Sentences with phrase «well in a legal career»

The Vancouver Sun reports on a study by the American Law and Economics Review that shows «females with masculine names fare far better in legal careers than females with feminine names.»

The Portia Hypothesis tested in this paper is that females [sic] with masculine names fare better in legal careers than females with feminine names.

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To those that say «he's still a murderer»; if you feel that the judge did not pass adequate judgement and that this man's life is better spent in the grave also, then perhaps you should start pursuing a legal career to ensure harsher punishments more frequently instead of just inciting reaction on CNN's blog.

«My preparations to seek this post were well under way earlier in the year when I put aside my legal career,» Mr. Wojtaszek said.

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Mr. Silver's profitable legal career — he reported earning more than $ 650,000 in 2013 — has long been viewed with suspicion in the capital, perhaps for good reason: Mr. Bharara's office concluded that Mr. Silver received steady checks but performed no legal work for the money.

So, bright Asian students have generally disdained entrepreneurship, instead choosing more respected (and better charted) careers in public service; academia; and the medical, legal, and engineering professions.

The Good Wife, a legal drama in which a politician's wife [Julianna Margulies] begins a legal career as a defense attorney.

Bersin, Colvin tells us, the son of «Russian immigrants» (better described as Eastern European Jews) in Brooklyn, had «benefited from a rigorous public school education» (though there is no mention of his attending one of New York City's examination high schools); gone on to Harvard, Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar, in the same class as Bill Clinton), and Yale Law School; and enjoyed a successful legal career culminating in service as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California.

A friend in the legal profession shares stories of a boss telling women associates not to mess up their career prospects by getting pregnant; a friend in medicine tells a story of a doctor saying, in an aside, that a young Hispanic girl should have graduated from high school instead of «having a litter»; a friend in business shares a story of colleagues mixing up the name of two African American associates, then saying «Well, they're basically the same person.»

in the legal profession who desire a salary that is more comparable to their male equivalents fare best as paralegals or legal assistants — one of the few legal careers in which women earn 94 % of pay earned by men who hold the same position.

Not only will this give you a better idea of what you'd like to do with your legal career, but you'll have some inside knowledge about what others in your firm are facing.

But more than that, my career path helps me on the «human» part of the business; working closely with IP in modern technology companies makes it easier to understand the technical part of the issues and makes one a better person to talk to in relation to blockchain developers and understand the content of product, which is surely the core part of the whole legal structure of the ICO.

I work alongside partners who have come to the legal professional both traditionally and via less conventional career paths, such as through working in IT first, making for a well - rounded approach to running the firm.

http://www.slaw.ca/2016/08/09/a2j-unaffordable-legal-services-concepts-and-solutions/ We must change law societies» management structure substantially, or get rid of them, or go on serving out the rest of our careers in a very seriously depressed profession — a profession that is rapidly losing its size, power, purpose, and prestige to, inter alia, the commercial world of LegalX and LegalZoom, and to law society - sponsored «alternative legal services,» which are charity instead of affordable lawyers provided in exchange for that majority's paying for the justice system whereat benchers earn a very good living.

Legal search firms attempt to find the best candidate for a specific position, even if the target lawyer is not in the market for a new career opportunity, which is why you might receive a headhunter's call seemingly out of the blue.

Therefore, it is important to train good billers and collectors, and to weed out those who never will be, early in their legal career.

In fact, the Carnegie Report's recommendation to this effect acknowledges that it is «building on the work already underway in several law schools...» 49 And based on these experiences, a robust literature has developed extolling the virtues of integrating writing with doctrine.50 In reviewing this literature, a number of themes emerge: integration sends the right institutional message to students about the importance of writing in their legal careers and about the relationships between doctrine, analysis, and writing; 51 there is a strong connection between writing and thinking; 52 and writing is an integral part of the learning process.53 Integrating doctrine and writing therefore sends an explicit message that law students do not write in a vacuum, they always write about some legal doctrine, and they learn that doctrine better when they analyze it fully enough to be able to write about iIn fact, the Carnegie Report's recommendation to this effect acknowledges that it is «building on the work already underway in several law schools...» 49 And based on these experiences, a robust literature has developed extolling the virtues of integrating writing with doctrine.50 In reviewing this literature, a number of themes emerge: integration sends the right institutional message to students about the importance of writing in their legal careers and about the relationships between doctrine, analysis, and writing; 51 there is a strong connection between writing and thinking; 52 and writing is an integral part of the learning process.53 Integrating doctrine and writing therefore sends an explicit message that law students do not write in a vacuum, they always write about some legal doctrine, and they learn that doctrine better when they analyze it fully enough to be able to write about iin several law schools...» 49 And based on these experiences, a robust literature has developed extolling the virtues of integrating writing with doctrine.50 In reviewing this literature, a number of themes emerge: integration sends the right institutional message to students about the importance of writing in their legal careers and about the relationships between doctrine, analysis, and writing; 51 there is a strong connection between writing and thinking; 52 and writing is an integral part of the learning process.53 Integrating doctrine and writing therefore sends an explicit message that law students do not write in a vacuum, they always write about some legal doctrine, and they learn that doctrine better when they analyze it fully enough to be able to write about iIn reviewing this literature, a number of themes emerge: integration sends the right institutional message to students about the importance of writing in their legal careers and about the relationships between doctrine, analysis, and writing; 51 there is a strong connection between writing and thinking; 52 and writing is an integral part of the learning process.53 Integrating doctrine and writing therefore sends an explicit message that law students do not write in a vacuum, they always write about some legal doctrine, and they learn that doctrine better when they analyze it fully enough to be able to write about iin their legal careers and about the relationships between doctrine, analysis, and writing; 51 there is a strong connection between writing and thinking; 52 and writing is an integral part of the learning process.53 Integrating doctrine and writing therefore sends an explicit message that law students do not write in a vacuum, they always write about some legal doctrine, and they learn that doctrine better when they analyze it fully enough to be able to write about iin a vacuum, they always write about some legal doctrine, and they learn that doctrine better when they analyze it fully enough to be able to write about it.

In the legal sector as well as other professional businesses, the concept of managing information on paper is well established among those who began their careers as early or earlier than either of us have.

Ms. Riksheim began her legal career at a private law firm in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she represented sureties and contractors in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, and administrative hearings.

In the course of a long legal career, the skilled car accident attorney knows only too well how experience is vital for helping clients process their claims in and out of court to receive maximum compensation for their traumIn the course of a long legal career, the skilled car accident attorney knows only too well how experience is vital for helping clients process their claims in and out of court to receive maximum compensation for their traumin and out of court to receive maximum compensation for their trauma.

Katie continued: «If we want to continue to provide a good publicly - funded legal advice system then it's important young people are encouraged to pursue a career in those areas of law traditionally funded by legal aid to ensure there's a next generation of legal aid lawyers able to provide that crucial advice and representation.»

Well, not surprisingly, given that the battle for quality white collar talent acquisition is now starting earlier and earlier in a potential employee's career, the legal and accountancy firms we talked to said they did want to do this.

During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.

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My legal dream sailed from Peking University, so every time I go back to give a speech at the Law School of Peking University, I would feel a lot of gratitude, warmth and desire to assist or share my understanding of a career as a lawyer, and how to become a good lawyer, especially a non-litigating lawyer, with the students who want to be a lawyer in the future, so that I can do my part to improve the transparency, publicity and fairness of the Chinese capital market.

«During his legal career, Sarhan represented clients in diverse transactions including private equity and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and numerous other transactions involving significant intellectual property assets, including the sale of a well - known US publishing business with considerable copyright assets to a major European publisher and the negotiation of a foreign joint venture for a popular online portal.»

We need a better understanding of client satisfaction, needs and trends; a better understanding of the talent pool and those actively interested in a non-traditional legal career.

We invest time, money and resources in our trainees to ensure that you have the best start possible for your legal career.

And the beautiful thing about a good, strong, healthy, organic mentorship relationship is that you can be intentional about that from very early in your legal career about what you want your practice to look like and why.

After peaking academically in high school, Alex meandered through an Ivy League college, law school and a legal career only to realize that his true gift was in making fun of the law, as well as his own neuroses, his raging hypochondria, his height (or lack thereof), marriage, and his relationship issues, particularly his wife's need to redecorate.

Additionally, trial attorneys from FDSDI attend several career fairs, diversity fairs, and other large recruitment events across major cities in the United States to recruit the best potential participants for our Legal Intern Program.

He has held a variety of senior legal roles during his career, including serving in a number of Spanish government ministries, as well as a spell as deputy general counsel of telecoms giant Telefonica.

You might be frustrated at how best to achieve greater diversity in a profession that remains too white, middle - class, and male to differing degrees in differing parts; you might be anxious about how you are going to pay your way through law school and how much debt you are going to have at the end of it; alternatively, you might well be vexed about the oversupply of graduates who never achieve legal careers; you might be concerned about preserving the unique identity of your profession (as many at the Bar are); or you might just want to ensure that new recruits in law firms have a basic grip of the fundamentals and can do something useful on day one.

The traditional career route isn't a path as well travelled as it used to be in the legal profession.

In this context, Dr Denvir acknowledges a general need in legal education in which Belfast may be well placed to provide a lead, «We have a responsibility to prepare students for a career in a new forIn this context, Dr Denvir acknowledges a general need in legal education in which Belfast may be well placed to provide a lead, «We have a responsibility to prepare students for a career in a new forin legal education in which Belfast may be well placed to provide a lead, «We have a responsibility to prepare students for a career in a new forin which Belfast may be well placed to provide a lead, «We have a responsibility to prepare students for a career in a new forin a new form.

Clearly, if legal work will be dependent on and performed by algorithms in the future, it is crucial for the future lawyers (and lawyers who are at the start of their careers) to get a better understanding of «machine learning» and «artificial intelligence».

Fitzgerald, who joins CIGI after a high - profile career in the Canadian government, says her first priority will be to set clear guidelines for the new program, which is designed to expand the scope of international law, especially as it relates to business and financial issues, as well as to build up a team of scholars, legal experts, and students.

Law would do well to follow the model in medicine: test law students early in their educational careers to make sure they have acquired basic legal knowledge.

We achieved solid legal careers, but our careers would have greatly benefitted from having (1) better access to premium career know how, and (2) a support network of mentors, and a sponsor at senior level who is invested in your growth and development, advocates for you, and champions your ascent up the career path.

Our tight legal team includes two former defense lawyers, a nationally recognized trucking attorney, former in - house counsel at a well - respected teaching hospital, and a former surgical nurse whose career spans the courtroom and the operating room.

Peter has been selected by his peers for a number of years for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada in three areas: commercial insurance; personal injury litigation; and product liability law, and has written, taught and spoken extensively to the legal, insurance and academic communities on insurance, civil litigation and procedure and construction law throughout the course of his career.

Law schools must inform students of the changing realities of the marketplace and help them explore the best way to use their legal training in order to enjoy a more satisfying career.

Whether you're closing a firm, in the «resume - building» stage of your career, or simply harboring a preference to sweatpants over suits, you have never been better poised than now to take the legal world by storm from the comfort of your own couch (or, really, any seat you'd like).

note: This is the an installment of The ATL Interrogatories, a recurring feature that gives notable law firm partners an opportunity to share insights and experiences about the legal profession and careers in law, as well as information about their firms and themselves.

I began my legal career in Russia back in 1994 when my father, a well - known composer, asked me to help protect his copyrights.

In a similar trend towards fostering ideas and innovation, the Canadian Bar Association wants to hear your ideas about how we can better train lawyers, both at the law school level and in their lifelong careers, to meet the needs of a changing legal landscapIn a similar trend towards fostering ideas and innovation, the Canadian Bar Association wants to hear your ideas about how we can better train lawyers, both at the law school level and in their lifelong careers, to meet the needs of a changing legal landscapin their lifelong careers, to meet the needs of a changing legal landscape.

This recurring feature will give a notable law firm partner an opportunity to share insights and experiences about the legal profession and careers in law, as well as about their firms and themselves.

We are proud to provide professional opportunities and resources for black students, as well as a forum for formal and informal discussions about many subjects, including legal policy issues, effective career strategies, evolutions in substantive law, and access to justice for marginalized groups.

Having served support roles in the North Carolina Supreme Court and in the North Carolina Attorney General's Office, as well as playing key roles in oversight committees designed to protect the integrity of the legal profession, Mr. Hornthal's remarkable career speaks for itself.