Sentences with phrase «of his legal career says»

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Smith said Crawford took pride in advancing the careers of women in the legal profession and established a team - based, client - focused culture that continues to be the style at Osler.

To those that say «he's still a murderer»; if you feel that the judge did not pass adequate judgement and that this man's life is better spent in the grave also, then perhaps you should start pursuing a legal career to ensure harsher punishments more frequently instead of just inciting reaction on CNN's blog.

«Judge Smith's legal and professional career showed a commitment to independence, fairness, and the rule of law,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

«We think the structure that the mayor has put in place today will enable us to make the kind of progress we need to for clients,» said Mr. Banks, who spent his legal career suing the city to force it to provide more services to the homeless.

«Throughout her career, Professor Rivera has worked to defend the legal rights of all New Yorkers and make our state a fairer, more just place to live,» Cuomo said in a statement.

An acclaimed trauma surgeon who apparently committed suicide by plunging a knife into his chest was in the middle of a legal battle with a former Giants running back who says the doctor ruined his career.

«Levi has dedicated nearly two decades of his career in legal services ensuring his clients» needs are met while navigating difficult bureaucracies,» Murphy said in a statement provided by the Sanders campaign.

Ms. James said that echoes of her run for attorney general can be found in her political and legal career.

The governor also said he had no knowledge of the various legal and financial woes that Mr. Howe faced over the past decade or so, even as he parlayed his experiences alongside the Cuomo family and other political figures into a lucrative lobbying career in Albany, New York and Washington.

Beyond the present uncertainty caused by the legal situation, another downside is a «prejudice around cannabis... that can limit some of your other [career] options,» says Pryor, who is also the founder and head of the American Chemical Society's (ACS's) Cannabis Chemistry subdivision, which advocates for increased cannabis research.

Acting pro se (as his own lawyer), Canovas says, in both court documents and e-mails to Science Careers, that he could neither get satisfactory resolution of his issues through university channels nor afford to hire legal counsel.

A friend in the legal profession shares stories of a boss telling women associates not to mess up their career prospects by getting pregnant; a friend in medicine tells a story of a doctor saying, in an aside, that a young Hispanic girl should have graduated from high school instead of «having a litter»; a friend in business shares a story of colleagues mixing up the name of two African American associates, then saying «Well, they're basically the same person.»

Rebecca Lynn, general partner at Canvas and a lawyer earlier in her career, said that she believed the speed and scale of Casetext's disruption of the legal research industry was profound.

In the latest episode of Law Technology Now, the podcast I cohost with Monica Bay, I have a conversation with David Perla, president of Bloomberg BNA's legal division and of Bloomberg Law, about the company, his career and Bloomberg Law's new Smart Code, which he says is changing traditional legal annotation.

A career in law can be much more varied than the traditional long trek to partnership, says Matt Filkin, legal director of property firm Almacantar

Lawyer Monthly hears from Jonathan on the challenges and complexities involved in heading up the legal team at Bosch, how the internet and advent of technology is changing the landscape of said challenges, and on the future goals and prospects of his legal career.

«If I was going to stand up in front of my students and really believe that having a legal degree and a career as a lawyer can be among the most fulfilling career choices a person can make,» says Michigan State University law professor Renee Newman Knake, «I needed to be doing something to make sure that would be true going forward for future generations of lawyers.»

But they'll last you the rest of your legal career, and there's something to be said for that.

Morgan & Morgan founder John Morgan said in a statement on the hiring that Boylan «had a legal career filled with millions of dollars» worth of courtroom victories.»

«We hear all of the news about law firm layoffs,» said Sachs, a lawyer and former recruiter who provides legal career consulting and technology training.

Lately, between the recession's impact on legal careers and studies saying that as many as 50 percent of lawyers would have chosen another field if they had their lives to live over, I have the urge to immediately caution anyone who's considering law school to think long and hard before acting on that impulse.

«It is wonderful to come back to the legal industry where I «cut my teeth», so to speak, at the start of my career,» Hogan said.

Ollie discussed the issue of «paralegalisation», with paralegal experience now seen by many as a prerequisite to getting a training contract, and said that the aspiration for junior legal aid lawyers sat the moment «is limited to being able to survive and sustain a career».

The site was started by Canadian lawyer and entrepreneur Stephen Fine, who says he often hears from colleagues «that they would love to find more fulfilling, unique careers either in or out of the legal profession, but don't know where to find them.»

Nathalie Des Rosiers, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, says legal education has been changing with the times to help prepare students to be flexible enough to move from career to career over the course of their working lives.

Ultimately, the onus will fall on students to take ownership of their careers as the landscape shifts for legal talent, and Austin says that there is no shortage of opportunity.

Naysayers may bemoan the commoditization of legal practice, but developments like this open up new career opportunities for millennials entering legal practice, say experts.

We hope it might inspire some of the kids to go into a career in the legal world,» he says.

«We want our talented associates to pursue their legal careers at Ropes & Gray, and we're putting the energy and commitment of the firm behind doing whatever we can to make that happen,» said Levy in a statement announcing the program.

«I started practicing in the «80s, so I've lived with lawyer advertising throughout my entire legal career,» says Reardon, the executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.

When young attorneys join a new firm fresh out of law school, they're eager to start putting their hard - earned legal knowledge to use, but the realities of legal work can make them prone to early mistakes that could put their careers in jeopardy, attorneys say.

«Training our young lawyers to be prepared for a 21st century legal career is paramount to the health of the legal profession,» he said.

Commenting on the results of the data, Lynn Sedgwick, Managing Director at Clayton Legal said: «Almost a year has passed since the UK decided to leave the EU and while we have certainly seen lawyers being less committed to a career move, the hiring picture as a whole remains generally healthy.

Homa said: «I am delighted about joining Hodge Jones & Allen and starting the next chapter of my legal career.

Simmons said that without crucial assistance from LFW grantees, Columbia Legal Services, Northwest Justice Project and Kitsap Legal Services, she would not be where she is today: near the top of her class at Seattle University School of Law and ready to embark on a promising career.

Fitzgerald, who joins CIGI after a high - profile career in the Canadian government, says her first priority will be to set clear guidelines for the new program, which is designed to expand the scope of international law, especially as it relates to business and financial issues, as well as to build up a team of scholars, legal experts, and students.

NM: I would say their legal career starts at the beginning of summer.

And one of the things that's really been amazing is that the legal community is jumping up in ways that in my career have never seen and for the ABA to be willing to do something fast as you've all said is really, really a major, major change.

The committee says the purely legal functions of the office should be carried out by a «career lawyer», not a politician.

Stadlen J said the allegations against Bonhoeffer: «Could hardly be more serious... If proved, they would have a potentially devastating effect on his career, reputation and financial position... not only is this a classic case of one person's word against another but because the other alleged victims live in Kenya, neither the claimant nor the FTPP nor the GMC has any legal power to compel their attendance... It is hard to imagine circumstances in which the ability to cross-examine the uncorroborated allegations of a single witness would assume a greater importance to a professional man faced with such serious allegations.»

Weisz, a career - long member of the CLA who emphasizes his views don't necessarily reflect those of the association, says it appears LAO is providing fewer legal aid certificates since a second tariff boost took hold in April.

Michael Jakeman, regional legal careers officer of the Canadian Bar Association B.C. branch's Rural Education and Access to Lawyers Initiative, says you should also examine your interests.

«During my association with an Indian law firm at the start of my career, I realized that I was more interested in doing work relating to legal research and drafting than practicing law,» said Prasad, 28, who has never been to the United States.

Looking back over my career to date, I can say that I've had the fortunate opportunity to spend the whole of my career within the energy sector, which has provided me with a very strong base to develop a wide range of commercial, legal, financial and strategic skills and know - how.

Colin Loth, director of legal recruitment at Robert Walters, said legal professionals are not only loyal but prefer to seek career progression internally.»

While the legal industry has yet to feel the disruptive effects of technology, some observers say change is on the horizon and that law students are bound to see it during their careers.

More than half of women working in the legal profession — 62 % — say their gender has hampered their career progress, according to research from specialist legal and compliance recruiter Laurence Simons.

More than half of women working in the legal profession — 62 % — say their gender has hampered their career...

«The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation has played a critical role in launching the public interest careers of more than 40 young attorneys,» said David Stern, Executive Director of Equal Justice Works.

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