Attorneys who specialize
in certain practice areas can maximize your recovery by helping you to make important decisions at the right time.
Some firms focus relentlessly on becoming recognised
for certain practice areas, and developing their experience in dealing with specific, niche or complex matters.
When a lawyer / client complains that drafting interrogatories is tedious and boring, or about the unique stresses
of certain practice areas, as a lawyer, I know precisely what they are talking about.
These channels are not cheap, but for
certain practice areas with very high value cases (e.g. mass tort, personal injury), TV and radio can be effective because you can reach the largest number of people per unit of budget.
Justia — Justia is mostly organized by practice area as opposed to jurisdiction and
certain practice area sections include more resources than others.
Okay,
maybe certain practice areas or types of work might benefit from tighter process steps and controls, but we experienced old hands don't need to deconstruct how we do our work.
If you are a new attorney who is just starting to work
on certain practice areas, you may want to call around to some colleagues or a mentor in your area to discuss the average cost of these matters.
At an exclusive country club, your goal may be to get your card into people's hands or to mention that you are a lawyer specializing in
a certain practice area.
If your goals are to get more business in
a certain practice area or geography, you need to track where the calls and inquiries are coming from.
Thereafter it will review the consequences of Brexit for the profession as a whole, for
certain practice areas, for chambers and entities and for the justice system more broadly.
Large firms that offer services in many types of law and geographic locations can use firm knowledge to help clients find an attorney in
a certain practice area or part of the country for representation in a matter or jurisdiction the client's primary attorney doesn't normally handle.
Albany energy and environmental partner Rich Cogen provides commentary in this article about how political developments under the Trump administration have affected the legal industry and
certain practice areas.
Speaker volunteers are encouraged to speak about their expertise in
certain practice areas and engage the public in basic principles of our legal system that we may take for granted.
Evaluating revenue based upon profit margin: Obviously,
certain practice areas are more highly profitable because of the level of hourly rates or the lucrative nature of the particular types of files.
As a result, there are certain types of cases that will only go to big firms and
certain practice areas that only make sense within a large firm.
For
certain practice areas, the personal good will of the selling attorney (for example, a prominent criminal defense lawyer) is so significant that, without him or her, the practice has little - to - no value in a sale setting.
Many marketing consultants will tell you to get results based testimonials, and those kinds of testimonials can be helpful, particularly in
certain practice areas.
We have publishers that pick up all news and others that subscribe just to
certain practice areas.
Anyone who follows Big Law is used to the schizophrenic approach of firms — first downsizing and restructuring in
certain practice areas, followed by raising starting associate salaries for no real reason.
In Washington, LLLTs can handle certain tasks in
certain practices areas (currently just family law).
Prof. John Lande, of the University of Missouri School of Law's Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, also theorizes a third model, which he calls «ordinary legal negotiation», which is a hybrid based on norms that develop in
certain practice areas, geographical regions or under specific court or ethical rules.
There is also a movement toward value billing in
certain practice areas, which is kind of a hybrid between flat fee and hourly billing where the client pays a flat fee for each piece of the representation.»
Seeking a «starting place» for networking within
a certain practice area, bar association, or legal organization
The title Certified Specialist is the only regulated title that identifies the special skill, experience or qualification of a lawyer in
a certain practice area.
The Law Society of Ontario regulates this title, and there are strict criteria for eligibility, including minimum years of experience and demonstrable expertise with all aspects of the legal process in
a certain practice area.
You know you are interested in
a certain practice area, but do not know how to go about finding prospective employers in your preferred location.
In fact, if they were not asking such questions and merely wanted to open an office in a certain place, or hire a team of lawyers in
a certain practice area without thinking through the economics and ROI, then one can usually safely bet that the strategic step will not be very fruitful.
Hopefully, soon enough, press and judicial attention to
certain practice areas (e.g., large case bankruptcy) where rates and legal fees have become truly obscene.
Also, a blog will help you figure out if you're passionate about
a certain practice area or not.
apps can let people choose what to download (e.g. content pertaining to
certain practice areas, or published by specific lawyers or offices)
Other objectives might include increasing your client base in
a certain practice area or niche, expanding into a new practice area, generating new business from existing clients, increasing the quality of your client base, increasing your exposure to a certain target audience, generating more leads, creating a better sales pipeline, or allowing you more freedom, among others
Especially when firms are widely recognized to have strength in
certain practice areas, or regional knowledge that other firms... [more]
In
certain practice areas, such as divorce, child custody, and personal injury, paralegals «hold the client's hand» through a difficult time.