Sentences with phrase «traditional role of lawyers»

CFL represents a paradigm shift from the traditional role of a lawyer.

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Those are tomorrow's lawyers, according to Susskind, with the exception of the few («expert trusted advisors» and «enhanced practitioners») who manage to find a traditional role to play.

LeSage and others in similar positions have a rare range of experience and insight to share with other lawyers, but they aren't doing it in the traditional one - on - one mentor role.

to explore the extent to which the role of the traditional lawyer can be sustained in coming years in the face of challenging trends in the legal marketplace and new techniques for the delivery of legal services.

While these tools will not supplant the role of traditional lawyers, they will add value to the services provided by those lawyers.

«As practicing attorneys, we felt that traditional bar associations fell short by rejecting legal professionals such as legal support staff, recruiters, and legal technology companies, who all play a vital role in the everyday practice of law and the future of the legal industry,» explains founder Val Kleyman, a practicing lawyer in New York City.

In this episode, in - house lawyer Elliot Miller and outside litigation counsel Adam Losey discuss the different perspectives they have in their respective roles, the realities of traditional v. alternative billing structures, the importance of trust, and more.

The firm is also elevating the role of technology, with Atrium's lawyers working as advisors to Atrium LTS to develop more efficient tools and processes for delivering legal services and for automating low - value tasks that traditional firms bill for on an hourly basis.

Now — as the traditional way of doing business shifts and new pressures threaten the ability to deliver on the promise of our rights and freedoms — is the time for lawyers to examine their changing roles and for the profession to clarify its responsibilities as advocate for the rule of law and a protector of the justice system.

As litigation progresses, we often work with these lawyers in ways that go well beyond the traditional role of local counsel.

«The traditional role of government contracts lawyers will still be useful and I can see counsel advising those financial institutions that eventually are selected,» Horan says.

My aim was to explore the extent to which the role of the traditional lawyer could be sustained in coming years in the face of challenging trends in the legal marketplace and new techniques for the delivery of legal services.

Lawyers of faith chafe at the profession's traditional emphasis on role - differentiated morality — i.e., the suggestion that lawyers should facilitate client conduct as long as it is legal, regardless of its compatibility with the lawyer's own moral conviLawyers of faith chafe at the profession's traditional emphasis on role - differentiated morality — i.e., the suggestion that lawyers should facilitate client conduct as long as it is legal, regardless of its compatibility with the lawyer's own moral convilawyers should facilitate client conduct as long as it is legal, regardless of its compatibility with the lawyer's own moral convictions.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank ultimately agreed with this perspective, we appreciate their sensitivity to retaining the traditional supervisory role of the states in regulating lawyers.

In his book Dr. Susskind asks and explores the extent to which the role of the traditional lawyer can be sustained in coming years in the face of what he sees as challenging trends in the legal marketplace, and various new techniques and technologies for the delivery of legal services.

This was accentuated by the fact that the role of in - house counsel had evolved from a traditional nuts - and - bolts lawyer to being a trusted member of the senior executive team.

There are a number of reported cases where the courts have held lawyers acting outside the scope of their traditional roles responsible for complying with the professional standards relevant to the applicable industry.

The majority of responses from the experts on the day being that: while traditional legal roles may not exist in ten years, and lower level administrative tasks will be performed by robots, lawyers will always be needed.

It is a unique event which will introduce law students, as well as professionals within the legal community (lawyers, judges, court administrators, etc.) to different IT related themes such as the impact of new technologies (e-discovery and videoconference) on traditional justice mechanisms and ADR; the role already played by technology in Canadian courtrooms and around the world; as well as a look at what the future holds.

A recent Superior Court of Justice decision calling the traditional judicial role as the passive receiver of evidence «antiquated» serves as a useful guide for working toward efficiency while still maintaining fairness, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer tells Law Times.

A recent Superior Court of Justice decision calling the traditional judicial role as the passive receiver of evidence «antiquated» serves as a useful guide for working toward efficiency while still maintaining fairness, Toronto family lawyer

Limited Scope Representation, unlike in traditional litigation, characterizes the Collaborative Law Participation Agreement which stipulates that the lawyers and their clients agree to limit the lawyers» role to that of providing representation for settlement only.

Shedding their traditional adversarial roles, the lawyers work with the husband and wife as a team to resolve divorce - or child - related problems and to craft a settlement that will be in the best interests of the entire family.