Sentences with phrase «practice than any other firm»

Pollock Begg has more attorneys dedicated to family law practice than any other firm in western Pennsylvania.

Not exact matches

The slowing economy has hit smaller accounting firms harder than the big players, judging by revenue data released over the past month, with practices in Western Australia affected more than those in other states.

With Clio as your firm's central platform, your practice can go deeper, and further, than with any other tool.

In short, the practice is nothing more than moving an investor's money into different asset classes such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, gold, other commodities, international firms, fine art, etc..

«Should law firms ever be in businesses other than practicing law?

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.

However, firms should consider building microsites dedicated to niche practice areas that can engage the attention of clients, prospects and other audiences more effectively than a standard website.

When I was practicing at the big firm I used to be jealous of my compatriots who did a lot of travel and took depositions, because their hours billed sitting on an airplane, reading a magazine were just as good as my hours billed reading cases on Westlaw and actually drafting, and I did a lot more that kind of thing and it's hard to achieve the same level of billable hours doing what I do than it is in other areas like just regular litigation.

The danger to be avoided is to hamstring a firm's daily practice with those kinds of financial systems and controls that create unnecessarily burdensome obstacles to the servicing of client matters in a timely manner, and make little sense to anyone other than the individual who created the system.

The danger to be avoided is to hamstring the life of a firm's daily practice with those kinds of financial systems and controls which create unnecessarily burdensome obstacles to the servicing of client matters in a timely manner, and make little sense to anyone other than the individual who created the system.

In her more than 20 years in the legal industry, she has practiced and held key positions at other large law firms, often working on diversity initiatives.

Here's a website that was long overdue: Stephen Fine has started a Canadian site that features alternative law jobs — jobs other than in the straight practice of law within a firm.

The full report costs $ 295 and includes more than 120 tables describing emerging law firm policies on Web site development, use of blogs, e-newsletters, Web site sponsorships, banner ads and other Web marketing practices.

It's important to think anybody who's looking to change, anybody's looking to grow clients, anybody's looking to change firms, change practice areas, to decide whether to go to law school in the first place, there's a whole bunch of input, and there are a lot of people out there willing to share it and having a way to systematize that process is super helpful so that if for no other reason than you say, «Hey, Julie.

Family Law can affect more than just the family, so our team works closely with other practice groups in the firm, such as the Tax Law and Business Law groups, to ensure that our solutions take all relevant matters into consideration.

Our firm is different than other consulting firms that advise law firms on practice management and knowledge strategy.

Rather than linking to the firm homepage (which likely gets enough link juice already), route links from the blog or other microsite to the most appropriate practice or service page on the main firm website.

There are cases from other jurisdictions, such as Minnesota, which hold that «[t] he use of the word «Associates» or the phrase «& Associates» in a law firm name, letterhead or other professional designation is false and misleading if the use conveys the impression the law firm has more attorneys practicing law in the firm than is actually the case.»

Having a joint marketing function for separate firms that operate and otherwise compete in the same geographic market also seems less optimal than dispersing the joint marketing expense amongst a group of practices that don't compete with each other — i.e. by distributing it between parallel firms operating in different regional markets.

My inability to focus on anything other than food and body image threatened to take down my life and my firm, so I made the hard decision to scale back my practice and enter treatment.

The attorneys at the law firm of Bailey & Galyen have more than 35 years of practice experiencing helping people seeking to appeal and also those seeking to enforce a verdict or other ruling.

The following tools can be used to offer diverse perspectives into your practice to help engage visitors on your site, so that they can stay long enough to learn more about who you are, and why you are different than other law firms.

Law Firm Business Development helps lawyers and law firms analyze which practice areas are more profitable than others and develop strategic plans to create new practice areas.

Other websites that generally gave more visitors to the law firm's websites than directories (but less than Lawfirmnewswire.com) included: Facebook.com Linkedin.com Practice area specific networks (i.e. specialneedsalliance.org, injuryboard.com, etc) Twitter.com Forbes.com (for lawyers that are blog contributors)

For example, in my firm's family law practice, an enormous amount of time is needlessly wasted by lawyers, clients, and pro se parties traveling to and from court for hearings for no reason other than to appear in person before a judge — even when no oral testimony is provided.

For example, procedural questions may turn on unfamiliar sources of enacted law — such as court local rules or judges» administrative or standing orders — that may be more conveniently found on a given court's official website than on Lexis or Westlaw, if they are available on subscription databases at all.60 And for practicing attorneys, jurisdiction - specific forms and the previous work of other attorneys who have done similar things can be valuable resources.61 So legal blogs, firm white papers, and actual filings available through PACER or Bloomberg Law can be valuable tools — at least as a jumping - off point.

I had left private practice and gone to work for a company in - house BskyB, a media company and I was an in - house lawyer and that exposed me to the world of business in a much more immediate way and I could just see so many ways that law firms could be run efficiently if there were other people other than lawyers kind of, as part of the decision making process and you pool enough skills.

BT has a very well developed commercial litigation practice that mirrors that of a private practice law firm, so it probably differs less than at other companies.

Although we are the dominant defense firm for securities matters filed in the Southeast and the Southwest (handling more securities class actions in the 5th and 11th Circuits than any other firm), we have a national practice with more than 40 dedicated securities practitioners in offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Georgia, Texas and California.

Aderant Expert is the company's flagship practice management solution and has been selected by more firms in the AmLaw 200 firms than any other product.

The firm's Middle East practice is now better placed than ever to assist overseas companies doing business in Saudi Arabia, and Martin will be working closely with the firm's resident Middle East and other partners to implement our strategy both regionally and globally.»

Firm profile We have one of the premier patent litigation practices in the nation and also prosecute more than twice as many patents as any other New York - based fFirm profile We have one of the premier patent litigation practices in the nation and also prosecute more than twice as many patents as any other New York - based firmfirm.

They are undoubtedly the best claimant insurance practice; they issue more claims than any other firm and are not afr... Chambers UK 2015

I especially hate it when this is done without any request by the client — a far more prevalent practice than is perhaps admitted — or consultation with others in the firm (including the practice of discounting on other lawyers» rates in your firm without even asking them if this is OK!).

They are undoubtedly the best claimant insurance practice; they issue more claims than any other firm and are not afraid to take cases to trial.

A 44 attorney firm with more than 100 total users, GWC required a single, comprehensive system for managing the firm's case load across its various practice areas, which include personal injury, workers» compensation, disability, employment, medical malpractice and premises liability, among others.

The firm's global investment management practice intersects with our securities enforcement and white collar practices in a client portfolio that includes more than 780 venture capital, private equity; hedge and mutual funds; banks and trust companies; insurance companies; pension consultants; accounting firms; trade associations; transfer agents; and other businesses in the investment management sector.

That practical consideration does not change the fact that it is hard to characterize the actions of the lawyers at litigation finance firms whose business model includes active investing rather than passive investing in a claim as anything other than the practice of law.

That is why you rarely see law firms (other than, perhaps, contingency based practices such as personal injury) in ground - floor retail space.

By contrast, there are few organized entities, other than the bars (assuming that they'd play nice and pool their resources) or law schools, with the resources and influence to actually focus on solo and small law firm practice the way that schools like Harvard or Indiana do, or even the way that someone like Bruce Macewen does for biglaw at Adam Smith, Esq..

During the previous term, lawyers from the firm's Appellate practice represented parties in more than 10 percent of the cases before the Court with practice Co-Director Neal Katyal arguing seven cases — more than any other firm or lawyer on the list.

Some of our notable entertainment and media attorneys are: John Quinn, General Counsel of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who has also represented entertainment and media clients in a number of high profile cases; Kathleen Sullivan, the former Dean of Stanford Law School, First Amendment scholar, and nationally renowned appellate advocate, who heads the firm's appellate practice group; Bob Raskopf, an expert in the sports, entertainment and media bars in New York, who is perhaps best known for his work on behalf of professional sports leagues and teams, newspapers and publishers; Claude Stern, who has represented a broad array of leading software developers, videogame manufacturers, online publishers and other media clients in all forms of intellectual property litigation, including copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, and licensing disputes; Bruce Van Dalsem, who has tried and resolved disputes for studios, producers and performing artists in the film, television, music and finance businesses, securing a top five verdict in California based on the misappropriation of a film library; Gary Gans, an expert litigator in motion picture financing, production and distribution disputes, as well as copyright and idea theft cases, who has been named in 2012 by The Hollywood Reporter as one of America's «Top Entertainment Attorneys;» Jeff McFarland, who has litigated entertainment related cases for more than 20 years, including cases involving motion picture and television series profits, video game licenses, idea theft and the «seven year rule;» and Michael Williams, who represents a satellite exhibitor and other media clients in trademark, copyright, patent, antitrust and other commercial litigation.

If law societies do no more than they are now then: (1) the general practitioner will be replaced by «fast food - law» legal services such as, LegalZoom, RocketLawyer, LegalX, and private practice will be reduced to specialized law firms and those servicing big business and other institutions.

Legal Aid Practitioners Group director Richard Miller says: «The evidence shows that the Birmingham and Liverpool PDS offices performed worse in quality terms than the average of all private practice firms in their region, while the other offices performed only a little better than average.

I know there are attorneys out there practicing in virtual law firms who are using other open source software solutions than the ones listed below.

Our practice has pursued the implementation of the Carter Model using solicitors and paralegals to provide such services to over 20,000 clients a year — more than any other firm in the UK.

According to the joint survey, PI firms were reporting more problems with competition than others; but for firms where PI represented more than half their practice PI, only a small number (15 %) saw their turnover decline and almost half saw it rise by 10 % or more.

Is it any wonder good people are increasingly looking for better alternatives than working in a private legal practice; clients are looking to other providers to add value to their businesses; and that external disruptors will continue to flock to the legal profession in droves to exploit law firms» soft underbelly - our lack of flexibility, failure to innovate, unwillingness to collaborate, our short term greed for the almighty dollar, our 19th century governance structures, absence of diversification - and most of all our cultural desert.

My experience includes more than 30 years of best - practices product and personal branding work with PepsiCo; Colgate; a Big Four accounting firm; Johnson & Johnson; Merck; Novartis; Daiichi Sankyo and others.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request