Category: Legal Profession
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The Legal Profession
The Legal Profession in the United States The Legal Profession: Main Elements The coverage of The Legal Profession includes the following main elements: Duties and Obligations of Lawyers Find out an overview of this topic, in relation to The Legal Profession, in the legal Ecyclopedia. Lawyers […]
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Diligence
Diligence in United States Diligence Definition In Scotch law. Process; execution. Diligence Against the Heritage. A writ of execution by which the creditor proceeds against the real estate of the debtor. Diligence Incident. A writ or process for citing witnesses and examining havers. It is […]
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Diligence
Diligence in United States Diligence Definition In Scotch law. Process; execution. Diligence Against the Heritage. A writ of execution by which the creditor proceeds against the real estate of the debtor. Diligence Incident. A writ or process for citing witnesses and examining havers. It is […]
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Competence
Competence in United States Competence Definition Mental Competence in this legal EncyclopediaCompetence definition in the Law Dictionary Competence in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Competence, Competence in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Competence, Competence in the […]
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Competence
Competence in United States Competence Definition Mental Competence in this legal EncyclopediaCompetence definition in the Law Dictionary Competence in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Competence, Competence in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Competence, Competence in the […]
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Multidisciplinary Practice Groups
Multidisciplinary Practice Groups in the United States Multidisciplinary Practice Groups (MDPs) are businesses that offer both legal and non-legal services. The non-legal services are typically as accounting services, financial planning, social work, etc. MDPs are big in Europe but not in […]
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Multidisciplinary Practice Groups
Multidisciplinary Practice Groups in the United States Multidisciplinary Practice Groups (MDPs) are businesses that offer both legal and non-legal services. The non-legal services are typically as accounting services, financial planning, social work, etc. MDPs are big in Europe but not in […]
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Treatise
Treatise in the United States Treatise in the Context of Law Research The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Library defined briefly Treatise as: A scholarly work which provides detailed treatment of a particular area of law.Legal research resources, including Treatise, helpto identify the law […]
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Prosecutors
Prosecutors in the United States Prosecutors in the federal system are part of the U.S. Department of Justice in the executive branch. The Attorney General of the United States, who heads the Department of Justice, is appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. The chief […]
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Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management in the United States By Gwendolyn Mariano It’s not clear where the term originated. Of course, the concept of sharing information existed long before the term even became popular some 20 years ago in corporate America. Some observers say the term was coined by business […]
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Law Firm Ownership
Law Firm Ownership in the United States Non Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms and the Professional Independence of a Lawyer In its latest manifestation of attitude, Jacoby & Meyers has filed suit in three states seeking to overturn prohibitions against nonlawyer investment in law firms. Even […]
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Lawyer Referral Service
Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) in the United States Fee-Splitting Rules in California By Lisa J. Borodkin, who has a private practice specializing in Internet and entertainment law in Los Angeles. And by Christina M. Gagnier, who is the managing partner of Gagnier Margossian’s digital […]
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Local Bar Associations
Local Bar Associations in the United States Local Bar Associations becoming irrelevant By Dan Grunfeld. He is a Litigation partner who co-heads Kaye Scholer’s Los Angeles and Palo Alto offices. Formerly a top policy advisor to L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, he also was Public Counsel’s […]
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California Lawyer Magazine
California Lawyer Magazine in the United States The California Lawyer magazine, founded in 1980, was distributed to all lawyers in California. The monthly magazine contained news of the legal profession and commentary on cases and legal trends. One annual feature was the the magazine’s […]
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Continuing Legal Education
Continuing Legal Education in the United States Each state’s CLE rules are published in The Lawyer’s Almanac. A summary of each state’s rules are posted on the Web by the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education. The ALI-ABA posts a chart of states that accept online, self-study and other […]