Sentences with phrase «provided access to legal advice»

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The EU has invested five million euros to set up a centre that provides knowledge (in - depth sector market reports, guidelines, and case studies); tailored export advice extending to legal and regulatory requirements; rules on market access and competitor and market analysis; assistance with due diligence; training programs adapted for the needs of individual companies; and hot - desks and work spaces in China.

Downing Street today confirmed Britain would join 34 other states in signing the treaty, which requires countries to provide victims with secure accommodation, access to emergency medical assistance, counselling and legal advice.

At Laveer Legal, clients are assigned their own lawyer from the outset and have access to a helpdesk service that provides immediate and unlimited employment law and HR advice.

We provide an advice line where our members can access the support they need to run their services within a safe and legal framework.

This mission is accomplished by providing members with access to resources not normally available to «non-credit worthy» consumers, such as financing, banking, credit lines, professional legal assistance, tax advice, personal financial coaching, and personal financial education.

Ultimately, the service is responsible for providing its members with the peace of mind that comes with access to legal advice when they need it most.

Providing access to justice to people who need legal advice can only increase with providing incentives for saiProviding access to justice to people who need legal advice can only increase with providing incentives for saiproviding incentives for said people.

As well as raising awareness, the ultimate objective of the walk is to raise money for agencies and organisations that provide free legal advice to those in society that ordinarily would not be able to access these services.

Mencap aims to improve access to social care and is therefore attempting to i) gather powerful data in order to influence local and national decision makers; ii) provide early advice with the help of solicitors and barristers working pro bono; and iii) improve legal education by training care managers to spot legal problems and developing a chat bot — an «automated legal brain» which is interactive and can provide information and rights and redress.

AUSTIN — Business and community leader and advocate Priscilla Guajardo Cortez has been selected to lead Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, which helps low - income individuals access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate legal advice and representaLegal Services of Central Texas, which helps low - income individuals access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate legal advice and representalegal advice and representation.

Also, virtual offices that are exclusive to lawyers provide a network of legal professionals, allowing virtual tenants to gain access to referrals and practice advice that are invaluable to an attorney's revenue flow and future.

While there are many potential advantages to non-attorney ownership (such as far better access to the capital markets), Eddie believes that the key advantage for businesses that provide legal advice is that they could attract the best global talent from other disciplines, and give that talent a vote.

Thompsons is proud to provide the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) legal service and to give members access to free legal advice and representation from our specialist personal injury and employment rights lawyers.

She will also be responsible for providing advice on legal issues and have operational responsibility for access to information, privacy, and information security.

This historic program seeks to help bridge the access - to - justice gap by licensing non-lawyers to provide legal advice and assistance in limited areas without the supervision of a lawyer.

Carla Brown, partner, Moore Blatch, comments: «We're committed to providing an holistic approach for all our clients and are thrilled that the work we do in helping break down some of the perceived barriers of access to quality legal advice has been recognised by the Law Society.»

Our barristers (all independent self - employed practitioners) are regularly involved in providing legal advice and representation on a pro bono basis (i.e. without charge) for the benefit of individuals and organisations who might otherwise be unable to access legal assistance.

The role of the Public Navigators is to provide legal information only, not legal advice, and to enable SRLs to access better information, and as a result, make better decisions about their legal problems.

At Moore Blatch Solicitors we have worked with many close families who have been affected by a traumatic brain injury, providing legal advice and representation but also helping families to access the best physical and emotional support, along with the necessary rehabilitation services.

In its efforts to provide maximum accessibility to some measure of free legal counsel for low - and modest - income British Columbians, Access Pro Bono (BC's largest pro bono legal service provider) operates pro bono legal advice clinics in 100 different locations across BC — in communities stretching from the 59th parallel down to the American border, from the Rocky Mountains over to the Pacific shores.

Through the Legal Services Society, funded by the government, the province also provided a family law line and extended duty counsel to allow the public to access the system and secure advice to resolve disputes in family law.

Membership enhances our ability to collaborate nationally and provide our clients access to international legal advice.

Providers and legal advice agencies are already taking advantage of mobile technology to facilitate access and provide information about advice options.

As a matter of access to justice, it is in keeping with the best traditions of the legal profession to provide services pro bono and to reduce or waive a fee when there is hardship or poverty or the client or prospective client would otherwise be deprived of adequate legal advice or representation.

A UVic Law graduate, Micah served as President of the Law Students» Society, and co-founded the Access Pro Bono Student Clinic, providing free legal advice to low - income individuals in Victoria.

Paul remains committed to assisting Applicants / Claimants in all aspects of Immigration and Nationality Law and prides himself on providing first class legal advice along with excellent client care as a direct access immigration barrister.

Last summer, the Washington State Bar Association held its first round of exams in a new Limited License Legal Technician program (LLLT) aimed at bridging the access to justice gap by allowing non-lawyers to provide legal advice and assistance in limited areas, like domestic relations / familyLegal Technician program (LLLT) aimed at bridging the access to justice gap by allowing non-lawyers to provide legal advice and assistance in limited areas, like domestic relations / familylegal advice and assistance in limited areas, like domestic relations / family law.

We provided help and advice on all legal matters, such as applying to appoint deputies with the court of protection whilst also ensuring that the client had access to quality rehabilitation services and information on other essentials, like disability aids.

From time to time, Joseph has made a point of voluntarily representing clients who might not otherwise be able to afford legal representation, and he consistently provides self - help advice to individuals and small businesses in an effort to reduce their cost and increase their access to the judicial system.

We partner with the Senior Centers in our area to provide convient access to legal advice through our free Elder Law Clinics held in all counties.

He founded the firm in 1980 with the aim of providing clients with 24 hour access to high quality legal advice and representation in criminal law and civil litigation matters.

Re: lawyers practising in association with non-lawyers: - Absolutely necessary because: (1) technology will be the basis of almost all laws, therefore we will have to practice with other experts in that technology; (2) records management law will be a major area of practice because, records are the most frequently used form of evidence and e-records depend for everything on their e-records management systems (ERMSs), and they must be compliant with the National Standards of Canada for e-records management, which standards require legal opinions, and every significant change to an ERMS requires a legal opinion re ability to produce records able to satisfy laws as to e-discovery, admissibility of evidence, privacy & access to information, electronic commerce, tax laws, and compliance with National Standards of Canada for e-records management; (3) all new technologies require a legal framework, which means more work for lawyers; and, (4) otherwise, other professions and service providers who now provide «legal information,» will begin to provide «legal advice» and other services that only lawyers should be providing.

The mandate of the Task Force was to consult and provide advice on the design of a new legislative and regulatory framework for legal access to cannabis, consistent with the Government's commitment to «legalize, regulate, and restrict access.»

LAG believes this narrow LASPO vision of civil legal aid needs to be superseded by one which provides wider access to justice for the many people struggling to get advice on everyday legal problems.

By providing lawyers and legal advice to people living at or near the federal poverty level, civil legal aid programs enhance their clients» ability to access justice and can serve as a powerful tool to combat poverty.

The Racial Equity Committee monitors and provides advice about programs that address issues of racism and discrimination in the legal profession and in relation to access to justice, including programs to increase access to the legal profession.

They specialise in putting lay clients in touch with barristers, allowing them to work together, providing true direct access to first rate legal advice and representation.

One of the most important ways that lawyers give back is by providing free legal services or services at a reduced rate to individuals and organizations in our community who may not otherwise be able to obtain legal advice or access to justice.

With funding from AARP, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), and the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, the Legal Hotline has provided individualized advice and counseling by attorneys to clients in over 120,000 cases.

Where appropriate, provide access to clinic lawyers that can provide limited legal advice respecting straightforward legal issues, including in relation to execution of settlement agreements and releases.

Obviously, you can not be available to your clients at all times, but you may be able to use client portals, chatbots or other technology tools to provide on - demand access to client information and even some legal advice or services.

«The practice of law, including the giving of legal advice, as defined by G.S. 84 - 2.1 does not include the operation of a Web site by a provider that offers consumers access to interactive software that generates a legal document based on the consumer's answers to questions presented by the software, provided that all of the following are satisfied...»

It also provides extensive information on pro bono representation and Direct Access, detailed guidance on how to obtain legal advice, including advice from free services, detailed guidance on awards of costs, tips on how to avoid costs orders and web links to relevant organisations and sites for further information needed.

The Office of the Counsel to the Mayor provides legal advice to the Mayor and City Hall staff and manages legal and other policy initiatives on inequality at the direction of the Mayor, including universal broadband access, green jobs and Fire Department diversity.

Over the years I have learned that being a Plaintiff's lawyer in this community means that I must provide people with access to the law, access to information about their health and welfare as well as provide advice and legal services.

The Task Force was given a mandate to consult and provide advice to the Government of Canada on the design of a new legislative and regulatory framework for legal access to cannabis, consistent with the Government's commitment to «legalize, regulate, and restrict access».

Nottingham Trent Law School's Legal Advice Centre also scooped the inaugural Access to Justice Foundation Award which recognises the work of individuals and educational bodies in promoting and supporting access to justice, and charities which provide pro bono serAccess to Justice Foundation Award which recognises the work of individuals and educational bodies in promoting and supporting access to justice, and charities which provide pro bono seraccess to justice, and charities which provide pro bono services.

A pair of programs, which will be announced Thursday, will offer financially eligible couples free access to a family lawyer to negotiate separation agreements and provide legal advice for mediation.

The opportunity for providing legal services will not be reduced but actually broadened because technology will open up access to customers who want to adopt the blended approach of technology tools and expert advice.

In addition to specialist legal advice, clients are able to access a wide range of commercial legal services within the firm, providing integrated and tailored solutions which meet a variety of business needs.