Here, large - firm lawyers are the most likely to offer a portal, with 60 percent
of lawyers in firms of 100 or more lawyers saying they do this.
Clients can feel uncomfortable when lawyers offer them introductions to
other lawyers in their firms who have expertise in a field in which the lawyer believes the client may use legal services.
Within private practice, lawyers in law firms with more than 300 lawyers had the highest pro bono hours, followed by
lawyers in firms with 101 to 300 lawyers, and solo practitioners.
He is frequently consulted about difficult legal questions
by lawyers in the firm from various practice areas.
If employees do not feel welcome because a well - respected
senior lawyer in the firm gives them the cold shoulder, that is a problem that needs to be addressed.
Early in my career, I realized that the most successful
young lawyers in the firm carried themselves with assurance and replied to all questions as if they knew the answer.
One of the problems with that approach is
most lawyers in the firm will not have a firm grasp on what will lead to a profitable engagement.
I have made a concerted effort to get to know
lawyers in my firm on a social level when the opportunity presents itself.
As law firms have become larger and more complex, [1] many of them have adopted more sophisticated programs to ensure that
lawyers in the firm comply with their professional responsibilities.
Should the retiring family law attorney be prominent, the other
lawyers in the firm run into the same problem as in a criminal defense practice.
This column takes a slightly different path from our banter at that meeting but, in essence, rests on one of the same themes: the role of
research lawyers in firms today.
She had
assisted lawyers in my firm numerous times in her capacity as a practice advisor and would answer any question how stupid or obvious it may have been.
When choosing limits for your excess insurance consider
whether lawyers in your firm practice in an area of law that is more likely to have frequent or severe claims.
This approach is particularly helpful at the law firm level, where risk management can sometimes be seen to be contrary to the perceived self - interest of
individual lawyers in the firm.
In 2008 and following, the number of
lawyers in firms exceeded the number of lawyers in private practice which makes no sense.
These comments from other
lawyers in the firm attached to the document are ultimately deleted and never meant to be communicated outside of the office.
Nope — defendant attorneys were sued personally, not as firm representatives, so their individual interests could be protected by
other lawyers in their firm.
The veteran corporate law leader has had some emotional meetings in his cluttered corner office with clients as well as some
younger lawyers in his firm.
He has
helped lawyers in firms and corporate legal departments develop the emotional intelligence and soft skills needed for tangible and sustainable improvements in their performance, profitability and satisfaction.
While every lawyer should be highly attentive to client needs, the truth is, service is as varied as the number
of lawyers in a firm.
The percentage varies slightly by firm size, from 90 percent for solos to 96 percents
for lawyers in firms of 100 or more.
Bloomberg Law released an interesting video with Lee Pacchia interviewing Steve Sunshine, partner at Bryan Cave on the program he initiated for
junior lawyers in his firm on business development.
As one of the most experienced
trial lawyers in the firm, Sean has tried cases in various state and federal courts, including Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Florida.
Blogging was down
among lawyers in all firm sizes except those in firms of 10 - 49 attorneys, where the percentage of lawyers who blog rose a point from 5 % in 2013 to 6 % this year.
The 15 firm attorneys ranked in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA
include lawyers in the firm's Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Financial Services, Insurance, Tax Controversy, and White Collar and Investigations practices.