Sentences with phrase «lawyers do their real work»

I think Windows 8 will be a very exciting OS on tablet and touch devices, but the reality is that most lawyers do their real work at a desk with a PC using a keyboard and mouse.

Not exact matches

It is important they try to do whatever it takes to get a real lawyer to work on their behalf.

Silver, who is a lawyer, has no background in real estate law and did no work for the money, said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Three candidates couldn't make through the National Assembly hearing process under the current president for the last four years because of (1) his speculative investment in real estate using secret information, (2) earning too much money when working as a lawyer, and (3) his historical viewpoint that lawmakers and general public don't endorse or agree to.

«The fact that I don't have a job as a minister and continue to work as a lawyer, mostly when parliament is not sitting and I am not engaged on constituency duties, enables me to keep a foot in the real world — though, I accept, a well paid one.»

Dean Paley points out that even if you don't work with a real estate agent, you still need to hire a lawyer to handle the contracts.

If the accused was legally aided, or without funds to pay further fees, the defence lawyer would just have to give up another evening or two doing the unpaid work preparing the application for permission to call the real culprit as a witness.

«Stephanie Saur, a real estate lawyer with U.S. Title Guaranty Co. in Clayton,... had not used her law degree for volunteer activities until she started to do intake work for the pro bono project.

I've personally spoken with marketing consultants (some of whom specialize in working with lawyers and other professionals) who do not know how to use blogs effectively or are unaware of the real value of social media as a business development tool.

Some lawyers say changing the name of the Law Society of Upper Canada is just a distraction from the real work that needs to be done in order to address barriers to access to justice.

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Leigh McMullan Abramson writes about a report published by the UC Hastings College of Law that highlights new models such as secondments, law firm «accordion» (surge capacity) companies, and other innovative firms and companies that not only let talented lawyers do sophisticated work for competitive pay on different terms, but also add real value to the companies and firms that use them.

Much of the work done by a Denver real estate lawyer involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts.

Even the great fictional attorneys — from Atticus Finch to Matlock — are based on real - life lawyers and the good work they do.

He went on to refer to lawyers who bring post-trial motions for ineffective assistance of counsel as «backseat drivers» who «have never been in the heat of battle» and are «criticizing lawyers that actually are real lawyers that do the work, the dirty work, the down in the trenches work.»

How can lawyers whose legal and ethical duty is to do justice act in ways that work real injustice?

This might be possible to maintain if there is a real desire to do so, as it seems that lawyers as a community have the potential to decide to a great degree what kinds of practice they want to have, this is especially true of lawyers in private practice who can choose how their offices are run and who, in many cases, have an ownership stake in the organizations where they work.

Lawyers who do real estate, wills, powers of attorneys, and small business incorporations, have been doing 99 % of that work on a flat fee basis for decades.

I can't say enough about the progressive and innovative work that Clio does to make its platform accessible, keep its clients (i.e. lawyers) happy, and help lawyers to interact with their clients in real time and in an efficient manner.

Last year we revealed some of the more innovative work that Mishcon de Reya is doing in its real estate department in terms of data extraction and automation and today (12 February) the UK top 35 law firm announced that is has worked closely with MJ Mapp on the inaugural roll - out of automation software for long - standing firm client AEW UK to redefine the way commercial property tenancies are processed by lawyers and managing agents.

Therapeutic jurisprudence encourages lawyers to think creatively and makes them realize that the work they do has real potential for change.

One of the main reasons given by Lord Clarke for not always enforcing the black letter terms of written employment contracts was taken from the decision of Elias J in the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Consistent Group: «The concern to which tribunals must be alive is that armies of lawyers will simply place substitution clauses, or clauses denying any obligation to accept or provide work in employment contracts, as a matter of form, even where such terms do not begin to reflect the real relationship.»

The law school has 14 clinical programs and two institutes to train lawyers for the real work they will be expected to do.

So if it doesn't matter who wins this one, the real question should be: why aren't more lawyers working with AI instead of pitting themselves against it?

We do this, in part, by offering discounts to lower - risk practitioners (criminal law, immigration, part - time practitioners, new lawyers) and by charging transaction levies for higher - risk work (real estate, civil litigation).

Since we rarely talk about them as real people, it is self - evident that legal education does almost nothing to prepare prospective lawyers to work with and relate to clients.

They observe other lawyers do their jobs; undertake challenging assignments that force them to apply and expand their knowledge; enjoy victories, make mistakes and learn from both; get feedback and advice about their work; and get steadily better at what they do by applying their skills and talents to real client work.

I am typically the client contact on our China business, and though I will never know Chinese law as well as our lawyers who can read Mandarin, I do have to know it well enough to help clients in the initial stages of our representation before I hand over the rigorous part of the work to the real experts.

The goal of a revenue - neutral associate program should be that at the end of the designated period — two to four years — the new lawyer has been rigorously and professionally educated, mentored, trained, and skilled to such an extent that he or she can deliver real (if not extraordinary) value to the firm and its clients — and that in doing so, the lawyer has undertaken enough billable work to help cover his or her training costs for that period.

Often, they don't know themselves until you ask them although good lawyers will often have worked with them to explore their real interests in advance.

Although we do not prosecute or defend medical malpractice cases, our litigators work closely with our health care lawyers to provide first class, sophisticated and practical representation and dispute resolution counseling in a broad range of matters, including corporate governance, securities, reimbursement, breach of contract, real estate, theft of confidential and trade secret information, unfair competition, intellectual property and employment.

And I also think as a legal industry unlike other industries where Artificial Intelligence is more of a threat, you look at transportation and I think there's going to be some real questions there as to what AI and its effects are, but in law, you have the majority of people, who need a lawyer not being able to afford it, and so I think there's this huge leading market and I actually think AI could end up allowing lawyers to do more work being more profitable as a law firm, and I think most importantly, helping further access to justice in that process.

Real estate lawyers need to remind themselves that they are responsible for all work done on a real estate deal by their firm — including work done by stReal estate lawyers need to remind themselves that they are responsible for all work done on a real estate deal by their firm — including work done by streal estate deal by their firm — including work done by staff.

Some obvious examples are (I assume) lawyers telling clients what the lawyers are not doing for them, the frequent compulsion to comment on documents that really work as they are, and, the real impetus here, lawyers» seemingly universal ability to generate an endless stream of questions.

Some will suggest that title insurance gives lawyers a false sense of security or has made some lawyers lackadaisical about the work they are required to do on a real estate transaction.

Without exception, I found the courses taught by practitioners to be far more interesting — the focus wasn't on the principles derived from cases, or the progression of historical development of the law — but on real cases and the day to day issues that they faced — what kinds of cases come up most often, what procedural issues delay cases, and how to work around them, real life ethical issues of clients who lie, or don't pay, or harass their lawyers — which judge thinks (or decides) which way — how to help a client that won't do what they need to do to get their kids back (and not get too involved at the same time).

More than half of the 26,000 lawyers in private practice in Ontario do predominantly solicitor's work and 21 per cent (approximately 5,400 lawyers) identify themselves as having real estate law as their primary or secondary area of practice.

To be candid, if the real and potential benefits of providing legal advice include speed of service and reduced cost respectively, to achieve a positive outcome, which has ultimately come about via the use of sophisticated IT / AI at some point during the legal service / problem continuum, and as a legal buyer my main concern is the right result, quality, value for money and / or price (which remains the issue in many instances), and I know lawyers and law firms can now do the work quicker, smarter and more accurately using AI and cognitive computing technology, can I therefore expect my legal fees to be reduced?

ALSs are charity — an insult to the taxpayer who pays for the justice system where lawyers work but can't give that taxpayer an affordable lawyer; see: «I Don't Want a Free Lawyer, I Want a Real Lawyer,» (the Lawyerist.com (November 14, 2016)-RRB-.

In contrast, a real estate lawyer from Manitoba doubted legal aid would ever be available for certain types of services lawyers are willing to do pro bono, while another respondent argued: «Stopping pro bono work is not going to make them any more willing to pay for legal aid.»

«Armies of lawyers will simply put substitution clauses, or clauses denying any obligation to accept or provide work, into employment contracts, as a matter of form, even where such terms do not begin to reflect the real relationship.»

As a lawyer accustomed to valuing my time at almost $ 200 per hour, there is a very real temptation to measure my ROB (Return On Blogging) against the money I could have made if I were doing client work each hour I instead spent blogging (I am sure my partner has run the same calculation in his head a time or two).

Routine blurs memory: Where many months or years have passed since the work was done, these letters preserve details that might otherwise be lost to memory — especially if the lawyer handles matters that follow a predictable pattern (for example, real estate law, or the defence of traffic offences) in which the regular repetition of steps can make it easy to forget specifics.

[42:19] So unless there is some real signs or a real line that says, «At this point, you'd better have transitioned over,» or, «At this point, you'd better have changed how lawyers work or the lawyers in your law firm work,» why does anybody think anybody's going to be rushing to start this?

Not only will you do real work with experienced lawyers of all levels; you'll also have the guidance and support of a supervising lawyer and a trainee «buddy».

Without the special training to get sellers above average results, lawyers with real estate licenses will still only do average brokerage work and discount - minded lawyers with real estate licenses will still bring their sellers discount - minded buyers with low - ball offers.

Doctors, lawyers, gynaecologists, even airline pilots do YEARS of schooling and training, repay thousands and thousands of dollars in student loans, are often forced to work in remote locations to advance their careers — real estate agents DO NOdo YEARS of schooling and training, repay thousands and thousands of dollars in student loans, are often forced to work in remote locations to advance their careers — real estate agents DO NODO NOT!

Does a lawyer have to be doing predominantly real estate work?

He has a real estate agent (not a broker) do much of his legal business (preparing legal contracts), and help run his office and do business with those needing legal work done who also don't speak much English, (even so agent is not a lawyer), who have difficulty with the English language as it relates to law.

People can increase their confidence by studying how to do FSBOs and putting together their team of experts, for example, finding a good real estate lawyer they enjoy working with.