What do you feel are the legal and economic issues facing law firms currently? The current‚ prolonged economic downturn has caused considerable issues for law firms‚ and has seen 11‚000 facing collapse. This is due to a “perfect storm” of legal aid cuts and the unwillingness of banks to provide loans. Putting into perspective the detrimental effects of a fragile economy‚ the SRA‚ (Solicitors Regulatory Authority) has placed 160 firms under intensive supervision‚ owing to concern surrounding their
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“American Federation of Labor and Industrial Workers of the World” The American Federation of Labor was an association of trade unions starting 1886‚ rising out of an earlier Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions founded in 1881. The AFL’s president‚ Samuel Gompers‚ was convinced that unions open to workers of all types of skills within a given industry‚called industrial unions‚were too undisciplined to withstand the tactics that both government and management had used to break American
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sickness allowance‚ moral and exemplary damages‚ and attorney’s fees. Alexander engaged the services of Atty. Rolando B. Go‚ Jr. (Atty. Go) as his counsel. In consideration of Atty. Go’s legal services‚ Alexander agreed to pay attorney’s fees on a contingent basis‚ as follows: twenty percent (20%) of total monetary claims as settled or paid and an additional ten percent (10%) in case of appeal. It was likewise agreed that any award of attorney’s fees shall pertain to respondent’s law firm as compensation
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Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1 – Competence Provide competent representation Legal knowledge‚ skill‚ thoroughness reasonably necessary Comments Determining whether requisite knowledge and skill exists: relative complexity/specialized nature of matter‚ lawyer’s own training and experience‚ preparation and study time‚ available help Do not need special training or prior experience to handle a new problem – just study up Emergency matters – you can help to the extent reasonably
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|The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct: | |[pic] |does not apply to CPAs who function as tax advisors only. | |[pic] |does not apply to CPAs who hold positions below the rank of partner‚ manager‚ or senior in a national CPA firm. | |[pic] |does not apply to CPAs whose work is limited to consulting services.
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morally untenable. In more recent times‚ a new pacifist theory has emerged which argues in favour of individuals having no absolute right to not be killed – contingent pacifism. This theory has been criticized heavily by Jeff McMahan (2010); describing contingent pacifism as “untenable”. This essay will endeavour to present the case against contingent pacifism offered by McMahan‚ and also expand on these ideas presented. Before ideas and theories are explored‚ it is important to state some key definitions
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A contingent workforce is a temporary group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis‚ also known as freelancers‚ independent professionals‚ temporary contract workers‚ independent contractors or consultants. The contingent workforce style of labor is becoming much more popular in the American economy today because of several different contributing factors. The driving force behind the idea of a contingent workforce is globalization. With the world’s economies becoming
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[pic] Canadian Worker Cooperative Federation Fédération Canadienne des Coopératives de Travail The Worker Co-operative Movements in Italy‚ Mondragon and France: Context‚ Success Factors and Lessons By Hazel Corcoran and David Wilson Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation May 31‚ 2010 Funding for the research and drafting of this paper was generously provided by the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships‚ based at the University of Victoria and
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PART IV Seeing as Wendy and Ben are both well provided for in Manuel’s will‚ and that their respective legitimes are protected under Articles 892‚ 894‚ and 897 of the New Civil Code‚ contesting the will simply to deprive Cora of Manuel’s bequeathal may be considered frivolous. For Louie to advise Wendy to sue based on unfairness may not be enough to justify the amount of time and energy that Wendy may expend in contesting Manuel’s will‚ a feat that may not prosper in the first place. Art. 892.
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problems in life where they needed the support of others. In life we need people but not everyone has some one to lean on. This is where a social worker comes in‚ they are the support system for anyone who needs it. My ideal job includes being able to help families‚ having a supervisor to help with decisions‚ and being able to work all day. Being a social worker has all those aspects. Rather it is being in the office helping people work through issues or going out in the community to help a family get
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