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Transnational Legal Practice 2008, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen, Carol A. Needham, Jennifer Haworth Mccandless, Robert Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft Oct 2015

Transnational Legal Practice 2008, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen, Carol A. Needham, Jennifer Haworth Mccandless, Robert Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft

Laurel S. Terry

This article reviews developments in transnational legal practice during 2006 and 2007, including international developments, U.S. developments and regional developments in Australia and Europe. The primary focus of the international developments section is the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This article discusses GATS Track 1 Activities related to legal services, including the Legal Services Collective Requests and issues related to GATS Track 2 and the potential development of GATS disciplines. This section also surveys GATS-related initiatives of the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association and U.S. implementation of foreign lawyer multi-jurisdictional practice rules. In other …

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Transnational Legal Practice 2006-07, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen, Carol A. Needham, Robert Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft Oct 2015

Transnational Legal Practice 2006-07, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen, Carol A. Needham, Robert Lutz, Peter D. Ehrenhaft

Laurel S. Terry

This article reviews developments in transnational legal practice during 2006 and 2007, including international developments, U.S. developments and regional developments in Australia and Europe. The primary focus of the international developments section is the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). This article discusses GATS Track 1 Activities related to legal services, including the Legal Services Collective Requests and issues related to GATS Track 2 and the potential development of GATS disciplines. This section also surveys GATS-related initiatives of the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association and U.S. implementation of foreign lawyer multi-jurisdictional practice rules. In other …

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Legal Services In The United States, Laurel S. Terry, Erica Moeser Dec 2013

Legal Services In The United States, Laurel S. Terry, Erica Moeser

Laurel S. Terry

This Chapter was the first of several case studies on domestic regulation included in Part III of this book. The Chapter began by noting the evolving regulatory environment for legal services in the United States. It provided an overview of the United States’ regulatory structure for legal services and included a section on pathways to licensure as a fully qualified United States lawyer. This Chapter also addressed trends towards modification of eligibility requirements, the rise of the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), and provided a view of the future, including expanded access for foreign lawyers in the United States. The Chapter …

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