Until moving from
the lawyer side of the table to the client side, I had only a superficial grasp of how lawyers help — or hurt — a business.
from
the lawyer side of the table to the client side.
Not exact matches
So Carl Icahn will sleep until 4 p.m. and then go to the negotiation at 6 p.m.. On the other
side of the
table are exhausted
lawyers who have been working all day.
«You may find you're not on the same
side of the
table as the [firm's]
lawyers.»
After each ballot is verified, the assistant displays the ballot to watchers and
lawyers representing Rangel and Espaillat on the other
side of the
table nearly two feet away.
After each ballot is verified, an assistant shows the ballot to watchers and
lawyers representing Rangel and Espaillat on either
side of the
table nearly two feet away.
To keep the trial orderly, U.S. District Judge Frank Polozola has limited to two the number
of attorneys for each
side who can sit at
lawyers»
tables in the courtroom.
It enables the
lawyer to get on the other
side of the
table — to step into the shoes
of a prospective client and to to view the world from that client's perspective instead
of the
lawyer's.
First, get special legal counsel — on your
side of the
lawyer / client
table — to be your objective, honest broker
of the expertise otherwise possessed solely by your law firm (s) or in - house attorneys:
To find the best solutions to a client's problem, a
lawyer has to listen when interviewing the client about the client's goals and interests, but also has to listen to the parties on the other
side of the
table to know what solutions they might accept.
Now that I'm a defense
lawyer, I can remember what worked against me as a plaintiff's
lawyer, and I can put that knowledge to work on my
side of the
table.»
Respected by both
sides of the
table, Attorney Broder was highly recommended to me by several fellow
lawyers as well as by individuals who he had represented — I similarly endorse him without hesitation.
What owners and executives need an honest broker on their
side of the
lawyer / client
table to secure the technical legal expertise that they actually need from their
lawyers — and to achieve the cost control and liability prevention that their
lawyers don't give them.
Only after moving from the
lawyer side of the
lawyer / client
table to the client
side did I recognize that prevailing law firm and in - house counsel offerings contain prejudgments about pricing, work flow, and assignment
of people to tasks that no general manager would tolerate anywhere else in business.
Foley Hoag's
lawyers have decades
of experience addressing patent - related obstacles quickly and cost - effectively from both
sides of the
table — patent holder and potential infringer.
The idea is that all facts will be on the
table for both
sides and a personal injury
lawyer can represent you and negotiate with your insurance company on your behalf, avoiding the cost, time and stress
of going to court.
Vancouver labour
lawyer Jason Koshman has been on both
sides of the
table.
Judy Jennison Bio As a former in - house
lawyer within a big organization, Judy understands the path to success... The post 108: Joy On Both
Sides of the
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The deal
lawyer who combines the charm and manners
of Len Berkowitz (a Linklaters all - time great for those who are too young to remember him), the client list and PR flair
of the Honourable Nigel (but not his taste in football teams), the experience and know - how
of David Cheyne, Richard Godden's eye for detail, Steve Cooke's sense
of fun but probably less hair gel, the drafting abilities
of Duncan McCurrach (Sullivan & Cromwell partner in New York), Tim Emmerson's understanding
of accounts, the drive
of Mike Francies and the niceness on the other
side of the
table of a Charles Martin, James Palmer or Adam Signy.