Sentences with phrase «own substantive areas»

This is just one example of how Statistics Without Borders and the AAAS On - call Scientists initiative are applying scientific methods, knowledge, and tools in one substantive area — understanding and addressing disparities in access to justice — and the service of human rights.

Part of being successful as a scholar is in recognizing powerful strategies that can be modified and brought from one substantive area to another»» with appropriate credit being given, of course.

Moreover, in several substantive areas Congress has shown its willingness to mandate carrying out controlled studies, especially in early - childhood education and job training.

Successful union - management collaboration in public school reform must focus on substantive areas affecting the quality of teaching or student achievement.

My substantive areas of expertise include: school safety and approaches to violence reduction; improving school discipline policies and practices; culturally responsive leadership; and positive school culture and climate.

The Office of General Law coordinates the DEEP Networking Group, which connects lawyers throughout the Department of Transportation who practice in the substantive areas of equal employment and personnel law.

Additionally, students would take classes in a specific order allowing classes to be specially planned to give students within the specialization a more in - depth study of the subject matter, potentially studying how there area of interest applies to other substantive areas of law that are not commonly part of the particular specialized area of study.

In fulfilling its role outlined in Article 19 TEU to «ensure that in the interpretation and application of the Treaties the law is observed», the Court has not only functioned as a «motor of integration» in substantive areas of the law, including citizens» rights, but has also ensured its own position at the apex of the interpretative hierarchy through establishing and refining the doctrines of direct effect and the supremacy of EU law.

While substantive areas are important, our complaint history indicates that the biggest risk to lawyers venturing out on their own is a weakness in practice management, client relationships and ethics and professionalism.

Depending on age, experience and personality, certain partners may be able to re-establish their positions as major contributors to their firms by obtaining training in other substantive areas.

The Act was amended in 1983 S.C. 1980-81-82-83 c. 143, thereby extending protecting of the physically handicapped to all substantive areas which it covers.

Firm knowledge also is used when assigning projects requiring expertise in a specific substantive area.

(a) The firm's ability to handle complex and multi-dimensional problems (b) The firm's expertise in one or more substantive areas of the law (c) For a firm with branch offices, the ability to better serve clients through one or more offices

To identify substantive areas of practice where the firm is weak or understaffed an act to correct the situation

These disputes cover a variety of substantive areas including personal service agreements, construction contracts, contracts for the purchase and sale of a business, agreements between partners or shareholders in a business, and agreements regarding waivers of liability.

Military attorneys may ask legal questions relating to your geographic area and substantive area of expertise, so they can better assist their servicemember clients.

Make sure to specify your bar admission year, primary bar admission state, and substantive area (s) of practice for which you are willing to accept questions from military attorneys.

Combining this approach with our knowledge of substantive areas of law, technical proficiency and first - hand industry experience, enables us to resolve the complex legal and regulatory issues facing our clients.

Our appellate lawyers undertake these roles in the broad spectrum of substantive areas of the law and jurisdictions in which the firm practices generally.

Given the changing nature of the legal profession and the Justice Gap, it is essential that new lawyers in Massachusetts be prepared to handle cases and provide assistance in the key substantive areas in which the Justice Gap is prominent.

We know that there are many substantive areas of family law that could benefit from reform, but our thinking is that families in dispute need a smoother, more responsive entry into the system if they are going to benefit from substantive provisions, current or reformed.

As a member on various e-mail lists, I get messages at least twice a month from attorneys around the country asking for assistance in everything ranging from substantive areas of the law to picking a talented expert witness.

(5) Dedicated key client teams will be established consisting of attorneys with expertise in interdisciplinary substantive areas will provide services and enhance client relations and marketing efforts for each of their firm's top fee - paying clients.

I think that because I'm speaking with lawyers, and at the library, training them on different substantive areas of law, but also helping them through their sort of practice management issues too, having that experience of running a firm and knowing what it's like for them is obviously necessary.

He is a frequent lecturer and author on subjects related to the substantive areas of his practice, as well as on litigation and trial practice, legal and judicial ethics, and current legal developments.

Identifying substantive areas of practice where the firm is weak or understaffed and quickly act to correct the situation.

He is also a frequent speaker on topics related to his substantive areas of practice as well as alternative dispute resolution strategies and current legal trends.

Our proficiency in these and other fields enables us to analyze difficult cases in a wide spectrum of substantive areas of law.

You may contact volunteer attorneys registered with Operation Stand - By, via phone or email, with legal questions relating to their geographic areas and substantive areas of expertise for attorney - to - attorney advice, so you can receive guidance that may help you further assist your servicemember clients.

The curriculum focuses on the legal system, dispute resolution, legal research and writing, legal reasoning and analysis, ethical decision making, jurisprudence, legal history, and substantive areas of law.

Depending upon their ages, experience and personality, certain partners may be able to re-establish their positions as major contributors to their firms by obtaining training in other substantive areas.

Mr. Burt represents banks, insurance companies, other financial institutions and major building materials manufacturers in a range of substantive areas including major litigation and appeals, regulatory investigations and resolutions, mergers and acquisitions, trademark and intellectual property.

She has successfully handled appeals in a wide variety of substantive areas, including employment, banking, class action, product liability, breach of contract, tort and insurance matters.

At BSP, our lawyers handle a full spectrum of matters from significant routine matters to large international and high profile disputes in a wide range of substantive areas.

Frank Burt has broad experience in several substantive areas including major market conduct and financial services litigation and appeals, First Amendment, intellectual property and employment law.

Complexity results from the inherently technical nature of the discipline, which involves the application of general principles to substantive areas of law that differ greatly in their contours and content, combined with the need for doctrine to conform to normative commitments (such as the principles of good administration and the rule of law).

The Tacoma - Pierce County Bar Association has 19 unique committees that serve to educate its members on specific substantive areas of the law and they also serve as a forum for legal professionals to discuss common problems and issues.

Advanced knowledge of ADR techniques, and some of the substantive areas of law would be invaluable in some practice areas.

Seasoned attorney with experience in the following substantive areas: mergers and acquisitions; commercial relationships; equity investments; corporate financing; and general commercial contracts and strategic transactions.

Experience in the following substantive areas: mergers and acquisitions, commercial relationships, equity investments, corporate financing, and general commercial contracts and strategic transactions

The Appellate Practice Group serves all of the firm's clients and practice groups in the broad spectrum of jurisdictions and substantive areas of the law in which the firm practices.

The second type arises from the method of firm governance that includes functional responsibilities of certain partners for managing the day - to - day and long - range planning activities and substantive areas of practice.

The Appellate Practice Group provides appellate - level expertise at all levels of litigation, and serves all of the firm's clients and practice groups in the broad spectrum of jurisdictions and substantive areas of the law in which the firm practices.

Ms. Moynihan, a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group, is cochair of the BBA Real Estate Section, which addresses specific substantive areas of law ranging from bankruptcy to zoning, including land use, environmental issues, development, financing, and eminent domain matters.

They set up their practice groups based on technical expertise in substantive areas.

She has handled appeals in a number of substantive areas, including bankruptcy, environmental, insurance, reinsurance, regulatory, land use, tax, and probate.

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We have particular experience in a number of specialized substantive areas.

And it certainly makes sense for smaller law departments which do not have the resources to hire top talent in all substantive areas in which legal work is done.

The TPCBA has 22 unique sections and committees that serve to educate its members on specific substantive areas of the law and they also serve as a forum for legal professionals to discuss common problems and issues.