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A new survey by Robert Half Legal of law firms from across Canada indicates that 71 per cent of firms say finding skilled professionals like lawyers, paralegals and legal assistants is challenging.

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Neither existed in Germany or the Netherlands just a few years ago, but they now account for 17 per cent and 32 per cent of their respective markets, the analysis firm says.

The arrival of Nintendo's Wii U last year didn't invigorate game sales, which research firm NPD Group said have dropped 9 per cent over last year.

The financial sector changes were later confirmed by Yi Gang, the newly appointed head of China's central bank, who said foreign investors would be allowed to hold up to a 51 per cent equity stake in brokerage firms, futures companies and fund management firms.

«Every penny counts, but if we step back and I'm looking at earnings of $ 6.60 per share this year, 2 cents is an easy concession if the president - elect listens to some of the company's bigger concerns,» said Howard Rubel, a senior equity analyst with Jefferies, an investment banking firm in New York.

The Wall Street firm, however, says it bought the block of bonds, priced at about 31 cents on the dollar, through a broker and did not interact directly with the government.

The Aussie will decline to 72 US cents by year - end as restrained economic growth and inflation mean the Reserve Bank of Australia will take a «few years» to catch up with the Federal Reserve in raising borrowing costs, said Philip Moffitt, Asia - Pacific head of fixed income in Sydney at the firm, which oversees more than $ US1 trillion.

Scandinavian dairy firm Arla Foods said last autumn that many European producers were reducing skimmed milk powder output by as much as 20 per cent in the peak season because of the impending EU price cuts.

The Resident Engineer, Mr Ahmed Massoud, who led a team of engineers and other officials of the contracting firm, Euroget De-Invest on the inspection, said works on the health facility were over 80 per cent complete.

On the eve before the World Cup kicks off, new figures show that over half of small firms will be letting their staff watch key matches, however 32 per cent are unaware they need a TV Licence to watch the games online, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

More than three quarters of the firms surveyed said that their costs had increased in the quarter, mainly due to rising commodity prices as more than half of respondents (57 %) cite rising energy costs, and 49 per cent increase in the cost of raw materials as the reason.

With 53 per cent of small business owners saying that they spend between one and six hours per week chasing late payments, firms can take control by: Making sure there is a contract in place which confirms payment times and then penalties if payment is late — such as interest charges Offering a discount for prompt payment, dependent on the relationship with the purchaser Asking for payment up - front, or a deposit before work begins Talking to the purchaser before shipment to make sure that all sides know payment terms John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «There are always going to be companies that pay late, but there are steps that businesses can put in place to make sure that they don't fall foul of the issue.

Whitehall sources said that they had discovered that some major UK lenders - including RBS, HSBC and Barclays - have had only 20 per cent of their balance sheets made up of «traditional» loans to UK households and firms.

«This discovery is by a 100 per cent indigenous firm and at times like this when we are experiencing dwindling revenue from different areas of our economy; at times like this when foreign exchange is highly turbulent, it gives one great hope that the future prosperity of Nigeria is assured and is secured by transactions like this,» Governor Ambode said.

BP and Shell are yielding 7 per cent, double the market average — another way of saying that their share prices are half what they would be if the firms» futures weren't so depressing.

Research note says price of EUAs will rise 10 per cent during 2010 as industrial firms hedge bets ahead of phase three

Truly active ETFs make up less than one per cent of the US$ 3 - trillion global ETF market, said Deborah Fuhr, managing director of U.K. - based ETF research firm ETFGI.

okay here's my two cents worth folks im up for renewal and have just nagotiated a rate 5 yr variable1.75 persent or if i want a five yr fixed at 4.49 still quite a gap between fixed and variable here i believe i have a little lee way here apparently i was only interesed in variable and five yr fixed but i made it absulutly apparent to them that when lock in from a variable i get the whosale discounted rate at that time and written into the contract i kinda believe this the way the market is heading as we head out of ressesion and the bank of canada is going to make there move i believe coming up in june and just to make this firm i do not believe the boc will raise rates in fast mode far from it will be slow process i don't care what the ecconmists are thinking we have to remember manufactering sector is reallt taking a hit on the high dollar and don't forget our niegbours to the south how dependent our canada is with them i believe it will be a slow process a lot of people heve put themselves in a debt load over these enormously low interest rates but i may be wrong i think a variable is the way to go if you want to work on that princibal at least should i say the say the short to medium term and betting that the bond markets stay put for the short to medium term - i have given enough interest to the banks maybe i can pay a little less at least fot the short to mediun term here i have not completly decided yet put i think im going variable although i wish my mtge was up a year ago that would have been just great congradulations to all that did.

«We're probably looking at across - the - board 15 to 20 per cent increase in property insurance costs over the next year,» says Brad Hubbard, the Tampa owner of an insurance agency and an engineering consulting firm specializing in flood risk.

Of those that do provide such targets, just 11 per cent said their firm pays out bonuses accordingly, and 92 per cent said there is no penalty for partners who fail to reach their target.

Sixty - seven per cent of respondents said their firm paid associates a general bonus in 2010, with 70 per cent reporting that such payments were discretionary.

Turning to associates» compensation trends, 70 per cent of law firm respondents said their firm does not have an annual billable hour target.

Indicative, too, of the somewhat mercurial state of the profession, the survey shows only 45 per cent of law firm respondents plan to increase their associates» salaries in 2013, whereas 77 per cent of corporate legal departments say they will bump up their lawyers» earnings.

Flat fees came in second, with 66 per cent, and 47 per cent said the use of flat fees applies in less than 25 per cent of the firm's work.

And while only 7.7 per cent outsource legal work, 20 per cent of firms with at least 250 lawyers said they outsourced legal work.

With firms hiring less, 40 per cent of respondents say they now outsource non-lawyer functions.

About 12,000, or more than half of all private practitioners in Ontario, work in firms with five lawyers or fewer, while 86 per cent of all firms in the province contain five lawyers or less, Pawlitza said, noting they are also responsible for almost all legal services in languages other than English.

Also, 78.8 per cent of respondents say they are interested in engaging with their law firms in AFAs.

Fifty - seven per cent of the respondents to Legal Week's latest Big Question survey said guaranteed deals were either not very effective (43 %) or made no difference (14 %) in helping law firms secure the best talent, with just 12 % regarding them as very effective and 31 % as quite effective.

Our survey shows 72 per cent of in - house counsel respondents say law firms have not contacted them in any way over the past year to take the pulse of the relationship.

In this ultra-competitive environment law firms are now in — only 19.5 per cent of those surveyed said their lead law firm clearly provides better services than its closest competitors — it is foolhardy to not talk to your clients to find out how you're doing.

In - house are also showing their preference for using boutique law firms with 72.6 per cent saying they use smaller specialized firms in the area of IP, tax, employment law, and other areas.

In the Canadian Lawyer Corporate Counsel Survey, published in the November / December 2008 issue, 92 per cent of the corporate counsel surveyed said their law firms had not asked them to complete a written satisfaction survey in the previous 12 months.

When asked if they are asking law firms for a diverse roster of lawyers to staff their files, 76.6 per cent said no — about the same as last year.

Already, 63 per cent of firms surveyed said they run much of their IT in the cloud, and 62 per cent use managed services for cybersecurity.

More than half (56 per cent) of respondents said that technology will have a high impact on law firms in the next three to five years, while a further 41 per cent said it will likely have a moderate impact.

According to an American Lawyer report on the top 200 firms in the country released in December, 39 per cent of managing partners said their firms de-equitized partners in 2011, and 38 per cent planned to de-equitize more in 2012.

Just under 60 per cent of them said their jobs consisted mostly of doing research, and at some of the smaller firms, students reported being able to carry at least some of their own files.

«If a big international firm came in and started building up with just the cream of the crop, that could mean 60 - or 70 - per - cent increases, which would be a game - changer,» says Sweeney.

In a survey of the sector due to be published next month, 38 per cent of respondents said their firms are already moving away from desktops towards laptops for most of their people and 17 per cent said their firms are considering such a shift.

According to Arkadin's research, 76 per cent of respondents said their firm uses some sort of «presence» system to enable instant communications in - house, but only 5 per cent shared this with clients.

In addition to producing 20 to 90 per cent time - saving on contract reviews, because Kira's system is trained by experienced practitioners, it helps to «institutionalise a firm's knowledge advantage» by allowing junior lawyers to benefit from the skills of their senior colleagues, he says.

Olmstead has been a legal management consultant for over thirty years, and says that over 80 per cent of his law firm engagements now involve succession planning.

[/ a] In fact, 46.8 per cent of respondents to the annual Canadian Lawyer Corporate Counsel Survey said the billable hour is still the main arrangement they have with their primary law firm, followed by a combination of billable hours and flat fees at 31 per cent.

Almost 10 per cent also said they sponsor a pension plan, compared with a negligible number of respondents last year, and around four per cent of firms in 2014.

When asked if they were interested in engaging firms in AFAs, 77.4 per cent of respondents said yes.

Despite all the talk about AFAs, almost 47 per cent of respondents said the billable hour is still the main billing arrangement they have with their primary firm.

Carrying over from the last few years is a decline in the use of alternative fee arrangements — 3.2 per cent said AFAs were the billing arrangement they had with their primary law firm / external service provider, which was a slight drop from 4.9 per cent last year and a considerable drop from 12.7 per cent in 2015.

A staggering 87 per cent of respondents said their firms are currently not evaluating or utilizing artificial intelligence technologies or systems.

In fact, our annual Canadian Lawyer Corporate Counsel Survey indicates 72.6 per cent of those who responded said they use the services of boutique law firms.