Technology, mobile devices in particular, has
reduced the need for lawyers to be in a specific physical location.
It had
a reduced need for a lawyer practising in the area in which the claimant was expert.
There will be greater self - lawyering, use of online services, entry of unregulated businesses and expansion of services of regulated providers, such as accountants and banks.The Altman Weil 2015 survey of law firms found that the second largest threat to law firm business, after new non-lawyer entrants, is clients» use of technological tools that
reduce the need for lawyers and paralegals.
Not exact matches
And in most cases, transferring your mortgage without increase your balance will waive the
need of a
lawyer, thus
reducing even more cost to transferring your mortgage
for a better rate, term or lender.
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Lawyers are embracing technology that makes them more efficient and less trapped in 100 - hour work weeks but that also
reduces the
need for them in certain types of cases or turns their counsel into a commodity.»
While it is clear that the current law school format
needs to be changed,
reducing the number of years of schooling
for lawyers is not the answer.
The study provides California medical malpractice
lawyers firm evidence of the
need for greater focus on preventing diagnostic errors to
reduce medical errors.
Winscribe QSR helps to serve as a
lawyer's personal assistant, by
reducing or even eliminating the
need for manual transcription of notes, directions, and documents.
Layer on top of that, technology that
reduces the number of
lawyers needed for certain tasks, the conflict between hours targets and the «do more
for less» challenge, alternative legal providers, the growth of contract
lawyers, permanent associates, partners who aren't permanent, the growth of paralegals, as well as a clear message from partners at most law firms that there is no more room at the top.
If these solutions are successful, they could
reduce or eliminate the
need for lawyers or courts
for the creation or management of many different kinds of contracts.
Cloud computing offers many benefits to
lawyers including: accessing a vast array of new software services and applications, off - loading hardware and software maintenance and upkeep to others, accessing your data from virtually anywhere you can obtain an internet connection and last but certainly not least,
reducing the
need for large capital outlays when setting up in practice.
A
lawyer needs to earn a living but much of the time is spent doing work
for free, or at
reduced rates that no businessman would ever tolerate or consider.
Part 1 focuses on the
need for lawyers to embrace the use of percentage probabilities when considering the merits of a case, not only to
reduce the scope
for confusion but also to improve the accuracy of litigation forecasts.
But
for lawyers struggling to meet the expectations of clients accustomed to having 24/7 access to information, client portals can
reduce your clients»
need to contact you by empowering them with the ability to obtain the information they
need, right when they
need it.
Not only has it been an excellent way
for me to hone my mediation skills, and other volunteers to hone their mediation skills, but Judge Segars - Andrews informs me that mediation has been resolving about half the cases that are mediated, freeing up badly
needed docket time and
reducing the imposition on court - appointed
lawyers who represent defendants in these cases.
TitlePLUS can help
reduce transaction costs because it can, in some cases, replace the
need for an up - to - date survey required by the lending institution; TitlePLUS coverage can also
reduce the number of searches and inquiries the
lawyer handling the transaction must undertake, thus streamlining the process and potentially saving the consumer time and money.
We have found that providing such assistance
reduces the
need for appointment of receivers to manage crises after such
lawyers suddenly cease to practice, thereby providing better public protection.
This also
reduces the amount of potential reward to contingency fee - based plaintiffs»
lawyers, so states may
need to enact provisions allowing
for reason - able fees
for plaintiffs»
lawyers in cases where retributive damages are warranted.
At the core, perhaps — is a
need for an improved dialogue with government and the public about the very real business case to be made
for improved access to legal assistance — which, in part, would include
reducing barriers to becoming a
lawyer.
Layer on top of that, technology that
reduces the number of
lawyers needed for certain tasks, the conflict between hours targets and the «do more
for less» challenge, alternative legal providers,... [more]
This will
reduce the
need for law firms to scale up through the ancient practice of hiring more
lawyers;
A rebuttable presumption in favour equal shared parenting will serve to
reduce conflict,
reduce the
need for intensive
lawyer intervention in many cases,
reduce fees to
lawyers, and promote the true best interests of Canadian children to enjoy a decent relationship with both parents.
The pilot project seeks to identify or develop a tool that measures the parenting outcomes of FDR, such as the development of parenting plans, increased parental awareness of the impact of conflict on children and a
reduced need for litigation or the involvement of
lawyers.
Shared parenting arrangements tend to
reduce parental conflict and therefore the continued
need for lawyers and their fees.