Sentences with phrase «from elite law firms»

MCC's founder, Al Driver, former General Counsel of one of the world's leading retailers, was committed to partnering with the world's leading corporate law department leaders and outside counsel from elite law firms to deliver the essential information needed to be a successful general counsel.

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The takeover phenomenon and the savings and loan affair were only the most notorious in a series of developments that have drawn elite law firms out of the trader mode and away from «gentlemen's» ethics.

The conceit that law is not a business, or only incidentally so, seems connected with the efforts of elite lawyers in the early years of this century to distance themselves from the buccaneer - founders of their own firms and from «hustling» immigrant lawyers, as well as to assert their independence from their own clients.

«Donors range from deep - pocketed members of elite New York City law firms to a client whose white - collar criminal conviction Schreibman convinced a judge to throw out.

Her extensive knowledge regarding California's complicated Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act («EADACPA») and vast experience in handling EADACPA cases sets her apart from other attorneys, and makes Holm Law Group, PC one of the few elite Southern California firms that can actually claim such an intimate understanding of this area of lLaw Group, PC one of the few elite Southern California firms that can actually claim such an intimate understanding of this area of lawlaw.

Raines Feldman LLP is a team of highly experienced transactional and litigation attorneys from some of the nation's biggest and most elite law firms.

Because our law firm specializes in providing elite legal aid to those suffering from an injury as a result of a Lansing MI car accident, we know that we must be readily available to help you.

And like it or not, most prominent firms will favor minority graduates from elite law schools over those who attended lower - tiered schools.

Jones, who is also a Toronto - based attorney — can commiserate, although she was one of a lucky few to receive an offer from an elite firm out of law school.

You can argue, as would I, that a far larger number of law school graduates than the top handful from elite schools, can excel at large firms and even perform better than their more well - credentialed peers.

ELITE LAW SCHOOLS BAND TOGETHER AND DEMAND DECENCY FROM BIGLAW: They want to know if firms are forcing summers into binding arbitration and nondisclosure agreements.

They describe how Canadian lawyers from elite law schools, at the most prestigious law firms and making the most income reported higher levels of depression, lower levels of career - choice satisfaction and an intention to leave their much - sought - after positions in the short term.

To the contrary, those about to embark upon that journey confront: (1) the daunting cost of law school; (2) an average of $ 120K debt for attending; (3) a job market where, nationally, close to half of all graduates do not have Bar - required employment nine months after graduation; (4) a widespread market perception that law school graduates — even those from elite schools — lack «practice ready» skills; (5) cut - backs in hiring newly minted lawyers — even among many stalwart law firms; (6) an erosion of mentorship due in part to pressure on senior lawyers to «produce» more (7) the unlikelihood of making (equity) partner; (8) instability of law firms; (9) global competition; (10) technology companies creating products that replace services; and (11) a blizzard of negative press trumpeting the glum prospects for the profession; and (12) alternative career choices — finance, accounting, technology, etc. — that portend greener pastures and do not require the same time and financial commitment to prepare for entry.