Sentences with phrase «at the partner level»

The editors considered factors such as women's representation at the partner level, female promotion rate, paid parental leave and flexible work arrangements.

«You couldn't really describe the firm as diverse, particularly at partner level,» admitted several of our sources.

But, he adds, the book of business a lawyer brings in is often the key criterion in lateral hiring at the partner level.

Therefore, turnover at the partner level tends to be much slower than other industries.

He found the market to be quite active with firms looking to expand strategically at the partner level, in addition to associate hiring for associate replacements and incremental expansion hiring.

The most forward - thinking will drill down further and analyze where revenue comes from at the partner level, so as to determine the amount of key partner risk.

My previous experience in upper level associate positions allowed me to gain insight on the principles of risk management that must be used at the partner level.

The programme's director, Fiona Rice, a former Linklaters banking partner, said the programme had «come about in response to what we are hearing from law firms — that there is a pressing need to focus on the development of key female talent at partner level as well as to provide a forum to focus on the challenges they face as women in that role.»

The firm has gone beyond its previous statutory filing — which revealed a 22 % mean hourly pay gap across all staff and a 47 % bonus gap — to highlight the impact that the lack of women at partner level makes on the figures.

Commercial and intellectual property contracts solicitor Louise Taylor joins the firm at partner level while Natalie Thomson, who specialises in employment law, joins the firm as an associate.

Diversity & Inclusion Goal: Increase the number of diverse attorneys at all levels and especially at the partner level.

Those who have been recently called to the Bar are being employed as associates in law firms more often than in the past, so it can be anticipated that the current imbalance at the partner level in law firms may eventually begin to decrease.

Legal Week research into female representation at partner level across the 50 largest UK law firms by revenue found a trio of regional firms emerging as the most female friendly partnerships, with Berrymans Lace Mawer overall having the largest proportion of women partners in the top 50, with almost 37 % of its partnership female — virtually double the average.

Working Mother and Flex Time Lawyers said that, «Female representation is lower at partner levels than in less senior roles; however, Best Law Firms, on average, employ more female equity partners (20 %) than the national average (18 %).»

Clifford Chance most recently attracted attention with two lawyer moves at the partner level.

What clients like about the firm • Good teamwork, good client relationship management at partner level, good value for money • Partnership approach, as they have a good understanding of my organisation, they explain things clearly and act efficiently • They have worked hard on our relationship and are great «partners»

Joining Anita and Victoria at partner level are litigation specialist Alison Goodwin (Hereford), who has been with the firm since 2012, and corporate lawyer Rachael Reeves (Cheltenham), who joined in 2014.

Women are endangered at the partner level as well, says Collins.

It is typical to encounter this type of situation when analyzing workload distribution and often it is the result of a skill set mismatch or a delegation issue at the partner level.

Also, as she compared a large national firm with a local real estate boutique, she found «[t] he difference in billable hours at the partner level was almost $ 400 an hour.»

Law firms are facing considerable changes at the partner level, too, as firms try to increase profits per partner by reducing equity positions.

We really value their depth at partner level, their phenomenal talent and their work ethic — they are hard - working, practical and communicative.

New York and Boston do well for associates, but these markets» «in context» rankings drop considerably at the partner level.

It has of course always been possible to do this through employees, but the offering may have much more cachet at partner level.

Gender moderated the (1) effect of attachment avoidance on co-rumination at the actor and partner levels and (2) effect of attachment anxiety on co-rumination at the partner level.

Specialisation is inevitable, and indeed desirable, particularly at partner level.

In northern England, there has been a rise in lateral hires at partner level as firms diversify into more niche practice areas, such as intellectual property and IT.

The low representation of women at partner level has a significant effect on female associates» careers: female associate retention was highly correlated with the number of senior women; the fewer the female role models, the less likely female associates were to be promoted or stay at the firm.

Increasing the number of lawyers of color, women, disabled and LGBT attorneys at all levels and especially at the partner level;

Legal Week research into female representation at partner level across the 50 largest UK law firms by revenue shows that, with women making up just under 23 % of its partnership as at 1 May 2011, Bird & Bird is the highest placed firm within the top 20, closely followed by Berwin Leighton Paisner and Pinsent Masons.

Interestingly, rates at the associate level are rising faster than at the partner level, Wolters Kluwer says.

Whilst most individual clients are at partner level or are managing key functions within firms I have frequently been retained to assist new partners or senior associates on the threshold of partnership.

Austin Moore and Partners LLP has made three new hires alongside two promotions, including one at partner level.

It reveals that, while 58 % of trainees at the top 50 firms surveyed are female, the figure drops to 24 % at partner level.

Of the legal sector as a whole, solicitors are most likely to have had a state education with less than a third (32 %) of those at partner level attending private school, a proportion which increases to 41 % in London firms.

The stats bear this out at partner level (0 % African American, 1 % Hispanic and 2 % Asian partners), although at associate level the figures are better than average: 6 % African American, 4 % Hispanic and 10 % Asian associates.

At partner level, the leading US firms» ability to buy in the best names in the City is clear.

It falls short on racial diversity however; four - fifths of associates are white, while at the partner level it's over 90 %.

With buy in at partner level, working for DWF Resource has been seamless and I feel extremely well supported from a technological and personal perspective.»