Legal Profession

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Two Marriages That Made a Law Firm, 1862–75

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

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Focuses on Ellen Byrne Chadwick and Charlotte Louisa Beatty, two women who each married a founding partner of the firm, then known as Beatty & Chadwick, and who are both considered crcuial to … 34 $3.40 Add
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Was Lincoln Right?

From: Why Good Lawyers Matter

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Examination of why resort to the settlement process occurs more often toward the end of litigation rather than at the beginning. 13 $1.30 Add
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Decision Making

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

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Analysis of the respective roles of the client and the lawyer in making decisions regarding the conduct of the defence. ; 60 $6.00 Add
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Lawyer or Liar?

Breaking Down Public Perception

From: Why Good Lawyers Matter

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Exploration of some of the leading sources of the public perception that lawyers are liars and how to improve the situation. 13 $1.30 Add
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McLachlin on the Supreme Court: 1989-2000

From: Beverley McLachlin

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Describes McLachlin’s career as an associate justice on the Supreme Court between 1989 and 2000. Analyses the key decisions, issues and debates that surrounded the court at that time. ; 32 $3.20 Add
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Overview of Financial Statements

From: Understanding Financial Statements

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Provides an overview of financial statements, explaining illustrative financial statements, notes to the financial statements, the balance sheet, the income statement, statements of comprehensive … 29 $2.90 Add
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Politics and Family Ties, 1876–80

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

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Discusses the role politics played in restructuring the firm in the mid-1870s, when many departures and arrivals occurred. 15 $1.50 Add
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The only way to be paid well as an actor

Why I became a lawyer

From: Advocates and Advocacy

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Personal reflections on the legal profession. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Open Courts Principle, Litigant Privacy, and Electronic Court Records

From: Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age 2/e

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Analysis of the effect on privacy from increased access to digital information. 27 $2.70 Add

Trial Courts

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Trial Courts

From: Canada's Courts

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"De-anonymization" and "Re-anonymization"

Why Traditional Assumptions No Longer Apply

From: Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age 2/e

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Examination of how “anonymized” information within court documents can be “re-identified”. 7 $0.70 Add

Appeal Judges

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Appeal Judges

From: Canada's Courts

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Challenges Overcome, 1881–89

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

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Discusses the challenges overcome between the years 1881-89, beginning with the death of William Gooderham and including the departure of several partners of the firm, other professional … 25 $2.50 Add
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Confidentiality

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

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Examination of the problems and concerns arising from the lawyer’s core obligation to keep client information confidential, plus the duty of confidentiality owed to non-clients. ; 51 $5.10 Add