Sentences with phrase «lawyers viewing time»

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And in any event by the time the Buyer's lawyer viewed the contract... it was a firm deal no doubt.

But in Susskind's view, legal education is even less effective because it trains lawyers to be craftsmen at a time when that role is being phased out.

And as this article, Associates Punching the Clock (ABA Journal, August 2007), suggests, older and younger lawyers have different views, even on issues such as the appropriate time to start work.

Many lawyers feel awkward and uncomfortable chatting with strangers, in large part because they view small talk as a complete waste of time.

While the defendant, represented by the insurer, suggested that in Provincial Court it might, at times, be represented by an adjuster, in my view, whether the defendant was represented by an adjuster or a lawyer the plaintiff would have been outmatched.

I view this as a positive development, as this gives precious time back to the lawyers to solve the more complex and genuinely fulfilling problems that brought us to law school in the first place, like a vexing policy question or litigation defense strategy.

She will help to get you through this difficult time from an emotional point of view whilst the Missouri wrongful death lawyers at Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. continue to deal with all the legal aspects of your claim.

Viewed from the perspective of individual lawyer and notary members of the law societies, that worked out to approximately $ 7.40 per full - time - equivalent law society member.

38 At the same time, however, «lawyers are themselves social actors, functioning within rather than above the perpetual clash» of interests.39 This private - interest role represents the more familiar view of lawyers as zealous advocates for their clients.40 The case - dialogue method, the Report argues, serves to prepare students for their role as private - interest advocates, which is only one side of their dual roles.

However, by the time the accused is given his third opportunity to call a lawyer, has refused for the third time, and has replied in response to a question as to whether he understands, in the affirmative, I am of the view that the police have complied with their obligations pursuant to s. 10 (b) of the Charter.

Whether you view Burlington as a lifesaver to employees who've suffered retaliation or as a burden to employers who'll now have to remain 100 percent stoic in the face of a discrimination claim, litigation over how the Court's new standard will apply will keep employee and employment lawyers (as well as the courts that hear these claims) busy for a some time to come.

Over time lawyers sitting as judges will have less and less experience of having their views of what is fair in the workplace corrected by those with much wider experience.

«Lawyers are often pressed for time, which can be a roadblock to many, and there is also some fear and uncertainty about the expense of launching a podcast, which in my view is misplaced,» adds Firemark, who recently celebrated a decade in the podcasting business.

From a firm management point of view, bringing in laterals with a «book» of business can be a very dubious proposition — most often these lawyers are more loyal to themselves than to their partners; so building a firm around a group of individuals who may leave at any time with their «book» is not a structurally sound decision.

All of this case development takes time — and a good lawyer views this information gathering as preparing a case for trial.

McKinsey pitching in with a view that says 23 % of lawyers time can be automated and 69 % paralegals — see my brief view of the comparison of the of the two studies at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-much-what-lawyers-do-can-automated-look-new-research-peter-nussey?trk=prof-post

Very few lawyers have the time or the inkling to get the big - picture view of the rapidly - evolving legal industry, but they feel the pressure of change.

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.

In - house attorneys were often viewed as «second class» lawyers at one time.

In it, writer Michelle Madsen considers whether corporate counsel view legal directories as valuable sources of information or wastes of lawyers» time and money.

It has been the author's experience that the long - held view by many / most law firms that a part - time lawyer lacks commitment, coupled with the fact that part - time work is not often well - defined, results in a perception that less than a 24/7/365 involvement severely limits advancement and career options.

Older lawyers often view any kind of social media as a waste of time.

It's time for Ontario to re-establish itself as a Canadian leader in the advancement of the rights of sexual violence and harassment victims with a goal of creating an environment that's more safe, fair and understanding for current and future generations, Toronto lawyer Elizabeth Grace recently told the province's Select Committee on Sexual Violence and Harassment... View -LSB-...]

And by that time, an entire generation of lawyers will have been raised to view the position of equity partner with a certain skepticism and even suspicion.

Through the UC Hastings Center for WorkLife Law (www.worklifelaw.org), Joan Williams, Linda Marks and I have been working with Fenwick & West LLP, www.fenwick.com to educate the firm's lawyers to think differently about how they view time and work.

You will view the opening plenary «60 Tips in 60 Minutes» and follow five key sessions «live» throughout the day including tech essentials for your office, email and time management, running a «paperless» office, an introduction to social media for lawyers and more.

«Further, I am of the view that the fact that no lawyer met with Mr. Aduna to review the CFA, explain its terms to him and provide him with some advice as to how the law firm's fees would be calculated, produced a serious flaw in the formation of the CFA and a mistake was made at the time it was signed.

What that amounts to, in my view, is the claim that, at any given time, the majority of the lawyers who are benchers will be unable or unwilling to comply with the LSA's mandate.

«What got me was the personal animus or the motivation was in my view flagrant,» says Aleksandra Simic, the Edmonton lawyer who appealed Knecht's earlier decision to dismiss the complaint about Woodburn's actions without a disciplinary hearing and who was with A.B. at the lounge and at the time of his arrest in 2011.

We will record the webinars so that any lawyer who misses the scheduled session can view it later, whenever they can find the time.

Of course, firms can continue to ask their lawyers to record time on all engagements regardless of the method of pricing, but, knowing how attorneys react to what they view as meaningless administrative tasks, that may be a tough sell.

Trying to be everything to everybody is a big mistake and doesn't work so well, but really spending some time listening to the language that your current client — if you have clients — the language that they use to describe the problems they're facing, how they describe how it is that they view that you help them as a lawyer and being able to build content around that kind of stuff.

Although things are sadly very different today, we can not bemoan society's deteriorated view of lawyers while at the same time do nothing in moments like these.

For these reasons (in case you are wondering), offshore legal outsourcing vendors will not, in my view, replace local lawyers any time soon.

Note: I do not believe these perspectives reflect the views of the majority of lawyers, but they get an awful lot of air - time at the events at which I speak.

And in any event by the time the Buyer's lawyer viewed the contract... it was a firm deal no doubt.