Sentences with phrase «into public interest work»

I initially thought about going into public interest work but was told there were a lot of pro bono opportunities at Mayer Brown.

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Those interviews make one thing clear: that in undertaking a public offering, a company steps into a world where the forces at work can far overshadow its own interests.

The research in question penetrated deep into the public consciousness, with major news networks becoming interested in the lab's work.

After law school, Ryan clerked for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, and then worked in Newark, N.J. as a public interest lawyer before entering into teaching.

What started as an exciting interest in public charter school performance eventually evolved into work at a research - based advocacy organization that collects data and publishes reports about educational choice and reform initiatives in K — 12 education.

Both CCSA and CCSA Advocates work together to thwart legislative efforts that would increase charter oversight, such as AB 709 that would make charter board meetings public, allow the public to inspect charter school records, and prohibit charter school officials from having a financial interest in contracts that they enter into in their official capacity.

Never mind that none of these groups are actually interested in either modernizing or elevating anything, and are instead working to hasten the privatization of public education, and turning P - 12 schools and college teacher education programs into profit centers.

One of the first sites that operates through user - interest dollars was Unglue.it, who as early as 2011 was working to solicit donations to take existing books and basically «unglue» the copyright status; for enough donations, the rights» holder — either the publisher, the author, or the author's estate — would be compensated to release the book into public domain.

There are a lot of factors to take into account when choosing a student loan — differing interest rates, private vs. public, the pros and cons of working with various lenders.

The exhibition aims to bring theses artists and their work back into the awareness of the art - interested public.

In the vitrines we see, for example, Hepworth's predilection for collaging her work against cloudscapes or photographing them with vegetation; the comprehensive planning which preceded filming the sculpture in 1961; her own photographs of works by Nuam Gabo on a windowsill; her proposals for public commissions and the ensuing correspondence; and an interesting diversion into the work of Simon Nicholson, one of Barbara's triplets with Ben.

Faced with an absence of information within a provenance, and having taken into account this policy and considered the research undertaken in accordance with the Gallery's codification of procedures for due diligence, the Gallery may from time to time elect to bring a work into the public domain through exhibition, in such circumstances where the Gallery can demonstrate the highest standard of due diligence has been undertaken and consideration has been given to the view of the current possessor, in belief that such display may encourage other legitimate claimants to make known their interest.

It is a show that anyone can walk into and develop new opinions by the time they leave, and that should be the sign of this exhibition's success — yet another example of Tate Liverpool actively engaging the public with critically interesting bodies of work.

Working with interested municipalities to pass local ordinances and promote public information on the economic benefits of source separation, third party waste processing companies could receive the raw product and process it it into a product, so a power plant could use it as part of a co-generation scheme.

EPI's investigation into how utility companies and EEI work with universities behind closed - doors comes at a time when the public is becoming increasingly aware of other special interests that have relationships with universities.

The relentless onslaught against the groundbreaking but controversial work of Leigh Day and Public Interest Lawyers on behalf of Iraqi civilians went into overdrive last month when David Cameron joined the fray and «ordered ministers», as it was reported, to prevent lawyers pursuing claims against veterans.

Tim Bartlett said: «This is an exciting opportunity to work for a firm that has been at the forefront of supporting clients through some of the major developments within the public sector and is beginning to successfully expand into really interesting private sector markets too.

Other concerns have kept public sector lawyers from doing very much volunteer legal work but Crown counsel in three provinces are now able to carry out pro bono work with far less exposure to legal claims and less risk of running into conflicts of interest.

Even after years of working on the reform, of 125 yrs of «tradition» in B.C., public representation remains symbolic and not equally represented; which places the whole notion that the public interest matters into the category of merely a «door stop».

Prior to evolving into the technology sector, Christina was focused on public interest work with The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, DC City Government, US Treasury Department and several political campaigns.

Following up on what my friend (hereafter referred to as «Lawfriend») told me yesterday about programs that help lawyers pay off school loans if they go into non-profit work: Check out Equal Justice Works (formerly the National Association for Public Interest Law, or NAPIL).

On the state of the legal aid system, he said: «Our principal concern is to ensure, in the public interest, that high quality barristers and solicitors are attracted into publicly - funded work and that schemes are designed which reward talent and efficiency, ensure the vulnerable are not under - represented, while keeping overall costs under control.

• Track record of initiating contact with prospective customers and converting them into business - providing patrons • Well - versed in following sales initiatives, aimed at achieving selling targets • Exceptional public relation skills, targeted at ensuring excellence in customer service provision • Able to handle tight deadlines and work back - to - back shifts during peak hours • Special talent for demonstrating store products, with the aim of selling to customers what they need • Particularly effective in inventory control procedures, order processing and shelves stocking, in sync with store procedures and protocols • Skilled in handling adverse situations involving irate customers by providing solutions to ensure customer retention • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, targeted at working harmoniously alongside peers, supervisors and clients • Hands - on experience in leading store and product promotion activities, in accordance to popular marketing and promotional directives • Able to work well under stressful situations brought on by customer pressure or tight deadlines • Functional ability to employ persuasive skills, aimed at focusing customers» interest in new products and upgrades • Expert in handling merchandising activities, organizing store displays and working alongside marketing personnel to edict a positive image of the store

Trying to turn the seventy percent of sow's ears into the thirty percent of silk purses, will never work in the public interest, in the wannabes» interests, nor in the thirty percenters» interests.

In a Dec. 21, 2011, response, NeighborCity offered to enter into a «custom license» agreement with MRIS that would enable the brokerage «to continue to use the listing data in which your client claims a proprietary interest» in order to make referrals exclusively to MRIS members, charge them referral fees, «rank and rate member brokers and real estate agents for public display and to effectuate referrals,» and «derive and own analysis and derivative works from the factual listing data,» among other things.