Sentences with phrase «demand for legal services»

But one of the things that they share in common is the client demand for legal services in these areas is increasing every year and showing no signs in slowing.

In my previous post I wondered: If the increased demand for legal services is shifting away from law firms, where is it heading?

But as demand for legal services rises while big law firm revenue remains flat, and the needs of customers aren't met, that position may change.

The global demand for legal services remains strong, but the supply side of the equation continues to evolve.

For reasons stated above, this strategy has limited potential for growth, particularly with falling demand for legal services.

The global demand for legal services remains robust, but the supply side of the equation is undergoing a massive transformation.

One view is that blockchain will automate decisions, processes, and contracts, removing the need for an attorney and reducing demand for legal services.

Corporate demand for legal services continues to grow yet law firm share keeps shrinking.

So it appears there is, indeed, a strong demand for legal services — just not from traditional law firms.

The Chinese capital market has just started its development at that time and there was tremendous demand for legal services in the capital market.

The second challenge for the team looking at this was a lack of control regarding demand for legal services.

Without demand for legal services improving significantly, continued increases in fees appear unsustainable.

What are you going to do about the falling demand for legal services?

During the past three years, global demand for legal services has risen steadily.

That there is a significant unmet demand for legal services in Canada is a proposition that I believe few would effectively be able to argue against.

In an ongoing effort to better serve the needs of our clients and meet the growing demand for legal services in Central Florida, CLSMF has implemented a redesigned Helpline.

Overall demand for legal services from mid-size firms declined by 0.6 percent for the first seven months...

He wrote that he'd «like to caution the legal industry about possibly having a knee - jerk reaction to the latest business development trend du jour, perhaps in response to the serious and ongoing challenges of a global market that has produced flat or lower demand for legal services in recent years.»

The Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project undertaken as a joint research project of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Legal Aid Ontario, and Pro Bono Ontario lead to Listening to Ontarians focused on demand for legal services among low and middle - income Ontarians and The Geography of Civil Legal Services in Ontario focused the demographic characteristics of the Ontario population and the distribution of legal services.

Unfortunately, there is no conventional wisdom about when the current lagging demand for legal services will turn around.

Speaking via video — Hurricane Sandy forced Lippman to cancel plans to travel to D.C. — Lippman said the idea for the requirement came out of the dire financial straits facing civil legal services organizations at a time when demand for legal services for low - income individuals is on the rise.

African Legal Support Facility's (ALSF's) chief legal counsel Amir Shaikh was named General Counsel of the Year for his efforts in developing ALSF and helping grow demand for its legal services among African governments.

Whenever the growth in demand for legal services slows (and it can not get much slower than right now), we hear from many law

While observers once thought demand for legal services was unshakable, the reality is corporations have become increasingly focused on value.

According to the Hildebrandt International Peer Monitor Index, demand for legal services dropped by more than 8 % compared to Q1 2008, dropping...

He spoke about how attorneys can make money from the latent demand for legal services brought forth by the «Consumer Law Revolution.»

Two leading advisors to major law firms predicted a declining demand for legal services, a 15 % drop in net income from 2008, the inability to raise rates, additional layoffs, salary freezes and cost cutting, heavier fee discounting, expenses rising faster than revenues — and a long wait for better times.

By most accounts 2013 was another lackluster year for U.S. law firms, marked by stagnant demand for legal services and only minimal increases in lawyer productivity.»

Commenting on the launch, Susan Bright, Regional Managing Partner, UK and Africa, Hogan Lovells, said: «As the regulatory climate and client demand for legal services change, so the legal profession must change and adapt with it.

Thankfully, the days of job layoffs, firm consolidations and shrinking demand for legal services appear to be in the rearview mirror.

But LAO miscalculated demand for legal services and gave out more legal aid certificates than they could afford.

Corporate demand for legal services continues to grow.

Danielson notes: «Portland and Seattle have both enjoyed significant and steady population growth due to the attractiveness of the region from a quality - of - life perspective, and this in turn has driven demand for legal services in real estate and land use, as well as litigation positions that emphasize experience with construction disputes, which we see on a relatively regular basis.

But as it turns out, years of unlimited demand for legal services may have been more of a factor than our own efforts — and when that demand disappeared, our best efforts failed.

The growth in demand for legal services substantially outpaces the resources available to pay for them (more for less).

There is a critical mismatch in the law, with vast unmet demand for legal services co-existing in a market where 20,000 law school graduates can not find legal employment.

Law firms face pricing pressure and competition from new sources while demand for legal services remains flat.

Balancing the ever - increasing demands for legal services with limited resources and budgets can test even the best - run legal departments.

A growing body of evidence suggests that demand for legal services from traditional law firms is flattening.

Law firms got away with this behavior so long as demand for legal services was high and firms could drive hard bargains.

In part two I contend first that there is a significant unmet demand for legal services in Canada and second that this demand could in part be filled by legal clinics operating from law schools across the country.

Ken took over Al's practice and encountered a growing demand for legal services as the Eastside population expanded.

At a recent gathering of the profession, while bemoaning the lack of demand for legal services, the pathetic state of the economy and begrudging the increasing power of clients, one discussion centered around metrics — financial and performance - oriented measures.

«The recession has had a significant impact on demand for legal services,» said Professor Pascoe Pleasence, Dr Nigel Balmer and Professor Richard Moorhead.

Given the need for more careful analysis before making new partners as a result of the lagging demand for legal services and shrinking profits, it is also timely to give thought to different classes of partners.

Since then, margins have shrunk because expenses continue to rise, while revenue has flatlined or fallen thanks to reduced demand for legal services.