Articles tagged with: Lawyers
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says a recent effort by a conservative advocacy website to besmirsch the reputations of current DOJ lawyers who previously represented detainees should …
From BBC News
Saudi Arabia is planning to bring in a new law to allow women lawyers to argue cases in court for the first time.
Justice Minister Mohammed al-Eissa said the law was part …
By Robert Todd
While it’s impossible for them to come to the bench without a distinct view of the world, a panel of judges maintained recently that it’s their duty to keep cultural biases in check …
By COLIN FREEZE
Canadians are blind to the threat posed by terrorists who publicly espouse their rights while privately believing in nothing but “nihilism and death,” Canada’s new spy chief says.
“We have a serious blind spot …
By Ian MacLeod
OTTAWA — In his first public speech, the new director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service chastised those critical of Canada’s efforts to fight terrorism.
“Many of our opinion leaders have come to see …
By Gail J. Cohen
The government of Canada’s legal agent program — wherein you’re a lawyer or law firm and do work for the federal government — clearly states that all service providers must have workplace …
Top in-house lawyers fear that diversity efforts among their outside counsel will suffer as jobs are cut. And our latest Minority Experience Study suggests there’s reason to worry
By Susan Hansen
The Minority …
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Sean Conway was steamed at a Fort Lauderdale judge, so he did what millions of angry people do these days: he blogged about her, saying she was an “Evil, Unfair Witch.”
But Mr. Conway …
By Vivia Chen from the May issue of The American Lawyer
The sisterhood of lawyers has never been more potent. In conference rooms and swanky restaurants, women across the ranks–senior partners and associates, general counsel, and …
From Criminal Defense Lawyer Sean Robichaud
In Ontario alone, there are over 150 courthouses for criminal matters.
From a criminal defence lawyer’s perspective, where your client is charged can be just as important as the type of …
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says the Obama administration should not call upon US Justice Department lawyers to defend John Yoo and other former members of the Bush …
By Faisal Kutty — The province’s 29,724 lawyers are to elect 40 colleagues as benchers of their governing body tomorrow. Eighty-five candidates — down from the 122 in the 1995 contest — are vying …
