Sentences with phrase «respondents say law»

Our survey shows 72 per cent of in - house counsel respondents say law firms have not contacted them in any way over the past year to take the pulse of the relationship.

About 49 percent of respondents said the law hurt that ability, compared to 29 percent who said it helped.

Not exact matches

For those that said their businesses would be affected, two - thirds of respondents said it would be positive for hiring and wages if the law is declared unconstitutional.

Roughly 42 percent of respondents said they would not support such a law.

A February poll by Quinnipiac University found 66 percent supported stricter gun laws across all demographics, with 97 percent of respondents saying universal background checks should be mandatory.

d) A Declaration that the non-compliance of 1st Respondent in particular to operationalize the Act 699 since same became law on the 24th day of February 2006 is a breach of Applicants» fundamental rights under said various laws and legal instruments;

e) A Declaration 2nd Respondent's failure, neglect or refusal to uphold / ensure full compliance / operationalization of the Act 699 since same became law on the 24th day of February 2006 is a breach of Applicants» fundamental rights under said various laws and legal instruments;

Once respondents were made aware of the laws, 71 percent said they don't think non-indian casinos should be allowed in WNY.

Overall, 40 percent of poll respondents say they oppose the new law, while support is strongest — 70 - 26 — among voters under the age of 35.

The Plaintiff's Counsel, Dr Abayomi said «This suit was instituted to challenge the unlawful process by which the state government and other respondents are taking to issue a N50 billion bond without due compliance with relevant laws of the land».

A recent Center on Education Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K — 12 law.

In fact, a Center on Education Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K — 12 law.

For instance, Gallup has reported that, when asked how they would interpret the fact that «large numbers of public schools fail to meet the requirements established by the NCLB law,» just 43 % of respondents said they'd blame the public schools for the outcome.

The findings may in part explain why 46 per cent also said their top financial goal within the first two years of living together was to save up for a vacation, despite the fact that two - thirds of the respondents said they would be entering into marriage or a common - law relationship in debt.

The committee «correctly argues that after 17 years of failing to re-register or complete the required CLE credits it is incredible that respondent thought his license to practice law would remain valid,» the appeals court said.

In the survey, 45 % of respondents said that their law firm technology had been infected with a virus, spyware or malware.

The vast majority of partners believe law firms need to do more to make corporate networking activities more inclusive for both men and women, with 97 % of female respondents to a Legal Week survey saying work events are still too focused on traditionally male interests.

Turning to associates» compensation trends, 70 per cent of law firm respondents said their firm does not have an annual billable hour target.

Indicative, too, of the somewhat mercurial state of the profession, the survey shows only 45 per cent of law firm respondents plan to increase their associates» salaries in 2013, whereas 77 per cent of corporate legal departments say they will bump up their lawyers» earnings.

These results may reflect a lack of familiarity with arbitration processes and procedural options, as less than one - third of respondents said that they use arbitration in their practice — compared to the 80.1 % of respondents who said they use mediation, the 62.7 % who said they use collaborative negotiation and the 68.7 % who said they use litigation — and as only 8.5 % of respondents said that they frequently use arbitration to resolve family law disputes.

According to O'Keefe, the report discusses law firms» rapidly growing use of social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, and finds that 70 percent of the law firms responding to the survey now maintain one or more blogs (including thirteen of the top 20 law firms in the U.S.) Twenty percent of respondents said that their firms already have a full - time social media specialist on staff.

In 2002, the consultation report Modernising the Civil and Family Courts reviewed the new regime and found, contrary to the forebodings above: «Eighty - two per cent of respondents to the Law Society Woolf Network 3rd survey said that protocols were generally complied with but 68 % said that breaches did not attract a sanction.

«Incredible knowledge of the law in this area,» said one survey respondent who refers clients to the firm.

Also, 78.8 per cent of respondents say they are interested in engaging with their law firms in AFAs.

The workload is far more stressful than 10 years ago say 90 % of respondents — and law firms are not doing enough to combat the pressure

Fifty - seven per cent of the respondents to Legal Week's latest Big Question survey said guaranteed deals were either not very effective (43 %) or made no difference (14 %) in helping law firms secure the best talent, with just 12 % regarding them as very effective and 31 % as quite effective.

Contrasting the ADA's requirement to provide accommodations for test taking, the Court said, «respondent can point to no provision of the ADA which would require the State Bar to make accommodations to allow respondent to practice law despite the substantial threat of harm to clients and the public as a result.»

Of the respondents identifying such a need, about half (48 percent) said they needed to know only foreign law, defined as the law of another country.

A majority of respondents (55 percent) said they access law firm websites and YouTube channels to «some degree» to access substantive video content, but they do so infrequently.

One respondent says: «There will only be two types of law firm left, massive ones and tiny niche ones like ourselves.

The Applicant Law Society of Upper Canada says that what the Respondent is doing is actually providing legal services without a licence.

«Success in law firms is one part intellect and four parts stamina,» said another respondent, warning that the challenges of isolation and racial and gender bias could take a physical and mental toll.

Although point (iii) does not go as far as to say that a respondent - paid adviser always acts for the claimant as a matter of law, it does go a long way in practice to giving strong legal backing to this common employer technique for achieving valid compromise agreements, and will come as a relief to employers» representatives.

In a 2005 study about clients satisfaction / dissatisfaction with big law firms, fifteen percent of the respondents said what bothered them about their lawyer was «lack of client focus, failure to listen, non-responsiveness, arrogance.»

Of the respondents who believed their alcohol use was a problem, nearly 44 % reported that the problem surfaced within 15 years of leaving law school, compared with only 14 % reporting that the problem arose during law school and 27 % saying it began earlier than law school.

More than half (56 per cent) of respondents said that technology will have a high impact on law firms in the next three to five years, while a further 41 per cent said it will likely have a moderate impact.

* Over the past 10 years, overall costs to U.S. companies rose 20 % while legal costs rose 75 %, with U.S. law firms actually increasing hourly billing rates during the 2009 great recession and 90 % of law firm respondents saying they would increase rates in 2010 (which did indeed happen).

Law students seem to share these worries: more than half of respondents to our legal education survey think the super-exam is a bad idea, and less than a fifth said it was a good thing.

Eighty - two percent of respondents to the survey, which garnered responses from almost 200 partners, say that there will be redundancies in the next two years at law firms operating in the UK, with 69 % expecting «a few» and 19 % anticipating «many».

Almost half the respondents reported that the work they did was really interesting, with another 35 per cent saying they «can't wait to practise law.»

• Almost 85 percent of the law firms represented by survey respondents said their lawyers use social media and networking tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, while 70 percent reported maintaining at least one blog.

He said at para. 31: «The evidence demonstrated it is more likely than not that even if the appellant had lived up to the standard of care, the respondent would have lost her leg» and at para. 36: «In view of the evidence I have reviewed, and in view of the respondent's concession that there was no evidence to suggest that it was more than likely a better outcome would have followed had the appellant acted with care, the trial judge's finding reveals either a misapprehension as to the law or a palpable and overriding error on the facts.»

Nine percent of respondents to the survey said that they actively look for law firms that use innovative delivery services.

Meanwhile, companies are becoming increasingly turned off by large firms due to their high prices, with over half of survey respondents saying their primary frustration when working with larger law firms is cost.

[/ a] In fact, 46.8 per cent of respondents to the annual Canadian Lawyer Corporate Counsel Survey said the billable hour is still the main arrangement they have with their primary law firm, followed by a combination of billable hours and flat fees at 31 per cent.

Of our respondents, less than half (40 %) said doing pro bono work likely helped their own career, and just 12 % said it benefitted their law firm.

The Interim Report on the Joint Project of The American College Of Trial Lawyers Task Force On Discovery and The Institute For The Advancement Of The American Legal System contains this nugget: 64 % of the respondents (member lawyers, so people who try lots of cases) say law firms» economic models... Continue Reading

Globally, CLOs in companies with large law departments were more likely to report being targeted, with 56 per cent of respondents in departments with 50 or more employees saying they have been targeted, versus 29 per cent of respondents in departments with fewer than 50 employees.

Despite this, less than half of respondents said they screen potential pro bono clients as thoroughly as fully paying clients, although some said organizations such as Pro Bono Law Ontario did the screening on their behalf before referring individuals.

Admittedly the respondents have not challenged the said jurisdictional award in any proceedings at Singapore under the laws of Singapore.