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Get definition

What does Get mean? A get is the Jewish religious divorce document, delivered by the husband to the wife under rabbinic supervision (Beth Din). It has no effect on civil marital status: parties still require a civil divorce. However, many clients cannot remarry within their faith without a get, so its availability can be a practical issue in family proceedings. “Get” is not defined in UK or Irish legislation; it is a descriptive term from Jewish law. Civil courts cannot compel a party to grant a get, but they can manage timing of the civil divorce to reduce “get refusal”. In England and...

In-house lawyer induction: key meetings (HR, health and safety, security, office admin, IT), buddy support and adding value to the programme

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Practice notes

When taking up a new role as an in-house lawyer, there are certain fundamentals about your organisation that you need to know.

Ideally, these essentials are set out for you at the outset, rather than picked up second-hand by observing others—consistency, after all, is preferable. In most organisations, induction meetings are routine and offered as a matter of course, and you will very likely be enrolled automatically on an induction programme that applies to you. If, however, no induction meetings are provided:

arrange meetings with the relevant managers to discuss the core matters you need to understand when joining your organisation—see: Getting the most out of induction meetings—checklist for a checklist of areas to cover
suggest to your line manager that you assist your organisation in creating an induction programme as an early task, so you can show at an early stage how you are adding value to your organisation—see: Adding value below

These actions support consistency and help you acquire the essentials swiftly on joining your organisation at the outset. This Practice Note is for in-house lawyers who are starting a new role. It is intended to give you an overview of the basic induction meetings you should receive...

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