Sentences with phrase «role of lawyers»

Governments and lawyer associations are called upon to promote programs to inform the public about their rights and duties under the law and the important role of lawyers in protecting their fundamental freedoms.

I hope that they will challenge the traditional role of lawyers in the delivery of legal services.

A full day of interactions, networking and knowledge sharing about legal tech tools and the future role of lawyers.

Rather, there are two questions: what is the social role of the lawyer and is that role necessary?

They do not know the exact role of a lawyer or the fact that they too, as the client, have a role in their case.

The request for expertise beyond the legal advisory role of the lawyer is also a central theme of the book.

Perhaps the most important role of the lawyer in any litigation — and financial provision on family breakdown is no exception — is to define the issues in the case: of fact and of law.

An article in the most recent ABA Litigation Journal highlights the unique role of lawyers in leveraging the Internet to increase access to justice by constructing the «justice layer» of the internet.

Secondly, I agree that one of the primary roles of a lawyer is acting as an advocate for the client, implied in the s - c trust, but there is also an absolute ethical duty, as an officer of the court, to recognize conflicting duties which do not promote effective operation of the judicial system.

They're expanding the time - revered roles of lawyers in creative and non-traditional ways that are more satisfying and contribute to making a difference in the world — while improving career satisfaction and life balance.

Adam Losey: If there's a repetitive task that doesn't require good legal and business judgment... The real role of a lawyer, is a trusted advisor and a counselor and you can not do that.

At some point, the ABA is going to allow non-lawyers become partners at law firms and when that happens, the entire role of the lawyer is going to transcend anything we've ever seen before.

The aphorism «Where you stand is where you sit» means that one's philosophy and opinions are necessarily shaped by one's job or profession, which fits well within the ongoing debate over the proper role of lawyers in the adversarial system.

Interviews with various Canadian KM directors, talking about where we are with knowledge management as well as the growing role of lawyers in KM.

The steepest slope, however, could be surmounting differences in culture — the divergent roles of lawyers, expectations of clients, training and work style backgrounds, managerial assumptions and all the peaks and valleys of culture.

The key role of lawyers as problem - solvers is well established (Prof. Julie Macfarlane's book «The New Lawyer»; the final report of the National Action Committee; the final report of the BC Family Justice Summit report, to name a few).

In this case, the response provided by the appellant did not correspond to any specialized role of the lawyer.

We decided to set out the rules functionally, in the context of the major roles of lawyers or elements of lawyering.

2) Importance of knowledge management in law firms: Susskind identifies that knowledge management in large law firms will typically fail where the attempt is to apply a single knowledge management system (such as a search engine) to the entire firm and across all practice areas, without taking into account the differing needs of practice groups and the changing role of lawyers (p. 41).

At least, we all need to be thinking about the future role of lawyers and changing our practice now in order to adapt to the new reality that is being created by disruptive technology.

While all other financial institutions and professionals are still bound by the law and must track their clients» money trails and may be subjected to warrantless searches by government authorities, the unique role of lawyers and the legal profession's independent role in the justice system has been recognized.

CFL represents a paradigm shift from the traditional role of a lawyer.

My response to those questions is that the social role of the lawyer is to be a zealous advocate within the bounds of legality, and that that role is necessary.

«Where I diverge from many commentators is that I don't believe the important role of a lawyer in a democracy is reserved to the barristers among us,» she said.

Interviewed by Rebecca Lowe of the International Bar Association for a story relating to corporate governance and transparency, and the role of lawyers, regulation and disclosure, August 30, 1011.

At the time the company decided to install the defeat devices, the role of the lawyers would have been advisory, providing some kind of opinion to the company about the legality of its approach.

In part this is important as much for the guidance of lawyers as it is for the assistance of public sector clients to understand the role of their lawyers, and basis for some of the advice that they give.

I'd like to provide some thoughts about this issue in the context of a) the role of lawyers as advisors, b) the mediation process and c) justice reform.

At the time the company was dealing with the California and federal investigations, the role of the lawyers would have been as advocates.

In «The Great Disruption: How Machine Intelligence Will Transform the Role of Lawyers in the Delivery of Legal Services,» the authors note that «the disruption has already begun» and take a look at «the weakening of lawyers» market power over providing legal services.»

According to Mitch, the end result of the «great legal reformation» will be a change in perspective regarding the role of lawyers.

The DBA aspires to have all citizens of their community respect and understand the role of lawyers, the legal system, and the administration of justice.

Establishing / Reinforcing / A Sense of Professionalism Leaders in the more successful law firms establish / reinforce among their attorneys and staff a sense of professionalism regarding client service and the role of their lawyers in the resolution of disputes, the conduct of business, and the overall order of our society.

At times he went above and beyond his role of lawyer.

[28] The 2013 report of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers noted that it is contrary to principles enshrined in the role of lawyers that licenses to practice law and disciplinary measure are in the control of the executive — in this case, the Attorney General's Office.

The prize, which is sponsored by ABA Journal and the University of Alabama School of Law, is intended to recognize a work of fiction that best exemplifies the role of lawyers in society.

Author Max Kimber, an Australian mediator and barrister, says it's time to re-visit the the role of lawyers in mediation, both as representatives of the parties in that process and as mediators.

I made the decision after the first time I played the role of a lawyer in a high school mock trial competition.

All of these are perfect analogies of smart contracts with respect to the role of lawyers.

(One can look to the role of the lawyer / lobbyists who created those tax policies, of course: do they really serve the public interest?)

Because I work primarily as a copywriter and creative professional, does that mean I couldn't hack it in the traditional role of a lawyer?

The body of information available about managing law offices in which authors of books and articles and speakers at seminars describe the role of lawyer management generally and the specific types and utilization of the myriad financial and management reports generated by data processing systems is expanding.

If you step back a little, the role of lawyers as OFFICERS of the court is to ensure fast and fair implementation of justice (or more broadly ADR).