I recently participated in a conference on law firm compensation that was attended primarily by
law firm administrators who generally work directly under senior law firm leaders such as managing partners or firm chairs.
They also reissued a major revision of a previously published guide on internet research.The Guides are free and available to law librarians and legal information professionals as well as
law firm administrators who are interested in learning about best practices for managing information services.
Lawyers, legal support staff, IT personnel, and
law firm administrators who devote energy to becoming well versed in blockchain are apt to be the most nimble in adapting to client - driven demands involving the revolutionary technology.
Not exact matches
Castro - Blanco is an experienced attorney and
administrator,
who has been an assistant dean and adjunct professor of
Law at Saint John's University and worked for the law firms of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Wilson Elser L
Law at Saint John's University and worked for the
law firms of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Wilson Elser L
law firms of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Wilson Elser LLP.
Jeff Holmstead,
who is often quoted in newspapers as a former Air and Radiation
Administrator for the George W. Bush Environmental Protection Agency or a «partner» (read: lobbyist) at Bracewell & Giuliani's corporate
law firm here in DC, is rarely credited as an influence peddler for some of the most notorious polluters in the country.
Sperling and Shapcott's and Rosen's recommendations for fostering a growth mindset in
law schools focus primarily on communicating a growth mindset message to
law students — be it from professors
who have examined their own mindsets and thereby shifted their expectations and language; 188 through orientation programs that include growth - oriented messages from
administrators, professors and guest speakers; 189 by framing assignments and evaluation in terms of process; 190 by professors
who teach legal writing using their expertise in narrative to tell stories that show that legal writing and analysis skills are learned through effort and persistence; 191 by professors and
administrators «communicat [ing] that
law school has academic value beyond the first year» and «encourag [ing] students to view rankings and large
firm job placements as indicative of mastery that can be obtained through learning and hard work»; 192 or, by providing growth mindset student mentors for incoming students.193
And where it can become especially problematic is when again, you're dealing with a larger
law firm, because sometimes the
administrator, or the one person from that
firm who is handling the insurance for the
firm doesn't necessarily know that in litigation they took on this new matter that for whatever reason it wasn't underwritten at the time the policy was issued.
Today,
law firms are overseen by professional
administrators who keep an eye on the bottom line and don't let the partners waste time.