Sentences with phrase «firm leaders together»

The forum brings managing partners and other law firm leaders together to overcome management challenges, leverage market dynamics, and target key business opportunities.

Currently in its 20th year, the annual gathering brings law firm leaders together to examine the critical issues facing the legal profession.

Not exact matches

«They punch themselves into the market, break glass, upset people and then figure out how to bring everybody together in a more friendly way,» as Thilo Koslowski, vice president and automotive practice leader of research firm Gartner, put it to the Los Angeles Times last year.

Sponsors such as venture firm Andreessen Horowitz and marketing agency Ogilvy & Mather lent additional support, and in October 2012 digitalundivided hosted its first FOCUS100 conference, bringing together aspiring black female entrepreneurs, investors and tech thought leaders.

«We are urging every Biafran, particularly Christians in the Middle Belt Region and Yoruba leaders to stand firm and observe this sit - at - home because Armageddon is coming and a coalition of the brave must come together to rise up to confront the evil from the Sahel.

A neighborhood - based, local stakeholder - driven approach to community development, the Initiative brought together community residents, not - for - profit and faith - based organizations, private firms, and industry experts with policymakers and city government leaders to discuss priority issues, opportunities, challenges, and project ideas to strengthen the neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens.

«Leaders like you must come together and take a firm position on how to save our nation from the precipice,» he said.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, together with the leadership of 15 local ICT firms, is on a five day working visit to the technology hub of Silicon Valley during which he will hold discussions with the Valley's thought and technology leaders to explore the possibilities of developing strategic insight, decisions and partnerships with the view of helping to enhance the digitisation of the Ghanaian economy to move Ghana Beyond Aid.

The Jamaica Planning Initiative is a neighborhood - based, local stakeholder - driven approach to community development that brings together community residents, not - for - profit and faith - based organizations, private firms, and industry experts with policymakers and city government leaders to discuss priority issues, opportunities, challenges, and project ideas to strengthen the neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens.

Last week I had the pleasure of attending Austin - based research firm ZPryme's annual Energy Thought Summit, which brought together business leaders and technical experts to discuss emerging energy technologies and trends.

This is especially true in environments where communication firms, bloggers and school leaders work together behind the scenes to develop unified talking points and strategies.

One needs to keep in mind that the Firm Leader - COO team, in a sense, is two people who have been forced to work together — rather than having chosen the arrangement voluntarily.

Similarly, we invest in a senior associate symposium — 60 or 70 senior associates come together and meet leaders of the firm to discuss the nuts and bolts of our business as well as client service strategies.

Associates and law firm leaders were able to work together to develop a plan for increasing retention and improving morale.

Together, they provide law firm leaders with powerful tools for evaluating the success of current TD programs and shaping the agendas for future improvement and innovation.

The summer program launches with a multi-day kickoff that brings summer associates from all offices together with firm leaders, other partners and associates.

Law department business and technology leaders come together with in - house counsel to discuss shifts in how law firms offer and...

Each year the forum brings together Ministers for Justice, chairpersons of constitutional courts, leaders of international organizations and companies, partners of leading law firms, state representatives as well scholars from over 80 countries.

Thomson Reuters is hosting an event in New York bringing together business leaders, law firms and United Nations officials to examine best practices in corporate...

The show brings together lawyers, corporate leaders, legal technology companies, large consulting companies and law firm technology, information, and knowledge professionals.

Fireman & Company, the leader in knowledge management (KM) solutions for the legal industry, together with Neudesic will support clients in delivering Firm Directory solutions and implementations for SharePoint, including Firm Directory Skills and Expertise integration with Recommind Decisiv Search.

The Large Firm Principal Administrators Retreat is the place where leaders from law firms of 100 or more attorneys come together to learn best practices and gain actionable insights that they can immediately leverage to master the challenges facing large firms today.

The Rising Stars Cohort program, part of Thomson Reuters» Transforming Women's Leadership in the Law Program, is a group of high - potential female law firm partners who are working together to learn from and network with some of the most influential leaders in the legal industry.

This high - level invitational conference... called together CLE professionals, law practitioners, bar leaders, judges, law professors, mandatory CLE administrators, law firm educators, and other experts on lawyer professional education to study and respond to these challenges.

In response to this legal industry and practice challenge, in 2007, a group of legal industry thought and practice leaders from law firms, corporate law departments and legal service supplier organizations were brought together to better understand and plan for the future of the legal profession.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

«We had eight of our own team members severely affected, yet our whole firm, community, business leaders, friends and family came together to assist in rebuilding,» says Nimesh Patel, owner and managing partner of RE / MAX Fine Properties in Sugar Land, Texas.

We had eight of our own team members severely affected, yet our whole firm, community, business leaders, friends and family came together to assist in rebuilding.

Leaders of commercial real estate firms across the country share their tips for creating a culture that binds associates together toward common goals.

The Real Estate Roundtable brings together leaders of the nation's top publicly - held and privately - owned real estate ownership, development, lending and management firms with the leaders of major national real estate trade associations to jointly address key national policy issues relating to real estate and the overall economy.