Mariana heads the Pro Bono initiative at the firm, including the firm's participation with the Washington Lawyer's Committee's D.C. Public School Partnership Program, which
matches area law firms with individual public schools in the city to bring tutoring, mentoring, other programs and services to thousands of children.
Not exact matches
While it is unrealistic to expect that most mid-sized
law firms can
match the multi-skilled resources of larger
firms, mid-sized
firms should identify and prioritize those (1) profitable
areas of current and projected practice for emphasis and investment, (2)
areas for maintenance and incremental improvement, (3)
areas not currently offered to be added, and (4) those current practices to be de-emphasized or divested.
It
matches the writing needs of lawyers and
law firms with experienced legal journalists to ghostwrite or polish articles, biographies, practice
area descriptions, case studies or any business - development piece.
But I still think a
law firm that wanted to really focus time and resources on this
area could drop out of the
matching program and set up a «Talent Bureau» for promising
law students that looked at different and more accurate criteria for future lawyers.
No other
firm can
match our record in advertising litigation and National Advertising Division (NAD) proceedings, our substantive strength in the
area of advertising, promotions marketing and privacy
law, and our experience at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the offices of state Attorneys General, the NAD, and the broadcast networks.
As one of the original and most authentically global
law firms, few, if any, can
match our combined global reach, local strength and ability to deliver New York, English and local
law advice across so many relevant jurisdictions and
areas of practice.
For example, you may want to create separate resumes for
law firm positions and corporate legal positions or create different resumes to reflect your skills and experience that best
match various legal practice
areas.