Sentences with phrase «of paying for legal services»

Law students enrolled in the pilot Business Law Clinic at the Allard School of Law are now offering supervised legal advice to segments of the small business, entrepreneurial, and non-profit communities in British Columbia who have limited means of paying for legal services.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

To get Bloomberg's untested new legal product, customers had to pay $ 18,000 a year for a Wall Street data service — most of which the average law firm didn't want.

The results of Uber's legal battle could reshape the sharing economy, which is built around Internet companies that serve as marketplaces matching people who provide a service with others looking to pay for it.

The company would have to file a notice with the regulatory department; pay a registration fee of $ 250; provide evidence of registration with FinCEN as a money services business; agree to not invest or pledge virtual currency in its custody or control on behalf of others or to engage in the exchange or transfer of legal tender; and prove its policies for reporting, disclosures, and compliance.

The hearings will tell whether Bank of America can extinguish legal liability for more than a million Countrywide Financial loans by paying $ 8.5 billion in cash and agreeing to loan servicing improvements in a settlement struck with 22 investors in 2011.

In any otherwalk of life, whether buying goods, services, booking a holiday, going to a theatre / play and even when using utilities like internet, electric, gas, phone, etc. etc. we have LEGAL rights when we are cheated out of the service we pay for (and we pay through the nose to attend the Emirates!).

The labor - backed party agreed to shut down its for - profit field operation, Data and Field Services, and pay more than $ 100,000 in legal fees the firm of former Giuliani administration Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro, who brought the suit.

After months of squabbling over how to pay for immigration - related legal services for undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes and facing deportation, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's office and the City Council came to a compromise.

He has been criticized most recently for vetoing a bill in December, which passed the Legislature unanimously in June, to have the state pay for the costs of mandated legal services counties must provide for poor people accused of crimes.

Legal Services Corp. grant funding has been cut from almost $ 379 million two years ago to $ 316 million currently, and those grants now pay less than 27 percent of the funding for New York's nonprofit legal aid programs, DiNapoli Legal Services Corp. grant funding has been cut from almost $ 379 million two years ago to $ 316 million currently, and those grants now pay less than 27 percent of the funding for New York's nonprofit legal aid programs, DiNapoli legal aid programs, DiNapoli said.

The Buffalo Public Schools — where six of the other eight board members sought Paladino's removal — has paid $ 122,474 for legal services to a Syracuse law firm hired to represent the district in the case, according to district records.

What's different about the arrangement is that Cuomo is using the campaign money to pay for the legal services for the entire office of the governor.

After months of squabbling over how to pay for immigration - related legal services for undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes and facing deportation, Mayor Bill de Blasio's office and the City Council came to a compromise on Monday.

The IDC, led by Bronx State Senator Jeffrey Klein, have asserted that the arrangement with the GOP has permitted the passage of numerous liberal measures — including gun control, paid family leave, a minimum wage hike and the creation of a legal services fund for undocumented immigrants.

Funding will come primarily from fees paid by states for packages of assessment services, with UCLA / CRESST providing office space and key administrative support in areas such as finance, human resources, legal advice, etc..

The LA keeps back a small proportion of a school's budget to pay for legal and administrative services.

By extending school districts» obligation to pay for private school placements until all appeals are exhausted, the decision creates an incentive for parents to prolong litigation rather than to work collaboratively with school districts to resolve disputes without delay; the increased liability for private tuition and legal fees from needlessly prolonged litigation imposes an untenable burden on the already - strained budgets of local school districts and diverts resources away from providing educational services to all children.

Many of them are designed for people in public service, such as New York's District Attorney and Indigent Legal Services Attorney program, which offers loan repayment of up to $ 20,400 to help attorneys employed in that state pay back their law school debt.

My mother is the legal surviving spouse of my dad and gets a paltry amount from dad's pension, while most of it is used to pay for nursing home services.

Most funds with share classes from A to R5 can have some element of revenue - sharing, where fees can be taken from investments to pay commissions for the services of third - party providers — some of which may not have a fiduciary responsibility or legal obligation to act in the participants» best interests.

The lower the Loan - to - Value ratio the better because it gives some protection against the risk of a decline in property or home values (prices) which can adversely affect the MIE if it has to pay for expenses associated to selling the property that has been used as collateral such as legal fees, realtor commissionsCommissions What you pay to a broker or agent for their services.

The only way a attorney referral service can receive compensation is a flat fee per a lead, no matter if it produces legal fees or not for the attorney and the amount paid can not be in direct relation to the amount of legal fees collected.

Under the Investment Management Agreements, the Manager is responsible for paying all of the Funds» expenses including expenses for the following services: transfer agency, fund accounting, fund administration, custody, legal, audit, compliance, directors» fees, call center, fulfillment, travel, insurance, rent, printing, postage, and other office supplies, except for commissions, brokerage fees, and other transaction costs, taxes, interest, litigation expenses, and related expenses, and other extraordinary expenses.

Of course, sometimes you will need to pay a professional for services such as legal or accounting.

Chris Kesterson and the workers at Debt Settlement America, if you truly want to help the people in these three examples, please pay for them to go bankrupt, give them a legal fresh start and leave them in a safer place than where they are right now, struggling to save money for your monthly services fees, that you will continue to charge them, and to pay you a big percentage of their debts as a settlement fee.

North Carolina quickly put the kibosh on plans for advertising legal services on Groupon, stating in a proposed ethics opinion that the site's fee «is a percentage of the amount actually paid to the lawyer and appears to constitute revenue sharing with a nonlawyer.»

Even though someone pays a fee for legal services which then gets split between Groupon and an attorney, the relationship between Groupon and the attorney does not extend beyond that of any other advertiser.

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.

LIZ would have no competitors providing such a civil service function for all of Canada's law societies, and paid for by enabling CanLII to provide at cost a legal opinion service as does LAO LAW at Legal Aid Ontlegal opinion service as does LAO LAW at Legal Aid OntLegal Aid Ontario.

http://www.slaw.ca/2016/08/09/a2j-unaffordable-legal-services-concepts-and-solutions/ We must change law societies» management structure substantially, or get rid of them, or go on serving out the rest of our careers in a very seriously depressed profession — a profession that is rapidly losing its size, power, purpose, and prestige to, inter alia, the commercial world of LegalX and LegalZoom, and to law society - sponsored «alternative legal services,» which are charity instead of affordable lawyers provided in exchange for that majority's paying for the justice system whereat benchers earn a very good living.

How did they know that otherwise self - represented litigants would pay for the services of a limited license legal technician when they were not willing to pay for the services of an attorney?

Clients will be paying more, not less, for top legal services, with a combination of factors — bank pressure, the «IBM factor» and simple need for expertise — creating what amounts to a complex cartel among the large firms.

Further, both types of populations — those who can pay nothing and those who can pay something within limits — also struggle to access legal services for reasons not directly related to price.

Is the only legitimate use of an alternative structure to provide free legal services to those who can not pay for them at all?

It is different from its competitors in the personal injury legal services market in two manners: (i) it does not deduct fees from its clients» compensation awards (instead Aspire Law's fees are paid solely by the insurer that recorded the accident), and (ii) half of the profits earned by Aspire Law are paid to Aspire, the charity, which uses it to provide support, funding and housing for persons with spinal cord injuries.

The second level of response to the argument is this: alternative structures offer the means to provide free legal services to those who can not pay for them at all.

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Best of all, you won't pay a dime for our expert legal services unless we win your case.

Service in the public interest may include pro bono representation of people who can not afford to pay for legal services and working for legal reform.

Or is the only legitimate use of an alternative structure to provide free legal services to those who can not pay for them at all?

Some argue that alternative structures can be used only to provide legal services for payment — that they are of no use for providing free legal services to clients who are unable to pay.

Yet buyers of legal services are becoming more sophisticated, and less willing to pay for inefficient processes that translate into higher fees.

Other legal services require customers to pay by the hour and take time out of their days for a call — Micro is the first to charge a flat rate per question that can be asked and answered online.

We're also thrilled to be a North Star Lawyer — an award presented by the Minnesota State Bar Association to lawyers who provide over 50 hours of pro bono legal services to those who can not afford to pay a lawyer for legal help.

If you think that the Legal Services Commission has let you down, the Presidency of the Social Security and Child Support Appeal Tribunals is up for grabs from next April at # 129,900 per annum so long as you have had judicial experience in a salaried or fee paid capacity.

Jeremy G Rosenblatt reappears in the table of the top 10 highest paid Legal Services Commission barristers, this time for 2006 — 07.

By providing free legal forms, Avvo Legal Forms is an attempt to get in front of consumers who would otherwise go to paid form sites such as LegalZoom and RocketLawyer and bring them to Avvo, where they can be introduced to Avvo's various services for connecting consumers with lawlegal forms, Avvo Legal Forms is an attempt to get in front of consumers who would otherwise go to paid form sites such as LegalZoom and RocketLawyer and bring them to Avvo, where they can be introduced to Avvo's various services for connecting consumers with lawLegal Forms is an attempt to get in front of consumers who would otherwise go to paid form sites such as LegalZoom and RocketLawyer and bring them to Avvo, where they can be introduced to Avvo's various services for connecting consumers with lawyers.

Currently those with high demand for legal services pay sufficiently to acquire a supply of lawyers time.

Existing in - person clients are able to use the features of the VLO as an amenity to communicate with the attorneys securely, check on the status of their legal matter, access online pleadings and other documents, and to receive invoices and pay for their legal services online.