Sentences with phrase «questions about law practice»

I had an idea that Lawyerist would become a repository of my answers to frequently - asked questions about law practice, so that I -LSB-...]

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That raises questions about whether Cohen's law practice was functioning as a vendor for the campaign and the expense was therefore an unreported campaign expenditure.

This practice raised questions about whether the company complied with federal election law that limits the roles played by non-U.

The Yale Law School graduate is seen as showing genuine concern about others at the company, which raises the question: Why did he stay at a company that has come under fire for its questionable and sometimes illegal practices?

MoJ's Rob Vischer uses this story about the culture of marital infidelity in Russia to raise questions about the relationship between law and cultural norms in maintaining general public adherence to the practices constitutive of healthy family life.

A spokesman for Mr. Silver said that he had disclosed all of his law - practice income, but declined to answer questions about its source.

Although it's not clear whether he broke the law, the investigation raises important questions about our weak campaign finance laws, and reveals a widespread practice that requires systematic reform.

Questioned about his stay at the Waldorf, Mr. Howe acknowledged that although he was then unemployed (he had been fired by the Albany law firm where he had set up a lobbying practice) and would likely owe restitution for his crimes, he had not cut back on his expensive lifestyle.

Over the last five years, RIMA has marshaled local and national philanthropy; recruited school operators and educators into Rhode Island; provided staff support for facilities identification, finance, and development; formed and advocated for improved education policies at both the state and local levels; and served as a «help center» for questions about state laws, regulations, practices, and culture.

Leaving aside the question about justicability, it could be claimed that the right to education (especially right to self - determination and right to receive impartial information in education) is being infringed because of the inconformity of the described practice with state's obligations under international law described above.

Lenders should know how state laws and authorizer practices hold charter schools accountable; look at every pertinent public record including intervention and probation notices; and ask their own tough questions about trends in academic performance and evidence of fiscal stewardship.

For questions about best practices and the law, consult your other software provider and your attorney.

A: For one, it's required by law in many states — in order for a veterinarian to diagnose or treat your animal, or prescribe or dispense medications, a VCPR must be in effect according to the state's Veterinary Practice Act (if you have questions about your state's Practice Act, contact your state veterinary medical board).

The annual survey questioned more than 3,000 ABA members in private practice about law -LSB-...]

This underlying narrative is reflected in the structure of the book, which begins with the most basic of questions about the nature of judicial review (described as the keys to understanding what the court is doing), before moving on to parameters of judicial review (further dominant themes shaping the law and practice) and grounds for judicial review (public law wrongs justifying the court's intervention).

On reading about information asymmetry and eBay in the recently released book The Inner Lives of Markets [6], I was struck by the question of information asymmetry in the practice of law.

«I make myself available to answer questions about best practices for law practice management, or client relations.»

The students had prepared very engaging questions about the practice of law with an emphasis on civil litigation.

Sharon Nelson: Well, I should mention to the audience that I am very grateful to David who agreed to speak to the Virginia State Bar's Committee on the future of the practice of law and so I've had the pleasure of speaking with him before and you were absolutely marvelous to do that for us, and one of the things we talked about that day, as you'll recall, is how the American legal industry has remained stubbornly opposed to ABS in any form, so I'm going to repeat a question I asked you when you spoke to the Committee, why do you think American lawyers are so opposed to ABS?

In addition to these events, CosmoLex will be hosting daily webinars, at which instructors will explain key features of the product, discuss changes in the law and give attendees the opportunity to ask questions about how CosmoLex can be used in their daily practice.

Some posts answer questions from readers about Australian, New Zealand or international patent law or practice; other posts cover the European Parliament's actions related to patent law and patent litigation down under.

In fact, I craved this type of education back in law school, when I sat in the back of the class, forever asking questions about whether a particular practice was ethical or how this provision or that of the tax code impacted individual behavior (my efforts weren't well received; pretty soon, professors simply stopped calling on me).

As I look at where we've come from 1995 to 2012, I have no question that the Internet did, in fact, bring about a «revolution in law practice,» as that first column said.

You should be prepared with astute questions about the practice areas that interest you, the relationships between lawyers, clients, and other stakeholders, and how law clerks are trained, supervised, and evaluated.

Besides helping associates with their legal writing, mentorships give associates a single point of contact within the firm if they have questions about any aspect of practicing law.

A mentor can help answer questions about the law and advise you on how to do about starting a successful law practice.

Aside from questions about whether a lawyer is permitted by the lawyers professional conduct rules repeatedly to send collections letters regarding states where the lawyer is not licensed to practice law, such letters are harder to take seriously when the collections lawyer is going to have to arrange for another lawyer barred in the particular state to file any collections lawsuit.

So I'm glad to see that law practice expert Allison Shields, one of the best authorities on value pricing, has offered a few intelligent and comprehensive answers to some of these commonly asked questions about value pricing.

Sam Glover: I guess while I have a law professor on, I have a question for you about that because there are lots of law schools that are currently really trying to focus on practice ready skills or technology and things like that.

Likewise, many constitutional and comparative law scholars have raised questions about the permissibility and prudence of the practice.

The annual survey questioned more than 3,000 ABA members in private practice about law office computing, litigation and courtroom technology, and Web and communications.

An enterprising Wisconsin blog has discovered that the general counsel at at least four of the state's largest companies are not licensed to practice law there, raising questions about the bar - admission requirements of in - house lawyers everywhere.

If you have additional questions about which deed is right for your situation, you should consult with an attorney licensed to practice law in the jurisdiction where the property is located.

Basically, we've created a qualitative self - assessment for all small firm lawyers in the country to benchmark their law firm's across a scale to determine whether you're building a practice that will be successful and sustainable for the next 10 years, and we have questions about your finances, and your marketing, and your technology, and your HR practices et cetera, all to figure out whether your building what we think of as a successful firm.

If you have questions about how collaborative practice would help your family, schedule a consultation with Family Diplomacy: A Collaborative Law Firm at [phone] or CLICK HERE to fill out our contact form.

Pro and con arguments about alternative business structures and ownership of law practices by people other than lawyers are, in our view, secondary questions.

For example, my main practice focus is family law, but my clients often have questions about bankruptcy.

We don't want them to expect to go there and find somebody to hire them — it's somebody they can call up, go to lunch with, ask questions about the real practice of law.

Don't hesitate to contact Brett with any questions about incorporating Macs into your law practice.

If you have a question about starting and growing your own law practice, or improving your existing solo or small firm practice, Jay Foonberg has the answers in this power - packed, updated, and expanded new edition.

If you have questions or concerns about complying with the new law, Gray Reed's employment team will be glad to audit your present practices and ensure you are compliant before the December 1, 2016 deadline.

If your law firm is thinking about migrating to a new practice management system in the cloud and you have questions about the process, give us a call at [phone].

We welcome your questions via email below about the College of Law Practice Management's activities, programs and events.

If you have any questions about contingency and disaster planning for your practice or law firm or about any other professional responsibility issues, please contact Nicole Hyland at [phone] or [email protected]; Ronald Minkoff at [phone] or [email protected]; Richard M. Maltz at [phone] or [email protected], John Harris at [phone] or [email protected]; or Tyler Maulsby at [phone] or [email protected].

Our practice benefits from the results of the periodic surveys we conduct of market - leading firms, which include questions about client service, and from the insights we've derived over the past decade by hosting Leadership Roundtables for law firm chairs, managing partners, and chief marketing officers.

If you've never used direct mail to market your law practice then you may have questions about how to start a campaign, the ethics of direct mail marketing, how the mailing process works and expected results.

Indeed, what is interesting about the LSUC report is just how many LPP graduates do not practice law after the graduate — raising serious questions about why the profession as a whole should be devoting resources to training those individuals.

Here's question that has both a serious and humorous side, and one which connects with our earlier discussions about teaching law students to «think like lawyers» and better preparing those of them who want to practice for the «real» practitioner's world.

Question: I am currently a 7th year attorney practicing with a law firm that I moved to laterally about fifteen months ago.

From his viewpoint, this cooperation is the right way «to move the whole debate [about the relationship between the ECJ and national constitutional courts] forward», which is «actually more important» than these conceptual questions [about the scope of primacy of EU law] that are really only of interest to professors at universities» but that «do not make much of a difference in actual practice».