The study involved an examination of the function of the Attorney General of Indiana as legal adviser to public school authorities in Indiana.The purposes of the study were (1) to present information concerning the legal basis upon which the Office of Attorney General was founded; to describe: (2) the organization of the Office of the Attorney General of Indiana; (3) the procedure for requesting and rendering opinions from the Office of the Attorney General of Indiana; to ascertain: (4) the effect of such an opinion once said opinion has been rendered; (5) the relationship between the Office of the Attorney General of Indiana and local school corporation authorities with respect to the function as legal adviser; and (6) the relationship between the Office of the Attorney General of Indiana and local school corporation authorities with respect to the function as legal adviser.

The past several decades have witnessed a remarkable increase in the number of amicus curiae briefs filed at the U.S. Supreme Court. While scholars debate the effectiveness of amicus curiae briefs, they generally agree on the effectiveness of briefs filed by executive attorneys. A plethora of studies address the amicus curiae brief activity of the solicitor general, but relatively few examine state attorneys general. State attorneys general are the legal representatives of the states and have become increasingly successful as amici since the early 1980s. I explore state attorney general amicus curiae brief activity and argue that existing theories of amicus curiae participation by the solicitor general and interest groups, are inadequate for state attorneys general because of the unique institutional context in which state attorneys general operate. State attorneys general, I argue, must balance political, legal, and administrative factors when filing amicus curiae briefs. I also recognizes that amicus curiae briefs are not a singular event and are instead a process in which actors make several decisions across a variety of contexts. Within each context each factor takes on a different weight. I conclude state attorneys general are strategic political actors who consider political, legal, and administrative factors in their amicus curiae briefs.

Employee benefits in the Czech Republic are a part of Human Resources Management developing dynamically. Companies begin to realize they should not treat their employees just as factors of production, but rather as partners they can cooperate with to achieve their goals. First part of this thesis deals with a theoretical analysis of employee benefits, describes the situation in the Czech Republic along with few examples of employee benefits packages offered by companies operating within the Czech Republic. It also focuses on Google - today's No. 1 company in employee benefits. Second part contains description of employee benefits in attorneys at law offices coupled with proposal of employee benefits package for a small attorneys at law office in Prague. It also contains some suggestions of actions to be made in order to remedy unsatisfactory situation in the company.

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Further education of lawyers in specialist professions Education isn't finished when we obtain a diploma at high school or university but continues and follows us all, and our professional life. I chose this diploma thesis topic in time when I was working with education specialists on an online learning platform first as a tester and later as part of the team. That platform was developed for needs of further education of teachers. I realized I have not heard much about education of lawyers and tried to examine that topic more. I have first looked at the educational process of Czech lawyers particularly into professions of attorneys, notaries and judges. First analysis was aimed at the primary learning program for young lawyers - trainees. I wanted to see the methods of every profession separately to have a good idea of the concepts in use. After that I have examined the continuing education of lawyers who already passed their bar exams (or other relevant exam). After getting an image of the professional learning programs I started to explore foreign approaches to this topic. Choice for attorneys comparison was Germany and Netherlands and for judges France and Netherlands. In the thesis I was comparing primarily introductory courses for attorneys and judges as all institutions responsible for...

O objetivo do trabalho consiste em verificar e analisar, no âmbito do Município de São Paulo, a eficácia do artigo 129, II, da Constituição Federal, que, combinado ao art.197, atribui ao Ministério Público a função institucional de zelar pelo efetivo respeito ao direito à saúde por parte dos Poderes Públicos e dos serviços de relevância pública. Analisaram-se a estrutura e o funcionamento institucionais no período compreendido entre 1988 e 1996, por meio de levantamento documental, acompanhamento de demandas e entrevistas. O primeiro capítulo procura justificar a escolha e importância do tema e enuncia os conceitos adotados de eficácia, função institucional e relevância pública, alicerces da pesquisa. O segundo capítulo descreve a execução da coleta de dados, independentemente da análise de seu conteúdo, apresentada no terceiro capítulo. Conclui-se pelo avanço institucional em direção ao cumprimento da norma enfocada, cuja eficácia, entretanto, ainda não se alcançou integralmente. / The purpose of this study was to analyse and verify, in the scope of São Paulo City, the effectiveness of art.129, II, of the Federal Constitution, which, combined with art.197, assigns to Public Attorneys the institutional function of ensuring the proper application of health laws by the Public Powers and services of public relevance. The institutional structure and functioning in the period between 1988 and 1996 were analysed through documental survey, follow-up of demands and personal interviews. The first chapter aims at justifying the importance of the theme, defining such concepts of efficacy, institutional role and public relevance as underlie the research. In the second chapter, the process of data collection is described, irrespective of content analysis, which will be the object of the third chapter. The conclusion is that some institutional advancement has been achieved towards better application of the rule at issue, without, however, having attained its entire effectiveness.

O objetivo do trabalho consiste em verificar e analisar, no âmbito do Município de São Paulo, a eficácia do artigo 129, II, da Constituição Federal, que, combinado ao art.197, atribui ao Ministério Público a função institucional de zelar pelo efetivo respeito ao direito à saúde por parte dos Poderes Públicos e dos serviços de relevância pública. Analisaram-se a estrutura e o funcionamento institucionais no período compreendido entre 1988 e 1996, por meio de levantamento documental, acompanhamento de demandas e entrevistas. O primeiro capítulo procura justificar a escolha e importância do tema e enuncia os conceitos adotados de eficácia, função institucional e relevância pública, alicerces da pesquisa. O segundo capítulo descreve a execução da coleta de dados, independentemente da análise de seu conteúdo, apresentada no terceiro capítulo. Conclui-se pelo avanço institucional em direção ao cumprimento da norma enfocada, cuja eficácia, entretanto, ainda não se alcançou integralmente. / The purpose of this study was to analyse and verify, in the scope of São Paulo City, the effectiveness of art.129, II, of the Federal Constitution, which, combined with art.197, assigns to Public Attorneys the institutional function of ensuring the proper application of health laws by the Public Powers and services of public relevance. The institutional structure and functioning in the period between 1988 and 1996 were analysed through documental survey, follow-up of demands and personal interviews. The first chapter aims at justifying the importance of the theme, defining such concepts of efficacy, institutional role and public relevance as underlie the research. In the second chapter, the process of data collection is described, irrespective of content analysis, which will be the object of the third chapter. The conclusion is that some institutional advancement has been achieved towards better application of the rule at issue, without, however, having attained its entire effectiveness.

This study provides, via personal interviews, a qualitative examination of police, district attorneys, public defenders and private attorneys who were involved in traffic accident investigation and criminal court adjudication in Chattanooga, Tennessee. These data were compiled to develop a profile of the actors and their involvement in the process of a criminal charge stemming from a traffic accident. The literature suggests that the actors work as a team to process a case from investigation to adjudication; however, the actors in Chattanooga, Tennessee were fragmented in their handling of a case. This study collectively examines police and attorneys in relation to traffic issues.

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Since a substantial increase in lawsuits, settlements, jury trial awards, and insurance premiums involving nursing facilities began in the mid 1990s, addressing litigation has been a growing concern for the industry, consumers and their families, insurance carriers, and state and national elected officials. Curbing lawsuit growth has mirrored medical malpractice containment efforts, focusing on the addition of laws to inhibit litigation. The state of Florida initiated such tort reforms along with mandatory increased nursing facility staffing in 2001. Through secondary data analyses, this study examined the initial effects of Florida's tort reform measures. Lawsuits filed (N = 546) against any Hillsborough County nursing facility (N = 33) from 1999 through 2003 were reviewed. One-way analyses of variance and two-way contingency tables were used to identify variations in the elements, extent, and outcome of lawsuits between pre and post tort reform periods. Based on nursing facility admission dates, post tort reform lawsuits exhibited multiple significant changes. Lawsuits filed per month dropped to 14% of pre reform monthly filings. On average, lawsuits were associated with shorter residencies, were filed earlier, and settled six months sooner. They were less apt to include combined wrongful death and negligence survival damage claims, charges intentionally addressed by reform measures in order to eliminate double damage claims. Other lawsuit charges increased, e.g., lethal negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. Mediation was less likely and arbitration attempts more likely to be documented in lawsuits. Mean somatic allegations did not change significantly. Staff-related allegations decreased 21.5% to 8.51 per lawsuit, with 12 out of 22 staff-related allegations decreasing significantly. On average, settlement proposals, total settlements, and attorney fees decreased to 40% and net plaintiff awards to 25% of pre reform amounts. Overall, it appears that 2001 tort reform impacted post reform litigation substantially. However, further research examining a larger post reform lawsuit sample and longer post reform period is required to verify that research findings are stable and reflect sustained changes. Other factors, e.g., decreased nursing facility professional liability insurance coverage, may have affected the numbers and characteristics of lawsuits filed and require further investigation as well.