Both ended up at the same
firm in similar roles, one a family lawyer, the other a criminal defence lawyer.
Not exact matches
That places Vargas
in a
similar position to a rising number of Silicon Valley workers brought
in by tech giants to work on third - party
firm contracts, not only janitorial services and caterers that can be found
in any corporate campus, but more specific
roles created for contractors as projects evolve.
A study of the results of separating the chair and CEO
roles in Swiss companies by professors Markus M. Schmid and Heinz Zimmermann from the University of Basel reached
similar conclusions: «We find no evidence of a systematic and significant difference
in valuation between
firms with combined and
firms with separated functions.»
Prior to joining Sherpa Capital
in December 2015, Kirby had a
similar role at Bay City Capital, a venture capital
firm that raised eight venture capital funds representing $ 1.6 billion
in capital commitments.
The dispute, which revolves around foreign exchange rate antitrust litigation, takes on added import because all three
firms are eyeing key
roles in similar litigation
in Europe.
Indeed, I do suspect some law
firm librarians see themselves
in similar roles already.
The goal of the Roundtable is to bring together individuals
in similar roles to share ideas and experiences
in their positions; participate
in interactive presentations led by guest speakers; and, to discuss the «best practices» that their
firms are implementing.
Future additions to Phase 1 may include additional objective measures, such as the number of project managers, legal solutions architects, technologists, data scientists, and other professionals a law
firm identifies on its website and whether the law
firm has a chief innovation officer or a person
in a
similar role.
When I moved to London
in 2013, I interviewed for
similar permanent
roles with law
firms but knew deep down it was not what I wanted.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but consider how
similar these arguments are to the proper
role of managing partners
in Canadian law
firms.