Sentences with phrase «number of lawyers at»

A number of lawyers at the firm also volunteer at Waterloo and the firm provides administrative support to the clinic.»

So we have engaged a number of the lawyers at that firm who have been very involved with our litigation over the course of a number of years to sort of be an independent observer in terms of how that part of our risk - management framework has developed.

The number of lawyers at the big firms is a relatively small percentage of the number of lawyers practising across the country, so I wouldn't read too much into what these numbers might mean.

Exclusing Heenan Blaikie again, we see a small decrease in total number of lawyers at the big firms in Toronto and Ottawa (53 fewer lawyers in total).

To put the 10,000 number in perspective, that is more than the number of lawyers at the top four law firms in the country combined.

This came as profit per lawyer increased by 2 % from # 32,350 to # 33,000, while the total number of lawyers at the firm fell by 7 % to 478.

For the very largest companies in the world, the ones that do business all over, their law department locations and numbers of lawyers at them will eventually line up with where they do the most business.

Not exact matches

20.02.18... The Estonian state needs to understand the necessity of a state reform that would cut the number of officials exercising public authority by half, prominent lawyer and former Minister of Justice Jüri Raidla said in a speech at a meeting dedicated to the centennial of the Republic of Estonia on Monday.

Located two blocks east of the Strip on Tropicana Avenue, Greens of Las Vegas features replicas of — or, as the project's lawyers say, greens «inspired by» — specific holes at Augusta National, TPC at Sawgrass and a number of British Open venues.

At the resumption of today's trial, Umar also directed the defence counsel to restrict the number of lawyers who would cross-examine the prosecution witness to just one.

The City University of New York is tapping prominent lawyers to conduct an independent probe into claims of anti-Semitism at a number of its campuses.

General News of Thursday, 17 May 2018 Source: classfmonline.com Anas Aremeyaw Anas, investigative journalist A well - known lawyer tried bribing investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to edit out the a scandalous findings against «a man» in the yet - to - be premiered Number 12 undercover documentary, which will expose a lot of rot at the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Editor - in - Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul - Malik Kweku Baako Jr., has revealed.

Since that initiative went into effect, the number of people represented by a lawyer at housing court jumped from just 1 percent to 27 percent.

The plan is an expansion of a $ 62 million 2014 plan to increase the number of tenants with a lawyer at housing court.

Divorce lawyer at Slater and Gordon, Niamh McCarthy, said: «Although a large number of people have admitted to using dating apps while in a relationship it's apparent it is not something we are all willing to accept as part and parcel of the modern - day dating life.

Misconduct, originally titled Beyond Deceit, opens «by - the - numbers», introducing us to Ben (Josh Duhamel) a dedicated lawyer who spends most of his days and nights working at a New Orleans law firm, determined to prove himself to the firm's big honcho Abrams (Al Pacino) and become a partner.

Dobkin, whose father was a lawyer, spent a number of years in pursuit of this opportunity to prove himself as adept at serious subjects as silly ones.

What really fuels any good noir, of course, is a femme fatale, and luckily this show has a whole host of them, including the exasperated Michelle, Callie Senate (Deadwood and House of Cards» Molly Parker), the baddest lawyer at Cooperman McBride who is taking on Billy in court, her stuttering number two Lucy (Olivia Thirlby) and Brittany (Tania Raymonde), the prostitute who serves as Billy's paralegal.

In fact, at one point during testimony before the referees, in the fall of 2004, lawyers for the city requested that the panel include a recommendation for the legislature to remove a statutory cap limiting the number of charter schools in the state, arguing that charter schools were one part of its strategy for overhauling the city's school system.

To keep the trial orderly, U.S. District Judge Frank Polozola has limited to two the number of attorneys for each side who can sit at lawyers» tables in the courtroom.

«It's truly one of the thorniest issues I hear about from a growing number of attorneys,» said Diane E. Thompson, a lawyer at the National Consumer Law Center.

Instead they're used in groups by lawyers working out cross licensiing deals and he who has the largest number of patents has the most leverage at the bargaining table.

New York personal injury lawyer Eric Turkewitz takes a critical look at a lawsuit by numbers kingpin - cum - Rikers Island inmate Raymond Marquez, alleging that the New York City Department of Corrections» indoor smoking policy caused Marquez's bladder cancer.

The statement might still be true, and the implication would be that these lawyers who do not / do not choose to work the huge numbers of hours simple are not and will not be as good at what they do.

Increasingly what we see in the courts is a rising number of people who represent themselves with measurably worse outcomes than if they had retained a lawyer, and many more who are just not seeking justice at all because of legal costs.

Discussion at the initial stages should establish a range that is close to the final numbers insofar as the lawyer is capable of doing so.

Noting that back in April LinkedIn was at 118k lawyers, that number as of today is showing 309k.

Although listing all of a firm's lawyers on the site and providing their bios is now pretty standard, these listings tend to be limited to name, rank and serial number, usually accompanied by a conservative photo (or no photo at all in some cases, like at Wachtell Lipton).

«Some of the larger, more rural areas appear underserviced at first glance but actually have a good number of lawyers and paralegals compared to the population.

A number of legal bloggers roundly condemned Jones Day for bringing the suit, with Public Citizen lawyer Paul Alan Levy leading the backlash with his post at the Consumer Law & Policy Blog in which he said that the lawsuit deserved a prize for «grossest abuse of trademark law to suppress speech the plaintiff doesn't like.»

Around a year ago, when I still had some of my savings from BigLaw, I scoffed at the idea of working as a contract lawyer project for a number of reasons: (1) It didn't pay much, ranging from $ 29 - 40 an hour (which is exactly why it makes sense for firms to do more outsourcing than hiring; (2) it was a full 40 - hour workweek (which I never want to go back to); and (3) it is mind - numbingly boring.

Lawyers should consider unbundling or limited scope retainers as there are opportunities to help large numbers of clients who can pay for help on a part of their matter (visit practicepro.ca / limitedscope) for tools and resources to help you provide limited scope services), but unbundled services can only chip away at part of the unmet legal needs problem.

Big Legal Brain spoofs the vast number of consultant - written blogs aimed at providing social media advice to lawyers.

The number of complaints [1] received in the Professional Regulation Division has remained stable in absolute number at slightly less than 5,000 per year despite increasing numbers of lawyers and paralegals.

The New York Times put the number of New York protesters at 500 and described them as muffled and docile: «Just a very ruly crowd of lawyers, most of whom were not from Pakistan.»

Americans perceive judges and the lawyers who appear in their courtroom as sharing an interest in delay, and at the same time an increasing number feel they are being shut out of the legal system entirely.

An announcement published today on the Lawyers Weekly Web site made brief mention of the layoffs and put the number at eight.

Most lawyers I know do a poor job of keeping track of accounts and passwords, and those who have done an inventory are stunned at the sheer number of passwords and accounts they have created.

The good news is that there are a number of services available to help lawyers distribute their articles, white papers and other content to a much broader audience consisting of general counsel at major corporations, journalists and other interested parties.

The number of female lawyers serving as partners at large firms continues to stagnate, according to a recent report from the American Bar Association, reports the Legal Times.

Another area that has been flagged by a number of junior lawyers as a concern, which was not covered in the survey, is the lack of transparency about why some associates on the partnership track do not make it at the end.

As Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass today in Washington, D.C., before a throng of faithful estimated to number at least 45,000, more than 90 lawyers and judges were there to help out.

Being a commercially aware lawyer is about understanding what keeps clients up at night - this article sets out a number of areas you can work on to give you a competitive edge

The number of newly qualified (NQ) lawyers accepting roles at the UK's top 20 law firms has fallen 6 % year - on - year as the effects of the uncertain market continue to be felt at the lower end of the profession.

Most lawyers look at that number and see a big pile of potential clients.

The number of lawyers in the class could reach 450 at some point, Monkhouse predicts.

Over the last year at the nation's largest 250 law firms, the number of female lawyers decreased by 2 percent, compared to an overall headcount loss of 4 percent.

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