Sentences with phrase «based legal service delivery»

Other firms that have headed to Manchester include Berwin Leighton Paisner, which chose the city to base its legal services delivery team, as part of its new Integrated Client Service Model.

Not exact matches

Perth - based law firm AdventBalance, which pioneered a new approach to flexible delivery of legal services, has announced plans to merge with London counterpart LOD, formerly Lawyers On Demand.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings.

I definitely feel a caveat regarding «innovation in future virtual delivery models» is warranted and that is, it should not harm the client's rights to be fairly and justly heard in any jurisdiction recognizing web - based or other hybrid legal services.

In the consultation paper, the Prairie law societies say there are numerous benefits of compliance - based regulation, including an incentive to be innovative in the delivery of legal services.

Once every law office is wired for superfast Internet, there will be new opportunities for cloud - based innovations that can drive greater efficiencies in the practice of law and greater effectiveness in the delivery of legal services.

Whether it has been the launch of entirely new law firms based on a different kind of legal service delivery model, low - cost service / delivery centres, new technology - enabled offerings, contract lawyer businesses, consulting subsidiary services, or rapid internationalisation, law firms have changed massively.

In Chapter 3, Mitch focuses the UK law firm Riverview Law, and suggests that its corporatized structure allows it to make «long - term investments in technology and process to build an entity - based approach to legal services delivery, designing its legal service offerings to ensure client loyalty to the entity, rather than client loyalty to a particular lawyer or team member.»

Perhaps the legal services model based on delivery by partnerships, based on inefficiencies built into the billable hour and fueled by bloated staffing and processing should die and be replaced by a new model entirely.

The Commissioners believed based on the evidence they heard that the following findings are relevant to the future delivery of legal services in the United States:

We develop, test, invest in and embrace new technology on a continuous basis in order to enable the smart delivery of legal services and creation of clever solutions to clients, both faster and more cost - effectively.

A number of law firms have been adopting excellent strategies based on legal project management, lean and agile methods to reconceive the delivery of legal services.

All associate members will be required to have an attorney member sponsor their annual renewal and certify that the non — lawyer is directly involved in assisting attorneys on a regular basis in the delivery of legal services.

In addition to representing clients on a pro bono basis, we also encourage our lawyers to engage in public service activities that do not involve the delivery of legal services: professional or charitable activities, such as participation on non-profit boards of directors or bar association committees.

Thompson Hine understands that clients are seeking significant changes in the way legal services are provided and managed, and has changed its service delivery model, adding personnel, software, infrastructure and training in areas including legal project management, value - based pricing, flexible staffing and process efficiency through its SmartPaTH initiative.

Based on TLSC demonstrated success with the telephonic delivery of legal services model, similar hotlines have been established throughout the United States.

Our SmartPaTHSM program achieves this by incorporating legal project management, proactive use of value - based pricing, process efficiency and flexible staffing to optimize our service delivery.»

A fully virtual law firm is a web - based law firm model for the delivery of legal services, providing easier access to legal consumers and the flexibility to meet evolving consumer demand.

It will disrupt the cost basis of legal services delivery.

By re-aligning relationships and promoting value - based fee arrangements and other management tactics, such as project management, process improvement, efficient use of technology and knowledge management tools, the market for the delivery of legal services benefits from the same insights and wisdom upon which every other service industry relies to provide world - class value to their clients.

Several law firms have taken advantage of this new approach to accessing capital, establishing boutique firms staffed by premier firm refugees, adopting more modern business practices... and notably establishing a foothold in the U.S. And while U.S. - based firms are unable to capitalize in this fashion, some have nonetheless adopted an approach to client service, billing and legal services delivery that will position them as solid investments with appealing multiples and significant growth potential if legislation of this type comes to the states.

Artifical intelligence (AI)- based solutions can move many services in - house, with improved cost and results» as well as «new legal AI technologies bring to the market solutions that aim to further automate legal service delivery and provide new insight for better decision making.»

In light of the nature of asbestos litigation, which often involves a limited number of plaintiffs» law firms repeatedly asserting the same or similar claims against defendants, clients facing extensive asbestos litigation are positioned to benefit from Thompson Hine's SmartPaTH ®, a service delivery approach that leverages legal project management, process efficiency, flexible staffing and value - based pricing to better align our services with clients» needs.

Although legal services delivery may have some similarities to generic project management models, it also has unique characteristics that vary on a matter - by - matter and client - by - client basis.

In addition to providing a framework for understanding current legal service delivery processes, the theoretical discussions should serve as a basis for students to identify areas where processes can be improved.

Nieto's total submersion in the delivery of community - based emergency services to large numbers of lowincome people has qualified her as an invaluable and unparalleled source of both information and inspiration to Legal Aid staff.

The Innovation Catalog captures legal - service delivery innovations that are currently being implemented by law firms in the AmLaw 200 (US - headquartered firms based on gross revenues), the Canadian Top 30 (based on attorney headcount), and the Global 100 (122 firms on two lists ranked by revenues and headcount).

This entails assessing the capacity of the current legal service delivery system, developing and implementing legal service delivery standards and guidelines as well as data collection and reporting systems, creating and strengthening no - cost and low - cost legal service delivery mechanisms, and establishing new guardianship and court - based initiatives.

The Legal Technology Assessment (LTA) is a competence - based learning and benchmarking platform focused on the core technology tools used in legal service delivery: Word, Excel, andLegal Technology Assessment (LTA) is a competence - based learning and benchmarking platform focused on the core technology tools used in legal service delivery: Word, Excel, andlegal service delivery: Word, Excel, and PDF.

As I have written about on Slaw before, compliance - based entity regulation holds significant promise in identifying and tackling problems with the delivery of legal services before they occur.

It's too early to say what their product set might entail, it's safe to say it will involve a cloud - based collaboration and legal service delivery platform.