While he doesn't say so in his essay, Judge Holston will likely be
a more effective lawyer as he prepares wills, trusts, contracts, and other business documents because he understands very well how a judge looking at those documents will view them in the event a dispute concerning them lands in court.
The big idea is taking baby steps can help make
you a more effective lawyer.
Faster,
more effective lawyers translates into better outcomes for clients.
Equipping them with new mentoring skills that they also need in other aspects of practice will make
them more effective lawyers overall.
Not exact matches
These
lawyers can assist people who have trouble getting housing or require power of attorney, among other services that can make the medical process less stressful and
more effective.
But as well - known civil liberties
lawyer and writer Harvey Silvergate has said, «Scrutiny and debate are
more effective ways of combating hate speech than censorship.»
Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck) figures that having Walter (Fred MacMurray) get rid of her husband will be far
more cost -
effective than hiring a divorce
lawyer.
Often, when you consider the costs of moving, your agent's commission,
lawyers and so on, it might be
more cost -
effective to build an addition or renovate.
In lieu of drafting costly breed discriminatory laws, public
lawyers must decide if legislation targeting the aforementioned factors would be
more effective.
Such a strategy is not an alternative to market - based instruments, it's very hard to imagine it proving
more effective even in the long run, and in all likelihood it would leave us twiddling our thumbs for twenty years or so while the
lawyers deliberate.
The primary goal of this talk is to inspire
lawyers to embrace technology — in particular cloud technology — not only to make their practices
more efficient, ethical and
effective, but to deliver superior and differentiated service to their clients.
Fuelled by Big Data, increased computing power and
more effective algorithms (a routine process for solving a program or performing a task), AI has the potential to change the way that legal work is done, the way that law firms conduct business and the way that
lawyers deal with clients.
This ruling would have the effect of relegating BC
lawyers to a pre-cloud technological backwater, which does not serve the public's interest nor the LSBC's own principal strategic goal of becoming a «
more innovative and
effective professional regulatory body.»
«For
lawyers,
effective use of technology means new clients, stronger work product, and
more efficient use of time; for law students it means better job prospects and a smoother transition into practice.
Our presentation topic was building an
effective web presence in the legal industry, and the issues covered included: some recent trends & adoption rates; the basics of
lawyer SEO and link building tactics; and how
lawyers & firms can participate...
more»
It's especially
effective if you can demonstrate how a rival practitioner whom the
lawyer considers clearly inferior is outperforming the
lawyer in search results, thanks to
more frequent and higher - quality online content.
Lawyers in private practice with business competency are
more effective contributors to the success their firms.
Fundamentally, a collaborative
lawyer uses his or her skills to model and teach clients how to be
more effective negotiators.
In his role as president of the Association, Mr. Long lectured extensively around the state, on the use and adaptation of technology to assist
lawyers in providing
more efficient, valuable and cost -
effective services to clients.
The conversations happening at Legalweek18 around AI were much
more positive (and, dare I say, realistic), focusing instead on ways that AI tech can help supplement the efforts of
lawyers to make them
more effective (i.e., the whole «
lawyers plus machines,» not «
lawyers v. machines» schtick).
So no
lawyer, whether they're a solo practitioner in a family law practice in a medium size or small city in the United States or somebody who does the most sophisticated mergers and acquisitions around the globe, no
lawyer should think that their practices are unaffected by these large scale forces that are reshaping the entire economy and they ought to be looking for ways that they can use these forces or participate in these broader trends to make their practices
more effective, to make the service they provide their clients better, and to make their own lives better.
Introduce
more effective regulation to restrict the marketing activities of referral agencies, such as claims management companies, and personal injury
lawyers, in particular to control the volume of cold - call marketing practices.Create a
more robust approach to medical assessments for workplace injuries by extending the use of independent medical panels to cover all personal injury claims, not simply whiplash - related personal injury claims as currently envisaged under Ministry of Justice proposals.
Last week, in Part 2, I examined
more fully the concept of an «
effective online presence» and then featured one
lawyer who was using a relatively new social network, Pinterest, in a very creative way.
Paul, Weiss is a firm of
more than 900
lawyers with diverse backgrounds, personalities, ideas and interests who provide innovative and
effective solutions to our clients» most complex legal and business challenges.
Since
lawyers typically bill for their work at higher rates than those charged by IT service professionals, outsourcing IT responsibilities can be
more cost -
effective than the DIY approach.
For someone of his seniority, this provides cost -
effective legal services for those who do not wish to pay for
more than one
lawyer.
The Foundation's pro bono program develops pro bono partnerships with bar associations, law firms, courts, law schools and legal aid organizations to: increase and maintain the number of
lawyers who take pro bono cases; increase the number of individuals, both low - income and special populations, that receive free legal assistance; and assist pro bono providers to be
more effective and efficient through innovation and technology.
Your hypothesis would be that ad B should be
more effective than ad A because you've included
more keywords, or words that consumers would naturally use when searching for a
lawyer after a traffic accident.
But the upside could be a
more efficient,
effective, lower - cost operation with happier
lawyers and
more satisfied clients.
There is a reason most law firms bill their students at a much lower rate - a senior legal research
lawyer can be
more effective and efficient than a student.
If the nature or size of the dispute will not support separate counsel, then
lawyers need to be able to shift their own thinking from an adversarial mindset to one that is
more collaborative, in order to make mediation
more effective.
Could the due diligence process be
more extensive —
more effective for
lawyers to ensure the process is cleaner and quicker?
My goal is not to make
lawyers poorer but I do want to make law firms
more productive and
effective.»
Social engineering can be
more effective than clever code, but good
lawyers should be able to do a better job protecting their clients» funds.
And even where non-English-speaking Hispanic plaintiffs are represented by an English - speaking
lawyer, if that
lawyer can't speak any Spanish, then he can't communicate directly with the client and share the kind of advice on those seeming trivialities — like how to answer a question or what tone of voice to use in the courtroom or what to do to keep from forgetting what to say — that put clients at ease and make them
more effective witnesses in court.
1) Our inherent conflict of interest (for private practitioners):
Lawyers still bill by the hour: a) learning to use technology is not billable (I would think / hope); b) technologies make us
more effective...
Turning to mid - and late - career
lawyers, the future won't hold a candle to the past as market forces will put the squeeze on small and big law alike as clients demand and pursue
more cost
effective solutions to their legal issues.
While it is perhaps a small point, I suggest that using
more inclusive language to describe those among us who are not
lawyers, and especially those who are not
lawyers but work to support the rule of law and advocate for those who have no voice, could be
effective in finding creative solutions to break down some of the barriers that impede access to justice in Canada.
PC: I suggest that
lawyers focus on how technology can make their operations
more cost
effective.
The attorneys at our firm come from professional backgrounds that make them
more effective in their current roles as plaintiff's personal injury
lawyers today.
The Report's central conclusion is that, although traditional legal pedagogy is very
effective in certain aspects, it overemphasizes legal theory and underemphasizes practical skills and professional development.5 By focusing on theory in the abstract setting of the classroom, the Report argues, traditional legal education undermines the ethical foundations of law students and fails to prepare them adequately for actual practice.6 Traditional legal education is
effective in teaching students to «think like
lawyers,» but needs significant improvement in teaching them to function as ethical and responsible professionals after law school.7 As I will discuss in greater detail below, in general, the Report recommends «contextualizing» and «humanizing» legal education by integrating clinical and professional responsibility courses into the traditional core curriculum.8 In this way, students will learn to think like
lawyers in the concrete setting of actual cases and clients.9 The Report refers to pedagogical theories developed in other educational settings and argues that these theories show that teaching legal theory in the context of practice will not only better prepare students to be
lawyers, it will also foster development of a greater and
more deeply felt sense of ethical and professional identity.10
Given limitations in market share and the substantial amount of communication and activity necessary in dealing with insurance, it is
more efficient and cost -
effective for excess insurers to deal with insurance on a firm - wide basis than with
lawyers individually.
Perhaps because it relies on a strong voice and a sense of coming directly from the author and because it can represent a departure from the
more impersonal or professional voice common to legal writing, it has the potential to be
effective.161 I consider it a second important component of a writer's ethos, although one that — for
lawyers — perhaps requires
more skill in its use.
It sought advice from
lawyer and e-discovery expert Conor Crowley, who suggested that using predictive coding on the documents would be
more effective and efficient.
We have to get them to trust that we can actually help them become
more efficient and
effective students /
lawyers and in so doing, make their lives easier.
Lawyers can also start looking for opportunities to streamline their work, increase their efficiency, and reduce their own cost of doing business, in order to make themselves and their practice groups
more competitive and
effective.
But at the blog Strategic Legal Technology, Ron Friedmann is
more than happy to weigh in with his take, «that blogs are among the most cost -
effective approaches to marketing for
lawyers.»
And a reputation is far
more durable (and
effective) than a favorable ranking for «Boston bankruptcy
lawyer.»
These days
more than ever, «being ahead of the curve», should be the main driver for
lawyers in serving their clients Every (in - house) client or case may be different, but the ground rule for a corporate
lawyer remains the same, which is to anticipate and present risks and solutions early on to your client enabling him to use this in his thought process so you can be truly
effective.
«Along comes the «ole» World Wide Web, and now companies can find really smart, qualified, specialized
lawyers in small firms who are just as good and are much
more cost
effective.