Sentences with phrase «not in the law firm environment»

Perhaps this is because I am not in the law firm environment at present so I did not participate in delivering the annual instructional program that aspires to furnish new students with the clearly - defined skills and strategies of adept legal researchers.

Not exact matches

«Students get to not only have the advantage of having some of the best law professors in the world instruct them, but they also get to benefit from that sort of tremendous exposure in a more collegial and less cut - throat environment,» Jack Zaremski, president of New York attorney placement firm Hanover Legal Personnel Services, told Business Insider.

«It is thus important to realize that in the current environment of low long - term interest rates, fiscal prudence does not require bringing the annual budget balance to zero almost immediately,» he wrote in a paper for the Bennett Jones law firm.

Legally speaking, Ross M. Cellino Jr. did not turn the other cheek, filing court papers accusing his estranged law partner Stephen E. Barnes of being a «bully» and creating a «toxic environment» in the Cellino & Barnes law firm that Cellino now wants dissolved.

Most of the technology being developed to improve (or at least not harm) the environment is little more than an incremental change in devices already in use, says Eric Raciti, a partner at the Cambridge, Mass., law firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP.

As schools and school districts can and have been successfully litigated for failure to conduct due diligence when selecting consultants, it is important to take the time to properly vet firms to see if they have the credentials and experience to not only hold up as experts in a court of law but more importantly to deliver high quality and effective services to help make schools safer and more productive learning environments.

Law firms face many challenges in today's competitive environment, not the least of which is ensuring that work completed in the back office is as efficient and effective as possible.

Nadia Haque, Associate, Radiant Law: Haque explains that even if she is ambitious and wants to succeed, she does not want to do so in the environment of a traditional law firm and its focus on billable houLaw: Haque explains that even if she is ambitious and wants to succeed, she does not want to do so in the environment of a traditional law firm and its focus on billable houlaw firm and its focus on billable hours.

In this ultra-competitive environment law firms are now in — only 19.5 per cent of those surveyed said their lead law firm clearly provides better services than its closest competitors — it is foolhardy to not talk to your clients to find out how you're doinIn this ultra-competitive environment law firms are now in — only 19.5 per cent of those surveyed said their lead law firm clearly provides better services than its closest competitors — it is foolhardy to not talk to your clients to find out how you're doinin — only 19.5 per cent of those surveyed said their lead law firm clearly provides better services than its closest competitors — it is foolhardy to not talk to your clients to find out how you're doing.

I think the issue is not one of training, but of understanding that the purpose of a university education and that of a law firm placement are fundamentally different, and legal research needs and experiences have little in common from one environment to the other.

If this doesn't occur, new graduates will be unable to gain experience in traditional law firm environments, older attorneys will retire, and there will be a very small pool of attorneys with the necessary experience available to take their places.

Our clients turn to us not only because we are a full - service law firm, but also because we have accumulated the professional knowledge and skills necessary for working successfully in Chinese and foreign business environments.

Law firms here are not only getting the quality and size of deals that are attractive but Manchester's second unique selling point is that it is a great environment in which to work and live,» says Hindmarsh.

This environment does require more work in order to properly configure and secure the systems, but leaves access to the data in the hands of the law firm and not the cloud provider.

It's probably a misconception then that lawyers elect for small practice because they can not find an inclusive environment in any large law firm.

Jay Harrington's new book, The Essential Associate, helps young lawyers not just survive, but thrive in today's competitive law firm environment.

There isn't much fundamental difference between law firms and tech companies: both work long hours in a high stakes, competitive environment.

Similarly, law firm marketing is unique in so many ways that while other service marketers may look good on paper, most don't tend to survive or do well in the law firm environment without a lot of coaching and mentorship.

Since the Great Recession of 2008, sustained pricing pressure from corporate clients and rapid technological leaps have combined to create the present environment in which law firms and corporate legal departments are not just open to technology - based solutions to problems formerly overcome by brute lawyer - hours, but actively inviting them in.

Law firms are not immune to these changes in the workplace environment and face the same challenges to their growth and success as businesses.

For over 13 years I have owned a background screening firm and for that entire time, I have been saying that our industry has evolved into a competitive environment in which screening firms will cut corners, remove solutions from packages, and limit reports when not required by law in order to stay competitive in pricing or turnaround times.