A great many end up in private law firms, large or small, or (usually a bit later in their careers)
in corporate law departments.
Legal business operations, especially
in corporate law departments, is on the rise.
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association was founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, retention, and promotion of minority attorneys
in corporate law departments and the law firms that serve them.
When it comes to implementing technology systems to streamline workflow
in corporate law departments, Canadian in - house teams are trailing their peers in the U.S. — but some are adopting systems that are paying off.
Our clients and insurers should recognize that over-aggressive scrutiny and reduction of paralegal time entries will continue to prickle paralegal morale and drive paralegal attrition toward positions
in corporate law departments, banks, insurance companies and plaintiffs» law firms where that additional pressure does not exist.
Paralegals working in law firms received somewhat higher increases than their law department peers, For exempt paralegals at firms, salaries increased by an average of 4.9 percent, compared to 3.8 percent
in corporate law departments.
The positivity will soon be felt
in corporate law departments as well, with 77 per cent of the 117 chief legal officers and corporate law department heads that responded reporting plans to raise their lawyers» average salaries next year.
More than 10,200 members
in corporate law departments and private law firms benefit from the CCCA's leadership, educational programming, knowledge resources, and networking opportunities.
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.
After receiving his
law degree Reed worked as a
corporate lawyer associate
in the Litigation
Department at Gallo & Iacovangelo
in Rochester.
«But many companies are deploying robots
in an unreflected manner, without knowing beforehand what these changes mean for either employees,
corporate culture, or customer relationships,» Professor Ruth Stock - Homburg, Institute of Marketing & Human Resource Management,
Department of
Law and Economics of TU Darmstadt, warns.
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Upon graduation from the University of Wisconsin
Law School, Mr. Stout moved to New York and became an associate
in the
corporate department of a large wall street firm.
At ALEC's coal - sponsored meeting, where state legislators and
corporate representatives meet to create template state
laws ranging from attacks on clean energy to privatization of public schools, Indiana's Commissioner of the
Department of Environmental Management Tom Easterly laid out a plan to stall the US EPA global warming action
in a power point clearly addressed to coal industry representatives at ALEC's meeting.
Chief legal officers and
corporate law department leaders appeared more eager than their
law firm counterparts to divulge compensation data this year, with 117 of them participating
in the survey.
Indicative, too, of the somewhat mercurial state of the profession, the survey shows only 45 per cent of
law firm respondents plan to increase their associates» salaries
in 2013, whereas 77 per cent of
corporate legal
departments say they will bump up their lawyers» earnings.
Note: This article was first published
in the Metropolitan
Corporate Counsel: Planning for Success: Top 10 tips for strategic — and successful —
law department budgeting.
Since starting her firm
in 1998, Ellen has coached many hundreds of attorneys throughout the world at all levels of experience and seniority
in law firms,
corporate legal
departments, government, not - for - profits and the judiciary.
Whether as part of a large
law firm practice or
in corporate legal
departments, each of us has worked
in depth with the issues relating to life insurance, annuities, property and casualty, life settlements and premium finance, financial guaranty, title and healthcare lines.
We specialize
in serving industry - leading
law firms, e-discovery companies, and
corporate legal
departments around the world.
The WCN now connects over 2,000 women holding senior positions
in corporate legal
departments,
law firms and chambers, consultancies, academic institutions, specialized media outlets, courts, and competition authorities around the world.
Many
law firms, representing
corporate clients that rely on
in - house travel
departments to reduce cost, place their lawyers» travel expenses charged directly to the client will enhance your firm's cash balance, not to mention the time savings for your accounting
department.
Within
law firms and
corporate law departments, online CLE and training courses have grown
in popularity,
in part because of the convenience and accessibility of online classes.
Prior to joining Russ, August & Kabat, Mr. Clary practiced
in the
corporate department of a prominent Bay Area
law firm.
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With the ever increasing footprint of global
law firms and
corporate in - house
departments, the value of what an internationally trained lawyer or a globally minded legal professional can bring has never been greater.
In 1992, she had an opportunity to join the in - house law department of National Medical Enterprises (now Tenet Healthcare Corporation) where she was able to put her corporate and banking experience to good use within the health care industr
In 1992, she had an opportunity to join the
in - house law department of National Medical Enterprises (now Tenet Healthcare Corporation) where she was able to put her corporate and banking experience to good use within the health care industr
in - house
law department of National Medical Enterprises (now Tenet Healthcare Corporation) where she was able to put her
corporate and banking experience to good use within the health care industry.
On October 4th, Bloomberg
Law will host leading
corporate counsel
in New York to discuss the role of the legal
department in company culture.
After
law school, he clerked for Judge Charles R. Wilson on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and then joined the Mergers and Acquisitions group
in the
Corporate Department at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
in New York.
Entity regulation is about regulating the entity
in which lawyers work (e.g.,
law firms,
corporate law departments, government
law departments, and solo and small firms).
It has never been more important for
law firms and
in house
corporate legal
departments to develop a structured, systematic approach to knowledge management.
Despite uncertainty
in the financial markets, a report from Robert Half International
in Canada indicates
in - house
departments and
law firms will continue to be hiring
in the fourth quarter with
corporate law and litigation predicted to see the most growth
in the next three months.
If you want to look to where real change is going to happen
in terms of the structure and performance of legal
departments and
law firms
in the next five years, consider the work being done at the
Corporate Legal Operations Consortium.
Other interesting results from the survey indicated that 27 % of
corporate law departments have also reduced their
in - house lawyer staff so far
in 2009, and another 9 % consider it «likely» or «possible» that they will do so
in the remainder of the year.
This decision relied substantially on its previous holding
in Peoples
Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise, where the Court emphasized how Canadian
corporate law differed from other jurisdictions,
James Ferguson, partner and head of family at Boodle Hatfield, whose main
departments are property, private client and tax,
corporate, family and litigation, said: «Emily joins the family team at an exciting time — the demand for high quality, international family
law is growing — and her appointment will further enhance the firm's domestic and international reputation
in advising on big ticket and complex family breakdowns.»
He points to the relatively new legal operations section within the Association of
Corporate Counsel (ACC) as a «good indication we are
in the beginning of the middle»
in terms of
law departments ascending the CounselLink Legal
Department Maturity Model.
Working alongside the Baker Botts London
Corporate department demonstrates Carey Olsen's ability to deliver relevant local law expertise and solutions and the transaction support needed in complex cross-border deals,» said the firm's lead Jersey - based partner Guy Coltman, who is also the head of Carey Olsen's Jersey corpor
Corporate department demonstrates Carey Olsen's ability to deliver relevant local
law expertise and solutions and the transaction support needed
in complex cross-border deals,» said the firm's lead Jersey - based partner Guy Coltman, who is also the head of Carey Olsen's Jersey
corporatecorporate team.
Integreon is unique
in having more than a decade of experience building and supporting a wide range of review systems for the world's leading
law firms and
corporate legal
departments.
Now a senior fellow at Harvard
Law School's Program on the Legal Profession and its Program on Corporate Governance, as well as a lecturer in law at Yale Law School, Heineman describes how GC's and their law departments have become more sophisticated and influential, transforming business and law inside the corporation and outside
Law School's Program on the Legal Profession and its Program on
Corporate Governance, as well as a lecturer
in law at Yale Law School, Heineman describes how GC's and their law departments have become more sophisticated and influential, transforming business and law inside the corporation and outside
law at Yale
Law School, Heineman describes how GC's and their law departments have become more sophisticated and influential, transforming business and law inside the corporation and outside
Law School, Heineman describes how GC's and their
law departments have become more sophisticated and influential, transforming business and law inside the corporation and outside
law departments have become more sophisticated and influential, transforming business and
law inside the corporation and outside
law inside the corporation and outside it.
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global
law firm, is pleased to announce that Vivian Yiu is joining the firm's Hong Kong office as a partner
in its
Corporate Department.
There is also a movement to better calculate, track, and reduce spending, which may represent a tipping point
in the cost - control challenge that continues to concern
corporate law departments.
In a panel organized by the Association of
Corporate Counsel, you will hear how experienced
law department leaders respond to this pressure and what it means both for their
department operations and the
law firms they retain.
When considering a candidate for an
in - house legal counsel position, Chinese corporations tend to seek a wide array of qualifications, including experience working
in an international
law firm, a top Chinese
law firm, or a multinational
corporate department.
Typically, paralegals are employed
in law firms to work
in a specialised
department, such as the property,
corporate finance or dispute resolution
department (to name a few).
For more than thirty years, I have taught these «Reader Expectations»
in law firms,
corporate legal
departments, and government agencies across this country — and
in scientific research institutions around the world.
Since 1983, this outstanding publication has been providing paralegals and legal assistants with the information they need to be more productive and successful
in their careers at today's
law offices,
corporate legal
departments and government agencies.
As we have witnessed over the past five years, the efforts of
law firms have evolved
in legal project management and, not surprisingly,
corporate legal
department expectations for their outside counsel to implement LPM has increased exponentially.
«This is why combining
law firms and
corporate legal
departments in the same survey sample renders the results less informative for me.
The Legal Social Mobility Partnership (LSMP)-- a joint enterprise between a number of leading
law firms and
in - house
departments offering work experience to sixth - formers — will now provide opportunities to more than 200 students across 40 participating
law firms and
corporates in London, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester.