Sentences with phrase «legal practice points»

The resultant opinions shed fresh light on the relationship between literary and legal scholarship, demonstrating how Shakespeare's thinking about legal concepts and legal practice points to a deep and sometimes...

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Point is, sure you have the right to practice and believe any and all recognized and legal religions, but you do not have the right to build a monument to any religion just because you chose to.

Our legal practices actually point in two directions - an anti-discrimination direction and a religious liberty direction - and I don't think our society has a settled consensus yet on just how these are best balanced.

The Brennan Center pointed out Moreland Commission members, including Fitzpatrick, said the most shocking practices are the ones that are legal.

The family may point to honor or community reputation, and the bacha posh may point to freedom but the practice of intentionally disguising a girl as a boy to avoid certain religious restrictions or legal requirements is clearly subversive behavior.

Exterritory Project's video Flags of Convenience, 2016, commissioned by Pelican Bomb for this exhibition, points to practices of transnational corporations that use national flags to evade legal frameworks for both taxes and human rights.

My point is that FoI legal practice on both sides of the Atlantic holds that this kind of information is off limits, and IPCC - related internal correspondence (not: comments and responses, which are a matter of public record) legitimately confidential.

At this point in its development, Andreozzi believes, Bloomberg Law compares unfavorably to Westlaw and LexisNexis only in one respect: its lesser collection of secondary legal materials such as treatises and practice guides.

The ABA LPM eLawyering Task Force published Suggested Minimum Requirements for Lawyers Delivering Legal Services Online which is a good starting point for any lawyer considering a virtual practice.

Offering up a pile of links as evidence, Carolyn Elefant blogs, «Macolm Gladwell's tipping point phenomenon is probably way over-referenced, and yet I can't help but wonder whether the idea of solo practice is reaching a tipping point in the legal profession.

From a regulatory point of view, England is interesting for a Canadian because only the «core» or traditional legal practice is regulated (i.e. reserved).

The corollary and companion to this last point is practice in alternative venues and styles of legal writing.

He is doing so by pointing out the inane practice, which still continues in many law offices (you know who you are), of writing legal memos or letters as if you were writing a check.

In Law Practice Today, he discusses 5 key elements for the future of law practice: a client - centric point of view; a shift in the burden of proof on change; a sense of urgency to find solutions for better service delivery; technologies that make legal services more accessible to clients; and the creative productization of service offerings to drive dowPractice Today, he discusses 5 key elements for the future of law practice: a client - centric point of view; a shift in the burden of proof on change; a sense of urgency to find solutions for better service delivery; technologies that make legal services more accessible to clients; and the creative productization of service offerings to drive dowpractice: a client - centric point of view; a shift in the burden of proof on change; a sense of urgency to find solutions for better service delivery; technologies that make legal services more accessible to clients; and the creative productization of service offerings to drive down costs.

The turning point — or perhaps springboard — for TAR's adoption can be traced to 2011, when two e-discovery researchers, Maura R. Grossman, then a practicing lawyer and now a research professor at the University of Waterloo, and Gordon V. Cormack, co-director of the Information Retrieval Group at the University of Waterloo, analyzed data from the 2009 TREC Legal Track involving the use of TAR processes.

Vlad Zabrodin's insightful observation at this year's Balkan Legal Forum points out a persistent challenge in the communications practices of many lawyers and in the culture of many otherwise well - managed law firms.

The key point to note is that the practice of law or the giving of legal advice is important as either triggers inclusion in the legal services regulatory regime.

International organizations, and especially their in - house legal departments, must have in place not only processes and technology that can help address these conflicts; they also need to successfully change the culture of their organizations to a point where e-discovery practitioners — litigation support teams, paralegals, and IT professionals included — recognize and resolve cross-jurisdictional concerns as a matter of practice.

Michael S. Frisch at Legal Profession Blog points us to a decision of the Supreme Court of Kansas, In the Matter of Harris, in which a lawyer was given a three - month suspension from practice, in large part for his inability to obtain a login name and password for the bankruptcy court's e-filing system.

Throughout legal education and practice, you will likely have to read many, many decisions, and most of them are — to not put too fine of a point on it — dry as dust.

Across the provinces, the governing regulation tends to focus on defining «legal advice,» «legal services,» or «practice of law» without providing an accompanying definition for «legal information» as a point of contrast.

Besides helping associates with their legal writing, mentorships give associates a single point of contact within the firm if they have questions about any aspect of practicing law.

«The point,» said Kodner, «is to marshall resources tapping our legal technology, law practice management and disaster / data recovery skills so Katrina - affected lawyers can find this information on one consolidated site.»

Consultants and strategists have reached an inflection point for the legal profession, as legal services have seen their practices commoditized and marginalized.

Most discussion papers on the issue of mandatory minimum hours CLE consistently make the point that there is no empirical evidence to support a link between attending CLE programming and enhancing the competent delivery of legal services in the practice of law.

Not only does it point out the traps, but it explains how to avoid them, using advice written by practicing lawyers and academics who focus on legal ethics and professional responsibility.

Already, as Simon has pointed out, the type of legal work most commonly found in small towns simply doesn't pay enough to justify law society fees, professional insurance and practice overhead (or at least, to supply the type of income most lawyers still consider commensurate with their professional standing).

I also regret that the Court... missed the opportunity to analyse in more detail the concept of a plurality of legal systems, which is linked to that of legal pluralism and is well - established in ancient and modern legal theory and practice... This general remark also applies to the assessment to be made of sharia, the legal expression of a religion whose traditions go back more than a thousand years, and which has its fixed points of reference and its excesses, like any other complex system.

As David Bilinski points out, many of the standards that govern legal practice in BC were developed for a «paper, ink and physical desk environment» rather than a world of high - technology and cloud computing.

However, he makes an excellent point regarding one's ability to find a place in the current legal environment, where technology is changing many aspects of law practice: «only the most intellectually prepared get hired to handle the difficult tasks that can not otherwise be commoditized and outsourced to cheaper, non-lawyer alternatives.»

It is too early to know what action should flow from the evidence, but it is anticipated that this may include an array of reforms affecting formal court procedures, frontline legal service entry and information points, changes in legal and judicial culture, alternative models of legal practice, multi-sector perspectives on investment in access to justice, and effective public involvement in the change process.

He said «The point is clear: legal rights are illusory if it is impossible to enforce them in practice.

There is a serious point, which is that innovative ways of providing legal services must not become a mere cloak for commoditised, dumbed down, unethical legal practice.

It is point that relates to lawyers everywhere — whether they aspire to be on the list of the nation's top legal thinkers or, more modestly, the short list of go - to lawyers in their state or practice area.

Often lawyers from the East are conceptually quite receptive to the Legal Project Management points I raise however they take a while to warm up to the idea that they personally need to make any changes to their approach to the practice of law.

For the unfamiliar, Slaw Tips is where a few select members of our contributor team share short and to - the - point weekly tips directed toward practicing lawyers and those working within the legal field.

Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada Paul Schabas even joked with me about my last column — which was extremely gracious of him, as I had been more than a little pointed in my criticism of the LSUC's recommendation (since reversed) to abolish the Legal Practice Program.

Although point (iii) does not go as far as to say that a respondent - paid adviser always acts for the claimant as a matter of law, it does go a long way in practice to giving strong legal backing to this common employer technique for achieving valid compromise agreements, and will come as a relief to employers» representatives.

In this video, Legal Week editor Georgina Stanley talks to Smith & Williamson head of professional practices Giles Murphy about the key points of interest to emerge from an analysis of the limited liability partnership accounts of the UK's 50 largest law firms.

Additionally, Stark & Starks's accident and personal injury practices utilize a team - based approach to practice and client service that ensures a thorough and well - rounded legal perspective to each and every case, and a point of contact dedicated to ensuring smooth and effective communications with our clients.

He aims to leverage existing and emergent technologies to automate many of the routine aspects of his legal practice, thereby enabling him to provide a more client - focused experienced at a highly competitive price point.

Your legal invoice is a major touch point with your clients for the brand of your small law practice.

Looking back, it's hard to point to any year and say that is the year DIY legal services or cloud - based practice management software or Big Data happened.

My point is, we should all only live so long that a law society would change its present practices as to serving the public's need for affordable legal services.

As Connie pointed out this is a week for legal technology focused discussions — both Ted Tjaden and I spoke at one of the Toronto conferences this week, though attendance was light in comparison to the record crowds at the Pacific Legal Technology conference, LegalIT and the Legal Futures conference of the College of Law Practice Managelegal technology focused discussions — both Ted Tjaden and I spoke at one of the Toronto conferences this week, though attendance was light in comparison to the record crowds at the Pacific Legal Technology conference, LegalIT and the Legal Futures conference of the College of Law Practice ManageLegal Technology conference, LegalIT and the Legal Futures conference of the College of Law Practice ManageLegal Futures conference of the College of Law Practice Management.

Duties include, but are not limited to: • Designs and implements LAN, WAN, WLAN, voice, Internet, security and video solutions that follow architecture standards and best practices • Works with the infrastructure team to establish support capability, capacity and redundancy • Maintains complete inventory, configuration, and documentation of new and existing deployed infrastructure • Provides support for existing infrastructure services and project - based work leading to the development and deployment of new infrastructure services • Serves as one of the primary points of contact for telecommunication carriers and services providers, coordinating circuit design, provisioning, installation, and troubleshooting • Works cross-functionally with technology, administrative, and legal groups to understand and align technical requirements and technology choices

The point of unbundling is to expand your legal practice and increase access to quality legal advice for those who might otherwise be unable to obtain it.

Indeed, the case itself is a fine example of the important general point made by Lord Sumption, that when considering the piercing of the corporate veil, «in almost every case where the test is satisfied, the facts will in practice disclose a legal relationship between the company and the controller which will make it unnecessary to pierce the corporate veil.»

For example, procedural questions may turn on unfamiliar sources of enacted law — such as court local rules or judges» administrative or standing orders — that may be more conveniently found on a given court's official website than on Lexis or Westlaw, if they are available on subscription databases at all.60 And for practicing attorneys, jurisdiction - specific forms and the previous work of other attorneys who have done similar things can be valuable resources.61 So legal blogs, firm white papers, and actual filings available through PACER or Bloomberg Law can be valuable tools — at least as a jumping - off point.

My point here is that rather than start ethics reform by randomly introducing less qualified, for - profit law practitioners into the market as specious proof that something is actually being done to improve access to justice, let's tackle the challenges that can and will move the needle; such as, modernization of the court system, increasing legal aid, and modernizing lawyer ethics rules that will enable lawyers and law firms to innovate and modernize the business and practice of law.