Or, should it be the executive or the legislative branches of the federal government of the United States, who would then override a 200 + year tradition of the regulation
of the legal profession on the state level, on the grounds that it is regulating not attorney conduct but restrictions on competition, economic policy and the protection of human rights?
Not exact matches
Forty - four major law firms and 55 corporate
legal departments are teaming up to boost diversity in the
legal profession by drawing
on two inspirational figures: the late Dan Rooney, beloved owner
of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Arabella Mansfield, a 19th century women's rights activist who became the first American woman admitted into the
legal profession in 1869.
One such study focusing
on the
legal profession found an appearance - based difference in pay
of as much as 14 %.
(Saguil is also chair
of the Law Society's equity advisory group and contributed to the recent landmark report
on racism in the
legal profession.)
The
legal profession can easily cease being useful to its clients whenever it no longer tempers guidance
on the law with reality, particularly business reality, as well as the human desires
of clients.
The American Bar Association's current Model Rules, adopted in 1983, explicitly recognize that the moral tone
of the
legal profession depends primarily
on a great web
of informal understandings.
The writers
of the report are, perhaps, most disturbed by the fact that «even when
legal, abortion is often prevented or delayed by obstacles to the access
of appropriate services, such as the widespread use
of conscientious objection, medically unnecessary waiting periods or biased counselling»; and calls
on Member States to «regulate and monitor the use
of conscientious objection in the key
professions, so as to ensure that reproductive healthcare is guaranteed as an individual's right.»
Renée is currently at work
on a project to understand the regulation
of midwifery in the United States, and the activism
of pro-midwifery advocates who seek to make the
profession legal, where it isn't.
Indeed, I am not only worried but I'm also very concerned over the setback to our electoral system, and speaking generally in the best tradition
of our
legal profession, not being specific
on matters before any court, the implication
of some
of the tribunals outcome intended to shoot down the use
of the card reader as some
of my fellow lawyers involved in petition matters are determined to achieve is worrisome.
It is unclear if Gove meant to include solicitors in the phrase «representatives
of the
profession overall», but the fact they were not explicitly mentioned suggests he has no plans to backtrack
on cuts to
legal aid fees.
This suggestion, coming from a former president
of the NBA and Chairman
of the
Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, is deeply disturbing for the legal profession, as it is one of the few objectively useful roles of lawyers to exact intellectual accountability from the Supreme Court and to probe and comment on its decis
Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, is deeply disturbing for the
legal profession, as it is one of the few objectively useful roles of lawyers to exact intellectual accountability from the Supreme Court and to probe and comment on its decis
legal profession, as it is one
of the few objectively useful roles
of lawyers to exact intellectual accountability from the Supreme Court and to probe and comment
on its decisions.
The President congratulated Justice Sophia Akuffo
on her well - deserved appointment, adding that «she will be walking in the footsteps
of the twelve previous occupants
of the office, whose names read like a veritable Who's - Who
of Ghana's
legal profession — Arku Korsah, Julius Sarkodee Addo, Edward Akufo - Addo, E.A. Lankwei Bannerman, Samuel Azu Crabbe, Fred Kwasi Apaloo, E.N.P Sowah, Philip Archer, Isaac Abban, Edward Wiredu, George Acquah and Gerogina Wood.»
«It is
on account
of negligence
on the part
of the
legal profession that the SSS has engaged in the arrest
of judges for alleged corruption and abuse
of office,» Falana said.
Meanwhile, the report
of the Committee
on Subsidiary Legislation
on the
legal profession (regulations, 2018; L. I. 2355) which was to be laid before the House had to be stood down for some time as the Chairman
of the Committee, Mahama Ayariga had stepped out
of the House when it came up.
The latest round
of START - UP participants was announced Monday in Buffalo, with companies that range from software developers for the
legal profession and a biotech firm working
on genetic markers for autism to a developer
of brain injury drugs.
These included a Bill
on the establishment
of law schools and a Bill amending the
legal professions act, Act 32.
I really didn't want to drop out, I had my goal that pursue a
legal profession all the time yet didn't want to put a lot
of pressure
on my mom as well.
While the 12 plans finalized as
of mid-July do not include exemptions from teacher
legal protections, they do encroach
on key aspects
of the
profession, including the importance
of teacher certification and the benefits
of small student - to - teacher ratios.
The essential dilemma is that while the value and popularity
of the cryptocurrency asset class has exploded, directions from the courts and within the
legal profession on how to deal with virtual currencies is sorely lacking.
Technology in its various forms and permutations have and continue to transform
legal practice and while this issue began with a plan for a special report
on e-discovery, it organically morphed into a much wider discussion — one or all
of which are going
on throughout the
profession.
In a 2005 guest post
on Evan Schaeffer's
Legal Underground, Raymond P. Ward wrote that lawyers are more prone to depression than members
of any other
profession.
But it's worse
on the defence side
of the aisle, where
Legal Aid's hollowed out the
profession's core to such an extent that a new call can only hope to run a practice out
of the backseat
of his car.
A majority
of Canadian courts do not publish their decisions
on their web site, in part due to the fact that court decisions are routinely screened, commented upon in the form
of headnotes and made available to members
of the
legal profession by commercial publishers.
Hosted by Codex — Stanford Center for
Legal Informatics this was a conference «focusing on how technology is changing the landscape of the legal profession and the law more broadly.&r
Legal Informatics this was a conference «focusing
on how technology is changing the landscape
of the
legal profession and the law more broadly.&r
legal profession and the law more broadly.»
For more than 30 years Richard Susskind has been a thought leader
on the future
of the
legal profession.
As the
legal profession evolves to meet the changing demands
of the marketplace, freelance lawyers have a new angle
on the practice
of law, and their numbers have been growing in the largest U.S.
legal markets over the past several years.
After providing a brief history
of women in the
legal profession, Stein's article analyzes blog entries
on topics such as equal pay, institutional discrimination and gender dynamics and then suggests reasons why women lawyers seeking equality might turn to blogging in place
of legal channels.
Justin Patten
of Human Law writes this post
on the future
of the
legal profession, linking to this provocative series by Richard Susskind
on the
legal profession on the brink
of change.
«The Sustainable Lawyer, an extension
of the Boston Bar Association's Task Force
on Environmental Sustainability, will provide brief posts providing tips and best practices
on the greening
of the
legal profession, interviews with green mavens in law offices and law firms, stories about opportunities to do green pro bono or community service work, and accounts
of lawyers in a variety
of settings working to reduce their carbon footprints.»
, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing diversity in the
legal profession by educating
legal organizations
on how to create cultures
of inclusion, and even
The teams develop Projects
of Worth that focus
on finding solutions for problems in the
legal profession.
Based
on the demands
of the marketplace and the evolving changes in the
legal profession, freelance attorneys are here to stay.
Just as numbers do not tell the full story
of women and law, simply fixating
on the ratios
of women in the
profession does fully address years
of systematic inequality pervasive in the
legal system.
«I am a
legal academic commenting
on the strange worlds
of law,
legal profession, bureaucracy, universities, and globalization.»
Therefore, if you are unsure which branch
of the
legal profession you are interested in pursuing, it could be that the best option would still be to focus
on obtaining a qualifying law degree.
These fresh - out -
of - law school shingle - hangers can be a black mark
on the
legal profession.
Chair
of the Bar Council's Equality & Diversity Committee, Robin Allen QC, said: «It is critical to the public's confidence in our justice system that the judiciary is representative
of the communities it serves, whilst drawing
on the best talent the
legal profession can offer.
For the last 10 years, I've been working mainly
on Law Times, our sister newspaper that covers the newsy goings
on of the
legal profession in Ontario.
«Dedicated to the demands and desires
of solos and small law firms, the clients we serve and others in the
legal profession who use our services or dream
of going out
on their own.»
I've seen the
profession swing from the giddy, extravagant days
of $ 1,000 / hour billing rates and $ 2 million profits per partner to its current morass
of massive layoffs, pathetic efforts to stem the breach in the dike by cutting back
on luxury toilet paper purchases and ABA bar dues and the growth
of offshoring
legal contract work to India.
Events are held across the country
on and around that date with the goal
of cultivating a deeper understanding
of the
legal profession and its importance to our nation.
In many other ways, he has been at the forefront
of these issues and a leader in the
profession of law: He is a founding director
of the Centre for the
Legal Profession and has been a member of the steering committee of Ontario's joint civil legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of the
Legal Profession and has been a member
of the steering committee
of Ontario's joint civil
legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society of Upper Canada's task force on the independence of the
legal needs study, and served as research director for the Law Society
of Upper Canada's task force
on the independence
of the bar.
This in part reflects the fact that only a minority
of law graduates go
on to enter the
legal professions and that
legal education has many other uses.
Jordan also writes one
of the
legal profession's most respected strategic blogs at Law21: Dispatches from a Legal Profession on the B
legal profession's most respected strategic blogs at Law21: Dispatches from a
Legal Profession on the B
Legal Profession on the Brink.
Steve Matthews has been a credible resource to the
legal profession because
of his hands
on experience in a reputable firm plus his generosity in participating in related online discussions through his highly respected blog.
Jordan is one
of the most insightful and thoughtful commentators
on the state
of the
legal profession today.
Berwin Leighton Paisner recently ran a competition for university graduates in which students were challenged to create a two - minute video
on the changing face
of the
legal profession...
I found out that according to a post in the Stem
Legal blog, as of June 2009 there are 840,000 people within the legal profession on LinkedIn, up from 563,000 -LSB
Legal blog, as
of June 2009 there are 840,000 people within the
legal profession on LinkedIn, up from 563,000 -LSB
legal profession on LinkedIn, up from 563,000 -LSB-...]
Hourly billing did not become
of age in the
legal profession until the 1950s, after a series
of reports showed that firms that charged by the hour were more profitable than those that charged
on the basis
of the service sold.
Effectiveness may be debated (I think that clearly depends
on the research and writing talent
of the ghostwriter, the oversight
of the attributed author, and the objective
of the blog)-- but unethical??? I strongly beg to differ, and instead submit that ghostwriting lawyer blog posts is nothing more than a legitimate new twist
on a time - honored tradition in the
legal profession (mostly driven by the practical need to efficiently manage heavy workloads by delegating).