Sentences with phrase «legal services delivery challenges»

From there, we'll engage in a series of readings that introduce the tools of Human - Centered Design Thinking, providing case studies and concrete examples of how these tools can serve to solve a myriad of legal services delivery challenges.

Following a pitch session (during which students brainstorm and identify specific legal services delivery challenges they want to solve), teams will use class and team working time to move through the phases of design thinking to create a solution to their «How might we...» challenges.

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

to explore the extent to which the role of the traditional lawyer can be sustained in coming years in the face of challenging trends in the legal marketplace and new techniques for the delivery of legal services.

LOD challenged the traditional models of legal service delivery and brought talented freelance lawyers to work directly with clients.

Similar to Alaska, Hawaii, with one large urban center in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, and the rest of the population spread among the other seven islands, experiences geographic and infrastructure challenges to traditional modes of legal services delivery.

Perhaps the most challenging (or controversial) change coming to the legal industry is the inevitability of involving more non-lawyers in the direct delivery of client services.

The Rocket Lawyers and Axioms of the world are already beginning to challenge the flip phone standards that prevail now in the delivery of legal services.

DWT continues to devote energy and resources to developing new and better solutions to business and legal challenges, improving internal processes and building service delivery models that provide more transparency, efficiency and better opportunities for collaboration.

While attorneys are not typically early adopters, some are now rising to the challenge of improving efficiency in the delivery of legal services.

The Aspire Legal Access Initiative is out to challenge the status quo of the delivery of legal servLegal Access Initiative is out to challenge the status quo of the delivery of legal servlegal services.

For the most part, these are changes that have been imposed upon them from without — from more demanding clients and more competitive newcomers who are challenging the rules of legal service delivery.

Interestingly enough, the real challenge does not come from each other, but from free services and technological advances, and increasingly from small but nimble legal publishers committed to the delivery of high quality competitively priced products.

Although neither the Ontario Access to Justice Challenge or The Pitch is limited to apps, they do reflect the growing recognition that technology holds considerable potential to transform the delivery of legal services in Canada.

As such, a skeptical lawyer is likely to be adversarial in all encounters, especially if they perceive that their delivery of legal services is being challenged.

Since coming onto the board I have learnt a great deal about the legal clinic system in Ontario, what services are offered, what difficulties and challenges exist in the system, and what a huge difference a dynamic and innovative leader can bring to a small but essential service delivery.

My aim was to explore the extent to which the role of the traditional lawyer could be sustained in coming years in the face of challenging trends in the legal marketplace and new techniques for the delivery of legal services.

GCs of the future will conceptualise service delivery in terms of end - to - end solutions; namely the optimal combinations of people, process, tools and technology, and hybrid inside / outside sourcing models, to meet their client's business and legal challenges.

For context, we'll do a deep dive into the current state of the legal profession, to understand the range and scope of service delivery challenges faced across the spectrum, from access to justice challenges to BigLaw struggles, and everything in between.

Ultimately, students will understand and be able to apply Human Centered Design Thinking and related tools to THINK LIKE A CLIENT and BE CURIOUS, and to creatively solve clients» legal and service delivery challenges while simultaneously crafting a personally rewarding and sustainable legal career.

In his book Dr. Susskind asks and explores the extent to which the role of the traditional lawyer can be sustained in coming years in the face of what he sees as challenging trends in the legal marketplace, and various new techniques and technologies for the delivery of legal services.

But such improvements in the delivery of traditional legal services do not fundamentally challenge what kinds of work lawyers (or their supervised outsourced staffing companies or LPOs) provide, or whether lawyers should be involved at all, or whether a large variety of legal services they spend a lot of money on are either necessary or valued.

For in - house legal departments and law firms looking to make a start on this important area and address some of the current and future economic challenges in the delivery of legal services, it is essential reading.

LOD challenged the traditional models of legal service delivery and brought talented freelance