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Law Library Blog (March 2023): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law Mar 2023

Law Library Blog (March 2023): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

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Global Networks And The Legal Profession, Laurel S. Terry Jan 2019

Global Networks And The Legal Profession, Laurel S. Terry

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The importance of networks and the power of exponential growth within networks have become much more apparent to the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This Article addresses the topic of global legal profession networks. The introductory section provides information about our global economy and society that helps explain why global legal profession networks are valuable. It argues that global networks are beneficial for clients, lawyers, and other legal services stakeholders.

After introducing some of the scientific literature about networks in general and legal profession networks specifically, Section II identifies ways in which lawyers participate in global legal …

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Anti-Money Laundering (Aml) Legal Profession Related Resources (Updated March 2019), Laurel S. Terry Dec 2018

Anti-Money Laundering (Aml) Legal Profession Related Resources (Updated March 2019), Laurel S. Terry

Laurel S. Terry

This document is a bibliography of resources related to anti-money laundering (AML) initiatives related to lawyers and the legal profession.  This document is an updated version of the document that originally was prepared for the panel on Lawyers and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Initiatives at the Nov. 2018, APRL/LSEW Conference entitled Crisscrossing the Pond: Transatlantic Issues in Legal Ethics and Law Firm Regulation.

This Resources document contains links to U.S., U.K, EU, Canadian, and Australian legal profession-AML resources, as well as links to FATF webpages and documents that include the FATF Mutual Evaluations page, the 2008 and 2019 …

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Iclr 2019 Conference Handout: Resources Related To "Outside The Law Office: Where Do The Boundaries Of Regulation Lie?", Laurel S. Terry Dec 2018

Iclr 2019 Conference Handout: Resources Related To "Outside The Law Office: Where Do The Boundaries Of Regulation Lie?", Laurel S. Terry

Laurel S. Terry

This handout was prepared for the ICLR 2019 Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland: https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/cpd-training/iclr-2019/programme/.  The session was entitled "Outside the Law Office: Where Do the Boundaries of Regulation Lie?.”  This handout is divided into four sections:

1) the "remit of regulation” in the United States;
2) international and U.S. resources related to the topic of lawyers’ separate business interests;
3) international and U.S. resources related to the topic of lawyers’ use of social media; and
4) lawyers in the gig economy.

In addition to the resources listed in this handout, Laurel Terry’s conference presentation referred to the ABA …

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The Relevance Of Fatf’S Recommendations And Fourth Round Of Mutual Evaluations To The Legal Profession, Laurel S. Terry, José Carlos Llerena Robles Dec 2017

The Relevance Of Fatf’S Recommendations And Fourth Round Of Mutual Evaluations To The Legal Profession, Laurel S. Terry, José Carlos Llerena Robles

Laurel S. Terry

More than two hundred countries in the world have agreed to abide by the anti-money laundering (“AML”) recommendations developed by the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), which is an intergovernmental organization. This Article focuses on the potential impact on the legal profession of FATF’s fourth round of mutual evaluations. During these mutual evaluations, which currently are underway, FATF-affiliated countries examine each other’s compliance with the FATF Recommendations and recommend follow-up action. This Article first presents the legal profession-related results from the completed Mutual Evaluation Reports, including case studies from Australia, Canada, and the United States regarding legal profession preparation for …

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Lawyer Regulation, Aml, And Fatf's Mutual Evaluations, Laurel S. Terry, José Carlos Llerena Robles Nov 2017

Lawyer Regulation, Aml, And Fatf's Mutual Evaluations, Laurel S. Terry, José Carlos Llerena Robles

Laurel S. Terry

These presentation slides were used at the December 2017 Fordham Regulation of Legal and Judicial Services Conference andwill be the basis for our forthcoming article in Volume 41 of the Fordham J. of International Law, entitled "The Relevance of FATF's Recommendations and the 4th Round of Mutual Evaluations to the Legal Profession."These slides focus on FATF’s 4th round of “Mutual Evaluations, which currently are underway.  During these mutual evaluations, FATF-affiliated countries examine each other’s compliance with the FATF Recommendations and recommend follow-up action for those countries whose lawyer regulation or implementation is not in compliance.  
 
As the …

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#Lawyeringpeace: The Role Of Lawyers In Peacebuilding, Paul Williams, Christin Coster Jan 2016

#Lawyeringpeace: The Role Of Lawyers In Peacebuilding, Paul Williams, Christin Coster

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Based on the Public International Law & Policy Group’s (“PILPG”) two decades of experience assisting countries and clients in conflict situations, it is clear there are a number of ways for lawyers and international law to promote peacebuilding. This article condenses information shared during the International Law Weekend panel, “International Law and States in Emergency: Responses and Challenges.” The focus of the presentation was how lawyers can and should make a difference in peacebuilding and post-conflict constitution drafting. The world needs more lawyers to “lawyer peace” by assisting countries and clients involved in ongoing conflicts or in peace negotiations. In …

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The Fatf’S 4th Mutual Evaluations, The U.S., & Lawyers (2016 Ilec Slides; See Also Cited 2015 & 2010 Articles), Laurel S. Terry Dec 2015

The Fatf’S 4th Mutual Evaluations, The U.S., & Lawyers (2016 Ilec Slides; See Also Cited 2015 & 2010 Articles), Laurel S. Terry

Laurel S. Terry

These slides build on work found in my 2015 and 2010 FATF - legal profession law review articles. These slides were presented at the July 2016 International Legal Ethics Conference in New York City. I participated in a panel that focused on the impact of the Financial Action Task Force or FATF on the legal profession. Other panelists spoke about the 60 Minutes show Anonymous, Inc., FATF’s Mutual Evaluation of Canada and the Attorney General of Canada v. Federation of Law Societies of Canada case in which the Canadian Supreme Court struck down portions of an anti-money laundering law intruding …

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Teaching Transactional Skills And Law In An International Context, Deborah Burand, Kojo Yelpaala, Peter Linzer Jan 2011

Teaching Transactional Skills And Law In An International Context, Deborah Burand, Kojo Yelpaala, Peter Linzer

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Today, we are going to be discussing how we think about transactional skills in an international context. It doesn't surprise me that this is a smaller group. This is a subspecialty, but let me just do a very quick survey of you. How many of you now in this room are teaching an international course? And what are you doing?

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Lawyers As Sanctifiers: The Role Of Elite Law Firms In International Business Transactions, John Flood Jan 2007

Lawyers As Sanctifiers: The Role Of Elite Law Firms In International Business Transactions, John Flood

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Globalization has fundamentally accelerated and altered business transactions. The search for low labor costs and cheap raw materials has led to a proliferation of international transactions, and large, international law firms are called on to participate in complex transactions helping business tap into sources of finance around the world for investment. This article first examines the theoretical underpinnings of international legal practice, taking into account the historiography of U.S. and U.K. law firms. Part II describes the economic and political factors behind law firms' rise. Part III analyzes the success of the common law, as expressed through contract, at the …

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Liberalizing International Trade In Legal Services: A Proposal For An Annex On Legal Services Under The General Agreement On Trade In Services, Michael J. Chapman, Paul J. Tauber Jan 1995

Liberalizing International Trade In Legal Services: A Proposal For An Annex On Legal Services Under The General Agreement On Trade In Services, Michael J. Chapman, Paul J. Tauber

Michigan Journal of International Law

The legal services industry is experiencing a fundamental transformation. Thirty years ago, legal markets were almost exclusively national; today, a global legal market is emerging and evolving at a considerable pace. Unfortunately, further globalization is hindered by the failure of national regulatory systems to respond effectively. Globalization has made domestic regulation more difficult because it increases the complexity of the interactions between lawyers, the legal system, and the authorities responsible for regulating the legal profession. As the process of globalization has blurred the distinction between national and international legal issues, an international regulatory regime governing transnational legal practice has become …

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