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Arizona Licenses First Three Alternative Business Structures for Delivering Legal Services

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The Arizona Supreme Court has approved the first three entities to be licensed as alternative business structures, enabling businesses owned by non-lawyers to deliver legal services under the liberalized licensing rules the court approved last August. The two principles are Kent Phelps, an Arizona lawyer since 1996, and Jeffery B.

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Giuliani Generously Offers His Legal Services To House Impeachment Squad

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Australia justice system is failing victims of sexual violence: report

JURIST

” The federal government is yet to respond to the report’s 64 recommendations. million) to implement the more immediate steps such as funding for sexual assault legal services across the country. However, it has announced AUD 21.4 million (approximately $13.5

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India Supreme Court grants opportunity for states and union territories to enforce directives on caste discrimination in prisons

JURIST

Furthermore, the court tasked the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the statutory authority responsible for providing free legal services to marginalized communities in India, to compile a joint status report regarding compliance efforts across different jurisdictions.

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Engagement Party: Your Fee Agreement Is More than a Recitation of the Cost of Legal Services

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

The job, as they see it, is to get the fee out there, and to define the scope of legal services, as quickly as possible – so that the client will sign off, and so that the lawyer can go back to what they really want to do, which is to practice substantive law.

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Canada law firms urge government to assist Afghan evacuees

JURIST

In an open letter , 21 Canadian laws firms Monday urged the government to “respond meaningfully to the crisis in Afghanistan.” ” The letter calls on the Canadian government to “ satisfy fully its promise of resettlement – effectively, efficiently, and without delay.”

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Protections for Women Facing Violence Added to Government Spending Bill

The Crime Report

trillion spending package to fund the government through September and sending it on to the Senate, where it is expected to pass, reports the New York Times. The House has approved the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act aimed at preventing domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, including it in a sprawling $1.5