Sentences with phrase «whether the lawyer engages»

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Scientists above a certain level, whether employed by the state or the private sector, must obey a protocol when engaging the media, which allows only such information as is necessary to educate the public regarding the science process (similar to lawyers and the legal process), yet not advocate for any outcome of socially conflicted science in progress.

Law societies across Canada are considering a shift from a regulatory system that focuses on individual lawyers to one that looks at the collective lawyers work in, whether that's a law firm, an in - house legal department, or a legal aid organization Unlike the current regulatory model, which takes reactionary steps whenever lawyers engage in wrongdoing, regulators are considering a more proactive model that should help prevent transgressions in the first place.

As such, the Law Society expects lawyers to engage in due diligence when using any service provider that handles, stores or processes client records, whether those records are in paper form or electronic.

Whereas lawyers by necessity need to engage clients and treat them with respect or lose them, law professors will keep their jobs whether they're responsive or accessible to students or not, so long as they meet applicable publishing requirements.

And are GCs hiring outside counsel with «brand recognition,» without engaging in due diligence to determine whether those outside lawyers best serve the corporate client.

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Monzingo encourages lawyers to market themselves at all times whether working with a client on a case or while engaging in outside hobbies and activities.

Whether handling an automobile accident settlement on your own or engaging the services of a lawyer, the time will come when you need to know the value of your case.

«Let me make it clear from the outset that this appeal is not about whether the conduct engaged [in] by Mr. Manila was disgraceful and unacceptable,» Manilla's lawyer, Phil Downes told a five - bencher appeal panel this morning.

I was addressing this point, not engaging in a technical squabble about whether «actual voting» takes 90 seconds, or how much time a lawyer must spend «all at the same time».

Whether you need an overtime pay attorney in Los Angeles, a wrongful termination lawyer in San Diego, or an employment discrimination lawyer in Southern California, our employment law firm tenaciously takes on current or former employers who engage in unlawful practices against employees.

Lawyers at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the attorney general for the state of Washington engaged in a court battle over whether the injunction should remain in place or be lifted immediately.

I thought the fact that there is kind of a pending issue in our state about what it means to be a lawyer, to practice law, whether full time practice is what's required for you to consider yourself practicing law, and it's pretty clear to me, and I think to most of the people engaged in the bar association in Minnesota that where our society is headed probably means that arbitrary numerical thresholds of how many hours you bill or work is probably the wrong way to think about whether people are professionally lawyers or not.

The answer is that the ethical rules governing lawyers do not put much of a barrier in the way of helping clients engage in transactions that would appear questionable but do not violate any specific laws, so it is not clear whether lawyers pushing to the edge of the law are acting improperly.

Conceptualizing organizational culture in this way underscores, for instance, that a lawyer's decision about whether to expose the firm to risk, by deliberately ignoring a potential conflict, may depend on whether the firm offers junior lawyers meaningful professional training opportunities, and whether it provides income partners with guidance on how to engage in business development.

For now, if we can do that we can serve Canadians better and in the meantime, my hope is that FiredWithoutCause is the first of several ventures to bring law to the people in a cost - effective way and to empower people with legal information so they can get the help they need whether they do it by themselves or engage a lawyer when it is serious.

During the deposition, Danner, the plaintiffs lawyer, began asking the co-defendant intrusive and irrelevant questions, such as whether he had engaged in homosexual conduct.

A: Some are traits lawyers can readily work on, such as being a better listener, a more engaging and sought - after colleague, or a visible persona (whether through publishing, presenting, taking on ever more complex legal work, enga

Whether in response to a regulatory inquiry or on their own initiative, corporations, boards of directors, audit committees and special board committees engage our lawyers to conduct sensitive internal investigations.

Whether or not engaging in the practice of law, lawyers should conduct themselves honorably.

Whether our clients are drafting pre-nuptial contracts, negotiating separation agreements, or engaged in divorce litigation, Owen Bird's family lawyers provide practical advice and determined advocacy throughout the commencement and breakdown of a marriage or personal relationship.

Another important part of the analysis in which the franchise lawyer will need to carefully engage is whether the franchisee — not only the franchisor — broke parts of the franchise agreement, or failed to comply with his or her obligations under the franchise contract.

We don't know whether the lawyers who worked in the PMO during the Duffy debacle — Nigel Wright and Benjamin Perrin — engaged in unlawful or unethical conduct.

While perhaps not intended, the transferring lawyer rule is engaged whenever a transferring lawyer has relevant confidential information, whether privileged or not, whether or not obtained from a client and whether or not obtained in the context of a lawyer - client relationship.

Note that you can engage the services of an NY traffic ticket lawyer regardless of whether or not you were issued a TVB ticket.

This CBA opinion has rekindled the debate regarding whether lawyers who engage in Collaborative Practice are violating state ethical rules.