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The Critical Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Achieving Net Zero

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. Climate Change as an Increasingly Common Feature of Law Practice Climate change is no longer an issue of concern only to environmental and energy lawyers.

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Norman Harris: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

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As a lawyer, I have learned that effective presence is an equal companion to competence, character, compassion and courage. Norman Harris – Champions for Justice Law. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. I have a small community-based firm.

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Paralegal Schools Forget to Mention These Things

Paralegal Bootcamp

Some of the stress and long hours will depend on the lawyer you work with, the organization you work for, and the practice area you work in. Back when I used to work in a law firm, I regularly worked 60-hour weeks. ARE YOU NEW TO LITIGATION? But you’re not learning what you will be actually be doing on the job.

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5 Common Legal Claims for Small Business Disputes That Require a Lawyer

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Having a lawyer at the ready assures you to run your business without worries. Remember, prevention is better than cure.

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Second Act in Dutch TikTok class action on privacy violation: court assesses Third Party Funding Agreements

Conflict of Laws

Introduction Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) has been one of the key topics of discussion in European civil litigation over the past years, and has been the topic of earlier posts on this forum. Most importantly, it emphasises that the control of the litigation should remain exclusively with the claimant organisation.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

Paralegal Bootcamp

Paralegals – Depending on the role, and their jurisdiction (as I mentioned before) a paralegal can represent someone in court, draft complex legal documents (under the supervision of a lawyer) perform research, and many other substantial tasks. One website in France calls a Law Clerk a, “Second-in-Command Lawyer.”

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Review of: PP Penasthika, Unravelling Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts: Indonesia as an Illustrative Case Study (The Hague: Eleven Publishers 2022)

Conflict of Laws

Next, Chapter Four contains what I would describe as the real ‘meat’ of the monograph, looking at how Indonesian practitioners (judges and lawyers) handle choice of law in international commercial matters, particularly regarding issues of foreign law.