Mark had
practiced in the law firm environment as an associate for 3 years before going solo.
Not exact matches
Some mothers who are
practicing attorneys say they face an unforgiving
environment in top
law firms — the very places where judges -
in - waiting are groomed — requiring them to prioritize work over family
in order to advance.
Today, the
practice of
law has evolved into the business of
practicing law with
firms using common business
practices such as strategic management and marketing tools to stay competitive
in the legal
environment.
The type of legal work performed for your clients, the nature of your client base, the competitive
environment in which your
firm practices and the client's perception of the value of the legal work performed will be critical factors
in determining whether your
firm should volunteer or react to external pressures for alternative billing arrangements from your clients or as the result of competitive pressures created by other
law firms.
The type of legal work performed for your clients, the nature of your client base, the competitive
environment in which your
firm practices and the client's perception of the value of the legal work performed will be critical factors
in determining (a) whether your
firm should volunteer or (b) react to external pressures for alternative billing arrangements from your clients or as the result of competitive pressures created by other
law firms.
Albert M. Ferlo (Washington, D.C.) is a member of the
firm's
Environment, Energy & Resources
practice and has more than 30 years of experience
in environmental
law.
As the result of the recent changing economic
environment and increasingly competitive markets
in which most
law firms practice, Managing Partners and members of Management and Compensation Committees
in the more successful
law firms have identified and re-defined those objective and subjective criteria that have been especially designed to motivate partners to attract new clients, proliferate work from existing clients, perform those fee producing and non-fee producing activities that are necessary to retain existing clients and recognize those partners who have been given responsibility for managing the performance of clients and client work that other members of the
firm have originated.
Abacus Data Systems, the San Diego company long known for its AbacusLaw
practice management system, branched off
in a whole new direction today with the launch of Abacus Private Cloud (APC), a secure, hosted, cloud - based
environment for
law firms to run all their technology and applications.
Firms will also discover entirely new forms of
practice, like computer - assisted
law, that can only be pursued
in this technological
environment.
Private KM teams Imagine this: a small group of lawyers (as few as five, up to around 20, ideally about 10), each potentially
in a different type of
environment — a large
law firm, a small boutique, a sole
practice, an
in - house department, a
law faculty, whatever.
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.
While many of our lawyers have been trained at the most prestigious local, national and international
law firms, and can
practice anywhere they choose, they have chosen to
practice here,
in a creative and high - quality
environment.
Scudder
Law Firm's summer program offers to a select group of top students from across the country a high level of exposure to a sophisticated transactional
practice in a collegial and interactive
environment.
This is an illuminating topic for
practice support and litigation support managers, corporate and litigation attorneys, knowledge management leaders, and other stakeholders who want to increase their knowledge of operating efficiencies for
law firms or how case management can be used
in a
law firm and other
practice environments.
Women are 70 % of
law school graduates and constitute more than half the lawyers
in private
practice, but they are leaving
law firms for more conducive work
environments and better career opportunities
in corporate and government positions.
Employment
in a large
law firm has unique benefits and challenges that set it apart from other
practice environments.
TGF is a mix of senior restructuring and litigation lawyers with a full range of experience gained by years of
practice, both inside and outside full - service
law firms, combined with talented and energetic younger lawyers who thrive
in the entrepreneurial
environment of a highly focused
firm.
Jones, with a background
in both
in - house and
law firm environments, will join Littler's robust Corporate Compliance and Ethics
practice.
Others will bring disruption
in - house by hiring or acquiring talented technologists and their intellectual property...
Firms will also discover entirely new forms of
practice, like computer - assisted
law, that can only be pursued
in this technological
environment.
There has never been a more critical time to invest
in your
law firm's future: learning proven
law firm marketing and management strategies to out - perform your competition, increase your caseload and gain the knowledge to effectively grow a successful
law practice in today's rapidly changing legal
environment can only help you achieve a life of prosperity, productivity and balance.
If you think about today's
law practice environment,
law firms today are
in an aerial dogfight much of the time.
With the global trend toward fixed price legal services and the introduction of the role of Legal Project Managers within the legal
environment, the understanding of applying LPM principles and
practices in the
law firm is getting more critical.
You will have the resources of a large
law firm while
practicing in a more relaxed
environment.