Most of my discussion with the reporter focused on the larger issue, which is the economic misalignment
between traditional firms and their corporate clients.
Not exact matches
To many bankers and others in the industry, SBAExpress occupies the middle ground
between a conventional bank loan and
traditional 7 (a) credit — trotted out when a borrower is «just a little bit of a stretch beyond the normal credit limits,» according to Joel Pruis, portfolio management analyst at the Indianapolis consulting
firm Baker Hill.
Most robo advisory
firms charge
between 0.15 % and 0.5 % as an annual asset management fee — a bargain compared to the 1 - 3 % which many
traditional advisors currently charge.
Franklin Templeton professionals discuss the race
between traditional vehicle manufacturers and tech
firms to develop a truly autonomous car.
«Richardson GMP is the first wealth management
firm to provide its clients with access to the VC asset class through our managed model, which bridges the gap
between traditional wealth management and accessible venture capital via our new online investor platform,» said Mark Skapinker, Managing Partner at Brightspark.
Are you torn
between a
firm mattress made of memory foam, or one using
traditional spring coils?
DALLAS — Some Texas public finance
firms are choosing sides in the escalating battle
between traditional public school districts and charter schools.
It's vitally important to remember that most people have not considered the immense difference
between a world seen through the lens of a
traditional relational database system and a world seen through the lens of a Hadoop Distributed File System.This paper broadly describes the cultural challenges that accompany efforts to create and sustain big data initiatives in an evolving world whose data management processes are rooted
firm...
So the confusion arises in the mind of a small number of authors when they work with «self - publishing
firms» because these companies bridge the gap
between traditional publication and independent self - publication.
He said that TransUnion sent the data to the Cleveland Fed a long time ago for a different study, and that none of the data the
firm provided distinguished
between peer - to - peer loans, so - called fintech loans and
traditional personal loans.
In 1913 the debut of the controversial Armory Show in American cities introduced contemporary avant - garde European art to a broad segment of the American public, establishing
firm battle lines
between traditional and avant - garde tastes that still exist today.
The main difference
between a
traditional law
firm and the Big Four is the depth and breadth of what the Big Four can offer, Grossmann says.
The
firm steered the council through a complex and innovative procurement process and transaction structure that was designed to be faster than a
traditional EU - regulated development agreement, striking a balance
between the council's need for strategic control and the investor's need for flexibility to attract further investment into the area.
We're a
traditional lockstep compensation
firm, because that engenders a high level of cooperation
between and amongst partners, and that means partners treat other partners with greatest level of respect.
The difference
between ourselves and a
traditional law
firm is that
traditional firms see technology purely as a cost - saving measure: if I do this, the cost can go down.
With a significant international client base, especially in the technology and consumer products sectors, Valerie sees her role as bridging the gap
between in - house counsel and a
traditional external law
firm — by thinking more like her clients, and not just as an outside lawyer.
To believe that lawyers are going to take the time to manually upload documents to a central server and create a document «profile» as most
traditional DMS systems require in order to successfully store, archive and retrieve files is a great disconnect
between software engineers and designers at
traditional DMS companies and law
firms.
The key difference
between a virtual office in New York and a physical office in a
traditional shared office space is that, with the former, a
firm pays for office services on an a la carte basis.
The clear differences in working practices
between traditional law
firms and alternative legal providers are starting to disappear, a study out today (5 February) by Jomati Consultants has found, with a notable upsurge in the adoption of legal project management (LPM) and process improvement techniques, despite continuing fee earner resistance.
In contrast, the trademark attorney listings remain largely unchanged; although it is worth noting that the
traditional division of labour
between the two sides of the profession continues to be less and less pronounced, as law
firms take on increasing prosecution dockets and attorneys hire solicitors to build their litigation offerings.
Areas that are considered include: how these tougher conditions will lead to greater competition leading to both consolidation and more
firms falling behind their peers; how pricing pressures will create a new dynamic
between law
firms and clients with the need to unbundle process work and produce it in a new way becoming paramount; how alternative means of production will challenge the
traditional law
firm model; and how globalisation can act as an antidote to the commoditisation of process work.
Some additional distinctions
between Liam Brown's «law company» and the
traditional law
firm include: (1) performance and reward structures that value output over input; (2) closer alignment with the financial and enterprise objectives of the consumer; (3) a corporate structure that takes a long - term, client - centric view over profit - per - partner; (4) continuous process improvement; (5) investment in technology; (6) focus on «the right resource for the task»; (6) compressed delivery time; (7) a continuous quest to use technology and process to automate tasks and gather «big data» for benchmarking, predicting, and quantifying risk; (8) a transparent, 24/7/365 accessible connection with legal consumers; (9) supply chain management expertise; and (10) reduced cost.
Most
firms have some form of performance management in place but the disparity
between formal performance evaluation procedures in the corporate governance world and that in
traditional partnerships and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) is often stark.
So it looks as if the ECJ is leaning towards a determination that could level the legal playing field
between Uber and
traditional taxi
firms operating in the EU.
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traditional PBX gateway and the build - up of near - line archive storage with de-duplication technologic
In the early 2000s, there used to be a pretty clear delineation
between firms offering web and software solutions for the commercial real estate industry and those offering
traditional consulting services.
While outsourcing has blurred the line
between traditional facility management roles and property management roles, more FM
firms are rethinking their mix of services to keep up with changing corporate real estate...
«We try to find that balance
between a sense of connectivity and the ability to maintain the character and soul of an old house,» says Schafer, founder of G.P. Schafer Architecture & Design in New York City, a
firm renowned for translating
traditional architecture into comfortable spaces for modern life.