Sentences with phrase «manage law firm performance»

Smolik: Before we could implement an effective process to evaluate and manage law firm performance it was critical to reduce the number of relationships to a manageable level.

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September 15, 2005 - The Law Firm HR Roundtable, San Francisco, CA, «Managing and Measuring the Performance and Productivity of Support Staff»

As the result of the recent changing economic environment and increasingly competitive markets in which most law firms practice, Managing Partners and members of Management and Compensation Committees in the more successful law firms have identified and re-defined those objective and subjective criteria that have been especially designed to motivate partners to attract new clients, proliferate work from existing clients, perform those fee producing and non-fee producing activities that are necessary to retain existing clients and recognize those partners who have been given responsibility for managing the performance of clients and client work that other members of the firm have oriManaging Partners and members of Management and Compensation Committees in the more successful law firms have identified and re-defined those objective and subjective criteria that have been especially designed to motivate partners to attract new clients, proliferate work from existing clients, perform those fee producing and non-fee producing activities that are necessary to retain existing clients and recognize those partners who have been given responsibility for managing the performance of clients and client work that other members of the firm have orimanaging the performance of clients and client work that other members of the firm have originated.

At Reed Smith, Sweet counseled law firm partners on client needs, monitoring and analyzing performance, project managing tasks, resources, and risks, aggressively pricing and pitching engagements, and supporting process improvement.

According to the Citi Private Bank Law Watch Annual Review of Law Firm Performance, «managing our practices better» was one of the primary areas identified by managing partners as essential to success in the tough economic climate for law firLaw Watch Annual Review of Law Firm Performance, «managing our practices better» was one of the primary areas identified by managing partners as essential to success in the tough economic climate for law firLaw Firm Performance, «managing our practices better» was one of the primary areas identified by managing partners as essential to success in the tough economic climate for law firlaw firms.

From understanding profitability drivers across matters, clients, departments and locations, to modernising working capital procedures, managing costs and performance - related pay, overseeing new pricing regimes and minimising risk — those joining finance in law provide the expertise needed to deliver firms with sustained growth.

As a legal department matures, it should use a blend of passive, active, and collaborative measures to manage law firm and vendor performance.

I have a support team that helps me manage it but at the end of the day I sign the engagement letter and attend those performance reviews and insist on seeing the most senior people at the law firm.

In addition, many law firms still manage and evaluate employees using yearly performance reviews, but law firm associates and employees I have spoken with frequently tell me that they aren't even sure what will be covered in the performance review.

Additional practices include: outsourcing document review, using contract lawyers, implementing practices for managing outside counsel performance, implementing a commitment to diversity that extends to external law firms, and sending work to legal process outsourcers.

Director of Human Resources / HR Consultant — Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversee the planning, direction, and management of all HR - related activities including staff recruiting, candidate tracking, personnel screening and testing, and hiring processes in accordance with Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment regulations Support senior management to develop and maintain personnel policy and ensure compliance with all standards, authoring and implementing new policies and procedures as needed along with creating HR procedure manual Serve as lead analyst for compensation reviews, performance and pay - scale benchmarking, market studies, and salary structure decisions, also creating organizational / staff planning charts for all departments and all positions Create and deliver firm - wide staff new - hire orientation, training and development programs, and performance evaluations utilizing a competency - based appraisal system which leads to focused training and development programs based on common and individual areas of performance deficiency Manage all aspects of workers compensation and unemployment claims on behalf of employer, attending hearings and participating actively in all related meetings Hold responsibility for all benefit negotiations, administration, and plan reviews, promoting compliance with and effective execution of IRS / DOL regulations, ERISA, HIPPA, and all audit - related processes Implement and sustain safety programs while performing regular safety - policy trend analyses to identify critical issues, developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vendors