Sentences with phrase «of the legal profession who»

Members of the legal profession who draft, argue, interpret and challenge the law of the land can attest to the robust legal system in Canada.

@Gary P. Rodrigues: «My understanding is that the decision to continue to offer the Ontario Reports in print is in response to feedback received directly from members of the legal profession who see the Ontario Reports as a mechanism for creating a sense of community among members of the legal profession as well as the primary means whereby the Law Society communicates with the profession.

We're not saying that any of the upstanding members of the legal profession who are rumored to be under consideration for the Supreme Court ever made booty videos — come to think of it, we hope and pray they did not — but if they did, they'd better send YouTube take - down notices quickly, before Slate's Dahlia Lithwick digs them up.

This manual is published in the spring of 2013 by the Gillis W. Long Poverty Law Center of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law to assist members of the legal profession who work to try to make «justice for all» a reality in Louisiana.

As a result of national mobility, Canada's law societies have worked with the Federation to adopt consistent rules and practices to ensure that the public is served by members of the legal profession who are held to the same high level of competence and ethics, wherever they practice in Canada.

«Any member of the legal profession who's caught participating in these kinds of activities will be subject to law society discipline and possibly disbarment, in addition to any criminal charges that may be applicable,» he says.

The Award is meant to recognize members of the legal profession who have demonstrated a remarkable commitment to mentoring the next generation of Asian Pacific American attorneys.

«All members of the legal profession who conduct litigation should now routinely consider with the clients whether their disputes are suitable for ADR [see Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust; Steel v Joy [2004] EWCA Civ 576, [2004] 4 All ER 920].»

The government has not paid sufficient attention to the customers of the legal profession who are not consumers.

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.

And Philip Slayton, a former University of Western Ontario dean of law who recently authored Lawyers Gone Bad: Money, Sex and Madness in Canada's Legal Profession (2007), is critical of the profession's disregard for the inability of the middle class to access the courts.

«That was the other opportunity — to make a difference within not just the legal profession but corporate Canada at large,» says Saguil, who was drawn to TD in part because of its history of sponsoring Pride events.

Ask any lawyer who complains about a supposed decline in the ethical tone of the legal profession to name the beast, and the answer is apt to be «commercialization.»

Who then will lead the fight for full legal rights and recognition of our moral minority in medicine or any other profession?

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.

Low has the legal profession fallen — this just in from my old colleague and source for good hip hop JK, who's currently at NYU law school: I was walking to class yesterday when I saw one of my friends carrying around your «Online Politics 101» paper.

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.»

During the Vergara trial, attempting to do away with teacher due process rights, sworn testimony (during discovery) was given that, as stated above, thinking administrators were able to successfully ease teachers out of the profession, careful scrutiny of beginning teachers by competent administrators prevented districts from hiring teachers who did not fit the district, and the average time to dismiss a teacher via the legal process was months and tens of thousands of dollars.

Evolve Law is a community to increase the adoption of legal technology and actually foster change within the legal profession that I started with Jules Miller who is out of New York and formerly of Hire an Esquire.

The need for a more - flexible schedule can arise from a variety of personal and professional situations, including caring for young children or aging parents, starting or growing a solo practice, moving with a spouse who is required to relocate for work, starting or growing a side business outside of the legal profession.

Although there are increasing numbers of gay lawyers and barristers who are role models for those coming up through the ranks, it seems a large majority still feel that the legal profession lags others in terms of being accepting of people's sexual orientation.

«The part [of the legal profession] that is actually growing,» Katz says, «the Clearspires, the Axioms, legal process outsourcers and software companies — they need people with particular sets of skills,... who know the law, understand software and technology, and [know] how to mesh the two.»

As was observed by Henry James MP, at another time of unprecedented radical change some 140 years ago, «those who had to frame and introduce a measure of legal reform had sometimes to contend with -LSB-...] with members of the legal profession, who might think that their interests would be affected by any change in the existing system.»

The blawg features issues relating to the numbers of women who opt out of the legal profession and the poor representation of women in the courts and legal community.

in the legal profession who desire a salary that is more comparable to their male equivalents fare best as paralegals or legal assistants — one of the few legal careers in which women earn 94 % of pay earned by men who hold the same position.

«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.»

So calling it a tax, while not strictly accurate, is a useful shorthand way of capturing in a single phrase the what («free» law), who (courtesy of the legal profession) and how (~ $ 35 per year) of CanLII.

Earlier this week, I spoke with Nitin Gupta, the former lawyer who is director of the professional services group at Box, who said that Box is working towards the goal of providing a strong cloud - collaboration platform that will serve all segments of the legal profession — large firms, small firms and corporate counsel.

After years of making lawyer jokes to his wife, who worked as a corporate attorney, Jansen now has the job of transforming the legal profession.

ABS has nothing to commend it and it must be resisted with ceaseless ardour by all who care about the health of the legal profession and, by extension, the health of our broader society.

(4) the taxpayers who finance the justice system whereat the legal profession, including benchers, earn an income that is considerably better than the average income of taxpayers, but the majority of those taxpayers can not have a lawyer who can provide legal advice services at reasonable cost.

(7) a conflict of interest between the law society's duty to regulate the legal profession so as to make legal services adequately available, and its duty to represent the interests of lawyers, i.e., law societies» regulatory powers conflict with their representative powers, and being elected by their lawyer - members, benchers deal with the problems and complaints of those who elect them;

Knowles, who was knighted for his services to the legal profession in 2009, took up the role at DWF at the start of this month.

The Association began in late 1997 as a result of concerns within the legal profession that people who have been abused were either unable to find lawyers to take on their cases or were experiencing poor standards of advice and assistance from those lawyers whom they had instructed.

She distinguishes herself as a mentor of young lawyers, as a role model for Aboriginal youth, and as one who daily manifests the highest ideals of the legal profession.

Lawyers who participate in these activities, law firms that participate, who become part of the thought leadership and who are seen by their clients as investing in thought leadership and partnering with law schools like ours to help to better train and educate the next generation of lawyers who are thought to be thinking seriously about the challenges facing not just lawyers of the legal profession but our clients, I think those kinds of lawyers will be rewarded because clients at all levels know that it's an increasingly complex and sophisticated and challenging world and they're looking for lawyers who understand that and can help them with their problems.

Litigator and legal industry pioneer Chad Burton, who serves on ABA Law Practice Division's Council, is chair of the Division's Futures Initiative, and is on the governing board for the new ABA Center for Innovation, explains how the ABA and other like - minded organizations and individuals are engaged in initiatives to help lawyers run better practices and improve the legal profession.

YLAL has responded to this consultation voicing our deeply held concern that further cuts to remuneration for legal aid work will undermine the quality of legal help which our clients receive, cause more good legal aid firms to go under and make life more difficult for junior lawyers, particularly those from poorer backgrounds, who are struggling to enter the profession.

has responded to this consultation voicing our deeply held concern that further cuts to remuneration for legal aid work will undermine the quality of legal help which our clients receive, cause more good legal aid firms to go under and make life more difficult for junior lawyers, particularly those from poorer backgrounds, who are struggling to enter the profession.

Helping the development of legal professions across all of those countries and having legal professionals who understand that they have public and fiduciary responsibilities to those who can't afford legal services and also to the broader issues of justice in the rule of law is critical.

Some specific, high profile examples that have been particular talking points in the legal profession include HP's diversity mandate that withholds a percentage of fees from firms who do not meet their set diversity requirements, previously discussed here in the Attic.

In the last year Addleshaw Goddard has also introduced an innovative new programme supporting women who have been out of the legal profession for an extended period and are looking to re-enter.

Ashleigh is a member of The Order of Barristers, a United States national honor society which recognizes individuals who have excelled in oral advocacy and service to the legal profession.

Use this guide to get a complete understanding of burnout, and get actionable advice from a psychologist who specializes in the legal profession.

In 2009, the ABA Journal recognized Richard as one of 50 Legal Rebels throughout the Unites States - individuals who are engaged in changing the legal profesLegal Rebels throughout the Unites States - individuals who are engaged in changing the legal profeslegal profession.

The Award is given annually to someone who has made outstanding contributions to the field of Legal Writing, both in the classroom and within the profession.

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.»

That said, Ellis is confident that social media will continue to drive real change in the legal profession, and that change will benefit both those who are members of the profession and those they serve.

And now it seems as if wikis are also poised to take off within the ranks of the legal profession, at least according to tech guru Dennis Kennedy, who posts here at Between Lawyers about an article that he and Tom Mighell just published on wikis.

They also acknowledge the public's reliance on the integrity of the people who work within the legal system and the authority exercised by the governing bodies of the profession.