The law, in France, is essentially made up of written rules that are called sources of law. These can be rules adopted by States or between States, on a national level, but they can also come from national and international case-law. On a local level, these sources can come from municipal judgment, from professional corporations, such as l'Ordre des médecin ; from rules concluded between citizens, such as collective agreements or contracts; or simply from customs.
To learn more about the growing concept of using an executive director for managing certain aspects of the business end of practicing law, read Managing Partner or Executive Director? A New Model for Law Firm in the June 2011 issue of Law Practice Today. Who handles the daily business issues in your law office? Do you have a managing partner who does all the work, a secretary whose duties include business management, a bookkeeper with broadly defined duties, or an actual business manager like the executive director proposed in the article? Share your thoughts and experiences in the Comments section below.
The law consists of a body of legal rules socially accepted that apply to the operation of the State's institutions and that establish the relationship between the citizens and the State. Running a successful business today requires, among other intangibles,
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