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The British legal profession has a duty to help ensure justice for all
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
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Legal aid and Law Centres are under threat in the UK, along with the principle of equal access to justice. Geoffrey Bindman QC says it's time for the legal profession to dig into their pockets and help meet the gap in state funding...It is hardly
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Top lawyers to pallbear at Mutula funeral service
Nairobi :: Kenya | 19 days ago
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Members of the Senior Counsel will be the pallbearers during the funeral service of the late Senator Mutula Kilonzo on Thursday next week. The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) secretary Apollo Mboya also said the Counsel agreed on a strict dress code for
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Best Lawyers Exemplify Excellence in Legal Profession
Auckland :: New Zealand | 27 days ago
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Best Lawyers , the oldest and most highly respected guide to the legal profession, has released the 2013 list of Best Lawyers in New Zealand . The attorneys named to Best Lawyers have been recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their
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Law Schools Are Making It Easier For Firms To Hire Young Lawyers To Do Grunt Work
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Legal educators are still fantasizing that law firms will create more positions for new lawyers. The latest pipe dream suggests that big firms will "give talented graduates of less prestigious institutions a chance to shine" in residencies that teach
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Bad lawyers - More than 200 complaints against attorneys last year
Kingston :: Jamaica | 3 months ago
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In its 2011-2012 annual report to Parliament which was tabled in the House of Representatives last Tuesday, the GLC said it received 216 reports for the year. According to the GLC, the 216 complaints received represented an increase of 20 over the
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Lawyers Call for Drastic Change in Educating New Lawyers
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 3 months ago
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Faced with profound and seemingly irreversible shifts, the legal profession is contemplating radical changes to its educational system, including cutting the curriculum, requiring far more on-the-ground training and licensing technicians who are not
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Cherie Blair: I felt ordinary and out of place when I started work - and it took a man to mentor me. Now it's women's turn
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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2 February 2013 Back in the Seventies, when I was looking for my first job in the legal profession, it was hard to be taken seriously as a woman lawyer. It was commonplace for female candidates to be told We don't take women' or We've already got a
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Guerra dies
Saint George's :: Grenada | 5 months ago
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Tributes were led by Attorney General Anand Ramlogan who in a press release said throughout his long, colourful and successful carrer, Guerra never hesitated to advance his legal expertise to those who needed it, no matter their financial
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New Chicago high school grooms future lawyers
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 5 months ago
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And a biology class is inspired by the science of crime scene investigations. That's part of the formula at Legal Prep Charter Academies , a new Chicago charter school whose founders hope to increase diversity in the legal profession. The high school
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Bridgecorp's Davidson damaged legal profession
Wellington :: New Zealand | 5 months ago
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Former Bridgecorp chairman Bruce Davidson who was convicted of issuing false statements to investors who lost more than $460 million has also been found guilty of bringing the legal profession into disrepute. Possible penalties for the charge include
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