr Clegg, Mr Laws and Chancellor George Osborne raised concerns that the money set aside for upgrading kitchens was insufficient.

Revises current law regarding refusal of entry to or ejection from a school to allow a school administrator, school resource office or school district peace officer to refuse to allow a person on property or to eject a person if the person refuses to leave on request and to implement such a ban for up to two years, if the person poses a substantial risk of harm to another person or behaves in a manner inappropriate for a school setting after being warned.

Recruitment and admissions are addressed in a set of questions and answers regarding the application of federal civil rights laws to public charter schools published by the U. S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (2000).

This Corporation (Club) is organized under the general non-profit Corporate Laws of the State of Washington and shall have the specific and general purposes and powers set forth in its Articles of Incorporation on file in the office of the Clerk of the County of King.

«The Sustainable Lawyer, an extension of the Boston Bar Association's Task Force on Environmental Sustainability, will provide brief posts providing tips and best practices on the greening of the legal profession, interviews with green mavens in law offices and law firms, stories about opportunities to do green pro bono or community service work, and accounts of lawyers in a variety of settings working to reduce their carbon footprints.»

CMS Cameron McKenna is the first law firm off the blocks to set up a dedicated office in Iran, following the relaxing of EU and UN sanctions against the country last month.

Target your law firm's PPC ads to customers in certain countries, regions or cities — or within a set distance from your law office.

In Harbour's program, «students must complete 150 clinical hours in a legal setting — law firm, corporate law office, courthouse — working as a paralegal, not a secretary,» she saiIn Harbour's program, «students must complete 150 clinical hours in a legal setting — law firm, corporate law office, courthouse — working as a paralegal, not a secretary,» she saiin a legal setting — law firm, corporate law office, courthouse — working as a paralegal, not a secretary,» she said.

It may take some research and work to test this concept, but a company in Canada actually set up 8 law offices inside a store.

Meanwhile, the other side of globalization has seen large law firms setting up offshore operations in low - cost locations to run their back - office functions and carry out routine work.

If approached for legal advice in a casual setting, respond by inviting the potential client to make an office appointment so that facts and applicable law can be discussed in a controlled environment.

Few workplaces are set up as poorly for good communication as is the average law firm, where lawyers are closeted in their own offices and have the chance to talk only to people they are working with directly or who are situated en route to the kitchen or the washroom.

Set up in the UAE last year, The Bench is able to offer cheaper rates to clients because it is free from high overheads such as offices, meaning clients pay roughly half the price for senior lawyers than they would at a big law firm.

Also, only a few Canadian firms have set up law offices in China.

A common complaint in the U.S. is that it's possible to graduate from law school without having ever set foot in courtroom or law office.

In the past year alone, we increased our presence in China, and in Central America with the addition of BLP — with offices in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua — and also expanded to new territories through Rokas law firm in Greece and Tohme law firm in Lebanon, with further expansion set to come in the year aheaIn the past year alone, we increased our presence in China, and in Central America with the addition of BLP — with offices in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua — and also expanded to new territories through Rokas law firm in Greece and Tohme law firm in Lebanon, with further expansion set to come in the year aheain China, and in Central America with the addition of BLP — with offices in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua — and also expanded to new territories through Rokas law firm in Greece and Tohme law firm in Lebanon, with further expansion set to come in the year aheain Central America with the addition of BLP — with offices in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua — and also expanded to new territories through Rokas law firm in Greece and Tohme law firm in Lebanon, with further expansion set to come in the year aheain Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua — and also expanded to new territories through Rokas law firm in Greece and Tohme law firm in Lebanon, with further expansion set to come in the year aheain Greece and Tohme law firm in Lebanon, with further expansion set to come in the year aheain Lebanon, with further expansion set to come in the year aheain the year ahead.

In an effort to set the record straight, here's a quick definition of a virtual law firm, a virtual law office and legal virtual services.

Judge Otis D. Wright II set his literary phasers to «kill» in entering an order sanctioning four lawyers $ 81,000 and referring them not only to their respective state and federal bars for discipline, but also referring the matter to the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Internal Revenue Service for criminal investigation.1 The lawyers in question (three of whom were principals in Prenda Law, a copyright «troll» purporting to hold the copyrights to a number of pornographic films) pursued illegal porn downloaders and offered to settle copyright infringement claims for $ 4,000 each.

Before setting up your office, make sure you have all your paperwork complete in accordance to the local and regional laws that allow you to function as an entity.

The panel included David Burgess, the Publishing Director of the Legal 500, which is among the most prestigious of the UK and global legal directories; Rabindra Jhunjhunwala, Corporate Partner in Khaitan & Co., which is a leading corporate law firm with offices in Mumbai and across India; Andrés Jaramillo - Mejía of New York and global law firm Greenberg Traurig; Ursula Ben - Hammou Novoa, of leading Peruvian law firm Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; and Paul Martenstyn, from one of Britain and Singapore's leading banking and commercial sets of barristers, Fountain Court.

MK Law had been very successful in the LAA's 2015 duty provider tender and set up an office in Hackney to perform duty provider work in the Hackney and adjacent areas.

Wexler wrote yesterday on the PrawfsBlawg that his class» environmental law exam was set to start in a few minutes, and he had gone to his office early «to sit here and wait for «the call.»»

(i) BMO reducing its roster of firms from about 800 to 200 with further reductions planned; (ii) the clients of seven sister firms hiring me to help them get control over their legal spend and forge stronger and more value based relationships with their firms; (iii) the many small and mid-sized businesses who hire accountants to do all of their tax and structuring work because it is cheaper than dealing with lawyers; (iv) firms hiring me to help them figure out how to budget, set and meet client expectations without losing money; (v) «clients» who never become clients at all as they do their own legal work based on precedents that friends share with them; (vi) the various forms of outsourcing that are now prevalent (from offices in India to Tory's office in Halifax); (vii) clients hiring me to figure out how to increase internal capacity without increasing headcount in order to reduce external spend; (viii) the success of firms like Conduit, SkyLaw and Cognition (to name a few) who are taking new approaches to «big» and «medium law» work; (ix) the introduction of full time project managers in many firms; and (x) the number of lawyers throughout the profession who regularly don't docket chunks of their time in order to avoid unpleasant fee conversations with their clients.

The magic circle firm was one of many law firms that wanted to cut costs by setting up offices in cheaper locations outside of London.

In these cases of resident - on - resident assault and injury, lawyers at Kreisman Law Offices, who represent residents injured in these settings, will obtain the medical records of the assailanIn these cases of resident - on - resident assault and injury, lawyers at Kreisman Law Offices, who represent residents injured in these settings, will obtain the medical records of the assailanin these settings, will obtain the medical records of the assailant.

Offshore law firm Forbes Hare, which provides provides BVI and Cayman Islands legal and fiduciary services, is set to open a new office in Singapore on July 1.

FRS is delighted to be participating in a seminar series in Chicago, Washington DC and New York for US law firms who are considering setting up or expanding a UK office.