Sentences with phrase «lawyers meet client expectations»

Tech training helps lawyers meet client expectations.»

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But regardless of which method you choose, it is likely lawyers will find that both clients and the ABA have an increased expectation of email privacy, and attorneys will need to take steps to ensure that expectation is met.

Generally speaking, U.S. law practice is significantly more developed and sophisticated... U.S. lawyers are expected and trained to think three, four steps ahead and be proactive... The chances are average local Korean practitioners or even the relatively good ones will not be able to meet the high expectations of a U.S. client.»

The firm's lawyers have worked together as a team for years to meet and exceed these expectations and achieve our clients» long - term confidence.

In all of these instances, the lawyer is not only demonstrating his / her ability to meet their clients» expectations and needs, but the lawyer is also doing so with low overhead and from anywhere in the world.

Those gathered at Mont Tremblant in February agreed lawyers as a profession need to do a better job in their initial meetings with clients, and acknowledged the need to improve their understanding of what clients want, identifying the critical role that clear and regular communications play in clarifying and managing expectations.

Law firm clients are less and less willing to shoulder the cost of training new calls, and yet lawyers young and not - so - young need to learn not only black - letter law but a number of other skills to meet evolving client expectations.

«It has been a bit of an uphill battle convincing [the law profession] as an institution to evolve, to try new things, to really start shifting to meet the clients» expectations rather than answer our own fears and needs as professionals,» Michelle Crosby said in a recent interview with National Magazine about how Wevorce is changing the way lawyers help families experiencing divorce.

Clients are demanding and have very high expectations and lawyers must find ways to ensure that such demands are met without sacrificing excessive time and engergy.

(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.

Armed with this information lawyers can then tailor their services and costs and meet client expectations.

Further to Patrick's last post, the BarclayBlog (out of Syracuse Law School's Law Library) has posted a link to a Law.com story entitled «Teaching Tech Skills to Lawyers» (January 20, 2006) by Steven C. Bennett, a story that also points out the need for lawyers to be more tech - savvy in response to meeting client needs and expectLawyers» (January 20, 2006) by Steven C. Bennett, a story that also points out the need for lawyers to be more tech - savvy in response to meeting client needs and expectlawyers to be more tech - savvy in response to meeting client needs and expectations.

Pinsent Masons» «core hours» programme was introduced into its corporate team to give lawyers the flexibility to come into the office from 10 am and leave from 4 pm provided client expectations are met.

[9] The billable hour expectation of most firms ensures lawyers work incredibly long hours, but they also work into the night to ensure a client's goal is accomplished through client meetings, research, writing, and court appearances.

At Personal Injury Lawyers San Diego in El Cajon it is our mission to not only meet but also exceed our clients expectations when it comes to personal injury settlements.

But for lawyers struggling to meet the expectations of clients accustomed to having 24/7 access to information, client portals can reduce your clients» need to contact you by empowering them with the ability to obtain the information they need, right when they need it.

These psychological disorders require an understanding personal injury lawyer, who knows how to handle these sort of clients and meet their expectations.

The goal is to select particular lawyers, not an amorphous firm, with whom a long - term relationship is expected, so long as the client's own expectations are met.

«How do we properly educate and train lawyers to meet the changing client expectations?»

A recent survey could help lawyers better understand where they need to be in order to best meet clients» needs and expectations.

In addition, private extranets and deal rooms for clients are becoming standard for most large firms; and although KM departments may not always been involved in extranets (they usually are, though), this is one way to meet client expectations and encourage lawyers to adopt a team approach to sharing knowledge among themselves and with the client.