The lack of proper support to
these new junior lawyers is precisely my concern.
Not exact matches
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Take Robert Kennedy
junior, an environmental
lawyer who helped to clean up
New York's Hudson River.
Working in an intellectually stimulating profession ranks ahead of money as the top perk of a career in law, according to the results of a
new survey of
junior and would - be
lawyers.
Of course, out of context, this sounds absurd, but Jack goes on to write that «getting the
new norm to be «we fill out our data forms after every matter» requires firm leaders to proselytize their practice group heads, requires those heads to lobby the partners and senior associates in their groups, and requires those
lawyers to set the expectation with the
junior lawyers that those forms must be completed.»
«A lot of the ideas and processes that we implement are driven by
junior lawyers and paralegal teams who are digitally savvy and are first adopters of some of the
new technologies and
new ways of doing things,» she says.
This presents yet another opportunity for
junior lawyers as they seek out
new career paths within the legal world.
The majority of in - house
lawyers have reservations about Deutsche Bank's plan to stop paying panel law firms for work carried out by
junior lawyers, but believe the move is likely to start a trend, according to a
new Legal Week survey of corporate counsel.
In [Paul Hasting LLP's]
new midtown Manhattan space,
junior lawyers won't get the offices many dream of in law school.
Cravath fired the starting gun yesterday, confirming a rise for
junior lawyers in
New York and London that takes base salary to $ 180,000 (# 123,600) for first - year
lawyers.
Linklaters is set to trial a
new scheme where some of the global outfit's most senior partners receive mentoring from its most
junior lawyers.
Morris says he believes when
new and
junior lawyers see what the technology is capable of, and that it is possible to operate in an ethical and professional way using it, and also how «incredibly inexpensive» it is compared to running a more traditional law firm, «we'll see a lot more people doing it this way.»
I was a relatively
junior lawyer who had been engaged to make an argument before the Ontario Securities Commission for a
new client for whom Blakes had not previously acted.
This is nothing
new; more
junior (and cheaper)
lawyers often do the leg work on a file while more expensive partners set the strategy and handle the thorny problems.
UK firm's
new initiative adds multiple clients in just over five months with some won by staff and
junior lawyers
Every
junior associate and
new lawyer will spend their career creating a name for themselves.
Alison is regularly asked to lecture in her fields of expertise and is particularly committed to developing
junior team members ensuring that her unfailingly client - focused approach is carried on by our
new generation of family
lawyers.
The professor - student relationship parallels the senior -
junior attorney hierarchy in which young
lawyers will be writing.88 The ability to explore ideas outside this hierarchy helps build the confidence of
new legal writers, who are exploring an area of legal discourse for the first time.
COTRONEO: I think some of my external counsel's advantage has been in training some of my
junior lawyers or training
new executives.
As such, if you really want to improve public access to justice in Surrey, the solution is not to flood the Lower Mainland (a market in which law students already have a very difficult time finding articles - yes, even in Surrey) with
junior lawyers but to build a
new courthouse on the Surrey side of the river.
At a time when law students at current law schools and
junior lawyers already barred are having a horrible time finding work, it seems highly irresponsible for the Council to override the vast majority of their members to allow this
new school with its discriminatory covenant.
It's easy to say that the training provided by Big Law firms does not prepare students and
junior lawyers for work in «
New Law».
No sooner had some of the UK's largest law firms narrowed the UK / US pay gap for
junior lawyers by upping combined pay and bonus for NQs to around # 85,000, than
New York ushered in its first associate pay rises in nearly 10 years.
Legal Week: Wall Street giant breaks pay stand - off with salary hikes Simpson Thacher matches $ 20k pay hikes Starting salaries predicted to rise as US pay round looms Freshfields salary hike trumps A&O Partners slam A&O salary hikes amid fears of renewed pay war Freshfields to hike City pay rates Skadden sets
new pay benchmark as regions brought in line with NY Weil Gotshal increases associate pay by 3 % CC raises
junior lawyer pay White & Case ups UK NQ salary stakes
To promote the interests of
new entrants and
junior lawyers and provide a network for likeminded people beginning their careers in the legal aid sector.
The recommendations would teach
new and
junior lawyers practical skills and professionalism, ease their transition into practice, and at the same time, help them serve the unmet needs of poor and low - income people through pro bono work.
The
New York City Bar Association has a mentoring program where senior
lawyers mentor
juniors at a discounted hourly rate to avoid malpractice risks.
«I think it's critical for
lawyers to get involved in professional organizations to help them build skills, because every
lawyer — from the most
junior associate to the most seasoned senior partner — can improve and learn
new things,» says Diamond, who, along with Feldman, are the
newest partners at boutique law firm Bales Beall LLP.
We are excited to kick off a
new series of events for students and
junior lawyers to help you understand, engage and work with LawTech: Wednesday 21st March 2018.
But I have a question mark at the end of this post because I wonder if I may be unwise to urge my students and other
junior lawyers to consider seriously seeking to be involved in helping those at the forefront of the
new green ganja industries.
My post title here suggests that green (i.e., young /
junior)
lawyers may have a uniquely important role to play in this emerging
new industry.
This continued advancement in technology will turn routine legal tasks into computerized tasks, making many
junior lawyers obsolete while heralding in the
new age of Siri
lawyers.
A formal pro bono program can be more than words on paper; it can provide opportunities for
juniors to learn
new skills and to better appreciate the significant roles that
lawyers can play — beyond the billable hour.
One mining
lawyer argues the
new exploration requirements will create additional financial burdens that could be challenging to
junior mining companies.
Not only will this support a
junior lawyer who may feel timid about asking a possible
new client to lunch but it may lead to the client coming to the firm.
• The western sedimentary basin is well - developed so major companies seek opportunities elsewhere; this creates
new opportunities for
lawyers to work with
junior companies as they look to raise capital to conduct oil and gas exploration and development activities in the western sedimentary basin.
But the traditional small - town local
lawyer is under the gun: many communities that size are declining, and the
lawyers there are older, less likely to have
juniors to whom to pass on the practice, and generally work in areas (real estate, wills, document creation) most vulnerable to
new competitors from outside the profession.