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By Ed Finkel.Interviewing clients, meeting their families, filing affidavits, and attending hearings with supervising attorneys on various matters were all part of Katherine Klein's hands - on educational experience.

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At a City Council hearing on criminal discovery practices in February chaired by Queens councilman Rory Lancman, Sergio de la Pava, a supervising attorney for New York County Defender Services who has been representing indigent defendants in Manhattan for over 20 years, described a typical experience in the borough's courtrooms: After waiting six months or a year for trial, he said, «The DA comes in with a cart and drops about six inches of material on your desk.

For Acting on a Moment's Notice, Going to JFK Airport to Help Those Affected by the Muslim Ban — Mark Doss, Esq., Supervising Attorney, International Refugee Assistance Project at The Urban Justice Center; Yasmine Farhang, Esq., Immigration Attorney, Make the Road New York; Camille J. Mackler, Esq..

«I've argued 20 cases in the Supreme Court, 21 cases for our state's highest court, 33 cases in the Second Circuit,» Underwood told lawmakers during an hour - long session that amount to a job interview on Tuesday, «and I've closely supervised the work of attorneys for hundreds more.»

Both cited impressively long lists of credentials as attorneys working on behalf of abused and neglected children: Savona was a supervising attorney at the Ulster County Department of Social Services, while Riccardi worked in the Child Abuse Unit of the Manhattan Assistant District Attorney's Office and later became an Administrative Laattorney at the Ulster County Department of Social Services, while Riccardi worked in the Child Abuse Unit of the Manhattan Assistant District Attorney's Office and later became an Administrative LaAttorney's Office and later became an Administrative Law judge.

Susan Carson, a supervising deputy state attorney general, arguing on behalf of the state, took up the questioning later about the timetable to determine whether a teacher is ineffective.

He is also a Clinical Professor and Supervising Attorney at Pace University School of Law's Environmental Litigation Clinic and is co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio.

Champion managers know how to supervise an increasingly diverse workforce that now includes contract attorneys, temps, interns, and employees that may be working on a flextime, part - time, virtual, or telecommuting basis.

Supervising attorneys provide meaningful and constructive feedback to the summer associates on an ongoing basis so that the summer associates can learn from each project.

In Florida, a St. Petersburg attorney was publicly reprimanded and placed on probation after failing to properly monitor and supervise trust accounting practices and procedures.

His work with expropriation issues includes serving as the supervising attorney since 2010 on an expropriation project involving the acquisition of 446 parcels (70 acres) of property in mid-city New Orleans, Louisiana on behalf of Louisiana State University and State of Louisiana, Division of Administration for the construction of the new LSU University Medical Center (to replace Charity Hospital) and the new Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Joining J. Craig Williams and me to discuss the law are: Henry J. Sommer, editor - in - chief of Collier on Bankruptcy and supervising attorney at the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project in -LSB-...]

My practice focuses on extraordinary writs, appellate remands, interlocutory appeals, and capital cases, although I supervise all our office's litigation and thus work on all sorts of cases and guide the legal writing and position - taking on behalf of the United States, oral argument training, and attorney development.

If you're the lead attorney on the case, your obligation to supervise that case doesn't go away even if you bring in other contracts and all of that.

It seems that temporary or «contract» attorneys are commonly supervised by staff attorneys on the massive document reviews and other projects they take on for BigLaw, and some temporary attorneys are not - so - secretly pleased at the recent turn of events.

She has supervised all aspects of the e-discovery process on behalf of clients, from legal holds and data retrieval to the management and monitoring of the productivity and accuracy of review attorneys.

Prior to joining JMBM, Matthew worked for five years as an appellate attorney in the Environment & Natural Resources Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he represented federal agencies in the federal courts of appeals; for four years as an attorney at Paul Hastings, where he advised and represented corporate clients in environmental and real estate matters; for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Consuelo M. Callahan on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and for two years as a supervising attorney and lecturer at the Stanford Law School Environmental Law Clinic, where he taught students the practice of law and represented grass - roots and national organizations in environmental litigation and policy matters.

At OLPR, Eric investigated and prosecuted allegations of attorneys» violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, provided hundreds of advisory opinions to Minnesota lawyers, supervised the Trust Account Overdraft Notification Program, wrote articles for Minnesota Lawyer, and presented numerous seminars on ethics issues.

Job Title: Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps Legal Fellow Supervisor: Immigrant Youth Advocacy Project Supervising Attorney Deadline for applications: Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their applications by May 14, 2018; however, applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

In the Clinic, students serve as the lead attorney, supervised by an experienced lawyer, representing leading conservation organizations and local community groups to promote access to justice on important environmental issues.

If you are a supervising attorney or administrative manager at a law firm, no doubt one of your biggest headaches is getting your firm's attorneys to input their billable hours on time.

Depending on the applicable organisational rules, which might be of a purely internal nature, the approval of a supervising official or body within the same authority might be required (eg, the approval of the Attorney General in cases brought by a prosecutor of his office).

Additionally, she is a supervising attorney in the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project and has represented the City of New York on a wide variety of matters.

However, whether the OPG, which already supervises about 60,000 court - appointed deputies, would have the resources to take on this additional role in respect of 2m or so attorneys, is the main question.

In other words, to remind yourself at every step that people do act and take risks based on what you do as a lawyer, and the work is not just a matter of pleasing your supervising attorney.

For the last ten years my research at Emory has focused on clinical studies through my pro bono work as a human rights attorney, representing immigrants and low income disenfranchised minority groups, and over the last six years as a part - time magistrate judge engaged in presiding over and supervising therapeutic criminal diversion programs designed to redress the traumatization of socially and economically marginalized minority young adults, whose socioeconomic condition contributed to their criminalization.

While I can't speak of Canadian law, in the U.S., the American Bar Association has recently released an opinion that supports outsourcing efforts when supervised by a U.S. licensed attorney and the ABA Model Rules on Professional Responsibility are followed.

Served as project manager and team lead at a large oil and gas exploration company, where responsibilities included training outside counsel and document review lawyers on case issues; supervising primary and secondary review of documents for all phases of trial; and managing up to 44 attorneys and a deposition review team.

Currently, eight attorneys in our Minneapolis office supervise over 90 other attorneys and paralegals on cases referred from the firm's Deinard Legal Clinic.

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS My research, writing, case management and document review skills have enabled supervising attorneys to focus more on case strategy, court appearances and building their client base.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation