Whois & Analysis for chambers.com

A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.

The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients (individuals or corporations) about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought.

Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, meaning "law" and meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility, e.g., Michigan tax law.

In federations like the U.S., areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels; e.g. the court has jurisdiction to apply federal law.

A lawyer is a person who practices law, as an advocate, barrister, attorney, counselor or solicitor or chartered legal executive.

Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services.

A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.

The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments or combinations.

Organizations may partner together to increase the likelihood of each achieving their mission and to amplify their reach.

A partnership may result in issuing and holding equity or may be only governed by a contract.

Partnership agreements can be formed in the following areas:

Globalization or globalisation (see spelling differences) is the action or procedure of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture.

Advances in transportation (such as the steam locomotive, steamship, jet engine, and container ships) and in telecommunications infrastructure (including the rise of the telegraph and its modern offspring, the Internet and mobile phones) have been major factors in globalization, generating further interdependence of economic and cultural activities.