Sentences with phrase «first major law firm»

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is the first major law firm to change the model in a comprehensive way.

According to American Lawyer, Howrey is the first major law firm to open an office in India to handle client work such as document review.

Coudert isn't the first major law firm to file for bankruptcy.

Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the first major law firm to post retention rates for its spring 2014 intake, with the firm set to keep on 84 % of its newly - qualified (NQ) lawyers.

King & Wood Mallesons has broken with tradition and become the first major law firm in Perth with a fully open - plan office.

Founded in 1967 by legendary defense attorney Edward Bennett Williams, Williams & Connolly LLP was one of the first major law firms in the United States with a significant criminal defense practice.

Not exact matches

Forty - four major law firms and 55 corporate legal departments are teaming up to boost diversity in the legal profession by drawing on two inspirational figures: the late Dan Rooney, beloved owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Arabella Mansfield, a 19th century women's rights activist who became the first American woman admitted into the legal profession in 1869.

Instead, his first task would be to help his client, a major law firm, attract victims of the toxic dumping.

Since New York, and specifically the First Department covering Manhattan, involves essentially every major law firm in the United States, the implications of this decision are staggering for the future of blogging.

In conjunction with their videos which have proved to be an international hit, this might be the first move of its kind by a major Canadian law firm as far as I can tell.

The title of this article was the first part of some feedback that we received from a partner who attended the hackathon — he wrote «' Innovate or die» ought to be the mantra of every major law firm.»

It's not the first time this has been canvassed here on Slaw, as John Gregory's post from earlier this year attests, but since I recently prepared materials for a webinar on social media as evidence, and in the course of that started a trial run of X1 Social Discovery (which is what the Department of Justice, RCMP, and at least two major Canadian law firms are... [more]

According to this announcement, the new blog is the first in a series of regional blogs the NLJ will roll out in major metropolitan areas to broaden and localize its coverage of law firms and legal trends.

It was the first time a major media outlet discussed law firm pricing in the public sphere.

During the first 16 years of Christine's career, she worked for three different major downtown law firms in the area of civil litigation and wrongful dismissal.

Baker & McKenzie, which first entered the market in 1962, is the only major Am Law 100 firm to have established a meaningful local law presenLaw 100 firm to have established a meaningful local law presenlaw presence.

Aerospace and defence giant BAE Systems has completed the first major review of its external legal advisers in the UK for more than a decade, with law firms including Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters among those making the grade.

Pinsent Masons has won its first major mandate since launching a strategic alliance with Salans, with the law firm securing a role as sole adviser in a value billing pilot scheme for insurance giant Hiscox.

A wise managing partner of a major New York City law firm told the author, «The continued growth and profitability of this law firm depends on two factors: The first is the people in it.

In a major milestone for NetDocuments and cloud technology adoption as a whole, we can confirm publicly for the first time that global top 10 law firm Hogan Lovells has signed up with the Utah - headquartered software - as - a-service document, email management and collaboration software vendor, swapping out its legacy OpenText and iManage document management systems.

SEATTLE, Wash. (November 10, 2015)- Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been listed in the 2016 U.S. News - Best Lawyers ® «Best Law Firms» with first - tier rankings in 34 practice areas nationally and first - tier rankings in 56 practice areas in 15 major markets including Alaska, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Idaho, Los Angeles, Madison, New York, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

«The first major wave of leadership transitions in both legal departments and law firms to the «next» generation of leaders will begin to impact the legal services industry consistent with the overall societal demographic trends.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been listed in the 2012 - 2013 U.S. News — Best Lawyers «Best Law Firms» with first - tier rankings in 26 practice areas nationally and 112 practice areas in 11 major markets including Alaska, Chicago, Colorado, Idaho, Los Angeles, Madison, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Eight Attorney Group Joins FisherBroyles» Patent Team (Atlanta, GA — October 17, 2016)-- FisherBroyles LLP announced today that eight attorneys from ALG Intellectual Property, LLC have joined the nation's first and largest cloud - based law firm in a major expansion of the firm's intellectual property group.

(Atlanta, GA — October 17, 2016)-- FisherBroyles LLP announced today that eight attorneys from ALG Intellectual Property, LLC have joined the nation's first and largest cloud - based law firm in a major expansion of the firm's intellectual property group.

The other relevant aspect of nontraditional legal services is the fact that, for the first time in the history of the legal profession, law firms are facing major competition from clients, as well as other firms.

45 Cf. Sinsheimer & Herring, supra note 2, at 123 (recommending, based on three - year observational study of law - firm associates, that «[l] egal educators should consider developing exercises that require students to compose emails in various contexts»); Wawrose, supra note 14, at 547 («One of the major structural changes to the first - year LRW syllabus our research suggests is the inclusion of short research and writing assignments to supplement the traditional memo and brief assignments often used in first - year LRW classes.»).

The game changing move — the first major collaboration between an international law firm and one of the «Big Four» accountants — was the brainchild of derivatives partner David Wakeling, who was commended by the FT.

Exclusive: It's official, Hogan Lovells signs with NetDocuments In a major milestone for NetDocuments and cloud technology as a whole, we can confirm publicly for the first time that global top 10 law firm Hogan Lovells has signed up with the Utah - headquartered software - as - a-service document, email management and collaboration software vendor, swapping out its legacy OpenText and iManage document management systems.

A year or so ago I spoke with a senior partner of a major law firm about their strategy on legal technology adoption — the response was interesting and very telling: «We don't want to the first but, I can tell you, we won't be third.»

Susan Hackett, general counsel for the Association of Corporate Counsel, said that she is «very angry» about the recent hikes of first year associate salaries at major law firms across the country.

As one of the first environmental practices established at a major law firm, we have a powerful historical perspective on evolving public and legislative policy, coupled with experience across industries.

If you don't want to be a partner at a major law firm then going there first is fine.

When you consider all the potential first - and third - party liabilities a major breach could place on a law firm, the extreme cost could put a financial burden on a firm that could destroy it.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched an international, externally assured corporate social responsibility (CSR) report — a first for a major international law firm.

Our clients range from major international law firms to small, often first generation, independent firms and with legal departments ranging from hundreds of lawyers across multiple locations to a small team in one location.

She became the first female managing partner of a major law firm in Scotland in 1999 and the first female Chair of CBI Scotland in 2009.

When you consider all the potential first - and third - party liabilities a major breach could place on a law firm, the... [more]

Because the Hampton attorney he first retained did not have trial experience with railroad injury cases, the victim decided to retain our law firm because we have experience representing both railroad workers and handling major railroad and train derailment accidents in court.

The cost to set up irrevocable trusts through a major law firm runs between $ 2,000 and $ 5,000, primarily because the permanency of such a trust and the amount of upfront work and thought that must go into getting it right the first time.

For example, in May 2014, New York - based McLaughlin & Stern, one of the oldest U.S. law firms, established in 1898, become the first major U.S. legal practice to start accepting payments in Bitcoin.

As a lawyer you have to provide the legal advice to your clients And for all of you who has just graduated or still school in university majoring law and want to get the first job as assistant legal or event a lawyer you have to send your job application to a law firm.