Sentences with phrase «firm at a serious disadvantage»

The United States, Britain and France have DPA processes in place but Canada does not — a fact that leaves Canadian firms at a serious disadvantage when competing against rivals in other markets.

This is a very important issue, because the length of time that a firm takes to respond — if it does at all — can have a marked effect on a partner's impression of that firm, and can put the firm at a serious disadvantage in the timing of a particular process.

Not exact matches

The big firms and ABSes will be able to take on investment, use the skills of non-lawyers for work that is not strictly legal, and collaborate with one another on big - idea solutions, software, resources, etc. «Solosmalls» would be hard - pressed to do the same, which will put them at a serious competitive disadvantage.

Firms without active diversity initiatives will find themselves at a serious disadvantage in their efforts to attract new lawyers (both minority and majority lawyers) and to serve corporate clients who increasingly expect meaningful diversity in the firms they reFirms without active diversity initiatives will find themselves at a serious disadvantage in their efforts to attract new lawyers (both minority and majority lawyers) and to serve corporate clients who increasingly expect meaningful diversity in the firms they refirms they retain.