Sentences with phrase «status as lawyers»

In B.C., we may be about to achieve the same status as lawyers — independent law corporation — under the umbrella of our principal agent (or broker or nominee depending on your jurisdiction).

While we may feel entitled to get into chambers as quickly as we feel necessary, arguably this is not an absolute right in all cases just by virtue of our status as lawyers.

It's just that science and scientists, climate scientists in particular, still haven't caught tup with the fact that a lot of science is now being seen by the public as equally grubby in it's attempts to enhance it's own status as the lawyers and legal fraternity or the big pharma of the medical world or the shenanigans of the financial and accountancy world and all the other grubbiness inherent in any profession that seeks to elevate itself and it's practitioners to a high public, power wielding status by fair means or foul

Legal writing in plain English seems sensible, unless you're a lawyer that clings to tradition, and to your elite status as a lawyer.

If Fetman's going to issue a press release about her Playboy appearance and make reference to her status as a lawyer, it seems that she ought to show how these achievements will help her better serve clients.

Also, there may be a stigma attached that lessens the internationally trained lawyer's future status as a lawyer, so this will not move you further ahead in your objective of becoming a Canadian lawyer.

The «identity» in Ontario is between person asserting status as a lawyer and the Law Society's list of lawyers in good standing.

I take the point that even providing advice could be construed as practicing in some j / ds, though I suppose the easy solution is to disclaim status as a lawyer or creation of an attorney / client relationship prior to providing anything that looks like legal advice.

We use social profiles, directories, professional organizations, your website (or sites), external blogs, your professional status as a lawyer, your practice areas, and many other assets to promote you and your firm on the internet.

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Until now, investors had been able to declare that they meet the U.S. requirements for being accredited, but as of Monday, they will need to have a third party, such as an accountant or lawyer, vouch for their accredited status.

It subsequently came to light that she was supposed to file an additional form but had not, lawyers said, and as a result received a notice of termination of her residence status from the immigration department.

We are consumed by our jobs, as psychiatrists, divorce lawyers, and millions of latchkey children know all too well, and are locked into an endless pursuit of the power, cash, status, and pleasure that promise «personal fulfillment» and happiness.

On Thursday, the US District Court ordered lawyers for the Assembly Majority to advise the Court by next Tuesday, May 15, 2012, about the status of the DOJ preclearance process as it relates to the Assembly Redistricting Plan and the status of the Section 5 litigation before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Goldberg, who has known Silver for 65 years, said he had previously paid referral fees to lawyers who sent business his way, but asked Silver if it was legal in this case because of the pol's status as speaker.

On Thursday, the US District Court ordered lawyers for the Assembly Majority to advise the Court by next Tuesday, May 15, 2012, about the status of the DOJ preclearance process as it relates to the Assembly Redistricting Plan and the status... Continue reading →

Charging that McGrath will «protect the corrupt status quo,» Murphy attacked the GOPer for saying he'll keep his outside job as a trial lawyer if elected.

Mike Murphy, spokesman for Senate Democrats, called McGrath the «ultimate agent of the corrupt status quo» for saying he would continue to work as a lawyer if elected.

Lawyers tracking the case say the Trump team read that paragraph as a shot across the bow, and they're hustling to get their plans formalized before the next court - mandated status update on Oct. 7.

For then - Mayor Bloomberg, who envisioned education as an «influence - free zone,» the career lawyer's outsider status and experience attacking monopolies made him exactly right to shake up the status quo.

In other analyses of national data (Ingersoll & Perda, 2010), we have found that, as one might expect, teaching has more annual turnover than some higher - status professions (such as lawyers, engineers, architects, professors, and pharmacists); about the same turnover as some occupations (such as police officers and corrections officers); and less turnover than some lower - status lines of work (such as child care workers, secretaries, and paralegals).

Lawyers working for charitable non-profit organizations with 501 (c)(3) status qualify as do those working for community outreach programs.

Rather than look at your credit history — which may be short depending on your age, or nebulous depending on such things as identity theft — UpStart calculates credit worthiness based on your career (for example, a lawyer is deemed more credit worthy than, say, an actor), your educational status, your job status (obviously, if you're employed, you're more credit worthy than someone who isn't) and standardized test scores to determine if you're worthy of a loan from them.

The chief issue: lawyer Atticus Finch is initially presented as an apologist for the racial status quo, at odds with his heroic image in the novel.

ALEC's own lawyers have written about their precarious relationship with IRS tax law, acknowledging they would need to spin off a sister organization and register some staff as lobbyists in order to avoid potential action from the IRS that could affect ALEC's tax - exempt status.

As Massachusetts IP lawyer Erik J. Heels explains on his blog, patent applicants, practitioners and the public use the public PAIR to check the status of pending and issued patent applications.

a special responsibility to respect the requirements of human rights laws in force in Ontario and, specifically, to honour the obligation not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (as defined in the Ontario Human Rights Code), marital status, family status, or disability with respect to professional employment of other lawyers, articled students, or any other person or in professional dealings with other licensees or any other person [emphasis added].

An immigration lawyer assists businesses in dealing with federally regulated activities by reviewing the legal status of immigrant employees through Social Security no match letters, I - 9 audits and E-Verification as well as by creating immigration corporate compliance programs and emergency plans in the event of raids or investigations initiated by federal agencies.

Our Georgia immigration lawyer represents clients throughout the United States in several immigration and naturalization cases such as: citizenship, asylum, removal defense, change of status, green cards, work authorization and much more.

He is one of the first lawyers to be granted Solicitor Advocate status before the Hong Kong courts and is ranked as Eminent Practitioner and one of the leading lawyers in his field by top legal directories, including Chambers Asia, Chambers Global, Asia Pacific Legal 500 and IFLR 1000.

Our Georgia immigration lawyer represents clients throughout the United States in numerous immigration and naturalization cases such as: citizenship, asylum, removal defense, change of status, green cards, work authorization and much more.

Just as we have to be careful to guard against prejudice against lawyers or self - represented persons, we also have to remember that everyone should be treated fairly and equally, regardless of their wealth, or representation status.

«Rosenfeld's status and position as a lawyer was noted as one of the significant aggravating factors in the court's decision,» said the report.

From a Law Society of Upper Canada Advisory Services Report about «Technology», in May 2001: ``... the Federation of Law Societies of Canada is implementing «trusted digital credentials» which are a combination of a digital certificate and an authentication of professional status (i.e. the certificate identifies you as a lawyer).

A regulator can't and shouldn't make a moral assessment of whether a lawyer is a good person, but it can pursue a lawyer for misdirecting funds or misleading a client as to the status of its case.

Relentlessly creative, curious, and dissatisfied with the status quo in legal services delivery, Mr. Ling was recently recognised as one of North America's Top 10 Innovative Lawyers by The...

The McKenzie ruling was interpreted by the SFO as a «landmark High Court ruling», but in reality, the Divisional Court did no more than uphold the status quo, confirming the legality of the SFO's existing procedures for isolating material potentially subject to LPP, for the purpose of making it available to an independent lawyer for review.

Lawyers are public officers and public defenders (legal aid) in their role as officers of the courts which is a publicly recognized status which is also implied under this legislation.

Mediators like accountants plainly fall outside the protection of legal professional privilege, which attaches to communications between lawyers and their clients by virtue of the status of the lawyer as such, rather than merely because a person is giving legal advice.

It seems you can't go a day without reading about how law school enrollment is plummeting, big law firms are imploding, lawyers are flaming out faster than 4th of July fireworks, and the profession, once regarded as something to aspire to, now ranks, in the public's imagination, somewhere between human bug - eater and professional sociopath in terms of status.

Parties provide oath or affirmation as to the truthfulness of their statements, and lawyer collects essential information including: parties» ages, employment status, incomes and health status; name and age of children, school status, and parenting arrangements; nature of present and future special expenses; dates of cohabitation, marriage and separation; and, value of assets and debts, and date and manner of acquisition.

Imagine these scenarios as common - place practices: a client can access their attorney - client file, billing statements and case status updates through a secure online portal; a client can prepare for a deposition with their lawyer through a program like Skype without having to travel to the lawyer's office; or a lawyer can take an online CLE and use their electronic course notes to prepare a legal update to their clients through a secure online portal.

Unlike the pre Napster record industry, most lawyers hate the status quo as much as clients do.

Our Houston premises liability lawyers can skillfully determine who was responsible in your accident case by proving your legal status and whether the property owner met the reasonable standard care as required under Texas law.

This «misdemeanor» status was kind of insulting when you think about it, almost as if New York State was saying: «The penalty for impersonating a lawyer is that people will think you're a lawyer.»

From a legislative perspective the first step was to amend the Canadian Bills of Exchange Act to enable the images of negotiable instruments such as cheques to have a legal status, says Vladimir Shatiryan, a lawyer with Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP.

Alison has a hunger for innovation and creativity, having been instrumental as the Learning & Development lead on Linklaters «Coding for Lawyers» programme that gave attendees a flavour of the possibilities of LegalTech, also helping Linklaters gain «commended status» at the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards — Europe, in October 2017.

What makes the news of the Law Society's donations to political parties strange and concerning is, of course, the Law Society's status as an independent regulator of lawyers.

Few, if any, lawyers who view their work as a job will achieve expert status.

SPCA lawyer says petition to recognize animals as «not things» in Quebec Civil Code could change legal status «in various ways», Chronicle Herald

I've never heard any Benchers address the fact that the status quo regime has for years been silently watching provincial governments provide nearly free CPMA lawyering to affluent doctors even as the provinces whine about having no money for legal aid.