Sentences with phrase «biggest challenges for firms»

Staying up to date with new technology is important, but also cited as one of the biggest challenges for firms in the next two years.

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«For me the biggest challenge is the regulatory uncertainty in the US and the future of US - China relations,» said Miranda So, a Hong Kong - based partner at law firm Davis Polk.

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A survey of food and drink businesses by leading industry law firm, Roythornes, has revealed the biggest challenges for the sector when it comes to..

You can check out my old article (one of my favorites) by looking for the initial reader challenge here (no one solved the problem then, and you won't now) or the full exposure of the big firm's blunder here.

His comments hint at the challenges ahead for Canadian law firms as the Big Four — KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers — ramp up their legal services globally.

The Association of Corporate Counsel in 2012 even began a «Value Challenge» that tracks and rewards firms who deliver the biggest bang for the buck.

Investing in tech has traditionally been a big challenge for small law firms, but new, low - cost solutions may be about to change that.

For The Food Law Firm, this solved two very big challenges:

I think right now that's the biggest challenge is getting through all the chatter and making sure that you're seen a go ‑ to resource for valuable information and not just putting out there everything that's going on at your firm or with individual attorneys.

The survey suggests that the biggest challenge law firms need to address over the next ten years is the potential for commoditization of legal services.

Aaron Street: We spend a lot of time interacting with small firm lawyers all over the country and asking them what some of their biggest challenges are and marketing as a broad category seems to be probably one of the biggest and most recurring themes that lawyers indicate is a problem for them and I think in anticipation of your conversation with Billie today it's probably worth thinking through a little bit about what that means because I'm not sure that all small firm lawyers actually think about the concepts of marketing in a way that will help them solve it.

A big challenge for solos and small law firms is to figure out how to serve the latent market for legal services — the approximately 80 percent of US consumers who can't afford today's legal fees.

This tip was inspired by a young mother I know, a senior associate at a big firm, who shared with me her recipe for handling the challenging tension between mom - time and lawyer time: the early escape.

«The one thing for a small firm that can be a bit challenging that bigger firms can access more easily is things like document management systems» or more sophisticated programs such as those that allow lawyers to scan in transcripts.

Rethinking the model And the biggest challenge for law firms in minding future gaps?

Firm profile Cahill has thrived for nearly a century by focusing on the most significant opportunities and the biggest legal challenges facing the top banking firms and global companies.

For Gillian Baker, a consultant at high street firm Baker Gostelow Law, the biggest challenge now facing lawyers at the small end of the profession is how to ensure everyone who needs to access justice can do so.

In fact, for a firm of its size, hiring and succession planning are the biggest challenges, he says.

Prior to operating a law firm, Leena grew up with a vision of helping people and faced several challenges before working for one of the biggest Family Law firms in BC and ultimately becoming a young successful lawyer in Vancouver.

For those with one eye on the future, advocates of the profession will point out that the chance of a career offering not just the potential to earn big bucks, but one that can offer a lifetime of intellectual challenge and stimulation, will always attract its fair share of top talent, and that the training and development opportunities within law firms have improved massively over the last ten years.

Looking for a bigger challenge, he took the law firm marketing industry by storm and started interviewing Internet marketing «gurus.»

It goes without saying that balancing family while working for a «big - law» firm can be a challenge.

The findings also showed that the traditional law firm model is being challenged by alternative providers, with GCs having the freedom to choose the best legal provider structure for their needs In this article, Michael Siebold, Chair of Inter - law, will shed light on the way «New Law» mod - els are challenging the «Big Law» approach to give GCs this much needed depth and breadth they are seeking in legal provider.

The challenge, and opportunity, for library staff is to see their role in the big picture of the firm's business operations.

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CHALLENGE: To create the perception that you are a «big» company executive when the reality is that you've worked for small consulting firms throughout your entire career.

The firm prepares its agents for the rigors of a 21st century world through in - house training and technology, as Basile understands the biggest challenges in the industry center around keeping up with technology and staying ahead of the competition.