Sentences with phrase «role as a lawyer»

In his latest role as a lawyer for Trump, Giuliani (who, like his client, is volatile by nature) appears to have made an abrupt change of course in his history of stridently defending the country's crime - fighting class and fiercely lashing out at those who attack it.

While Nixon has strong political connections and name recognition in the city that was the backdrop for her Emmy Award - winning role as lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the HBO comedy «Sex and the City,» her star power among upstate voters is less certain.

Back in the U.S., Hagman began to make progress in his career, tallying up several TV guest - star appearances (including, presciently, a smiling villain on an episode of Sea Hunt), a regular role as lawyer Ed Gibson on the daytime soap opera The Edge of Night, and a beautifully played supporting role as a Russian / English interpreter in the nuclear nailbiter Fail Safe.

While several famous actors have appeared in small roles on the show (Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane among them), we're looking at the actors who've surprised us with their roles as lawyers, criminals, judges, and the likes.

Now that the franchise is behind him, Radcliffe has been busy working on his post Potter career with recent roles as a lawyer in «The Woman in Black», the Mullet kid in «Robot Chicken», the TV series «A Young Doctor's Notebook», and more recently «Kill Your Darlings» that is currently in circulation at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Even when the cost of a law clerk may outstrip the benefit, you may still decide to bring on an intern, believing that part of your role as a lawyer is to help a new generation learn how to practice law.

No one defined their role as a lawyer as someone interested in helping people solve their legal problems.»

Is that mostly in your role as a lawyer to help negotiate the arrangement?

The expectations of our clients, our roles as lawyers and the skills required to remain effective problem - solvers are changing at a rapid pace.

Are you curious to learn more about implicit bias and how it may impact your role as Lawyers or mediators?

My role as a lawyer is to advise you in your matter.

One of his «eureka moments», he said, came in his former role as a lawyer when, reviewing a client document, saw it marked as «Draft 35».

I do not accept the transformation of my role as a lawyer into a missionary and enforcer.

Our role as lawyers should be to achieve the best result for our clients, not make a show of our one - upmanship over each other.

In addition, she consults with legal organizations, lawyers and law firm management groups on their various roles as lawyers, leaders and businesspeople.

I have a role as a lawyer to represent my client to the best of my ability, and this needs to include recognizing our common humanity.

In his role as lawyer and advocate, Derek has successfully combined the sensibilities of Nova Scotians, with the drive, determination, energy and attitude that resulted in his long - term success in the United States.

Not exact matches

Gordon's basic argument is essentially that lawyers play too important a role in modern society for them to think of themselves as solely beholden to their clients.

Mark Schankerman, a professor at the London School of Economics, who first met Spangenberg after he donated some of his patent fortune to fund work in entrepreneurship at the London school, said patent trolls and their lawyers play a role in limiting the patent economy, especially in cases where they are demanding too much for IP — «the «holdups,» as he called them.

As always, the class of 2017 will include its share of lawyers, physicians, military officers, and athletes looking to switch careers or groom themselves for leadership roles.

«She is proud of her role as a cofounder of Tinder and of the role she played in the app's success,» one of her lawyers told BuzzFeed at the time.

A little - known former prosecutor with a doctorate in medieval history will play a central role on U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team, as many top - tier lawyers shy away from representing him in a probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

Cobb had told White House Chief of Staff John Kelly several weeks ago that he was interested in stepping back from his role as the lead lawyer within the White House handling requests from Mueller, but the timing of his replacement took some by surprise.

Kevin's government service includes roles as an enforcement trial lawyer, as counsel to a commissioner at the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as a regulator at the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, and as counsel in the U.S. Senate.

As a lawyer, you're trained to think analytically so I took it upon myself to investigate ALL the legislation and history that played a role in the development of those rules so that we could truly understand why various aspects of the system operate as they dAs a lawyer, you're trained to think analytically so I took it upon myself to investigate ALL the legislation and history that played a role in the development of those rules so that we could truly understand why various aspects of the system operate as they das they do.

WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office of President Trump's personal lawyer on Monday were looking for records about payments to two women who claim they had affairs with Mr. Trump as well as information related to the role of the publisher of The National Enquirer in silencing one of the women, according to several people briefed on the investigation.

As they stand, the Model Rules are certainly capacious enough to permit the kind of intelligent flexibility about roles that Jacobs admires and that generalist lawyers seem once to have possessed.

As a divorce lawyer, she plays the social role of mopping up the messes rather than working for creative social change so that relationships might be more humane and lasting.

Junkin also highlights the lawyer's socially perceived role, enhanced by televised celebrity trials, as dramatic entertainer.

When the State Kills is the model for such an approach, with fascinating and accessible chapters on such topics as the never - ending quest for «painless» executions, the role of and pressures on the jury in capital cases, the portrayal of executions in contemporary films, and the increasingly desperate efforts of death - penalty lawyers to ensure that those who are condemned to die have received something approximating fair treatment under the law.

We derive personalities and meaning from our roles as banker, lawyer, engineer, executive, or whatever.

This childbirth method teaches parents about spontaneous, natural, unmedicated childbirth with the husband being the key role as a coach, manager, lawyer or however you want to call him.

U.S. courts should not play a role in reviewing or restraining targeted killings, argues the Justice Department lawyers, since it would effectively enable them to «supervise inherently predictive judgments» by the president and his national security advisers «as to when and how to use force against an enemy against which Congress has already authorized the use of force.»

Nixon is best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes, a lawyer in HBO's «Sex & the City,» but has also been involved in New York politics in recent years, calling for more funding of public education and stumping for Cuomo's frequent public sparring partner, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

[156] As part of his role at the publisher, Crone had served as the News of the World's chief lawyer and gave evidence before parliamentary committees, that he had uncovered no evidence of phone hacking beyond the criminal offences committed by the royal editor Clive GoodmaAs part of his role at the publisher, Crone had served as the News of the World's chief lawyer and gave evidence before parliamentary committees, that he had uncovered no evidence of phone hacking beyond the criminal offences committed by the royal editor Clive Goodmaas the News of the World's chief lawyer and gave evidence before parliamentary committees, that he had uncovered no evidence of phone hacking beyond the criminal offences committed by the royal editor Clive Goodman.

After a report showed a low percentage of women as lead lawyers, Judge Jack Weinstein has urged for more substantive roles for junior female lawyers in his courtroom.

Mr Ayariga, a lawyer, last week wrote to President Nana Akufo - Addo to relook at his appointment of a senior minister as he [Ayariga] deemed the role as being in conflict with the 1992 constitution.

Ms. Nixon is best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes, a lawyer in HBO's «Sex & the City,» but has also been involved in New York politics in recent years, calling for more funding of public education and stumping for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat.

Yet, lawyers, as recent history has shown, have an important role to play in exposing corruption, in beaming the light of publicity into the dark corners of society, in showing up the inadequacies of the law, and so on.

This suggestion, coming from a former president of the NBA and Chairman of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, is deeply disturbing for the legal profession, as it is one of the few objectively useful roles of lawyers to exact intellectual accountability from the Supreme Court and to probe and comment on its decisions.

Barbara Underwood is a highly respected lawyer who is stepping into the role as the state's top law enforcement official at a tumultuous time.

Maya Wiley, a former top lawyer for Mayor Bill de Blasio, stepped down from her role as chairwoman of New York City's independent police oversight agency on Thursday.

One of Mr. Silver's lawyers, Justin V. Shur, in cross-examining Mr. Franco, elicited testimony that appeared to be intended to show that Mr. Silver's role as the «ultimate decision - maker» was legal and authorized, that he relied on his staff for advice and that their efforts were «collaborative.»

The Ulster County native also served as a lawyer for the CIA where he received the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award for his role in the prosecution of a terror bombing case.

The only candidate currently living outwith the Falkirk district, the lawyer from Glasgow enjoys the highest national profile of the five thanks to her role as the party's women's and equalities officer.

Actor David Duchovny, best known for his role as Fox Mulder on the FOX TV series The X-Files and its related movies, checked himself into a rehab facility for sex addiction, according to news reports and a statement released by his lawyer yesterday.

She went on to give another strong performance as a lawyer in Return to Paradise and then landed the much - sought - after role of Marion Crane in Gus Van Sant's relentlessly publicized 1998 remake of Psycho.

So one line in particular from Kidman's speech was notable this time around, after she won for best actress in a limited series for her searing role in «Big Little Lies» as a lawyer - turned - housewife in an abusive relationship: «I want to thank all of my children, who show me so much love.»

Among the stellar contributors to this quirky mix of crime drama and dark comedy are Jonathan Banks (wonderful as ever in his «Breaking Bad» role of Mike Ehrmantraut), Rhea Seehorn (as lawyer Kim Wexler) and Michael McKean (always riveting as Jimmy's brother, Chuck).