Sentences with phrase «staff lawyers working»

Collectively, volunteer and staff lawyers working with our host organizations represent more than 1,500 clients from more than 70 countries.

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• Speaking of Time's Up... Attorney Tina Tchen, who Bloomberg describes as «arguably the most well - connected person working in women's rights today, thanks to her six years as an assistant to President Barack Obama and as first lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff,» talks about why it was so important that Time's Up include a legal defense fund: «The fastest way to make sure that someone isn't getting bullied by a lawyer for someone rich and powerful is to make sure that person has a lawyer, too.»

Will Horter, formerly the executive director at DogwoodBC and a staff lawyer at EcoJustice (then Sierra Legal Defence Fund), is an activist and writer whose work focuses on reinvigorating democracy, redefining citizenship and pondering things that matter in the world.

Minette, Dory, Rachel, and the lawyer (s) that worked with me and my intended parents - even the staff at PFCLA - were always available for questions or concerns and were personally attentive and genuine in their care from the very beginning!

In the last two years, however, lawyers on his staff took action against an adoption agency that refused to work with same - sex couples and a major retail chain that showed a pattern of discrimination against transgender job applicants.

Embattled Michigan Democratic Rep. John Conyers, 88, has no plans to resign amid allegations that the congressman sexually harassed several women when they worked on his staff, his lawyer said.

Instead we should try to give the reader something more, such as «sources familiar with the thinking of defense lawyers in the case,» or «sources whose work brings them into contact with the county executive,» or «sources on the governor's staff who disagree with his policy.»

In addition to those full - time lawyers, the city corporation counsel this month hired Meghan Ryan, the 26 - year - old daughter of Miner's chief of staff, Bill Ryan, to work as a part - time law clerk for $ 8 an hour.

Lawyers and ethics officers from the department did most of that work, although four career and four political staff members also reviewed the applicants to make sure they had expertise in the four school improvement areas emphasized in Race to the Top.

As principal legal officer and advisor to the Secretary, it coordinates and oversees the work of the Department's many legal offices, with approximately eighty lawyers and professional staff.

«These are tort lawyers working on this, and that's different from when you're looking at state AG's or municipalities using in - house staff,» Burger said.

This has nothing to do with interfering with scientific work product during the generation of same product; this is archival material and the production of same will involve mostly lawyers and IT staff.

Ceremony in London will celebrate work of lawyers and non-fee-earning staff promoting innovation

Since receiving the grant, WBUR has worked closely with the state judiciary and, in particular, with the judges, clerks, staff and lawyers at the Quincy court to get this off the ground.

I know small firms that are staffed with just a few paralegals who are kept fully busy with legal work and have no time left over to help a lawyer with day to day tasks.

The best brands are the ones that the lawyers and staff were part of the branding process because the brand must deliver a consistent experience to clients — from initial contact, through mandate, to ongoing work with lawyers and interaction with support staff, the brand experience must be consistent and authentic.

The complaint, filed on Monday, says legal aid must conduct a job evaluation review to ensure staff lawyers» pay is line with male lawyers doing similar work.

(The writer gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Doug Munro, staff lawyer at the Law Society of British Columbia who, along with the writer, are the authors of BC's Cloud Computing Checklist, based on the ground - breaking work of the Bencher's Cloud Computing Working Group.)

With respect to the practice of law generally, the ability to work from anywhere efficiently using fewer staff is creating a new generation of geographically mobile lawyers.

A list (with contact information) of the key individuals working on the engagement, including any lawyers and staff with more than minimal involvement and the key representatives on the client side.

Also ask about your lawyer's support staff, who your case manager will be, if you'll work with a paralegal, and how many other clients they handle.

Since 1946, the firm's lawyers and staff have worked across practices, industries, jurisdictions and continents to provide clients with simple, actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges.

Our firm regularly practices before the Vermont Public Service Board in contested cases and rulemaking proceedings, and our attorneys have strong working relationships with the lawyers and staff at Vermont's regulatory agencies.

I was given the opportunity to work on projects from so many different areas of law and to work with a wonderful group of supportive lawyers, staff and fellow articling students.»

If I'm busy, and I often am, I have other lawyers (and staff) in my firm who can be assigned to keep work moving.

When you consider outsourcing, some are suggesting firms will move to the «starfish» model, with few permanent lawyers and staff, but a range of outsourced suppliers, independent contractors and temporary employees who come and go as the work demands.

Last week our personal injury lawyers presented a talk to Hamilton Health Sciences staff at the General Hospital about how consumers and industry professionals can work together to deal with Ontario's recent car insurance cutbacks.

As a result, legal process outsourcers (both domestic and offshore) now handle growing volumes of routine work formerly done in - firm by lawyers and legal staff.

We offer full range of IP services for pharmaceutical clients, having multiple pharmaceutical lawyers on staff with years of experience in prosecution, opinion work, and litigation.

Lawyers could work at home many days and, when they come to the firm's offices, focus on those activities unique to central offices, such as attending in - person meetings or accessing core services or staff not available elsewhere.

Your attorney will work with our complete team of trial lawyers, trained legal staff, and independent experts and engineers to prepare a strong case for a maximum settlement or jury verdict.

Third, a few large law firms have already demonstrated that lawyers and staff need not work in the same location.

At least some lawyers appear to take comfort in knowing that they can walk around their firm and observe their peers, juniors and staff busily at work.

In recent months, Goldberg has instructed lawyers on his staff to steer more work toward these firms, he says.

In the Tyco securities litigation, of the 423,380 hours that the lawyers for the class claimed to have worked (not including clerical staff), 290,552 hours (69 %) were accounted for by contract lawyers reviewing 83.5 million documents.

I now have the choice, if I am not in court or meeting with clients, to work remotely and have made it a firm policy to close early on Fridays to help promote a work life balance for our lawyers and staff.»

Minster is unusual among large law firms in that it works under a corporate structure, with its 840 staff in York and Wakefield comprising around 170 fee earners and just 54 qualified lawyers.

Provided that client work is completed in a timely and efficient manner and sufficient notice is given of absences and time off, lawyers and staff are welcome to structure their individual schedules as they see fit.

It also calls for soliciting input from attorneys and staff on a regular basis and implementing the best ideas to improve client satisfaction and make the firm a better place to work; focusing on internal recognition of accomplishments of attorneys and staff; scheduling planned social activities for lawyers and staff throughout the year, i.e., Holiday party, firm picnic, birthdays and anniversaries, etc..

Achieving these objectives requires hard work and sensitivity by the lawyer managers and are dependent on there being: (1) stability in the work place; (2) a sense of optimism as to the success of the firm and its partners, associates and staff and (3) the predictability in level of work and income.

Also, attorneys have to feel comfortable in discussing at whatever level is appropriate any discomfiture with their position, the work assigned to them and / or the lawyers / staff with whom they are teamed.

Support staff working with several lawyers have multiple deadlines, courts, and case types to accommodate, which is a lot for anyone to handle.

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers has experienced support staff who have worked for us for years.

Firms like Heritage Law are predicated on the reality that any lawyer or staff member can work effectively from practically any remote office on a full time basis with nothing more than a Voice Over IP (VoIP) telephone, a broadband internet connection, a netbook grade PC, and combined printer / scanner.

Supervise and train law firm staff: Lawyers are required to supervise the work of their staff.

Whether lawyers and staff are working from their home offices or a small coffee shop on the road, cloud hosted virtual desktops enable the full productivity experience from practically any PC connected over broadband.

Suggestions include how to improve practice group meetings, techniques for better sharing of work product, finding internal experts and staying on top of current developments, and collecting information about matters to improve findability of prior work product, assist in fee benchmarking, staff matters with lawyers having relevant experience and efficiently produce pitch materials.

«If we get shorter trials and reduce time worked by judges, court staff and lawyers, it pays for itself quickly,» she adds.

At Michels & Lew our staff, led by Bradford S. Davis, M.D., works with our lawyers to get victims of molestation the help they need and hold those responsible accountable.

Together with their staff, our lawyers work to address your specific needs and provide you with the personal attention you deserve.