Sentences with phrase «young deal lawyers»
What advice would you give to young deal lawyers starting out?
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Kate Walker, a young New York lawyer, is dispatched to deal with the sale of a former automaton factory hidden in the French Alps.
ABOUT SYBERIA 1: Kate Walker, a young New York lawyer, is dispatched to deal with the sale of a former automaton factory hidden in the French Alps.
A golden nugget in Jeff Blumenthal's report on Reed's acquisition of a seven - lawyer practice group from Luther Menold, a law firm affiliated with Ernst & Young, is how the deal was done:
Couzin Taylor LLP, which is allied with Ernst & Young LLP, has 44 lawyers in five offices across Canada, and deals in all areas of tax law, including tax litigation and tax controversy, corporate tax, human capital, international tax, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and capital markets, sales, customs and excise, and indirect tax.
In an article for Litigation News Stephanie McCoy Loquvam discusses tips for young lawyers dealing with «difficult and more senior opposing counsel.»
One of the most unpleasant bits British lawyer Mark Stephens has had to deal with in his high - profile representation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was a telephone call from his young daughter, who was too frightened to leave her bedroom because of an unknown man parked outside of and watching their home.
«If not, how do you give young lawyers the training and exposure that they need to develop a skillset and gain familiarity with the inner workings of the deal?»
What the survey actually did ascertain was which skills might best well serve young lawyers once they land a job at a big law firm that mostly deals with corporate clients.
Many young lawyers have a great deal of knowledge and experience to offer the firm in areas where partners may be deficient.
Plus, it's had a good deal of success, in large part to its staff of «bright young lawyers, many of many of them technically proficient and experts in the field of intellectual property.»
There are techniques to deal with some of the problems the young lawyer will face.
We understand that dealing with the aftermath of your young child's injury can be incredibly stressful and overwhelming, and our personal injury lawyers are prepared to stand by your side every step of the way.
As a lawyer with a young client, I need to figure out the best way to deal with this youth, and how I will persuade the Crown Attorney, and ultimately a judge, that this young person has a future.
Specific topics covered include the role of the prosecutor, defendant and justice of the peace; the presumption of innocence; proof beyond a reasonable doubt and findings of credibility; elements of an offence; guilty pleas to an offence charged or another offence; mens rea, strict liability and absolute liability offences; defences to regulatory charges, including due diligence, reasonable mistake of fact and officially induced error; trial procedure; presentation of evidence; rules of evidence; the voir dire; dealing with the unrepresented defendant; Charter applications; access to justice issues; paralegals and lawyers in the courtroom; requests for a bilingual trial; articulating reasons for judgment; delivery of a judgment; sentencing; and trials of young persons.
My advice to young lawyers when they are trying to seal the deal is to always have the client's business interests in mind.
Herrmann's book, and the column more generally (he's still writing it), are an extremely useful resource for helping to answer questions of associates and young partners about the often murky dynamics of life in a big law firm, both in terms of dealing with other lawyers within the firm and in dealing with the in - house lawyers who tend to be our clients.
Using the scientific approach whilst excluding practical knowledge in law schools, as Nadia Chiesa points out, does not prepare students for practice: «In his 1935 indictment of legal education, Karl Llewellyn denounces the law schools of his time as factories pulling in immature, unprepared young men and, three years later, churning out young lawyers who are not significantly better prepared to deal with the realities of the legal profession.»
The deal lawyer who combines the charm and manners of Len Berkowitz (a Linklaters all - time great for those who are too young to remember him), the client list and PR flair of the Honourable Nigel (but not his taste in football teams), the experience and know - how of David Cheyne, Richard Godden's eye for detail, Steve Cooke's sense of fun but probably less hair gel, the drafting abilities of Duncan McCurrach (Sullivan & Cromwell partner in New York), Tim Emmerson's understanding of accounts, the drive of Mike Francies and the niceness on the other side of the table of a Charles Martin, James Palmer or Adam Signy.
Goldman, who also handles real estate business divorces, gave the example of one of his first cases as a young lawyer, where no prenup was involved — which wrought a great deal of havoc over the rest of the family.
«The prospect of dealing with showings and open houses for weeks was horrifying to us,» says Louise Summerhill, the mother of two young children and a full - time lawyer whose husband is in the same profession.