Sentences with phrase «more senior lawyers»

My general policy is that I can't be in control of the unethical or unprofessional behavior of more senior lawyers.

Secondly, for more senior lawyers particularly, an understanding of the organisation's strategy will be important.

In most law firms, existing client relationships tend to be controlled by more senior lawyers.

Are you tired of being tired at work, sitting at your desk simply because there are more senior lawyers still burning the midnight oil?

Some first - generation lawyers also report not realizing the importance of building relationships with peers and more senior lawyers early in their careers.

The firm also runs a year - long management development programme for more senior lawyers.

Advice for new lawyers Establish contacts with more senior lawyers in your area of practice.

The DCAO also runs a mentorship program for young lawyers to be matched with more senior lawyers for ongoing support and education.

I pursued my clients» grievances with as much legal weight as I could muster, knowing that I was mainly addressing those who had full - time and much more senior lawyers on tap.

Whereas more senior lawyers work in lawyer to secretary ratios of 1 to 1 or 2 to 1,» associates are using secretaries at a rate of six or seven attorneys to every one secretary.»

Six or more senior lawyers describe doing something (tilted runways for law firm beauty pageants) and we have the DECADE DEFINING practice, which is topped only by seven instances (cleats on brogans to gain traction and thus productivity in the office) and the practice is HACKNEYED.

While it is unusual for law firm leaders to seek guidance or role models among younger, less experienced lawyers, junior partners and even associates have a lot to offer more senior lawyers with respect to these three leadership abilities.

The obvious place for them to learn is from more senior lawyers who can take them along to client meetings; advise how the partner's practice developed and act as a mentor to help the younger lawyer get started.

I asked some of our InHouse View participants about this and Mary Martin of Metrolinx indicated for her, it's not an issue of title inflation but a reflection of where more senior lawyers are in their career and creates a more clearly delineated structure in the department.

As referenced above, there is a hesitancy by more senior lawyers to spend time mentoring juniors.

James Gibson has the courtroom experience and skills of a much more senior lawyer.

Each group — led by two influential partners and other lawyers — meets regularly, shares information, and enables junior and mid-level lawyers to gain valuable insight from more senior lawyers.

Associates in small law firms may operate with greater autonomy and have more client contact than those working in large law firms where client contact is often reserved for more senior lawyers.

Younger team members such as graduates with hard - earned training contracts may be placed in a particularly sticky situation if they start to feel put upon by a more senior lawyer.

However, doing these tasks well and with enthusiasm makes you invaluable to more senior lawyers.

But new lawyers must also be able to communicate to more senior lawyers that the research has been complete and is reliable.

The smaller trainee intake at Stephenson Harwood allows for focused training and more opportunities to directly assist the more senior lawyers in the team.

The panel [at a program on the same subject] noted that more senior lawyers may try to trip you up, even if you are doing things right.

Rather than taking a staffing approach where partners have separate cases and associates may be assigned to the case, we approach our matters as a team, assigning two or more senior lawyers to each matter to serve as point of contact for the client and to ensure that we get their work done within their timeframe.

«We soon found,» she says «that more senior lawyers of Arab heritage were willing to support us and get on board with ACLA.»

I was a bit perturbed that those more senior lawyers hadn't approached me,» she says.

Should he practice virtually out of his home, or shack - up with a more senior lawyer?

While such an encounter might also constitute an interruption of the more senior lawyer's flow, I tend to call it a mentorship moment.

As technology continues to evolve and change the day - to - day practice of law, young lawyers can shape their careers and how law firms operate by becoming experts in areas that more senior lawyers have less experience in.

Managing partner David Mills says the rates have generally increased by a small amount, although some of the more senior lawyers in the firm with eight partners and a total of 34 lawyers don't feel the need to increase their rates any further.

In my experience, it's helpful having someone just a few years ahead of you that you can turn to with the questions you might not want to take to a more senior lawyer.

Some new lawyers succumb to temptation to conform to whatever they perceive is the majority way of doing things, or otherwise to act how they believe the more senior lawyers might prefer.

About twenty years ago, when I was a junior associate at a Boston law firm, a more senior lawyer told me about a lawyer he had known who had practiced law until the 1950s.

These associates are often recent law graduates who are likely to be far less efficient than a more senior lawyer.

We can also have a lower - fee, less experienced lawyer perform more process - oriented tasks, while still having a more senior lawyer lend their knowledge and expertise to your case.

More senior lawyers, including partners, should be encouraged to get out and about, to meet their clients and prospects, to understand the issues they are facing and to tailor their legal offering to ensure that it meets the clients needs and budget.

Once called, young lawyers are expected to find clients often with minimal assistance from the firm or more senior lawyers.

Because many senior lawyers are not creating content for their clients and potential clients or not using the web to distribute it widely, there are great opportunities for young lawyers to differentiate themselves from more senior lawyers.

I use them as a good indicator of the more senior lawyers in a jurisdiction.

When I was working as a young in - house counsel, I asked a more senior lawyer how I could feel more in control of my day.

Rather than simply following the instructions of a more senior lawyer, as is the paralegal's lot, a firm leader has to prioritise and manage a wide - range of case and business objectives.

However, more senior lawyers and partners should not be overlooked.

And too often, the more senior lawyers we would most consider for the role simply don't have the time to go back to school on leadership training in advance of taking on a managing partner role.