Sentences with phrase «on small law firms»

We focus on small law firms and solo attorneys.

We've used different project management software to do it, e-mail, and even not just our writers but our actual staff team we have an office but many of them work from home or work remotely at least part of the time by choice and it's something we allow and encourage, but it isn't always the perfect solution for making sure that teams of people are on the same page and coordinated, and that's of course completely setting aside the fact that there are plenty of business owners who care about Face time and making sure people are working hard and we've actually, we trust the people we work with so that's not even on our radar, though it definitely would be on some small law firms radars as an additional struggle with remote workers.

The Law Society, which intervened in the appeal, estimated there could be tens of thousands of clients affected by this issue given the similar impact of the Jackson reforms on smaller law firms.

Closing the books on a small law firm's finances is a clear point of stress for a busy attorney at the end of the fiscal year.

Not exact matches

ONE of Perth's newest, and smallest, law firms is working with some of the world's biggest companies, capitalising on a niche area in which few other businesses in the Asia Pacific region have experti

«Sarbanes - Oxley did a lot to codify protections for whistleblowers, but it didn't really change the general culture or behavior at companies,» says Andrew Sherman, a partner at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, a Washington - based law firm focused on small - business issues.

A libertarian, nonprofit law firm, it has consistently and successfully represented small - business owners and entrepreneurs — by, for example, taking on licensing laws that hinder businesses from competing in established markets.

Now, Trump is on the hook for failing to disclose campaign donations and debts and for conspiring to evade detection with deliberately small reimbursements, as Giuliani said, «funneled through a law firm.»

Werner's boutique law firm is specifically focused on small - business clients, and Werner himself has been drawn to technology — a combination that has served him well in the Windy City, particularly when it comes to digital currencies.

With help from law firms that specialize in offshore tax shelters, the company canvassed multiple jurisdictions before settling on the small island of Jersey, which typically does not tax corporate income.

Government needs to recognise that small firms are willing to pay more for apprentices, but it is the burden of employment law and a lack of guidance which stops them from taking one on.

«Details of the specific charges against Silver were unclear on Wednesday night, but one of the people with knowledge of the matter said they stemmed from payments Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City real estate taxes,» the Times reported.

Public records indicate that legal maneuvers by Small's law firm facilitated nearly $ 700,000 in anonymous lobbying spending for Pledge 2 Protect, a nonprofit founded in 2013 to fight the city government's plan to build a marine waste transfer station on the Upper East Side that would haul away garbage by barge.

Dratel noted that outside law firm income is legal in New York, funding things such as cancer research is not a crime, and legislating on issues campaign donors are interested in — a small step removed from what Silver allegedly did — is standard operating procedure.

The federal inquiry focused on payments that Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of New York City real estate taxes.

In one scheme described in court papers, he asked a pair of real estate developers to hire a small law firm, Goldberg & Iryami, which seeks reductions in New York City property taxes on behalf of its clients.

Over time I worked for two major Manhattan law firms and on Long Island for a small firm handling radio advertising and a large telephonic communications corporation.

The law originally focused mainly on protecting small businesses against a variety of anti-competitive practices of big firms.

There are countless attorneys here who spend a small fortune on law firm advertising.

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For more on how to use them, listen to the creator of this spreadsheet, Mary Juetten, on The Lawyerist Podcast, get her book, Small Law Firm KPIs: How to Measure Your Way to Greater Profits, and read our series on Metrics that Matter to Small Law Firms.

You're also more likely to receive a bonus working in - house than at a smaller law firm: 62 per cent paid bonuses to lawyers in 2011, with 53 per cent basing it on a percentage of salary.

For many years now, law school career services offices have focused their efforts on three primary activities: (1) assisting top students as they navigate the OCI / large - firm recruiting process, (2) assisting the same top students as they also navigate the federal and appellate clerkship recruiting process, and (3) assisting everyone else as they apply to job openings in small and medium firms and corporate, non-profit, and government law offices.

In our upcoming webcast on July 29th, we will discuss exactly what value a well - developed brand has to offer to small law firms.

In contrast, while many large legal employers are cutting back on staff and salaries, there remain tremendous opportunities for law / business innovators — whether in solo law practice, legal outsourcing, virtual law offices, innovative medium and small firms, or non-law jobs in startup companies and nonprofits.

A disciplined small law firm should be able to work through the strategic planning process on its own, but many find this process far easier when it is facilitated by an outside consultant.

Now, another site, Prime Advantage Legal, is offering a similar service for small - and mid-sized law firms, but on a broader scale and with more consistent discounts.

This matter - based court deadline solution inside Outlook will be designed for law firms and legal departments and will work with all small business and enterprise versions of Office 365 that include Outlook online or on premise, ranging from Exchange Online all the way up to Microsoft's Office 365 Enterprise 5 which includes voice with Cloud PBX.

Among small law firms, I noticed some standout figures that revealed just how much (or how little) time attorneys are spending on tasks other then the practice of law.

Scalability — from the phone system to other information systems — is often the last thing on an attorney's mind as they start a small or solo law firm, especially if they haven't run a business before.

A commenter on the Slaw.com post opined that using Google means more security, not less, writing that «Google is essentially a very, super large firm with a lot more resources to dedicate to security etc. whereas a law firm, even a large one, will at best have a small IT staff that operate a dedicated server for the firm.»

And when it comes to helping small law firms attract new clients and grow their business, FindLaw is on top.

She has found success connecting on listservs and recommends checking with your local Bar Association to see if they have online communities, or signing up for the Thomson Reuters Legal Community for small law firms, which is free if you're a customer.

What I gleaned from the article is that the statistics on the glass ceilings at law firms and the small number of making partner are misleading in part.

O'Marra said the requirement for a sufficient ethical screen is not a complete lack of interaction between the tainted lawyer and other lawyers working on the case, which would be impossible in a small law firm context.

The latest on Clio's law practice management software as well as insights into small - firm management.

On average that's 40 % of time in a small law firm according to a recent survey.

«Dedicated to the demands and desires of solos and small law firms, the clients we serve and others in the legal profession who use our services or dream of going out on their own.»

The minimum spend requirement (or «cover» charge, as Law Shucks describes it) is designed to help reduce the number of situations where the firm is «prevented from taking on large instructions after previously accepting smaller mandates.»

In 1963, the same year Nixon came aboard, the firm acquired Dorr, Hand, Whittaker & Watson, a smaller firm on Wall Street that specialized in railroad law.

Unfortunately, too many law firms sacrifice deliverability on the altar of savings (i.e., pennywise, pound foolish) by using cheap email blast services that attract hordes of small businesses (and some «bad guys» too) who don't follow best practices and hurt the reputation of all the other companies using the same mail server IP addresses.

Again, as a small law firm, you've got bills to pay and can't wait weeks or months for a return on your investment.

Lawyers must thrive in a world where information is readily available and growing exponentially and that includes small law firms even if they don't have specialized e-discovery or technology - related departments, according to a panel of experts on the subject.

The legal markets in the downtown area are highly competitive, with countless lawyers and law firms that spend a small fortune on attorney advertising.

continuing problems in recruiting and retaining blacks and other minorities at the top law firms; the rise of a small group of lawyers who focus on Supreme Court cases; the decline in civil rights cases that make it to the high court; and the court's dwindling caseload.

I get approached on a regular basis with this question by small law firms that want to have the advantages of the larger firms, by lawyers or librarians who want to become part of an existing KM team in a larger firm, or by individuals hired into firms to lead KM initiatives.

«Sharing Compelling Email Content on Social Sites Makes Sense Main Attention Solo Lawyers and Small Law Firms: You Need to Spend Money to Make Money»

Brad is currently a product manager focused on creating solutions that provide on - line visibility for attorneys and small law firms.

Any thoughts on how Twitter might become a killer app for small, local law firms would be appreciated.

While it may be true that «Not a day goes by without a legal professional telling us that he or she relies almost entirely (or entirely) on CanLII for his or her primary law needs», and that it is a «practice enabler» for small firm or solo practitioner, it is not credible as a vehicle for serious legal research other than a source of recent cases.