Sentences with phrase «number of firms expect»

For domestic sales, a number of firms expect a return to a more sustainable pace (in housing, retail trade and tourism, for example).

A growing number of firms expect US growth to be strong, citing the new US administration's plans for expansionary policies and a related improvement in confidence.

Not exact matches

A new survey by the Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) reported that the number of fund managers that expect the value of oil firms to drop in the next few years has doubled.

Meanwhile, nearly half (48.8 percent) of U.S. brands used Instagram as a marketing tool in 2016 — and that number is expected to eclipse 70 percent this year, according to research firm eMarketer.

And despite Trump's claim that plenty of lawyers and «top law firms» want to work for him, a growing number have passed on a chance to represent a client who contradicts them in public, changes his story repeatedly, expects them to lie and has a history of stiffing his employees.

They expect you to have reviewed a substantial number of random files to confirm that all documents have been properly prepared, signed and filed and that you have also considered other factors, including whether your firm deals with properties that are close to the U.S. border, whether your agents are part - time or full - time and the general crime rate in your own area.

Stocks of purchases increased for the first time since November 2014, but a number of firms linked this to weaker than expected demand patterns.

The budget office found the payment could not offset a lower - than - expected number of public sewer system workers hired by the firm or moving to other county jobs.

In a recent report, the market research firm says that while the number of electronic readers sold is likely to increase in 2009, it expects 2010 to be the year when e-book readers really become popular consumer electronic devices.

With law firms increasing both their hourly rates and the number of billable hours they expect their associates to work, it is no surprise that the clients holding the outsized bills and expecting to pay for all this growth are pushing back with tools like billing guidelines, outside and internal auditors, and more competitive hiring practices.

Over the years, the number of yearly hours lawyers in law firms are expected to bill clients has risen.

For example, Harvard expects to reduce the number of events and conferences which it typically holds because now - struggling law firms are unable to sponsor them.

When these midlevel associates were asked where they expect to be in five years, nearly equal numbers of minority and white males (14.8 percent and 14.9 percent) answered that they expected to be equity partners at their current firms.

Meanwhile, 48 per cent of firms indicated they will hire more lawyers in the coming year, while 47 per cent are expecting to keep the same number and six per cent will reduce the number of lawyers.

The median number of hours expected from associates also went up over last year, to 1,470 from 1,403 per year — well below the targets at the large national and global firms.

We were pleased that 32 firms qualified for this initial period of WILEF certification and we expect the number to grow.

As the U.K. firms report their numbers, we expect more of them to point to exchange rates as a big factor in how much their top lines have moved.

The Nordic firm conducts a large number of M&A transactions and expects Luminance to add significant value to its usual review processes, it said in a statement.

«The record number of deals in 2015 is a reflection of the intense competition among law firms for new work, and we expect the market to remain hot in 2016.»

I expect this discussion to become more frequent and more vocal in 2018, with clients continuing to exercise choice and move increasingly to the growing number of new law firms and legal start - ups.

26 % of law firms maintained a legal blog in 2016, and it's expected that this number will increase in 2017, up from 22 % of 2015.

According to an article in ABA Journal, the number of law firm mergers this year has already broken a new record and more mergers are expected before the end of the year.

«While it is currently a seller's market, I expect this will change in the New Year as the number of sellers increases and the number of credible buyers — that is, firms with the cash resources in place and the support of their indemnity insurers — falls.

I expect a significant number of law firms to take advantage of the LDP provisions, and we should see solicitors, barristers, patent and trade mark attorneys, legal executives and licensed conveyancers as co-owners of law firms by mid to late 2008.

If you add up the legal market and divide the dollars by the number of solo and small - firm lawyers, it looks like you can expect to make a bit more than $ 200,000 a year.

To calculate the ROI for a given campaign, you just need to compare the money you are spending over time with the expected value for the number of new clients your firm gains during that time.

Global tablet sales declined for the first time in 2015, but the number of tablets in active use is expected to decline for the first time this year, according to data in a new forecast by research firm Forrester.

HMD Global has released a number of new handsets this year, and if the latest rumor is to be believed, the firm is expected to launch the entry - level Nokia 1 handset in March as a part of the Android Go program.

As expected, the new devices represent the very pinnacle of the company's engineering and general R&D efforts, with the P20 Pro in particular being an ultra-premium proposition offering a number of industry firsts, including an unprecedented triple - camera setup designed and optimized by the firm's long - term German partner Leica.

Outside of the firm's home country, consumers will likely be able to purchase the wireless charger through international resellers like GearBest, though Xiaomi is also expected to officially launch the offering in India and a number of other markets.

Incidentally, Media Create also mentions that the game sold a bit less than the previous two numbered games of the series, but considering that the ratio of digital download is «higher than is used to be» (much higher, since digital download did not exist back then), the firm expects the game's real debut numbers to be at least as big as Dragon Quest VIII, which sold 2,267,827 units at launch on PlayStation 2.

Nearly half of the firms questioned said they expected to recruit more graduates this summer, with a further quarter aiming to take on the same number as in 2011.

They expect a great number of firms employing seasoned specialists who can prevent hackers from stealing critical data or causing problems for computer networks.

They expect you to have reviewed a substantial number of random files to confirm that all documents have been properly prepared, signed and filed and that you have also considered other factors, including whether your firm deals with properties that are close to the U.S. border, whether your agents are part - time or full - time and the general crime rate in your own area.

Meanwhile, as it remains difficult to access financing to purchase housing, the middle class won't necessarily be poised to leave renting for ownership, despite the increase in incomes, and the number of renters is expected to keep climbing over the next couple of years, says Anthony Cazazian, chief investment officer at property management firm Renters Warehouse.

57 percent of respondents expect assignment activity to increase, 37 percent expect it to stay about the same, and 6 percent of firms surveyed envision decreasing their number of global transferees.

The firm says a growing number of major American retailers have launched stores north of the border in recent years, and retail analysts expect that trend to increase over the next few years as competition in the U.S. retail market continues to intensify.

About 39 percent of active property investors intend to step up their purchases, while 26 percent expect to buy the same number in the coming year, according to a survey conducted by ORC International, a Princeton, New Jersey - based research firm.

Although cyberthefts involving home settlements have been occurring for several years, the number of attacks and the dollar amounts stolen during the past year are stunning realty industry experts, who expected that greater public awareness of the problem — and efforts by title and realty firms to better secure their systems — would thwart the hackers.