The primary
role of law clerks, at both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, is to provide assistance to judges in a variety of ways, including conducting legal research, preparing written memoranda, discussing matters with their judges, and editing and proofreading draft judgments.
Not exact matches
Topics
of discussion and presentations included an overview
of the New York State Association
of Counties; New York State Open Government
Laws; Major Policy Issues Affecting Counties; Introduction to County Finance and Budget Issues; County Government Structure in New York State; Ethics in Government; Adopting Local
Laws; and
Role of the
Clerks of Legislative Boards.
This means management must assume a proactive
role for recommending policy and maintaining adequate control over such activities as recruitment, training and career development
of associates; staffing
of the firm's practice areas; allocation
of work to attorneys; assuring adequate administrative support; developing an associate evaluation program; utilization
of paralegals and
law clerks; establishing criteria for admission to partnership; developing a compensation plan and benefits program; assuring adequate communications between partners and associates, etc..
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.
Paula brings more than 30 years
of experience to her
role as Senior
Law Clerk in the firm's Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Groups, and has been a member
of the Torkin Manes family for longer than almost any other member
of the firm.
This means management must assume a proactive
role for recommending policy and maintaining adequate control over such activities as recruitment, training and career development
of associates; staffing
of the firm's practice areas; allocation
of work to attorneys; assuring adequate administrative support; developing an associate evaluation program; utilization
of paralegals and
law clerks; establishing criteria for admission to partnership; developing a compensation plan and benefits program; assuring adequate communications among partners and associates, etc..
She previously served as a
law clerk for an internationally recognized business immigration firm in both its Boston and Silicon Valley offices, where she gained extensive experience in H - 1B petitions and played an integral
role in getting a pro-bono asylum case approved for a young Honduran girl who faced a horrific tragedy at the hands
of notorious gangs (MS - 13 and Mara 18).
We are concerned to ensure that the municipalities have their say, given their
role in prosecuting offences, among other things; so far Mark has talked to David Potts (City Solicitor for Oshawa and Chair
of Municipal
Law Section
of OBA) and to representatives
of the Association
of Municipalities
of Ontario; the Municipal Court Managers Association
of Ontario; and the Association
of Municipal Managers,
Clerks and Treasurers
of Ontario.
For more on the larger issues
of law clerks and their
role in the development
of the
law see my earlier post... [more]
Our financial regulatory reform experience was cemented by our prominent
role in advising clients, including the U.S. and U.K. governments, during the Financial Crisis
of 2008; and the exceptional quality
of our legal team that includes former top regulators, former senior in - house counsels to major financial institutions and former Supreme Court
law clerks, all
of whom combine Washington regulatory experience with the practical insights
of transactional lawyers.
Sorcerers Apprentices is a rare behind - the - scenes look at the life
of law clerks, and their
role in agenda setting, opinion writing, and decision making.
With the advent
of new technology, discrimination
laws, increasing specialisation among barristers and larger, more competitive chambers, the barristers»
clerk role has moved on, with the stereotypical Victorian barrow - boy image left firmly in the past.
In the course
of your answer, perhaps you could touch on whether you have reduced your caseload due to your other responsibilities as chief judge, whether you have taken advantage
of the ability to have an extra
law clerk, your
role in considering judicial misconduct complaints, and your participation as the Tenth Circuit's representative in the Judicial Conference
of the United States.
The main
role of a Judicial
Law Clerk is to maintain administrative and legal duties in the court.
Position Overview Many people confuse the
roles of deputy
clerks and
law clerks, often believing that they are the same thing.