The practice of law is based on expertise and knowledge and it would be difficult to place a structure or system around what
a fee earner does on a day - to - day basis.
Not exact matches
Under Charles Kennedy, the Liberal Democrats stood against the Iraq war,
did not want a replacement for Trident, opposed tuition
fees, and favoured a 50p tax band for Britain's highest
earners.
In addition to being a great everyday
earner, the Discover it card doesn't have an annual
fee and doesn't charge foreign transaction
fees if you want to use the card abroad.
In addition to being a great everyday
earner, the Discover it card doesn't have an annual
fee and doesn't charge foreign transaction
fees if you want to use the card abroad.
And since the
fee - free Chase Freedom Unlimited card earns 1.5 Ultimate Rewards per dollar it doesn't make sense to put spend on the United MileagePlus Explorer, even with its 10,000 mile kicker for each $ 25,000 you spend that makes it a 1.4 mile per dollar
earner if you spend $ 25,000 $ 50,000 a year on the card.
While it isn't the highest
earner out there, it doesn't really have a downside since there's no annual
fee.
This isn't the best
earner for overseas travel, but it's a good option if you don't have another card with no foreign transaction
fees.
We
do not live in a Utopia of time recording and I have seen, for example, a conference with counsel recorded in different phases by different
fee -
earners.
ALC understand how important it is to recover legal costs quickly and efficiently, leaving
fee earners to concentrate on
doing what they
do best.
Similarly, by allocating individuals to matters in an intelligent way, drawing on the offices across our platform, our Flexible
Fee Earners and our Hubs, we are able to ensure the right people are
doing the right work.
Often whiplash injuries, which don't fully recover as predicted by a medical expert (often a GP who spends five minutes with the claimant), become really quite complex, way beyond the experience of a junior, unqualified
fee earner.
The post has arrived and although as a trainee, hardly anything is addressed to you,
fee earners are always keen for trainees to have a go at
doing a first draft of an email or letter in response on their behalf (you quickly learn to accept the red pen squiggles across your work!).
Time to meet with one of the
fee earners who has passed me some work to
do this week.
Meanwhile, the importance
fee earners place on diversity climbed to 3.9 from 3.7 a year ago, suggesting that despite all the efforts firms are making to be more inclusive — from internal support groups to more targeted recruitment practices — more work needs to be
done.
And, don't forget, if you have
fee earners who don't only concentrate on one area of work, they may need to know about problems which affect other linked areas.
When they
do, it is the job of the
fee earner (or whoever else first realises the change is necessary) to change all appropriate records.
The upshot is that appetite among firms to usher in merit - linked pay for
fee earners has grown so significantly over the last 18 months or so that those who
do not
do it are now the exception.
But how
do they cope with the oddities, which by nature of their being unusual are less likely to be enshrined in
fee earners» memories.
If, however, there is a particular
fee earner who is known to be lax in this regard, or if the period left for compliance is down to a week rather than a month, there can be highlighted on his screen first thing in the morning, so it is thrust into his consciousness and he has to
do something about it.
They are
doing work previously
done by solicitors — and they are becoming autonomous, case - handling, client - facing
fee -
earners, not support staff.
It is straightforward and honest about what it
does and doesn't
do — there are not too many «bells and whistles» so it is perfect for a
fee earner working at the coalface.»
Imagine what that
does to the psyche of a
fee earner who has been trained their entire career to define themselves by that magic number.
The more lawyer time is spent training the system, the more robust the AI solution; but at what point
does the investment of valuable
fee -
earner time yield diminishing returns?
At Walker Morris LLP, «the senior
fee earners are experts in what they
do, they understand the business and the industry and provide very sound, pragmatic, commercially focused advice».
At Linklaters, Suzanne led various projects to enable
fee earners to electronically retrieve information around deals
done and the sharing of legal knowledge, including a new global learning and performance management system.
I don't think a person can switch from being a full - time student (even an articling student) to a full - time
fee -
earner that quickly without experiencing some mental and emotional whiplash.
Munger doesn't allocate its
fee -
earners to specific, named practice areas.
DW Reporting
does the same for the
fee -
earner so for the first time law firms will have a unique insight into the cost of delivering work.
To
do so, you should foster a «no blame» culture in your firm, so that
fee -
earners do not feel reluctant to own up when mistakes are made.
The fundamental premise of the session was a fairly straightforward one; without very careful thought around pricing strategy, firms that rush headlong into the new technology run the risk of a double whammy — the cost associated with investing in the technology and some
fee earners finding that their bread - and - butter work (rudimentary document review and the like) can be
done in a small fraction of the time that they would normally devote to cranking out billable hours.
Is it time you stopped
doing a certain type of work or is one particular
fee earner causing you concern or failing in the client service you are engaging to deliver?
The guideline rates for summary assessment of civil and family costs have been uprated for inflation by 1.7 % for work
done after 31 March 2010 so, for example, band A London 1
fee earners will now...
The advantage for
fee earners is clear — the work can be
done from anywhere, so they are better able to work around other commitments.
In
doing so, the billing cycle will become more efficient and frequent, while
fee earners focus on client relationships and work without having to worry about cash flow.
Central to the profitability of the «BigLaw» business model is how rainmaking equity partners, i.e. the owners, win work for the firm and enlist other
fee -
earners to
do the bulk of this work.