Hall hasn't formally begun offering its associates alternative compensation arrangements, though some associates may work for
alternative arrangements on a case - by - case basis, Scholz says.
Not exact matches
Mark C. Oman has a supplemental retirement
arrangement with the Company that provides him with an additional retirement benefit based
on an
alternative benefit calculation provided in our Cash Balance and Supplemental Cash Balance Plans.
Alternative arrangements have been made for children in Staffordshire who feel uncomfortable
on school trips to places of worship.
Alternative arrangements have been made for children in Staffordshire who feel uncomfortable
on school... More
If one of your guests is iffy
on attending, or if two you've seated together spend the entire cocktail hour huddled together, be prepared for an
alternative arrangement.
The situation may well change in the coming years if the Turin giants are unable to take that next step in the Champions League, and / or begin to slip in Serie A. However, for now, it appears as though Pogba is settled and will be focusing
on helping France win Euro 2016 this summer rather than making
alternative living
arrangements.
There are, however,
alternative arrangements that do not rely
on giving any individual the power to call an election.
It's an important point, because the apparent rift over the Inner Harbor development project has raised questions about the relations between the two offices, which will be critical to the future of Central New York — public discussions about different possible regional government
arrangements are
on the horizon, via the upcoming Consensus report and the fact that a plan to consider
alternative governing structures was embedded in the recent $ 500 million aid package from the state.
But the
alternative of a «Maximum Facilitation»
arrangement - relying
on technology and trusted trader schemes to minimise trade friction - is regarded as unacceptable by many Remainers.
However, if the support of the SNP is required for the government to command a majority
on non-Scottish legislation, the government will be faced with a tough choice: either accept the inevitable barrage of criticism or devise an
alternative arrangement for dealing with non-Scottish legislation.
Use mulitple bouquets and add them around the house, like a giant display
on the console or in a low
arrangement on the coffee table to decorate for a modern
alternative to pumpkins.
A companion to the author's dating website, SEEKING
ARRANGEMENT: The Definitive Guide to Sugar Daddy and Mutually Beneficial
Arrangements, opens the door
on alternative relationship configurations to smash old stereotypes and break down puritanical assumptions.
Seeking
Arrangement: The Definitive Guide to Sugar Daddy and Mutually Beneficial
Arrangements, opens the door
on alternative relationship configurations to smash old stereotypes and break down puritanical assumptions.
It controls distribution by indies to Audible; lists those audiobooks alongside other formats
on Amazon.com; and, until
alternative arrangements are announced, remains indies» only conduit to iTunes.
Individual Voluntary
Arrangement (IVA) Individual Voluntary Arrangements are an alternative to bankruptcy, whereby a debtor in financial difficulty comes to an arrangement with his creditors on how the debt will
Arrangement (IVA) Individual Voluntary
Arrangements are an
alternative to bankruptcy, whereby a debtor in financial difficulty comes to an
arrangement with his creditors on how the debt will
arrangement with his creditors
on how the debt will be cleared.
Bills started piling up very quickly and, at the time, Banks were not very receptive to the
alternative payment
arrangements that they offered later
on in the recession.
When asked if a payment
arrangement is a good
alternative to letting someone make a liability claim
on their renters insurance, the answer is always to use the renters insurance coverage.
If card payment is declined for any reason, customer must make
alternative payment
arrangements for
on - time payment.
«We quickly made
alternative arrangements with other ferry operators so that our passengers could use our tickets
on the Dover - Calais route,» said Christopher.
Safe and shaded parking with remote control access is available and
alternative arrangements for garage parking can be made
on request.
In particular, we will provide you with appropriate information
on health services, local authorities and consular assistance, and with distance communications and finding
alternative travel
arrangements.
Building
on this critique, Speth goes
on to conclude in his book that: (1) «today's system of political economy, referred to here as modern capitalism, is destructive of the environment, and not in a minor way but in a way that profoundly threatens the planet» (2) «the affluent societies have reached or soon will reach the point where, as Keynes put it, the economic problem has been solved... there is enough to go around» (3) «in the more affluent societies, modern capitalism is no longer enhancing human well - being» (4) «the international social movement for change — which refers to itself as «the irresistible rise of global anti-capitalism» — is stronger than many imagine and will grow stronger; there is a coalescing of forces: peace, social justice, community, ecology, feminism — a movement of movements» (5) «people and groups are busily planting the seeds of change through a host of
alternative arrangements, and still other attractive directions for upgrading to a new operating system have been identified» (6) «the end of the Cold War... opens the door... for the questioning of today's capitalism.»
on Three Things Keeping
Alternative Legal Service
Arrangements From Reaching Critical Mass... and How You Can Capitalize
on Them
Bratton seems to agree in his article, saying that in his experience,
alternative fee
arrangements run into difficulty when projects «blow up quickly or change direction unexpectedly, such that a quote at the beginning of a project based
on a number of assumptions can become meaningless.»
Still, they too, are putting pressure
on law firms for lower fees and many are pushing law firms to consider flat fees and other
alternative fee
arrangements.
, author Tim Bratton notes that despite all of the discussion about
alternative fee
arrangements, the focus of in - house counsel continues to be
on billable hours as a standard for measuring «value,» even while all involved seem to concede that time does not actually equate to value.
«We therefore call
on the Government to secure adequate
alternative arrangements, whether as part of a withdrawal agreement or a transitional deal.»
Implementing
alternative pricing
arrangements isn't easy — it takes time and effort
on the part of the firm to understand the needs of the client, to develop a fee structure that makes sense for the firm and the client, and to adequately explain that system to the client based upon the client's needs.
On the customer front, two examples: Half of The American Lawyer's 20 A-List firms are on record this year as starting alternative fee arrangements with important clients such as Pfizer and Citiban
On the customer front, two examples: Half of The American Lawyer's 20 A-List firms are
on record this year as starting alternative fee arrangements with important clients such as Pfizer and Citiban
on record this year as starting
alternative fee
arrangements with important clients such as Pfizer and Citibank.
We'd like to invite corporate counsel and their law firm counterparts to share their views
on the subject of
alternative fee
arrangements and answer these questions.
Patrick served
on the LegalBizDev Advisory Board for Legal Project Management, Pricing and
Alternative Fee
Arrangements.
Ken Callander shocked some of the audience by describing
alternative fees, including those for litigation: «In my practice, I work with companies» in - house departments, moving them off hourly fees and
on to value - based fee
arrangements.
BTI Consulting Group surveyed general counsels and legal decision makers
on their use of
alternative fee
arrangements.
Despite discussions about
alternative fee
arrangements and the changing times for the business of law, many clients and law firms still deal with compensation for legal work based
on the billable hour.
Gordon McCue, associate general counsel for strategy and coordination at Shell (pictured right), says his department has introduced an
alternative fee
arrangement programme that means Shell's panel firms must agree to do work
on its terms.
In the simplest terms
Alternative or Special Fee
Arrangements are agreements between a law firm and a client to provide compensation to the firm based
on a structure other than hourly billing.
If you'd like more information
on the ELM Trends report, please join us for a free webinar that will elaborate
on where law firm rates are headed, what the law firm consolidation trend means, the state of
alternative fee
arrangement (AFA) utilization among other points.
In order fully to probe the deeper social significance of law, students need to be exposed to
alternative legal systems that rely
on different principles, procedures, modes of reasoning, fundamental governmental
arrangements, and the like.
«At a time when general counsel are looking for
alternative billing
arrangements, the playing field has been leveled, so smaller firms can make pitches to big clients that would have fallen
on deaf ears before,» DuPont General Counsel Thomas L. Sager told Cotts.
The ALM report surveyed 141 in - house law departments and 194 law firms
on their use of — and satisfaction with —
alternative billing
arrangements.
Chris Ende of Goodwin Proctor presented the evening's Darwin Talk
on the implementation of
alternative fee
arrangements in conjunction with the implementation of legal tech.
According to Harper, change will only come if «clients to press harder for
alternative fee
arrangements, courts to back away from policies that embed the billable hour, law firm leaders to stop rewarding excessive associate hours and senior partners to consider the deleterious consequences of their myopic focus
on short - term profit - maximizing behavior.»
On alternative fees: Clients, not firms, have been the greater barrier to adoption of
alternative billing
arrangements, panelists suggested.
Building
on our present Legal Research & Writing program, which will remain, we shall introduce our students to a range of skills including: talking to their clients, making a business
arrangement with them, offering case - specific counselling and advice, coaching clients
on procedures and strategy, reviewing options and
alternatives for problem - solving with them, supporting client self - help and self - care, talking to and negotiating with the other side (s), participating as advocates for clients in mediation and other settlement processes, and a variety of hearings processes.
It's a natural reaction for lawyers and law firms to resist it because they would like to retain the hourly billing at a non-budgeted amount, but there are lawyers and firms that actually come to the table and offer the
alternative fee
arrangement — it could be a cap
on certain things, or a volume discount.
For example, Member States take varied positions
on the availability of third party litigation funding and
alternative fee
arrangements (such as contingency fees); and some have opt - in systems, opt - out regimes, or both.
SSPI participants were given tips
on controlling fee collection through carefully drafted of retainer agreements and engagement letters, establishing the parameters of the attorney - client relationship, setting reasonable fees, and exploring
alternative fee
arrangements.
Key Metric # 3:
Alternative Fee
Arrangement (AFA) Usage AFAs used in 9.4 % of matters and 7.0 % of billings in the past year 3b Based
on trailing 12 - months ending December 31, 2015
Egeland is a frequent speaker
on topics ranging from expert witness deposition strategy and employer liability and intentional tort claims to
alternative fee
arrangements and matters relating to the effective and efficient practice of law.
Corporate clients often no longer authorize «carte blanche» legal expenditure,
alternative fee
arrangements are more common, and clients are continually questioning where they can save
on legal expenses using competitive tendering and paneling.