Sentences with phrase «represented by a paralegal»

In our experience, usually people want to switch solicitors because — unbeknownst to them at the outset of the claim — they are being represented by a paralegal rather than a solicitor.

Not exact matches

In the present case, a total of eighteen attorneys and paralegals were representing Folan, a remarkable number especially when one takes into account the motion judge's view that the theories advanced by the contestants were not «overly complex.»

There are multiple factors which influence how long any personal injury claim takes — from initial instructions to the Solicitors (check you are being represented by a solicitor or legal executive and not a paralegal) until the claim is settled with compensation being paid or the claim being lost.

Matt — In my experience, the bulk of represented work before the Tribunal is done by paralegals and not lawyers.

Respondents from Alberta strongly support reforming the language of the federal Divorce Act on the care of children after separation, and are more likely to support the provision of limited scope legal services by lawyers, the use of paralegals to provide limited legal services, and the use of mandatory mediation when one or more parties to a family law dispute are not represented by lawyers.

The existing term should continue to be used as long as it is clear to hearing panels that it does not represent an open - ended inquiry, «but rather focused on the standards of professional conduct required by lawyers and paralegals,» the law society also said.

Going against an opponent who is represented by a top - tier lawyer or paralegal may be daunting to a self - represented litigant.

Section 6 of by - law 4 indicates that a paralegal can represent a party before a tribunal established under an Act of the Legislature of Ontario.

The appellant framed it as unethical conduct by the deputy judge «by personally soliciting and receiving charitable donations from the paralegal representing the Respondent and in failing to disclose this fact to the Appellant prior to the commencement of the trial».

If you wish to be represented by a lawyer or paralegal at the Board Hearing you must retain them separately.

In Small Claims Court, you may be represented by a lawyer, an articling student, or a paralegal.

I first started to do a certain kind of paralegal work — what would later be called «Native Courtwork» — making a connection between a Native person accused of an offense and a lawyer willing to represent the accused (and often doing much of the factual research) at Akwesasne, the Mohawk community bordered by Cornwall, Ontario in 1970.