Sentences with phrase «firms in all practice settings»

Richard Susskind's Guide to Strategy for Lawyers, published by the CBA Legal Futures Initiative, provides a general step - by - step guide that lawyers and law firms in all practice settings can use to start to create a strategic plan that will help them implement changes to successfully adapt to the changes that will occur in coming years.

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The firm has become one of the leading immigration law firms in Panama and the practice includes relocation related services such as legal assistance on the purchase and sale of real estate, setting up foundations and corporations for asset protection and estate planning.

Serio set up the firm's «risk and insurance management practice group,» according to the firm's website; he is also a principal in Compass Company Consultants, «a risk management and insurance consulting subsidiary of Park.»

In a culture in which it can almost seem eccentric not to be «of counsel» to a major law firm that represents clients with state business, say, or to have a beef with the practice of steering pork, tax breaks or other public benefit to political donors, this sets significant precedenIn a culture in which it can almost seem eccentric not to be «of counsel» to a major law firm that represents clients with state business, say, or to have a beef with the practice of steering pork, tax breaks or other public benefit to political donors, this sets significant precedenin which it can almost seem eccentric not to be «of counsel» to a major law firm that represents clients with state business, say, or to have a beef with the practice of steering pork, tax breaks or other public benefit to political donors, this sets significant precedent.

ANTHONY FRANZE is a lawyer in the Appellate and Supreme Court practice of a prominent Washington, D.C. law firm, and a critically acclaimed thriller writer with novels set in the nation's highest court.

«The Sustainable Lawyer, an extension of the Boston Bar Association's Task Force on Environmental Sustainability, will provide brief posts providing tips and best practices on the greening of the legal profession, interviews with green mavens in law offices and law firms, stories about opportunities to do green pro bono or community service work, and accounts of lawyers in a variety of settings working to reduce their carbon footprints.»

As independent contractors, freelance attorneys build their own freelance law practices and are responsible for setting their own hours, finding their own clients, and bringing in their own income.Freelance attorneys come from every corner of the legal profession, including big law firms, in - house counsel, government positions, public sector, and solo practice.

Even if you work for a large firm or in - house, the information that the «solo practice» genre of blogs regularly provides — on marketing, work - life balance and taking charge of your practice and clients — is readily applied in any work setting.

But the billing targets imposed on lawyers in firms large enough to demand or set targets (and such firms can be as small as a sole practice though I have never in my life set a target) do sometimes cause lawyers to put the billing imperative ahead of the client's interests.

Taken as a whole, these amendments set the stage for The Law Society of Manitoba to move towards stronger and more effective protection of the public interest through a more diverse governing body, introduction of multi-disciplinary practices and opportunities for participation in and ownership of firms by those outside the legal profession.

Of course, out of context, this sounds absurd, but Jack goes on to write that «getting the new norm to be «we fill out our data forms after every matter» requires firm leaders to proselytize their practice group heads, requires those heads to lobby the partners and senior associates in their groups, and requires those lawyers to set the expectation with the junior lawyers that those forms must be completed.»

The creation of a desirable atmosphere in which to practice and capacity to provide client service in all areas in which a firm practices involves setting of objectives, common effort, different talents in different areas of expertise, and indeed, luck.

«Alongside its formidable prosecution and licensing practice, the firm's full - service patent group boasts sophisticated scientific expertise that helps to set it apart in the hugely competitive life sciences patent litigation market,» according to Intellectual Asset Management, which noted that Foley Hoag is regularly retained in «some of the biggest biotech cases in the market.»

Volz joined Ince in 2007 and works on shipping, marine and offshore matters, while Lücke qualified at the firm in 2006 and helped setting up its yacht practice.

«Bloggers May Be Shielded in New York Main Law Firm Sets Up Niche Practice to Dispute Other Lawyers» Fees»

Dechert Paris partner Pierre Mayer is leaving the firm at the start of next month in order to set up his own arbitration practice.

The firm launched a review in February that was set to affect 10 fee earners across the firm's insurance and shipping practices as well as six business services roles, which comprised a mix of secretarial and support staff.

Simmons & Simmons» London corporate practice is to see two partners depart, with Gavin Weir set to leave next month to join White & Case, while US securities partner Daniel Winterfeldt (pictured) quit the firm in December.

Simmons & Simmons» London corporate practice is to see two partners depart, with Gavin Weir set to leave next month to join White & Case, while US securities partner Daniel Winterfeldt quit the firm in December.

That is leading to a shift in how law firms are structured, with many taking a sectoral approach to their client matters rather than the traditional practice group set up.

SJ Berwin is set to lose City corporate partner Perry Yam, who is joining Reed Smith to launch a private equity practice in the US firm's London office.

Therefore, she launched her own law practice, Radiance IP Law, to offer her clients big law firm expertise and experience in a non-traditional small law practice setting.

Ludens believes that the depth of experience he has been able to attain so early on in his career was only possible because he is practicing in a big law firm setting.

One way that firms can avoid these issues rooted in billing and accounting systems not being in lockstep with each other is to use a practice management system that includes both billing and accounting functions in a single data set.

In my opinion, firm management and technology can and should set the foundation for individual and practice group initiatives.

«We needed their skill sets,» Conant says of the decision to bring in Northcote, chair of Shibley Righton's business law practice group, and Berkovitz, an associate with the firm who practises business and condominium law.

Partner Margaret Simpson, the head of the northeast firm's family practice, and barrister Ian Kennerley are launching a new boutique called Silk Family Law which is set to be open for business in the autumn.

«What struck us as we reviewed the results of these forums was that the attorneys» responses — regardless of their number of years in practice, size of firm, practice setting, etc. — were consistent on one central point: They all were having a very difficult time achieving a balanced life in the law.

«In this business model and practice setting, a relatively inexperienced attorney was stationed alone in an office physically remote from the critical mass of the firm and directed to begin filing numerous cases as rapidly as possible,» Harrell wrotIn this business model and practice setting, a relatively inexperienced attorney was stationed alone in an office physically remote from the critical mass of the firm and directed to begin filing numerous cases as rapidly as possible,» Harrell wrotin an office physically remote from the critical mass of the firm and directed to begin filing numerous cases as rapidly as possible,» Harrell wrote.

The LawVision Business Development Directors Roundtable is designed to provide a forum in a confidential setting, for large law firm Directors of Business Development to share best practices, discuss challenges and opportunities, and brainstorm about new and innovative solutions and other topics of importance to the legal profession.

In addition though, because a firm's invoicing data contains such robust and powerful information about how the firm practices, the files it manages, and the resources it uses, a great set of reports and analytics can accomplish so much more.

Should the partners approve Immelt's ascension to CEO, he would be joined in the firm's upper echelon by global finance practice head David Hudd, a London - based Lovells legacy partner set to fill a second newly created post, deputy CEO.

How you as an individual lawyer can respond now, whether you practice in a large firm or solo / small firm setting

Teaching Ethics and Professionalism as Part of a Course on Fundamentals of Law Practice One of many innovative ideas discussed at the 2005 Inaugural Workshop was to integrate the teaching of ethics and professionalism into a type of education urgently needed in the law school curriculum — a course on the fundamentals of law practice, especially in the context of setting up and managing a small or solo lPractice One of many innovative ideas discussed at the 2005 Inaugural Workshop was to integrate the teaching of ethics and professionalism into a type of education urgently needed in the law school curriculum — a course on the fundamentals of law practice, especially in the context of setting up and managing a small or solo lpractice, especially in the context of setting up and managing a small or solo law firm.

Exits from magic circle firm's German practice continue to mount with partner set to join Mayer Brown in April 2016

One best practice touched upon by some state opinions is to set out your firm's document retention and destruction policy in your engagement letter.

Though legal research practice in a law firm setting may operate differently than in academia, the principles of legal research are the same.

In preparing for the talk, I developed the following set of best practices that any lawyer using Apple devices should employ to help protect their law firm's data:

Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are in advanced merger talks, Legal Week can reveal, with a potential deal set to create a # 300m law firm in one of the largest - ever unions between two UK practices.

Olswang has been confirmed as one of the firms which will provide the private practice element of the three BBC training contracts set to begin in September this year.

Based on months of research, which includes 70,000 interviews with in - house counsel, law firms and sets — the shortlist for 48 practice -LSB-...]

John O'Sullivan set up a boutique litigation practice in 2012 after 25 years with an established Toronto firm.

Kleinbard is home to a savvy group of successful, big - firm alumni who have chosen to practice law in a small - firm setting — one that combines a sophisticated approach with practical execution.

FLEX lawyers have at least 8 - 10 years of practice experience in both in - house and law firm settings.

Previously he practised with a leading City firm in the 1970s, was in - house with investment banks in the 1980s and a banking partner in a City firm at the beginning of the 1990s before setting up his own consultancy practice.

Note in particular that for practices such as M&A, law departments use only a small set of law firms.

The Directory clearly sets out which firms and practitioners are the leaders in their practice areas and is specifically designed to assist sophisticated users of legal services.

To attract and retain these great attorneys — and do so through a model that greatly reduced client fees — we built the firm on a model that permits these attorneys to work from a position that support their life balance and from locations not possible in traditional practice settings and, at the same time, strips away overhead and fixed salaries that underpin a very large part of a traditional law firm's fee structure.

For instance, in areas such as dispute resolution practice, Brexit will undoubtedly create more work for law firms as there will be more disagreements on how this new set of rules is to be interpreted.

Based on months of research, which includes 70,000 interviews with in - house counsel, law firms and sets — the shortlist for 48 practice area awards and the three practice management categories, has just been announced.