The American Bar Association launched LegallyMinded, a social networking site
targeted at lawyers, paralegals, law librarians, law students and anyone else in the legal market.
Popular blogging platforms that are not
targeted at lawyers include WordPress, Medium, and Typepad (which is what I use for my personal blogs).
Targeted at lawyers, the article describes some «horror» stories of attorneys who revealed too much personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook, leading to adverse employment consequences (example: one associate at a top - tier law firm repeatedly complained on her Facebook page about how tired she was and her need for a vacation.
Not exact matches
Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti, now a partner
at Thompson Coburn LLP, noted that the bar for wiretapping a suspect is high, even more so when the
target is a
lawyer.
President Trump continues to lash out
at special counsel Robert S. Mueller III in the wake of Monday's FBI raids
targeting his longtime personal
lawyer, Michael Cohen.
Information from Ackerman's computer led to a far - reaching 1995 indictment that
targeted 59 people
at all levels of the cartel, including six
lawyers whom the government said crossed the line to work in a cocaine - smuggling conspiracy.
The Digital Paper tablet is being
targeted at desk - bound professionals such as
lawyers and government officials, offering them a rare chance to streamline an office setting which, in most instances, is still a paper - based environment.
Gallivan says CRA has been careful in spending the extra money, adding to the ranks of auditors for large multinational companies,
targeting promoters of illegal tax schemes and beefing up the criminal investigation teams with
lawyers at the earliest stages.
«The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America,»
at the Brooklyn Museum, is a collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative, founded by the
lawyer and MacArthur fellow Bryan Stevenson to
target racism in the criminal justice system.
You'll find all the details in this excellent investigation by Shub Niggarath who demonstrates clearly how everything that has since come to pass — from the fishing for allegedly incriminating documents and the use of
lawyers and lawfare to the identification of Exxon as a key
target — was laid out
at that meeting.
The decision set in motion a legal battle that EPA's
lawyers expect to lose and demonstrated the Bush administration's determination to oppose any mandatory measures specifically
targeted at curbing global warming pollution.
While the publication is
targeted at judges, it is useful to any
lawyer who practices electronic discovery.
I absolutely do not support any kind of public image campaign
targeted at brightening the image of
lawyers in the public eye.
United States Mueller told Trump
lawyers president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal
target, Washington Post China strikes back
at the U.S. with plans for its own tariffs, New York Times
SFL notes that
lawyers who bluster that they are eager to try their complex case before a jury are actually saying that «they will be asking the guy in a tank top
at Target to decide a complex question of securities law involving several hundred million dollars.»
Also
at that time 1500 billable hours per year was a reasonable
target for a practicing
lawyer.
In October 2010, I wrote about the roll - out of Lexis Advance for Solos, the flat - rate legal research platform
targeted at one - and two -
lawyer firms.
Roberts
targets her marketing efforts
at activities that help her create and build relationships with other
lawyers.
The Oregon task force determined that a program similar to the Washington LLLT program «might not allow [LLLTs] to provide services to the
target population
at a cost lower than typical
lawyer fees» and also determined a legal technician program might have a negative impact on new
lawyers.
Using problematic techniques to
target injured people who are looking for a
lawyer to help them
at a difficult time is especially distasteful.
Whether you are guilty, innocent, negligent, or reckless is not relevant
at this point because clients see a high net worth
target (possibly with a big legal malpractice policy) as do some of their
lawyers, media outlets can run sensational headlined «news» pieces, and although your are technically presumed innocent, police investigations operate under a presumption of guilt not so subtle premise — especially when the media spotlight is involved.
One of those
targets is that by 2020, all
lawyers will volunteer legal services
at some point in their career.
Law.com today published my Law Technology News review of Solo Practice University, a website that offers a mix of practical legal - education courses and professional networking
targeted at solo and small - firm
lawyers.
Paul Walsh, the former law clerk who was the
target of the bizarre scheme that led to last week's disbarment of two prominent Boston
lawyers, breaks his silence about the case in a post yesterday
at Boston Magazine's Boston Daily Blog.
Layer on top of that, technology that reduces the number of
lawyers needed for certain tasks, the conflict between hours
targets and the «do more for less» challenge, alternative legal providers, the growth of contract
lawyers, permanent associates, partners who aren't permanent, the growth of paralegals, as well as a clear message from partners
at most law firms that there is no more room
at the top.
According to conventional wisdom, law firm marketing focuses on broadcasting the expertise of the
lawyers at the firm to
target audiences who may be potential clients.
At a minimum, I suspect law firms will want to advertise to
target to that audience of younger
lawyers (=
target audience for possible new recruits).
If you have been
targeted by any of these frauds, please forward any of the emails and supporting documents that you have received to [email protected] If you are an Ontario
lawyer who suspects you are acting on a matter that might be a fraud, call LAWPRO
at 1-800-410-1013 (416-598-5899).
When you're standing shyly in the corner
at a bar event, you can remind yourself that the reason you want to meet three new
lawyers is that you need 10 new clients in order to meet your revenue
target for the quarter.
Let's say you've been asking around, and most
lawyers with your skill level are billing out
at $ 250, but the calculator says you only need to bill yourself out
at about $ 125 to hit your revenue
target.
This was specifically
targeted at conflicts of interest, which the state had been handling by bringing in
lawyers from neighboring offices.
Law.com in an online article dated August 26, 2008: Lawyer falls prey to Pricey Internet Scam has reported that
at least 7
lawyers in the USA have fallen prey to a collection scam that
targets lawyers acting on collections.
Lawyers, on the other hand, feel that
targets could become a cause of added stress, disturbing their focus on the work
at hand.
Thus, we will need to
target different areas of law, as well as
lawyers at different stages of practice.
Our
lawyers target client objectives
at the earliest stage of litigation to ensure that our efforts are properly and efficiently focused on achieving the desired outcome.
What is necessary for good business development, say successful
lawyers and consultants who shared their strategies with the ABA Journal, is a marketing plan focused on activities you do well,
targeted at the right audience and carried out consistently.
It is
targeted at larger firms of 200 or more
lawyers.
At Network Affiliates, our goal is to help
lawyers craft every word, every placement and every decision in the digital world with highly
targeted, laser - like focus.
Using these problematic techniques to
target injured people who are looking for a
lawyer to help them
at a difficult time is especially distasteful.
Recently when thumbing through Facebook, I came across an ad for a coffee mug (clearly and efficiently
targeted at me as a
lawyer using my social data) with the phrase, «Don't confuse your Google search with my law degree.»
Guberman's nominator noted that his «work is...
targeted at improving the writing of everyday
lawyers.
At more than a few firms, an associate's failure to meet his or her first - year billing
targets can permanently dim that
lawyer's prospects in the eyes of management or can even result in early termination.
For
lawyers and law firms that advertise in publications
targeting in - house counsel like Corporate Counsel, Inside Counsel, take a look
at your ads and see if you're saying the same thing as your competitors (e.g. you're skilled, creative, efficient, value - oriented, service - oriented, or global).
Datt is the founder of Loom Analytics, a Toronto - based AI startup that launched last year and has developed an app that promises «Litigation intelligence
at your fingertips» to its
target market (as of now) of
lawyers and insurance companies.
We also partner with
lawyers and legal administrative professionals
at all levels, providing
targeted and customized career management advice and market intelligence.
wouldn't tell the public that the problem is not the Law Society's problem, as in effect it does; (15) LSUC's website wouldn't state that lay benchers «represent the public interest,» which is impossible now that we are well beyond the 19th century; (16) CanLII's services would be upgraded in kind and volume to be a true support service, able to have a substantial impact upon the problem, and several other developed support services, all provided
at cost, would together, provide a complete solution; (17) LSUC's management would not be part - time management by amateurs - amateurs because benchers don't have the expertise to solve the problem, nor are they trying to get it, nor are they joining with Canada's other law societies to solve this national problem; (18) the Federation of Law Societies of Canada would not describe the problem as being one of mere «gaps in access to legal services» (see its Sept. 2012 text, «Inventory of Access to Legal Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada» (1st paragraph), (19) LSUC would not be encouraging the use alternatives to
lawyers, such as law students, self - help, and «unbundled,
targeted» legal services, as a «cutting costs by cutting competence» strategy; and, (20) it would not be necessary to impose an Ontario version of the Clementi Report (UK, 2004) that would separate LSUC's regulatory functions from its representative functions, to be exercised by separate authorities.
«I do think it's a big deal when
lawyers are getting arrested because they're not well - liked by the police,» says Erika Norheim, who's counsel for Chady Moustarah, the defence
lawyer allegedly
targeted by police, and Aleksandra Simic, another
lawyer present
at the time of the 2011 incident.
The Connecticut RPC specifically recognize such a «letter of protection» as among the lien - like instruments that are «directly related to the property held by the
lawyer» and which thereby trigger the
lawyer's obligation to segregate and hold any recovery
at which the protection letter is
targeted.8
lawyers at your
target firms if you can, for example by emailing alumni from your school or chatting to
lawyers at networking event
It has three types of services: embedded counsel work onsite
at clients; gap counsel «fill holes within an in - house legal team»; and «
targeted lawyers come in for short - term projects.»