Sentences with phrase «needs of lawyers since»

«The Legal Services Board is billing the review — which originally it intended to conduct itself — as «the most penetrating enquiry into the training needs of lawyers since the Ormrod review in 1971»
So the new review of legal education announced last month — and welcomed by the chair of the Legal Services Board, David Edmonds as «the most penetrating enquiry» into the training needs of lawyers since the 1971 Ormrod Review — is well - timed and long overdue.

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BuzzFeed lawyers argue the testimony is needed since it is being sued for alleged damages due to its publication of the dossier in January 2017.
Additionally, since bankruptcy is such an important step in helping you get your life back, you need a bankruptcy lawyer you can trust and who has a proven track - record of success and raving reviews from happy clients.
With a little urging from me, Kevin — who started out with a high street firm in Doncaster in 2003 and has since gone on to forge close friendships with the likes of Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke — explains how this generation of wannabe lawyers need to think outside the box in order to net a job.
Since the law touches on every aspect of human endeavor, a broad, liberal arts education serves any law student well, and lawyers have always needed to understand subjects far outside of the content of their law school classesin order to represent their clients.
More than half of lawyers (58 %) don't understand the key features of a pension Three quarters of lawyers (72 %) don't know how much to set aside for a comfortable life in retirement The amount of money lawyers expect to need in retirement has risen since 2014 — from # 35,678 * to # 36,852 A...
Since professional advancement includes both development of and recognition of expertise as well as client development, partners need to be alert for opportunities for promotion of other lawyers within the firm.
This will speed up the process and ultimately save you money since you won't need to pay a portion of your small monetary recovery to a lawyer.
Instead, since the vast majority of criminal cases result in plea agreements, what you need most is a lawyer skilled at negotiating such agreements, who can help you decide whether you should accept the prosecutor's deal or take your chances at trial.
Whether the AG is a lawyer or not does not affect the quality of this advice, or the need for privilege for it (since not all internal government communications are covered by Cabinet or similar privileges, yet there is an advantage in its remaining confidential.)
In this case, though, the number of lawyer jobs has significantly increased since 2003, so what we need to look at instead is the number of jobs in light of the number of new graduates entering the market.
To determine the size of the jobs gap that currently exists for lawyers, we just need to subtract the net job gain since 2003 from the total number of law graduates since 2003, giving us a grand total of 324,661 law school grads who are not currently employed as lawyers.
You need the immediate assistance of an experienced criminal defense lawyer who has been successfully fighting cases like yours since 1991.
Since security need not pose a concern, modern document collaboration systems attract increasing amounts of attention from lawyers due to the business challenges they enable firms to meet.
Our Houston personal injury lawyers at Fleming, Nolen & Jez have represented thousands of clients since we first opened our doors more than 35 years ago, and have the experience and knowledge you need to fight for the compensation you deserve.
-LSB-(2)-RSB-(3) This potential for abuse inherent in direct in - person, live telephone or real - time electronic solicitation [of prospective clients] justifies its prohibition, particularly since [lawyer advertising and written communication permitted under Rule 7.2 offer] lawyers have alternative means of conveying necessary information to those who may be in need of legal services.
They need to, since these disputes are frequently low dollar value, cross-border, cross-jurisdictional, and of little interest to lawyers.
Instead, I am going to discuss the need for young lawyers ad law students to be aware of these technologies, since the likelihood is that even if you won't be using some of these things right off the bat, you very likely will be shortly thereafter.
If you or a loved one feel that your experience at a hospital or a doctor's office is an example of medical malpractice or medical negligence, choosing one of Neinstein & Associate's medical malpractice lawyers is an important first step since you need a strong advocate to fight for you.
Also: many readers may not realize that the Divisional Court has an online list of cases that are included in a Judge's Book of Authorities (Divisional Court) containing frequently cited cases that lawyers need not include in their facta (since the Court already has copies of them).
This means the moral hazard, if it's anywhere, will be on the plaintiff side — but not if the ethical prohibitions against participating in frivolous suits (as well as rule 11 etc.) were incorporated into insurance company contracts, so that plaintiffs would not have the opportunity to moral - hazardly overuse their insurance lawyer services for frivolous litigation... in fact, the whole notion of moral hazard with lawyers seems to be implausible, since unlike doctors, one generally knows when one is being screwed and needs the legal system.
Since lawyers have a professional obligation to maintain the confidentiality of their clients, in the context of a retainer between a lawyer and a client there is no need to include specific confidentiality provisions.
Since legal services are «intangible economic goods» lawyers have to sell the perceived benefits of their services and see how they match up against the needs of the clients.
Obviously, we legal professionals have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo since it pays for our mortgages, but change doesn't necessarily mean that lawyers will go the way of the dodo, but rather that we will need to adapt our skill set to offer legal services in a different manner.
Further, since this work is ongoing, the utilization of the LPO lawyers measured over a period of time (e.g. a year) is high; and there is no need to build costs of idle time into the billing rate.
Since this is the reality of the market - place lawyers operate in, legal providers need to do all they can to ensure their clients get the best possible service, delivered in the most efficient and customer - focused manner.
Lawyers would not have to negotiate, it they offered such a fee (appropriately tailored to each case), but since they seem to want to start with the Standard Fee, they need to inform the client of the relevant factors, give them the information and be willing to negotiate.
Since Hunter took the helm in October 2008, the State Bar has revitalized its host of offerings and programs, created a very impressive array of live and online CLE options through TexasBarCLE, grown the Texas Lawyers» Assistance Program to help member attorneys dealing with personal issues, launched the Texas Bar Private Insurance Exchange in 2013, created programs to help veterans in need, enhanced civil education in Texas, greatly expanded its efforts to promote pro bono work and foster access to justice, and much more, all the while making the State Bar extremely financially solid and building a very impressive staff.
Since day one of my 3 year relationship when i got my traffic ticket, (yes this case took 3 freggin years) this office has run like clockwork, The office staff was really helpful if i had any questions and were very clear on when the lawyers would be back in the office if i needed to speak to them directly.
We need tort reform NOW but alas since our system of gubment if full of scum lawyers it will never happen!
Since retroactive child support cases can be complex, you need the expertise of an experienced Florida family lawyer.
Since you are not a lawyer and have no knowledge of the law and legal precedents, you need to consult with another lawyer or two.
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