Educational Law And The Legal Service

There are many questions and arguments that remain about the standard of care within schools. Should the current standard of care in relation to schools be increased or remain the same or be substantially reduced? Does law of torts make a teacher’s job too difficult? Should schools always be held liable when a student is injured? ‘A tort is a “civil wrong” and for someone to commit a tort they have to interfere with another person’s rights, or fail in their legal obligations to that person, and this causes the person to suffer.’ (Drew Hopkins, 2008) An example case of civil wrong is State of Victoria v Bryar [1970] 44 ALJR 174.

Paralegals or legal assistants are qualified by education, training or work experience, but are not required by any state to be licensed. Although, legal assistants may get become certified through such organization as NALA or some state bar associations. Paralegals are a valuable asset to an attorney, but it is important for a paralegal or legal assistant to adhere to the standards of legal ethics and proper conduct, one of which, they must never give legal advice. A paralegal or legal assistant may assist an attorney, but the attorney is ultimately responsible, therefore the paralegal should work under the supervision of said attorney. Currently, there are no absolute requirements for a person to be a paralegal, but with most

Avoiding the pitfalls of the unauthorized practice of law, also known as UPL, is one of the most important duties that all legal professionals or aspiring law students should learn and integrate into their law career, in order to maintain impeccable ethics and conduct at all times. Clear rules and regulations must be followed in regards to the unauthorized practice of law. Thus, in order to avoid the unauthorized practice of law, one must first know what it is by definition and how it pertains to their best practices and due diligence. Furthermore, the violations of one’s failure to comply with the rules and regulations for UPL, may be costly in more ways than one.

Mental Illness - The prisoner’s moral culpability for his offending is reduced by reason of his mental illness and the objective

-There was a reckless lack of interest or concern to human life, resulting in death. (an example of this is a person unloads a firearm in a crowded street.

Acting as a legal practitioner is considered a “great privilege” and “offers the opportunity to serve the community in a profoundly important way.” Lawyer’s roles as officers of the Court and administrators of justice give them a monopoly on the delivery of counselling and representation services. In order to “maintain their capacity to serve the community” , legal practitioners must accept that they are

College and universities deal with a myriad of issues that impact students, faculty, and administrators. Mattie (2007) asserts “risk can be defined as any issue that impacts an institution’s ability to meet its objectives” (p. 3). Issues like sexual harassment, student discipline, free speech, academic misconduct, tenure, race and religion are risk but how they are managed can impact institutions. This review will examine Carol L. J. Hustoles 2012 dissertation Through the Eyes of Higher Education Attorneys: How Department Chairs Are Navigating the Waters of Legal Issues and Risk Management. The dissertation discussed what institutional risk management is and the role of department chairs in relation to legal issues as well as their role

This experience prepares the student for the realities of professional practice, acquiring the knowledge skills and attributes to become a safe, competent practitioner (Mcallister 2001, cited in Midgley 2006). Educational audits by the clinical lead universities monitor clinical learning environments for their appropriateness of learning provision, enabling the ward to facilitate change if necessary to ensure continuing suitability as a clinical placement (NMC 2008).

I understand that receiving an education in law can be intense, but it only draws me closer because of this desire for the challenge to maximally utilize comprehension, analysis, evaluation, communication and presentation skills in the course of my education. As an associate of neurologists in National University Hospital, this period has taught me that every medical procedure had been woven with intricate legal implication. As a result, the seemingly simple duty of explaining medical procedures has taught me meticulousness. That will be important when I handle future legal cases.

The cost of tuition at colleges and universities in the United States has seen a steady increase over last several decades. Since the 1980s, the list price for tuition has risen by roughly 7% per year, while the inflation rate has averaged 3.2% per year. The effect of this mismatch in the rise of the cost of tuition versus the average inflation rate has had monumental effects on the ability of students to afford a higher education. This, in turn, has forced more students to take out increasingly large amounts of loans, causing for the national student loan debt to grow to over $1 trillion dollars, more than total credit card

This year during legal studies, I was able to help out with jacket racket organization, many others and I were able to bag donated jackets together. I learned as a group at the time that we all work fairly well together if we really put our minds to it. I also helped a little bit with the food hamper, Andrea and I were able to unbag the food donations and organize them into boxes as we collected the bags. Near the beginning of the year, the whole legal studies class was able to create a dance routine to warm-up for the Terry Fox run. Personally, I did not create the dance, but I was able to help out for the preparation of the run. In my group, we were able to organize music and many other things like the announcement. For the musical chairs event, I was able to help pull away chairs. At this time, we learned how to think quickly and act based on our given situations. I was also able to count money for the Terry Fox run, this took quite some time. Lastly, I was able to work a few games at the family dance even though I caught a fever.

Today, more than ever before, the legal profession offers a unique opportunities to dedicated individual to make a significant contribution to the society. This post is aimed at help you evaluate law as a career. It should give you a clear understanding of what to expect in your educational path to a law degree and the very significant financial expenses associated with obtaining a law degree.

Traditionally, legal services at the highest levels and in the most reputable firms are dominated by white, male lawyers from the highest socio-economic groups. Being diverse means showing a great deal of variety; but due to various factors, underrepresented groups have faced barriers when pursuing a career in the legal profession. One of the many barriers that underrepresented groups faces when developing a career in the legal profession is their socio-economic background. The social background of an individual can hinder them from educational success and their ability to gain legal work experience. Furthermore, despite the growth of female lawyers, the legal profession maintained its rigidity. As a result of the perceived lack of

Unlike many on my classmates I am studying to become a lawyer. The legal field has remained firmly set in the past. Most legal documents need to be delivered in person to the court. The old nature of the legal system has been slow to change of time some states like Georgia refuse to implement online system that allow a professional to submit documents online. Even the trusts and will are found as paper copies in a binder or stapled. The private nature of most practices in the legal field require that most actions are done through paperwork. The paperwork written to the extent that there could be hundreds of pages per case. To understand the information in a case lawyers will be required to physically read each page of the documents. Many of the practices also involve in an in-person basis where the lawyer and the client would have to talk face-to-face conversations. To set myself ahead of my competition I decided to take up a Business Administration which allow me to start a business background which will help if I want to enter into business/corporate law. Some work in the legal field have advanced through the use of technology.

On December 8th, after a slight struggle to conduct an interview, I was able to get in contact with Matthew Resch for an interview over the phone, through the help of my classmate Selene. Matthew is currently an in-house counsel. He is required to serve a wide variety of legal matters for the company. I was happy when I heard this because coincidencedently I also hope to pursue a career in corporate law. However prior to being an in-house counsel he practiced law at a private firm for several years. Because of this he has a fairly large view of the legal field, and thus understands the pros and cons of many aspects of the legal profession.