Hello there, I thought I'd share a few updates that I've been
doing on a client project with you!
Not exact matches
As they reflected
on their work with
clients, they realized that all of the time tracking solutions in the market made it easy to keep track of the amount of time spent
on a
project but didn't focus
on treating time for what it is — inventory.
After all, what you don't want is to take
on an extra
project that doesn't make financial sense, and then fail your
client or another
client.
They almost immediately started investing in new systems — financial,
project management, learning — that were intended to help teams get their work
done, deliver
on client commitments and develop their careers.
Taking
on a ton of
clients is great, but it's important to juggle multiple freelance
projects in a professional way so that things don't fall through the cracks.
We provide accurate estimates and
client contact reports based
on a clear understanding of each
project, and we don't miss deadlines or objectives.
«We
do fewer
projects than most companies so we can really focus
on our
clients.»
I am thankful that I don't have to «wait - list»
clients anymore and can spend more time
on the
projects I am most passionate about: helping others find their healthiest food relationship, mindful eating, and vegetarian cooking.
Oh my goodness you guys, I totally
did not intend
on going radio silent this week but apparently this view, being off with Jon and the girls, the sweltering heat, and having wrapped a huge
client project last Friday swept me into offline mode (save sharing some pretty pictures
on Instagram)!
Kaloyeros» attorney, Michael Miller, says his
client «has always sought to make sure the right company was
doing the right job
on the right
project.
The new court papers indicate that the elder Skelos even asked the Nassau County Bar Association about his work at the Long Island firm and whether he could publicly comment
on a
project sought by a firm
client — then brazenly ignored the Bar's answer forbidding him from
doing so.
One way is that
on large - scale
projects we are now able to propose to
clients that they use green roofs, because since we've had the opportunity to
do one that big, we can say it's possible.
So much so that now I no longer have time for local design
clients (even though the local economy has recently rebounded) which makes me sad but at the same time it brings me a lot of joy to work
on projects around my home (which I was
doing pre-blog anyway) and then share my home decor and design tips with you as much and as often as I am able.
How much time
do you typically allocate to each
project, and how many
clients do you usually take
on at one time?
Use it
on any number of
projects, whether personal, commercial, for a
client project Check out these astonishing facts I've dug up by
doing a little research: It's estimated that 1 in 10 people using regular dating sites are already married
Client review processes could be made simpler by using the Articulate system in the future, but it
does require anyone viewing or commenting
on the
project to be logged in.
Yes, you could get started more quickly
on project deliverables if you didn't have to have an actual meeting, but those deliverables might not be exactly what the
client was looking for.
If you believe the
client's expectations don't quite match what the
project needs, open a discussion
on why you think this, and how you can help.
While we never let staff members work
on a
project that doesn't suit their skills, they must all be flexible enough to comply with any requests from
clients.
Reconnecting with people in their network, providing
clients with a status update
on a
project or just providing a word of encouragement to an employee are all things that people who have made it to the top take the time to
do.
Credit card issuers don't police your spending to see if the office paper you bought at Staples or Office Depot was for your business or your child's school
project or if the dinner you put
on the card was with a friend versus a
client.
At times, I think it's fucking crazy to
do that, but I have been pretty happy this year and that's because the
clients and
projects I have worked
on, I really wanted to work with them.
Great freelancers
do exist and they can help you during that first gentle step to taking
on more
clients and
projects.
This doesn't have to be
client work but can include side
projects, past
projects, thoughts
on industry developments, and anything else that's likely to interest your audience.
This means if you have a
client that always seems to send
projects last minute
on a Friday and expect them to be complete by Monday morning, it should be obvious that you're unavailable to
do so.
Do you need to track time spent on various tasks for various projects and clients, but don't need anything too complicate
Do you need to track time spent
on various tasks for various
projects and
clients, but don't need anything too complicated?
Rafael Delimata agreed: «The
client would have been better off in terms of money and time spent
on the
project had they opted for Enerphit, but they wanted to go full passive house, so we were determined to help them achieve that, and we
did.
Much much better business to get
on with
doing three good
projects in a year with congenial
clients and a culture of success than struggle with one awful government one for three years and an inevitable years long legal case at the end.
My research
on any particular subject would be scattered through a dozen
client folders,
doing me little good for a new
project.
The purpose of the Greenhouse is to discuss Stem's internal
projects and experiments, as well as talk about new technologies, and share code experiments that we've
done on our own, or for various
clients.
The information contained
on this web site is not
projected to solicit
clients and
does not suggest any type of transaction.
We put people
on - site at major infrastructure
projects, negotiating documents, and mediating to get
clients» work
done on or under budget.
This Ocala Star Banner article reports
on the achievement of attorney Richard Perry who will be recognized for the pro bono work he
does through the CLSMF's Volunteer Lawyers
Project: He has
done pro bono work for
clients with mental illness, hearing impairment problems, limited education, and drug and alcohol addictions.
Billie Tarascio: For a long time I
did the majority of the consultations and I really like
doing that because I get to know who the
clients are, what their issues are and can match them with the right attorney based
on that attorney's capacity and it's hard for attorneys who are working all day
on client projects to then transition into a consultation where they have to completely turn off their lawyer hat and check into their counselor hat and just listen.
On a beautiful sunny day Pennsylvania Innocence
Project client Lewis James Fogle (whose family calls him Jim) walked out of SCI Pine Grove near Indiana, Pennsylvania, after serving more than 34 years for a murder he
did not commit.
(i) BMO reducing its roster of firms from about 800 to 200 with further reductions planned; (ii) the
clients of seven sister firms hiring me to help them get control over their legal spend and forge stronger and more value based relationships with their firms; (iii) the many small and mid-sized businesses who hire accountants to
do all of their tax and structuring work because it is cheaper than dealing with lawyers; (iv) firms hiring me to help them figure out how to budget, set and meet
client expectations without losing money; (v) «
clients» who never become
clients at all as they
do their own legal work based
on precedents that friends share with them; (vi) the various forms of outsourcing that are now prevalent (from offices in India to Tory's office in Halifax); (vii)
clients hiring me to figure out how to increase internal capacity without increasing headcount in order to reduce external spend; (viii) the success of firms like Conduit, SkyLaw and Cognition (to name a few) who are taking new approaches to «big» and «medium law» work; (ix) the introduction of full time
project managers in many firms; and (x) the number of lawyers throughout the profession who regularly don't docket chunks of their time in order to avoid unpleasant fee conversations with their
clients.
There isn't data to qualify what effects the First Nations Court has
on client outcomes, though they are currently
doing a research
project to better quantify the court's impact.
So my subscription is very much focused
on a higher - level
project - based services, so at some point
clients will start
doing so many
projects, they're looking for someone to really grow with their business and understand it.
If you're going to take notes, let the
client know so they don't think you're working
on another
project.
Andre Bryant, Innocence
Project of Florida
Client, Exonerated and Released Bryant has Served Over 8 Years for a Robbery He
Did Not Commit Tallahassee, Florida —
On Thursday, October 1, 2015, Andre Bryant was released from the Franklin Correctional Institution in Carrabelle, -LSB-...]
Winner: Risk Management & Crisis Response: One of the reasons we like this blog, produced by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, so much is that it's a cross-practice
project, drawing in practitioners from multiple areas of law with a common focus
on one of
clients» top priorities: the identification of possible risks and what to
do when those risks go bad.
Process improvement involves more input from and ongoing communication with
clients; the use of new kinds of legal personnel, not all of them lawyers or employees of the firm; greater selectivity about the work that will be
done, possibly omitting work that is not essential to the case; the disaggregation of some legal
projects into discrete parts that may be handled by more than one law firm or vendor; and greater collaboration with the
client and other legal service providers working together
on a matter.
Significant matters / transactions include: Advised Xstrata South Africa (Proprietary) Limited
on its offer to purchase Lonmin plc's entire issued share capital, # 5 billion Advised Telkom SA Limited
on its unbundling of a 35 % stake in Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited, R35 billion Advised Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited
on its acquisition by Bain Capital, R25, 5 billion Advised The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division)
on the introduction of BEE equity participation in Sasol Limited and their arranging financing therefore, R25, 4 billion Advised FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and Nedbank Limited (acting through its Nedbank Capital division) as lenders to Richards Bay Titanium (Proprietary) Limited and Richards Bay Mining (Proprietary) Limited, R19 billion Advised Citibank N.A.
on a bridge loan granted to Turquoise Moon Trading 427 (Proprietary) Limited by Citibank N.A. and JP Morgan Chase, R10 billion Advised British American Tobacco plc
on its secondary listing
on the JSE, R550 billion Advised Pioneer Foods Limited
on its listing
on the JSE Securities Exchange, R6 billion Advised the South African National Roads Agency Limited in respect of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement
Project involving the construction and upgrade of the Gauteng freeway and the procurement of an open road tolling system, R44 billion Advised Absa Bank Limited (acting though its Absa Capital division), FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and Vunani Capital (as co-lead arrangers) and the South Africa National Roads Agency Limited (as issuer)
on the establishment of its South African Guaranteed Domestic Medium Term Note Programme and the subsequent issue of notes thereunder, R32 billion Advised Shoprite Checkers (Proprietary) Limited
on the proposed Brait Private Equity private equity buy - out (this
did not proceed), R12 billion Advised Reclamation Holdings (Proprietary) Limited and various shareholders
on the acquisition by Capitalworks Private Equity SP GP (Proprietary) Limited and Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa Limited of a 20 % equity stake in Reclamation Holdings (Proprietary) Limited from various shareholders, R511 million
Clients include: Multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and Government
If there wasn't enough for in - house counsel to
do in a day, the pressure is
on to reduce external spend and take
on projects that improve the bottom line of their internal
client.
Not only
do they provide us with a healthy pipeline of
projects that inspire and engage Weil attorneys all over the world, they also offer extensive training programmes and thought leadership events which educate our attorneys
on a range of issues that are relevant to our pro bono and commercial
clients.
When we start working
on a law firm website
project, we ask our
clients: «What
do you want your website to accomplish?»
Students rarely meet
clients and usually
do research
projects on small aspects of large cases.
I have some
clients I work with and every so often they'll call up
on a bill to say, «I know you
did the work, I trust you
did it as efficiently as possible and you
did a good job
on it but this particular one we killed the
project.
As
clients increase the pressure
on law firms to
do more in less time, legal
project management has become an effective way for firms to meet
clients» demands.
While there are many gigs
on Upwork that don't pay well, there are also high - paying
clients who may not advertise their
projects on the platform.