Sentences with phrase «with members of the legal profession»

As was observed by Henry James MP, at another time of unprecedented radical change some 140 years ago, «those who had to frame and introduce a measure of legal reform had sometimes to contend with -LSB-...] with members of the legal profession, who might think that their interests would be affected by any change in the existing system.»

The 20/20 Commission's process was relatively closed, in that it consulted nearly exclusively with members of the legal profession: other ABA entities, state and local bar associations, judges, law school professors, and individual lawyers.

However, extended analysis of judicial humour directed at or shared with members of the legal profession is beyond the scope of this paper.

Not exact matches

In the legal profession to which I belong (now as an unlicensed non practicing lawyer) it is punishable misconduct to tell untruths and half - truths as an officer of the court or in one's private dealings with members of the public.

Must be a full - time undergraduate student with at least one and one - half year of study completed; must have intent to enter the teaching profession; at least one parent or legal guardian must be a current member of the Connecticut Education Association or an employed CEA staff member.

Positions with Tier 1 and Tier 2 employers which do not require a J.D. or involve the full - time provision of legal services may be eligible employment if they generally require the graduate to use his or her legal training to a significant degree or are often held by members of the legal profession.

Members of the legal profession must also inform their clients of any risks associated with the use of technology in the lawyer - client relationship.

I have always been concerned that the CBA's stated mandate,» [to be] the essential ally and advocate of all members of the legal profession;... the voice for all members of the profession and its primary purpose is to serve its members», conflicts with creating solutions that impact the livelihood of lawyers.

The list of past courses shows the great diversity and richness of this Association, and its efforts to provide its members and others in the profession with the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and understanding of legal systems and issues in various parts of the world.

After being frustrated with the «inappropriate» gift giving that occurs in the profession, a member of the legal community says she has the answer.

(7) a conflict of interest between the law society's duty to regulate the legal profession so as to make legal services adequately available, and its duty to represent the interests of lawyers, i.e., law societies» regulatory powers conflict with their representative powers, and being elected by their lawyer - members, benchers deal with the problems and complaints of those who elect them;

I think the legal profession needs to have a greater proportion of its members become comfortable with code considering that today's biggest issues are almost all inexorably linked to technology.

According to our sources: «Law students here are encouraged to build up a support network which often includes their peers, professors and members of the legal profession they come into contact with over the course of their studies.»

Based upon the mentor's experience as a partner and an experienced attorney, he or she should offer information to the associate about the legal profession, along with firm policies and practices and how to build professional and personal relationships with other members of the firm.

«We look forward to working with Rocket Lawyer on this pilot program to identify ways for our members to serve more clients while remaining faithful to the legal profession's high standards of ethics and professionalism.»

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

«Law societies have been at the forefront of the fight against money laundering for more than 15 years, putting in place a regime that prohibits members of the legal profession from accepting cash from clients and requires them to comply with strict know - your - client rules.

He will bring a wealth of new and challenging ideas about the future of the legal profession in Canada to the CBA and its members through round - table discussions with law firm leaders, a webcast on the future of lawyers, advice on future policy, and articles to be published in the CBA's National magazine.

@Gary P. Rodrigues: «My understanding is that the decision to continue to offer the Ontario Reports in print is in response to feedback received directly from members of the legal profession who see the Ontario Reports as a mechanism for creating a sense of community among members of the legal profession as well as the primary means whereby the Law Society communicates with the profession.

The Society encourages members of the legal profession to contact the Equity & Access Office with any questions or concerns they may have related to equity, diversity and cultural competence.

He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the American Inns of Court Foundation, a national legal organization that promotes excellence, professionalism, civility and ethics, with a nationwide membership exceeding 25,000 attorneys, judges, and others involved in the legal profession.

2 - 23.2 (1) A lawyer must not practise law in an MDP unless (a) the lawyer and all members of the MDP are in compliance with Rules 2 - 23.1 to 2 - 23.12 and the Professional Conduct Handbook, (b) all lawyers who are members of the MDP have obtained express permission under this Division to practise law in the MDP, (c) all non-lawyer members of the MDP are of good character and repute, (d) all members of the MDP agree in writing (i) that practising lawyers who are members of the MDP will have actual control over the delivery of legal services by the MDP, (ii) that non-lawyer members of the MDP will not interfere, directly or indirectly with the lawyer's (A) obligation to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (B) exercise of independent professional judgement, (iii) to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (iv) to cooperate with and assist the Society or its agents in the conduct of a practice review, examination or investigation, and (e) all members of the MDP who are governed by the regulatory body of another profession agree to report to the MDP any proceedings concerning their conduct or competence.

Only members of the legal profession and eligible media may use electronic devices to transmit and receive data during a court proceeding or hearing before a court so long as it is undertaken in a manner that will not cause interference or disruption with the proceeding or hearing.

Seven members of the legal profession are pairing up with litigants at two downtown Toronto courthouses.

Similarly, DBA started a «Let's Chat» series of programs where its members could converse with leaders in the legal profession.

Mr. Wilson is known in the legal community as a distinguished member of the profession, with an impressive record of success.

He also closely cooperates with globally recognized academic members of the legal profession.

In addition to the introduction of its Equity Office (1997), Gender Equity Committee (1991) and Racial Equity Committee (1989), the Society works with university law programs such as the Indigenous Blacks & Mi» kmaq Initiative at the Schulich School of Law, the Government of Nova Scotia and the federal government to develop programs to encourage the members of equity - seeking groups to enter the legal profession.

In remarks at last week's annual conference of the state bar association, Justice Barry Albin encouraged members of the legal profession and the public to defend New Jersey's courts against attacks by the other two branches based on dissatisfaction with court decisions.

The Barclays Legal department provide support both financially and through the time and efforts of members to equal opportunities initiatives, including those concerned with women's rights and access to the profession.

JEP members are also committed to collaborating with and supporting fellow members and actively participating in efforts to improve the legal profession, the practice of law and the larger justice system.

For the first time, National Action Committee members — leaders in the legal profession, members of the Bench, justice system policymakers and those providing A2J services — had the opportunity to work directly with SRLs at a Vancouver meeting of the Committee on March 22.

After working as a public accountant with Grant Thornton, LLP in Cleveland, Gregory Johnson entered the legal profession and practiced with Reminger Co., L.P.A. in Cleveland for nearly five years as a member of its corporate practice area.

NALS of Pennsylvania provides the opportunity to further the knowledge and enhance the ethical standards and professional attainment of our members; to conduct programs of continuing legal education for members and others in the legal profession; to promote fellowship and cooperation among members and with the legal community.

As a result, the law societies across Canada have banded together with the Federation of Law Societies of Canada to present a little dog and pony show for the public and the legislators (who are primarily legal profession club members themselves.)

Members of the LLD have met with leaders and managing partners of law firms including the largest national law firms to discuss diversity initiatives within law firms and to stress the importance of actions to create a more inclusive legal profession.

An established businessman before entering the legal profession and a hand - picked member of President Lyndon Johnson's task force on minority small businesses, Joe Bernstein and his son Bob made it their priority to balance a client's business interests with their legal needs.

Law clerks can augment their recent academic legal training with the experience of those who have earned the respect of the legal profession, both as senior members of the bar and as sitting judges.

As a result of national mobility, Canada's law societies have worked with the Federation to adopt consistent rules and practices to ensure that the public is served by members of the legal profession who are held to the same high level of competence and ethics, wherever they practice in Canada.

Generally speaking, all members of the legal profession are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the following basic principles, among others:

Accepting, in particular, that, generally speaking, the transformation initiatives to empower black and women practitioners have been met with some reluctance and resistance on the part of some of members of the legal profession and industry broadly; and acknowledging that black and women practitioners have not been treated in line with the foundational constitutional values of equality; the right to equal access; the right for everyone to choose and practice their profession freely, and

The British Library catalog record describes this resource as follows: «A growing collection of life story interviews with lawyers, solicitors, barristers and other members of the legal profession in Britain.»

As for your humorous reference to the absence of headnotes and the comment that the student might have to read the case, I would suggest that the same holds true with many members of the legal profession, yourself of course excluded.

McCracken v. Canadian National Railway Company, 2010 ONSC 6026 (Ont SCJ) is necessary reading for any member of the legal profession with any (relevant) involvement in class actions... [more]

I was then somewhat surprised when in annex B, it listed the members of the CBA Legal Futures Initiative team and all have a direct relationship with the legal profesLegal Futures Initiative team and all have a direct relationship with the legal profeslegal profession.

Both solutions will occur because the power of the news media and of the internet, interacting, will quickly make widely known these types of information, the cumulative effect of which will force governments and the courts to act: (1) the situations of the thousands of people whose lives have been ruined because they could not obtain the help of a lawyer; (2) the statistics as to the increasing percentages of litigants who are unrepresented and clogging the courts, causing judges to provide more public warnings; (3) the large fees that some lawyers charge; (4) increasing numbers of people being denied Legal Aid and court - appointed lawyers; (5) the many years that law societies have been unsuccessful in coping with this problem which continues to grow worse; (6) people prosecuted for «the unauthorized practice of law» because they tried to help others desperately in need of a lawyer whom they couldn't afford to hire; (7) that there is no truly effective advertising creating competition among law firms that could cause them to lower their fees; (8) that law societies are too comfortably protected by their monopoly over the provision of legal services, which is why they might block the expansion of the paralegal profession, and haven't effectively innovated with electronic technology and new infrastructure so as to be able to solve this problem; (9) that when members of the public access the law society website they don't see any reference to the problem that can assure them that something effective is being done and, (10) in order for the rule of law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the whole of Canada's constitution be able to operate effectively and command sufficient respect, the majority of the population must be able to obtain a lawyer at reasonable Legal Aid and court - appointed lawyers; (5) the many years that law societies have been unsuccessful in coping with this problem which continues to grow worse; (6) people prosecuted for «the unauthorized practice of law» because they tried to help others desperately in need of a lawyer whom they couldn't afford to hire; (7) that there is no truly effective advertising creating competition among law firms that could cause them to lower their fees; (8) that law societies are too comfortably protected by their monopoly over the provision of legal services, which is why they might block the expansion of the paralegal profession, and haven't effectively innovated with electronic technology and new infrastructure so as to be able to solve this problem; (9) that when members of the public access the law society website they don't see any reference to the problem that can assure them that something effective is being done and, (10) in order for the rule of law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the whole of Canada's constitution be able to operate effectively and command sufficient respect, the majority of the population must be able to obtain a lawyer at reasonable legal services, which is why they might block the expansion of the paralegal profession, and haven't effectively innovated with electronic technology and new infrastructure so as to be able to solve this problem; (9) that when members of the public access the law society website they don't see any reference to the problem that can assure them that something effective is being done and, (10) in order for the rule of law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the whole of Canada's constitution be able to operate effectively and command sufficient respect, the majority of the population must be able to obtain a lawyer at reasonable cost.

For each of the Bills, the Ministry of Law had consulted extensively with stakeholders from the Supreme Court, the Attorney - General's Chambers, the Law Society, members of the legal profession and the public.

It Is Hereby Ordered, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 2.120, that the annexed rules be and the same hereby are adopted for the government of the Supreme Court of Nevada and the legal profession in this state; that the same shall be effective on October 15, 1965; that publication thereof be made by the mailing of a printed copy by the clerk of this court to each member of the State Bar of Nevada according to the clerk's official list of membership of such Bar (which will include all district judges) and to each justice of the peace and to each police judge in this state, and that the certificate of the clerk of this court as to such mailing, not less than 30 days prior to October 15, 1965, shall be conclusive evidence of the adoption and publication of such rules in accordance with the provisions of NRS 2.120.

Some judicial leaders have suggested that state bars promote mentoring as a way to ensure that new lawyers receive guidance from experienced ones in how to engage in law practice in accordance with the duties, responsibilities and expectations of members of the legal profession.

Diverse candidates must be in good standing as a first - year law student at an ABA accredited law school; demonstrate a record of academic and professional achievement; contribute meaningfully to diversity in the legal profession, which may include being a member of a racial / ethnic group that has been historically underrepresented in the legal profession, or identifying as a person with disabilities, openly LGBT, and / or a military veteran; and have a sincere interest in intellectual property and Fish & Richardson.