Sentences with phrase «lawyer at a big law firm»

(Even though I'm under 30, I'm a lawyer at a big law firm, so I'm in an unusual situation financially for someone my age.)

Lawyers at big law firms like to boast about «bet the company» matters, but smaller and mid-sized matters can be just as complex, even more so — it's just that the numbers on paper are smaller.

The poll included responses from more than 150 lawyers at big law firms and corporations in Canada.

I'm a tax lawyer at a big law firm.

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ROSS, for example, helps small law firms pour through documents, much like the armies of lawyers do at big firms.

Opened two years ago, Potomac Law Group leans heavily on cloud technology and is itself a kind of cloud — a constellation of 40 lawyers who went to the best schools, trained at the best firms, and are now working, mostly from home, to their own schedules, for about half the price bigger firms charge.

He's a corporate lawyer at a big white - shoe Manhattan firm; a son - in - law of Richard Nixon; and a descendant of four of the country's oldest Wasp families.

Misconduct, originally titled Beyond Deceit, opens «by - the - numbers», introducing us to Ben (Josh Duhamel) a dedicated lawyer who spends most of his days and nights working at a New Orleans law firm, determined to prove himself to the firm's big honcho Abrams (Al Pacino) and become a partner.

In his Above the Law column entitled Small Firms, Big Lawyers, Jay Shepherd noted that while at the 2011 ABA TechShow, lawyers exchanged Twitter handles as opposed to businessLawyers, Jay Shepherd noted that while at the 2011 ABA TechShow, lawyers exchanged Twitter handles as opposed to businesslawyers exchanged Twitter handles as opposed to business cards.

Many of the young lawyers tried to stay busy with pro bono projects, but Jobless Lawyer says he soon found that «every other young associate at the firm had the same idea, and I'd venture to guess that many others at similarly situated Big Law firms did too.»

He is currently a lecturer in Private International Law at the Private Law Department of the Faculty of Law, VU University Amsterdam, and also legal advisor / professional support lawyer at one of the biggest Dutch law firLaw at the Private Law Department of the Faculty of Law, VU University Amsterdam, and also legal advisor / professional support lawyer at one of the biggest Dutch law firLaw Department of the Faculty of Law, VU University Amsterdam, and also legal advisor / professional support lawyer at one of the biggest Dutch law firLaw, VU University Amsterdam, and also legal advisor / professional support lawyer at one of the biggest Dutch law firlaw firms.

Calling him «Eric Holden,» Spence says that when a lawyer works long enough for big corporations, as Holder did as partner at a corporate law firm, «the human psyche begins to dry up and one day will fall out on the carpet of the boardroom floor... like a dried up old prune.»

Lawyers at big firms had online research accounts and solos went to the law library to use the books.

Set up in the UAE last year, The Bench is able to offer cheaper rates to clients because it is free from high overheads such as offices, meaning clients pay roughly half the price for senior lawyers than they would at a big law firm.

I may not work at a big firm, but the concept of «hitting your billable hours» is well - known to law students, lawyers, and fans of John Grisham novels.

Jay Michi, a third - year student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, says law schools are oriented toward producing lawyers for big law firms — an orientation that needs to change in order to improve access.

What the survey actually did ascertain was which skills might best well serve young lawyers once they land a job at a big law firm that mostly deals with corporate clients.

Posts cover business law, legal practice management, big deals, suits and real estate in Canada, and other legal news of interest to Canadian business law lawyers, both in - house and at firms.

If we consider the biggest security risk for any law firm is the people they employ; along with the handful of high - profile cases that have the potential to become the focus of public outrage — it's not inconceivable that lawyer - client communications will be at greater risk.

While smaller firms and solo practitioners may not have the extensive resources or global footprint as bigger law firms may have, lawyers at smaller firms or with solo practices are often more resourceful in identifying ways to handle matters which yield the same outcome.

Attorneys at The Donahey Law Firm provide the attentive service you expect from a small - town lawyer, but our Columbus personal injury lawyers have the success and resources of a big - city law fiLaw Firm provide the attentive service you expect from a small - town lawyer, but our Columbus personal injury lawyers have the success and resources of a big - city law fFirm provide the attentive service you expect from a small - town lawyer, but our Columbus personal injury lawyers have the success and resources of a big - city law filaw firmfirm.

As if the firms of the Am Law 100 are not large enough, a new ethics ruling may let them grow even bigger — one lawyer at a time.

(i) BMO reducing its roster of firms from about 800 to 200 with further reductions planned; (ii) the clients of seven sister firms hiring me to help them get control over their legal spend and forge stronger and more value based relationships with their firms; (iii) the many small and mid-sized businesses who hire accountants to do all of their tax and structuring work because it is cheaper than dealing with lawyers; (iv) firms hiring me to help them figure out how to budget, set and meet client expectations without losing money; (v) «clients» who never become clients at all as they do their own legal work based on precedents that friends share with them; (vi) the various forms of outsourcing that are now prevalent (from offices in India to Tory's office in Halifax); (vii) clients hiring me to figure out how to increase internal capacity without increasing headcount in order to reduce external spend; (viii) the success of firms like Conduit, SkyLaw and Cognition (to name a few) who are taking new approaches to «big» and «medium law» work; (ix) the introduction of full time project managers in many firms; and (x) the number of lawyers throughout the profession who regularly don't docket chunks of their time in order to avoid unpleasant fee conversations with their clients.

For Gillian Baker, a consultant at high street firm Baker Gostelow Law, the biggest challenge now facing lawyers at the small end of the profession is how to ensure everyone who needs to access justice can do so.

In looking at this year's International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) attendance list, I saw lots of legal professionals from well - known and well - heeled law firms, a big group of big tech vendors, a few legal startups, and very few practicing lawyers.

«Clients are often saying diversity and values are absolutely essential — they assume all big law firms have the quality of their lawyers» buttoned down so they then look at the cultures, behaviour, and trust in firms», she says.

But the same cries could soon be coming from within the glass towers that line the streets at the world's financial centres if big law firms face the backlash some analysts are predicting from marginalized lawyers chasing an increasingly elusive seat at the equity partnership table.

It's often easy to assume bigger means better, but that is not always the case with law firms; boutique practices specialise in just one legal field and as a result can often offer the same (if not better) advice on a more personal level at a typically lower hourly rate — Global Law Experts looks at the independent lawyers and law firms as well as the full service «big players» in the market to showcase an in - depth cross section of quality international advisers to suit a variety of needs and budgelaw firms; boutique practices specialise in just one legal field and as a result can often offer the same (if not better) advice on a more personal level at a typically lower hourly rate — Global Law Experts looks at the independent lawyers and law firms as well as the full service «big players» in the market to showcase an in - depth cross section of quality international advisers to suit a variety of needs and budgeLaw Experts looks at the independent lawyers and law firms as well as the full service «big players» in the market to showcase an in - depth cross section of quality international advisers to suit a variety of needs and budgelaw firms as well as the full service «big players» in the market to showcase an in - depth cross section of quality international advisers to suit a variety of needs and budgets.

When a big case is on its way to trial, the large firm develops its own litigation graphics, and the law firm bills the client for in - house graphics in the same way (albeit at a lower rate) that lawyers are billed out.

«Bankruptcy Lawyers at Weil Gotshal Seek to Reschedule Hearings to Accommodate Children's Winter School Breaks Main Perkins Coie, DLA Piper, Fried Frank, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Other Big Law Firms Offer Innovative Perks to Keep Associates Happy»

I would have thought that people look for credentials, track record, or those lawyers working at Big Law firms when getting their legal needs addressed.

For another pair of attorneys, it became important to move back to «Big Law» after spending five years in a firm having at most four lawyers.

Using this organizational model, Axiom is able to assign or «insource» their lawyers to these major companies at a significantly lower cost than that charged by the big corporate law firms.

Major Marketing at the Minors Law Firm Inc., 2003 Lawyers do «color commentary» and are a surprise big hit!

As a fifth - year lawyer at Fulbright, I reached a point where I had to decide what I wanted to do when I grew up — become a big firm partner or... well, there weren't many other options at that time (today, law students are fortunate to have many varied opportunities including project management, technology, data analysis, etc.).

Though I expect that Small Law will draw attention to «esteemed» solos like Ticket Gangsta, (who's been the subject of much discussion over onSolosez), at least ATL is doesn't play favorites, but mocks big firm and solo lawyers equally mercilessly.

During his tenure at Orrick, he was named one of the «Top 50 Big Law Innovators in the Last 50 Years» by The American Lawyer, twice named one of Law360's «Most Innovative Managing Partners,» recognized as one of America's «100 Most Influential Lawyers» by The National Law Journal, and Orrick was highlighted in the Financial Times» report on the «Most Innovative US Law Firms.»

For some lawyers who make the cut into Big Law, the prize is the chance to make equity partner at a firm and, at the largest, receive annual pay in the millions.

A recent study found half of the lawyers at London's biggest law firms believe AI and machine learning technologies will threaten their roles and lead to job cuts.

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While really aimed at corporate law departments and bigger firms — much of the content on this site is helpful and relevant to lawyers at firms of all sizes and their respective clients.

This is exactly what I was told by a well - respected lawyer in Atlanta when I told him I was starting my own solo practice after leaving a great paying associate position at a big law firm.

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Adam Shapiro, a Miami attorney, says he's much happier as a lawyer at United Auto Insurance Company, where he can work from the courthouse or home at times, rather than at a big law firm, where the emphasis on face time at the office during and after hours was much greater.