Sentences with phrase «only lawyers in private practice»

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For now, it remains open only to lawyers who are in private practice or who work as corporate counsel.

The effect of the proposal found above would be to allow only these government lawyers who hold the designation to enjoy the privilege of precedence, even above and beyond lawyers in private practice with greater seniority and greater experience who simply don't have the designation (s. 3 (4)-RRB-.

Attorneys employed and assigned by Latitude provide legal services only under the professional oversight of an in - house or private - practice lawyer for the client who is not associated with Latitude.

I have often made reference to the fact that, in my humble opinion, lawyers (both in private practice and inhouse counsel) must become increasingly comfortable with using social media to promote not only their achievements and relevant or interesting best practices or developments in their legal practice area, but also to build and grow their personal brand and networks.

The recent Law Society of BC Report on the Retention of Women in Law Task Force notes as follows: • Women have been entering the legal profession in BC in numbers equal to or greater than men for more than a decade, yet represent only about 34 % of all practicing lawyers in the province and only about 29 % of lawyers in full - time private practice; and • the legal profession in BC is aging and there will be a net reduction in the number of practicing lawyers — a looming shortage — as older lawyers retire without a corresponding increase in younger lawyers joining the profession.

Many of the benefits from insuring lawyers individually under the primary Law Society program are only possible because LAWPRO provides the insurance for all lawyers called and in private practice in Ontario.

A limit of $ 250,000 will be adequate for certain lawyers, including those who were never in private practice and who may only be worried about «phantom client» scenarios (instances in which individuals may have misinterpreted casual conversations or presentations as legal advice).

However, women still account for only 40 per cent of lawyers in the profession, 33 per cent of lawyers in private practice and 22 per cent of law firm partners.

Since going in - house may be too overwhelming and difficult directly after qualification, the great majority of in - house positions are aimed at lawyers with 2 - 6 years PQE, the general consensus being that an in - house career should only be followed after having gained at least a couple of years of private practice experience.

But neither is Quebec, where we learn from the Barreau du Quebec that at the end of 2014, only 39.8 % of lawyers are in private practice.

Axiom hires only lawyers with at least five years experience, and charges 50 - 70 percent less than the cost of hiring a comparable lawyer in private practice, according to Harris.

• in - house corporate counsel • government lawyers, educators and others not in active private practice • retired lawyers, estate trustees, emeritus lawyers, judges and others no longer practising law • legal aid clinic lawyers (not directly employed by Legal Aid Ontario) • lawyers who engage in only occasional practice in Ontario and are resident in a Canadian jurisdiction other than Ontario The standard Run - Off coverage

61 % of all articling placements are in private practice firms with 11 or more lawyers, while Legal Aid positions account for only 1 % of the jobs available.

The disparity is stark: Despite now making up 39 per cent of the profession in Ontario, and 31 per cent of lawyers in private practice, women account for only 21 per cent of law firm partners.

During the first 10 year period from 1989 to 1998 [xv], the number of private practice lawyers increased by a total of only 14.9 % while the number of practising lawyers in other categories increased by 79.7 %.

The recent Law Society of BC Report on the Retention of Women in Law Task Force notes as follows: • Women have been entering the legal profession in BC in numbers equal to or greater than men for more than a decade, yet represent only about 34 % of all practicing lawyers in the province and only about 29 % of lawyers in full - time private practice; and • the legal profession in BC is aging and there will be a net reduction in the number of practicing lawyers — a looming shortage — as older lawyers retire... [more]

It also reported that there were only 1171 approved articling principals out of approximately 31,000 lawyers in private practice, government and corporate practice and other employment available to serve as articling principals.

The concept of «good enough means good enough» was discussed — the idea that in - house lawyers often do not have the time to do a «Rolls Royce» document review, and that there was a need for lawyers moving from private practice to become comfortable with the idea that it was better for them to spend 15 minutes looking at a document to highlight the key issues before a meeting, than either (a) for no - one to look at it at all; or (b) to wait for enough time to do a «proper job», only to find that the business couldn't wait for the advice and has gone ahead without any advice at all.

Christine A. Amalfe, President of the NAWL Foundation and Director at Gibbons P.C. in Newark, NJ, described the survey as «the only national study of the nation's 200 largest law firms, which annually tracks the progress of women lawyers at all levels of private practice, including the most senior positions, and collects data on firms as a whole rather than from a subset of individual lawyers.»

Only members, who are all leading in - house counsel, are eligible to vote, for any private practice lawyer working in Latin America.

in - house corporate counsel government lawyers, educators and others not in active private practice retired lawyers, estate trustees, emeritus lawyers, judges and others no longer practising law legal aid clinic lawyers (not directly employed by Legal Aid Ontario) lawyers who engage in only occasional practice in Ontario and are resident in a Canadian jurisdiction other than... Read More»