Have You Outgrown Your Legal Counsel

How can you tell when you’ve outgrown your legal counsel? The following questions may help you decide if you need to make changes on your legal team.

Small Business Entity Formation - Protect Your Personal Assets

A discussion about when to form a business entity and how to protect your personal assets from potential liability. It talks about how to form a business entity.

E-Discovery Emergence in Civil Litigation

The law, as a means of administering dispute resolution and criminal accountability, must be able to adapt to revolutions of industry or technology. We are currently in the beginning years of a technological revolution that will only grow and continue to change the way humans live their lives.

Employment – Disclosure of Information – Breach of Confidence

The case of Freshtime UK Ltd v Wayne [2006] concerned an allegation of breach of confidence. The claimant’s company provided fresh food products to supermarkets. The defendant was employed by the claimant as a development manager. The defendant’s employment contract stipulated that she was not to divulge any information relating to the capacity of her employment or any details of the claimant’s business to third parties.

Employment – Discrimination - Victimisation – Three Step Procedure – Outside Time Limit

In the recent case of Mehta v University of London and others [2006], the applicant was a doctor who applied to the second respondent for medical training on 8th August 2003. The second respondent was a body within the University of London (the first respondent). On 6th October the applicant received a letter from the second respondent dated 2nd October. The letter stated that his application had been unsuccessful. The applicant claimed that he wrote back on 12th December to ask for detailed feedback as to why he had not been admitted to establish whether he had a legal claim against the respondents. He received no reply, and the second respondent claimed that no such letter was received.

Employment – 'Without Prejudice' Privilege – Victimisation

In the case of Vaseghi and another v. Brunel University and another [2006], the employees made separate complaints of race discrimination and claimed compensation against their employer. Settlement discussions began before an initial set of tribunal hearings in 2004, however, no settlement was reached.

How to Build a Mediation Presentation That Will Make an Insurance Adjuster’s Sphincter Tighten

A jury consultant reveals the critical strategies he has used to help clients build multi-million-dollar, multi-media mediation presentations that make insurance adjusters sit up, take notice and write big checks.

Becoming a Notary Public

Notary publics are of very ancient origin. They first became prominent among the Romans, during the 1500s. Their activities have long been abided by the custom of merchants and by the courts of all countries. Notaries were initially selected by the Pope or the Archbishop of Canterbury. During that time, they were proficient in foreign languages, as well as the principles and practices of law.

Notary Public FAQs

A notary is a public official who plays a very important role in law and business. Almost all agreements that you perform in everyday life need legal backing and proof. The notary public is legally empowered to acknowledge signatures, conduct oaths and affirmations, and issue subpoenas in lawsuits.

Notary Public Licenses

Notaries are responsible persons appointed by a state government to administer oaths and to attest to the authenticity of important documents. They have the right to take and validate the signature on all acknowledgements of mortgages, deeds, liens and powers of attorney. Notaries only verify the identity of signers and are not responsible for the exactness or the legality of a document?s content.

Notary Public Stamps

Clerical supplies such as notary stamps, record books, handbooks and embossing seals are available for notaries to notarize various legal documents. A notary public stamp is an exclusive property of a notary public. It should be kept under the direct and exclusive supervision of the notary. A notary public seal, usually of the rubber stamp type, is affixed to all notarized paper documents in photographically reproducible black ink.

Paralegal Salaries

Paralegal salaries depend on various factors such as education, training, experience, geographic location and type of the firm. Paralegals who work in large metropolitan areas generally earn more money than those who work in less populated regions. Generally, the annual salary of a paralegal can range from $24,470 to more than $61,150. The median salary of a paralegal is approximately $33,000. Benefits included in the annual salary of a paralegal are health insurance, sick leave, vacation time and retirement plan. Many paralegals receive year end and case bonuses in addition to their annual salary.

Chicago Car Accident Attorneys

Those of us who have been involved in a car accident know how frustrating it is to deal with an insurance company. Some victims of car accidents are unable to obtain the compensation or fair settlement due him. In this situation, it is good to bank on Chicago car accident attorneys.