Sentences with phrase «senior staff lawyer»

Jailbreaking your own iPhone does not infringe on any copyright, and the tools that help iPhone owners modify their devices do not distribute anything that belongs to Apple, said Fred von Lohmann, a senior staff lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit group that advocates more openness on the Internet.

Not exact matches

Inside the White House, the EPA chief has lost the backing of many senior aides, including Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, and communications officials, lawyers and Cabinet affairs officials, whose calls he ignores.

Some of de Blasio's most senior aides — including his political fixer, top lawyer, first deputy's chief of staff and others — intervened in the dispute, which had until then been handled at lower levels.

It currently employs four senior lawyers, two associates and four non-legal staff members.

According to Rusanow, firms are hiring fewer non-equity partners and senior counsel, and instead are focusing on contract lawyers and non-partnership staff associates.

More junior lawyers — or even non-lawyers — can manage these processes without the need for expensive senior involvement, freeing up senior staff to focus on more strategically important tasks.

Canadian Lawyer selected Canada's top labour and employment boutique firms by asking in - house counsel and senior lawyers from larger firms to rank notable boutique firms from a shortlist generated by editorial staff.

Many (male) lawyers feel that aggression is an important part of their practice, and I've met a few senior lawyers who (and whose clients and staff) would benefit from an anger - management course.

You can invite clients and contacts of your own to this event, plus all of your lawyers and senior management staff should also attend.

I've had several recent conversations with senior lawyers who are reluctant to delegate work to part - time administrative staff.

The office, which is expected to launch in May, will initially be staffed by six lawyers, including three HSF partners — Godwin corporate partner Vik Tang, a Malaysian national who is relocating from from the firm's Jakarta office, and Brisbane senior associate Glynn Cooper, who has been promoted to partner for the move.

Within the law firm, the low - sociability senior lawyer can appear unwelcoming to new lawyers and staff.

Nevertheless, the clearest shift since our last team report is a new willingness to bring in a handful of senior operational staff from business services backgrounds in areas like tech or procurement, or at least shift lawyers into senior operational roles.

A senior Al Tamimi & Company source tells The Am Law Daily that the 35 - partner firm has already applied for a license to open a Tripoli office in early 2012 that would be staffed exclusively by local lawyers.

One cohort is internal shareholders — this includes people like me, senior staff shareholders: some of whom are not lawyers.

Some non-lawyers (C - level, directors, senior managers), after having spent many years in the industry, tend to exhibit similar behaviors (similar to lawyers) in inhibiting the empowerment of their professional staff members in their business units, clear definition and effective communication of the value of business functions, and organizational change.

Whether you're a junior or senior lawyer, backed up by an army of support staff and partners or valiantly braving it solo, there is plenty of sound advice for you here.

Rochelle Washington @attywashington Rochelle is a senior staff attorney and practice management advisor at the DC Bar, where she assists lawyers with practice management and provides guidance in using technology to improve their practices.

As a result of the merger, Druces will expand its team with the addition of four senior lawyers, one associate and a number of support staff.

Also on Thursday, I had the chance to spend time with The Honourable Madam Justice Helen M. Pierce Regional Senior Judge for the Northwest Region, workers at the Ontario Native Women's Centre and legal aid administrators and staff lawyers (not only from Thunder Bay, but Sioux Lookout and Kenora).

We start by interviewing firm leaders, a sampling of other lawyers (generally, practice and office leaders, active business developers, young partners, and senior associates), and marketing staff.

Train staff to help self - represented litigants, because they will shortly and permanently outnumber lawyers; deputize senior lawyers to resolve conflicts locally; institute ODR services affiliated with courts» enforcement powers.

Bennett Jones — The Honourable John C. (Jack) Major, retired Supreme Court of Canada judge, rejoined the firm as a consultant in 2006 upon his return to private legal practice.In that role, he provides strategic and tactical reviews of significant matters for the firm's clients and is a senior mentor to the lawyers and staff of the firm.

The office will be staffed by current firm lawyers and three new senior lawyers and will focus initially on insurance coverage, media and content distribution, patent litigation, public policy / government affairs and white collar defense.