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Regarding the different types of lawyers, it is important to realize that not all lawyers practice
law.
Other lawyers will practice for a few years and then decide to move into a different industry
such as Management Consulting.
Remember that all firms are different, and the focus will generally be determined by the type
of work that comes in the door, but generally the below is accurate:
-The solo practitioner/small law firm = This type of firm is the most general in scope in terms of
the lawyer job description. The majority of smaller firms handle matters for citizens and small
businesses. A solo Practitioner, on a Monday night may sit on the board of a municipality's
zoning board (land use); Tuesday may close a sale of a home (real estate); Wednesday may file
a law suit against an insurance company (litigation); Thursday may form a corporate entity and
close the sale of a pharmacy (commercial transaction); Friday may appear on a DUI charge
(criminal).
-Medium sized law firm =The medium sized law firm will employ more attorneys and the focus
of each attorney will be more specific vs. the smaller law firms. For example, perhaps a lawyer
may be in the Commercial Real Estate group in a law firm and will only handle commercial real
estate matters such as leasing, tax appeals, purchases and sales of buildings, and financing for
purchase of real estate.
-Large law firm = As the size of the firm gets larger, the individual types of lawyers will focus on
much more specific areas. Here a Lawyer may only review leases and never get exposed to
other aspects of commercial real estate let alone other legal professions or fields of law.
-Boutique law firm = This type of law firm is small, but the types of lawyers who are employed
here are highly sophisticated and highly focused on one area of law. For example after 9/11
there were a few boutique law firms who specialized in Aviation law who worked on
compensating victims and family members for their legal claims.
4. ¿Qué característica presentan los abogados que integran los grandes buffets o
estudios?
3) Lea el siguiente texto y responda si las consignas dadas con Verdaderas (V) o Falsas (F). En
caso de ser falsas, deberá justificar su respuesta. De lo contrario, no se reputará correcta si no
fundamenta conforme el texto. (8 x 5 = 40 pts.)
Studying law in the United States is very different from studying law in many other countries.
In the US, law is a professional academic field, the equivalent of a graduate degree in other
parts of the world.
Law schools in the US are part of public or private universities that grant Juris Doctor (J.D.)
degrees. The Juris Doctor program generally lasts three years for full-time students and four
years for part-time students. The first year of law school is generally considered to be the most
difficult because of the core classes, exams, and the Socrates method. The Socrates method is
a method used in most law school classes in which the professor cold calls on students to state
a case or respond to a case-based question. This intimidates many students, particularly
international students, who might be afraid to speak up in class, but most international
students do just fine.
7. ____ El segundo año resulta siendo el más difícil por el método del caso
Law schools in the US are part of public or private universities that grant Juris Doctor (J.D.)
degrees. The Juris Doctor program generally lasts three years for full-time students and four
years for part-time students. The first year of law school is generally considered to be the most
difficult because of the core classes, exams, and the Socrates method. The Socrates method is
a method used in most law school classes in which the professor cold calls on students to state
a case or respond to a case-based question. This intimidates many students, particularly
international students, who might be afraid to speak up in class, but most international
students do just fine.
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These are models British policy makers hope to learn from. Here, one in four
women are likely to be physically or psychologically abused by their current or
ex-partners. According to the charity Womankind, by the time a woman goes
to the police, she'll have been hit, on average, 35 times. Last year there were
more than 6 million reported incidences of violence in the home in Britain. The
British government is putting forward proposals for new legislation which aims
to prevent domestic violence.-
3) Lea el siguiente texto y responda si las consignas dadas con Verdaderas (V) o
Falsas (F). En caso de ser falsas, deberá justificar su respuesta. De lo contrario, no
se reputará correcta si no fundamenta conforme el texto. (8 x 5 = 40 pts.)
The benefits of mediation include:
Cost
While a mediator may charge a fee comparable to that of an attorney, the
mediation process generally takes much less time than moving a case through
standard legal channels. While a case in the hands of a lawyer or a court may take
months or years to resolve, mediation usually achieves a resolution in a matter of
hours.
Confidentiality
While court hearings are public, mediation remains strictly confidential. No one
but the parties to the dispute and the mediator or mediators knows what
happened. Confidentiality in mediation has such importance that in most cases the
legal system cannot force a mediator to testify in court as to the content or
progress of mediation. The only exceptions to such strict confidentiality usually
involve child abuse or actual or threatened criminal acts.
Control
Mediation increases the control the parties have over the resolution. In a court
case, the parties obtain a resolution, but control resides with the judge or jury.
Often, a judge or jury cannot legally provide solutions that emerge in mediation.
Compliance
Because the result is attained by the parties working together and is mutually
agreeable, compliance with the mediated agreement is usually high. The mediated
agreement is, however, fully enforceable in a court of law.
Mutuality
Parties to mediation are typically ready to work mutually toward a resolution. In
most circumstances the mere fact that parties are willing to mediate means that
they are ready to "move" their position. This has the added benefit of often
preserving the relationship the parties had before the dispute.
Support
The mediator acts as a neutral facilitator and guides the parties through the
process. The mediator helps the parties think "outside of the box" for possible
solutions to the dispute, broadening the range of possible solutions.
4. ____En control que tienen las partes respecto del procedimiento para lograr un
acuerdo es mayor en el proceso de mediación que en el proceso judicial
Examen Final
Carrera : ABOGACÍA (ABO-IJ-II-1999) (ABG-IJ-II-2003)
Materia : INGLES JURIDICO II
Alumno :
Tema: 1 Legajo: Fecha
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5. ____El acuerdo firmado por las partes en el marco de un proceso de mediación se
puede ejecutar judicialmente
7. ____El mediador actúa como un facilitador neutral que guía a las partes para arribar a
un acuerdo.