Sentences with phrase «lower than law firms»

Indeed, some companies have insurance limits lower than law firms that perform this work, or different exclusions (including around warranties).

Also, because our overhead is so much lower than a law firm's, we are able to offer much lower prices, usually a third of the private sector.

Not exact matches

The article reports that in reality, about 80 percent of law graduates work at firms with fewer than 100 attorneys and, thus, are making far lower salaries that those in the news.

It is also different from most law firms in that it employs only experienced lawyers, maintains little office space and charges significantly lower rates than most big law firms (about $ 200 an hour for highly experienced lawyers, according to a Daily Journal article written in early in 2010).

One issue to keep in mind - if you send an email alert on a «niche» topic (e.g., new IRS ruling) to a broad audience (e.g., all of the law firm's corporate clients), then the clickthrough rate will certainly be lower than if the alert was targeted at a «niche» audience (e.g., solely the firm's tax clients).

Because of the much higher degree of specialization and scaled - up volumes of production possible, such costs would be significantly lower than those of any law firm.

At the moment, smaller law firms are being targeted by those threat attackers lower down the food chain but they are being targeted more frequently than the larger firms who are ignored by those less capable attackers.

Thanks to new technology and business models now viable because of that technology, a new breed of law firm is emerging that (unlike their predecessors who attracted attorneys by offering jeans, MacBooks, and a more relaxed atmosphere at the cost of lower compensation) can compensate their attorneys on par with and in many cases better than larger firms.

According to Dr. Larry Richard, who has examined thousands of lawyers with the Caliper test, «low sociability scores have broad implications for many aspect of law firm management — mentoring, teamwork,..., and rainmaking... rainmakers scored nearly three and a half times higher on Sociability than service partners!»

Working Mother and Flex Time Lawyers said that, «Female representation is lower at partner levels than in less senior roles; however, Best Law Firms, on average, employ more female equity partners (20 %) than the national average (18 %).»

Our clients appreciate the high quality intellectual property law services they receive at substantially lower hourly rates than those of our larger, national law firm competitors.

There is a reason most law firms bill their students at a much lower rate - a senior legal research lawyer can be more effective and efficient than a student.

The low - income tenant deserved the same level of zealous legal representation than the rich corporation that I would have represented in the old law firm, so every case we demand a jury trial where the attorneys at Basta at great personal sacrifice and time are willing and do take every case to jury trial if we do not get the results we want in a resolution.

Another way that firms can offer lower costs is through competitive bid programs, where law firms commit to billing rates for each level of attorney that are 5 percent lower than those proposed by the next - highest bidder.

«We found that as law firms battled for new instructions, a pattern emerged of solicitors providing low quotes to clients at the outset of a matter, only to bill far more than that quote when the work was completed.

If a firm can hire a contract attorney with a decade of experience for $ 100 an hour and bill her out at $ 200, then the client gets a far, far better product at a lower cost than if the law firm had used a junior associate.

Clients ranked their satisfaction with law firms» communication and responsiveness 4.2 out of 5, 0.1 points lower than in 2017 and 0.4 points lower than the importance they place on it — the third largest gap in the survey (along with quality of legal advice and value for money).

Green Point's value added legal services, which make US legal talent in Israel available to US law firms on an as - needed hourly basis, at rates for lower than equivalent US rates, is also growing at a steep rate.

Each year, the Walk to the Hill draws attorneys from more than 40 Boston - area law firms in its mission to urge lawmakers to protect state funding for programs that provide civil legal aid to low - income Massachusetts residents.

Not that we need proof of that, but then law firms will insist on trying to run themselves as if they are «normal» businesses (rather than flat, low - hierarchy collegial collectives) so these days I don't shy away from pointing out this curiosity.

If you take a job in a legal clinic helping low - income residents, you'll earn much less than if you take a position with a large law firm.

To gain experience, consider approaching companies in your target industry with an offer to do routine project or contract legal work at a lower cost than the rates charged by their regular law firms.

LCF Law «provides good quality advice at a lower cost than larger regional firms» and is best known for advising clients from niche sectors, such as IFA businesses, those in the biocidal products market, and GPs.

Finally, with lower operating costs, Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn is able to charge less for identical services than large employment and labor law firms in major urban areas.

Ever since large law firm salaries for new associates jumped to $ 160,000 back in January, we've heard commentary from a variety of constituencies, ranging from (see this post) law firm recruiters, warning that increased billables will place more pressure on associates, to lawyers, arguing that increased salaries demand concommitant salary raises for the judiciary, to (see this post) law firm economists, suggesting that associate salaries are proportionately lower than ever when viewed in the context of their relationship to profits per partner, to law firm marketers who view increased rates as opening opportunities for less expensive, midsized firms.

The UK's leading law firms have struggled to match significant hikes in revenue with similar profitability increases during the past five years, with Legal Week research showing that 30 % of the UK top 50 have lower profits per equity partner (PEP) now than they did in 2011 - 12.

Bruce MacEwen's readers have been mulling his question about why partner profits at large U.K. firms are much lower than at large U.S. law firms.

Your success rate is really good — unparalleled in some respects, yet I checked around and your fees seem lower than most law firms.

The most recent NALP Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms identified 1/3 of 1 percent of law firm associates and partners as having a disability, a number while low, is much higher than reported in the paLaw Firms identified 1/3 of 1 percent of law firm associates and partners as having a disability, a number while low, is much higher than reported in the palaw firm associates and partners as having a disability, a number while low, is much higher than reported in the past.

Israeli law firms charge much lower fees than their European or American counterparts.

Firms that used to collect on average about 92 cents for every dollar of standard time their lawyers worked in 2007, before the economic downturn, now are getting less than 85 cents, a «historic low» according to a Georgetown Law Center for the Study of the Legal Profession senior fellow; and

In addition to legal research, there are many other specialized support services that can be provided with such expert advice, including the automation of routine legal services at a lower cost than can the investor - owners of law firms (the ABS alternative), and advising on marketing strategies and methods of maximizing income and client services and satisfaction.

It's also worth noting that Burges Salmon has among the lowest commute times, with a higher proportion of its junior lawyers walking to work than any other major UK law firm.

We typically bill our clients on an hourly basis, but our rates tend to be much lower than what law firms usually charge for comparable experience.

If your firm thinks your reasonable exposure is $ 1 million more than what you currently have under the Law Society program, you can contact LAWPRO or discuss with your insurance broker or agent whether lower limits, like $ 1 million or $ 2 million per claim in excess of what the lawyers in your firm already carry, is available and appropriate to meet your needs.

Most Canadian law firms — even more than Canadian businesses in general − have what Bhasin describes as a «white - Canadian - malecentric» culture: low - hierarchy, direct low - context communication, individualistic.

We pride ourselves on offering quality family law services with fees that are, on average, 40 - 60 % lower than other firms.

Despite our extensive experience and precedent setting results, our fees are comparable with, and often lower than other law firms.

Even when they were later hired as full time law firm employees, techs were (and in some firms still are) considered rather dimmed witted necessary evils, with lower status than secretaries, and nowhere near the status of a paralegal.

Especially considering that with the oversupply of lawyers available, it is easier than ever for law firms to pick up experienced lawyers for low rates.

«Green Justice is a «low bono» law group, meaning that it will charge some fees for services, but those are significantly less than a typical firm.

Using statistical analysis, the EEOC determined that, although the presence of women and minorities in law firms has increased dramatically since 1975, the odds of a woman or minority lawyer becoming a partner remain significantly lower than for their white male counterparts.

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.

Currently used by over 175 companies and more than 150 law firms, Legal OnRamp provides content via collaborative Wikipedia - style postings and collaboration via social and professional networking and execution services to help legal professionals deliver higher quality work in less time at a lower cost.

Respondents to the Law Society's 2015 - 16 PII survey reported the market was competitive and favourable to firms, with premiums 8 % lower on average than last year.

Under the opinion, attorneys with a VLO can not make the statement that their fees are less than those of a traditional law firm but can explain how the use of the technology to deliver legal services results in lower overhead for the firm and that this may reduce fees.

A 21st Century development has been the appearance of the virtual law firm, a firm with a virtual business address but no brick & mortar office location open to the public, using modern telecommunications to operate from remote locations and provide its services to international clients, avoiding the costs of maintaining a physical premises with lower overheads than traditional law firms.

This New York boutique law firm offers the skill and sophistication of a large real estate and commercial law firm with the service and responsiveness of a small law firm and is able to deliver legal services at a significantly lower cost than a large commercial litigation and real estate law firm.

• Outsourcing: Law firms in St. John's have lower overhead than firms in larger urban centres.

Examples of this «zero sum game» include hourly rates being either two high for the client's budget or too low for the firm's profitability, law firms billing more hours than necessary while clients expect fewer hours than is feasible and the belief by the firm that a client's legal misfortune is the firm's opportunity.