Sentences with phrase «big law position»

A 50 to 80 - hour week isn't uncommon for Big Law players, and yet law students around the world compete vigorously to land a Big Law position.

Not exact matches

That result might seem surprising given the recent headlines declaring the demise of Canadian law firms (not to mention the hordes of law grads struggling to find articling positions), but lawyers are big earners, and over the past five years their numbers have swollen by 10,000.

The number of graduating law students has increasingly outstripped available articling positions in recent years, and the breakup of prominent Bay Street firm Heenan Blaikie has insiders wondering which will be the next big firm to fall.

Silver is accused of using his position to push legislation that would benefit Glenwood in exchange for the company sending tax work to a law firm that paid him big kickbacks.

Biben told the newspaper she would explore job opportunities after she leaves, but she will remain in the position for four weeks as JCOPE deals with some of New York's biggest law firms, companies and lobbying firms.

The big news for Continental is an optional gee - whiz rescue unit that uses a Global Positioning Satellite to pinpoint your location for roadside assistance, medical and law enforcement personnel in the event of an emergency — likely the greatest safety advance since airbags and antilock brakes.

As independent contractors, freelance attorneys build their own freelance law practices and are responsible for setting their own hours, finding their own clients, and bringing in their own income.Freelance attorneys come from every corner of the legal profession, including big law firms, in - house counsel, government positions, public sector, and solo practice.

Big, fun social campaigns generate plenty of attention for other companies, but your law firm can't position itself as frivolous and maintain any credibility.

«I spoke to some of my colleagues who graduated with me who went to big law firms or other government jobs and, compared to their articling positions, while some of them got really great opportunities, some said their job was just following a lawyer around doing photocopying, research and they never had the experience I did.»

Chancery Lane can probably do a decent job around law reform and reassuring the weaker members that they care but on the big issues they are not in a position to provide leadership, he argues.

I mean believe me I do that too so I think we have to send a message from the beginning, and this is clearly bigger than law, it's a societal issue, but law firms are in a position to be able to say, «We're offering leave for both parents and here's a great strategy that a lot of parents use,» so perhaps dad doesn't stay home for the entire first stage, let's call it 12 weeks.

To have the mandatory four - year B.A. requirement under the current conditions where a law degree is a degree with more limited job prospects than in the past is the biggest contributor to the crisis of law students and young lawyers who can not find articling positions and entry level jobs.

«In less than two years at Blank Rome, our insurance recovery team has had the opportunity to solidify our position as one of the leading practices in big law in terms of size, experience, and capabilities.

We strongly believe that there is growing evidence that the Big 4 are targeting a position in the legal market which threatens law firms and traditional ASPs.

Everybody here over 45, with an OHLS LLB, or who has been out more that 10 years, or has a settled position doing something acceptably remunerative, regardless of how long it's been since you stopped regurgitating (sorry, graduated), put up your right hand if you can think of one valid reason to bother paying OHLS anything to issue you a piece of paper that has York U on it in bigger letters — oops, sorry, that says you can call yourself a Junior Dick (head)-- other than it's somehow more prestigious because it uses the same questionable Latin that would appear on what one gets from the School of Law and Bowling Alley Management in Effigy, S.D.

It seems that one of the differences between government and big law is that there is not such a rigid hierarchy of associates and partners within the government sector - attorneys seem to have opportunities to advance their careers without climbing the ladder toward a partner position.

Big Law lawyers possess a natural inclination to visualize that in - house corporate law positions are a good new careLaw lawyers possess a natural inclination to visualize that in - house corporate law positions are a good new carelaw positions are a good new career.

One last thought on leadership. When truly disruptive innovation collides with any market, historically the big boys don't survive. They are lacking the bold leadership required to make major course corrections. The top ten most profitable law firms - 9 of which have no blogging presence to speak of — will lose their position if they don't join the party. As Kevin O'keefe noted this week, anonymity online is a losing proposition, while others disagree. We aren't just talking about blogging though, it's the whole social media system - Legal Onramp, JDSupra, and even LinkedIN, Twitter, and Facebook. These are powerful tools, and real leaders will understand, like their younger counterparts, it is much more significant to harness the power of fire, than to simply try and stamp it out for fear of getting burned.

«If big law firms or small law firms or anybody aren't willing to hire people for articling programs, then why would they be willing to hire graduates who didn't get those articling positions?»

Well clearly it was not «Solo by Choice» but «Solo by Necessity» if she wanted to be a Lawyer, as no «Big Law» firms in the US thought she was good enough to hold down a position as an Attorney in their establishments, she had to go it alone, I suppose that is the route most of these US Solo's have had to take when «Big Law» kicks their arse out the door.

Having held senior positions at law firms, a Big 4 accounting firm, and advising as a consultant, Susan knows what works Read More ►

Having held senior positions at law firms, a Big 4 accounting firm, and advising as a consultant, Susan knows what works to grow a practice and to get results.

«On the one side from the Federal Court we have a more stern position on sentencing and the bigger fines, but set against that is the Competition Bureau still wants to do its job and that will be the interesting thing to watch,» says Steve Szentesi of Steve Szentesi Law Corp. in Vancouver.

This is exactly what I was told by a well - respected lawyer in Atlanta when I told him I was starting my own solo practice after leaving a great paying associate position at a big law firm.

Coming into Hockey Canada to fill a previously non-existent position, Kelly had to learn what people expected from him as the lawyer in the business: one of the biggest challenges was to have the answer when it came to a diverse range of legal questions, regardless of whether it dealt with human resources, corporate law, criminal law, risk management or corporate governance.

While many big law firms have created blockchain or digital currency practices in recent years, few have positioned them as cleanup crews.