Not exact matches
While — considering regional differences and variations — many
smaller and mid-size
firms will allow paralegals to gain experience this way, many others lack the time and financial
resources to train new employees on more
than firm - specific policies and computer systems, and prefer candidates with at least some basic educational background in the field.
Some may argue that many of the «independent» European law
firms are
smaller in total size
than the large US and UK global
firms and perhaps don't have the
resources for AI systems.
The Foundation has also argued that Reed Smith's fealty global clients and PPP (profits per partner) lead the
firm to charge more
than what is appropriate for a
smaller client which lacks financial
resources.
Big law
firms have more
resources — including money, staff, and lawyers —
than boutiques,
small firms and solos.
Technology allows lawyers to focus on lawyering rather
than be bogged down by administrative tasks, especially when they are in a
small firm with limited manpower and
resources.
It's the fear of every mom - and - pop shop,
small business, and boutique law
firm: a major player with national name recognition enters your area and begins offering exactly the same thing your business does, investing more money and
resources in advertising
than you could ever dream of.
Moreover, 58 percent of
small and mid-sized
firms (less
than 250 attorneys) say that they are deploying more technology tools to replace human
resources.
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..
Fee - based
resources are used more often by large
firm associates (74 percent frequently / always)
than small firm associates (46 percent).
• The Top Ten Legal Technologies — What Every Solo and
Small Law
Firm Should Be Using • Collaborating and Communicating with Clients in a Web 2.0 World • Speech Recognition Software and Digital Dictation — Talk to Your Computer — it will listen • Moving to a Paperless Office — It's Easier
Than You Think • Your Bottom Line and PCLaw — How it Can Make Your Life Easier and Your
Firm More Profitable • Identity Theft and Fraud — Protecting Client,
Firm and Personal Data in a Wired World • Adobe Acrobat and PDF Files — The New (and only) Standard for Sharing Information • Microsoft Office — Word, Excel and PowerPoint — Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of These Essential Tools • Surviving and Thriving in Tough Economic Times — How to Buld and Maintain a Better Clientele and a Successful Practice • Productivity Tools to Help You Attain Work - Life Balance in Trying Times • Hiring, Evaluating, Retaining, Firing — Managing Human
Resource Issues in
Small Firm • E-Discovery for the Rest of Us — Dealing With Electronic Information on
Smaller Matter • Email Emancipation — How to Cut the Time that Email Takes Out of Your Day • Mobile Lawyers and the Remote Office — Maintaining Productivity from Home, the Cottage, and Overseas • Succession Planning and Retirement — Preparing for the Day You Stop Lawyering
Maxim Oreshkin of the Russian Ministry of Economy (who is responsible for the development of the real estate industry) says this will pose another threat to real estate brokers because large banks have many more
resources to check the legality of the deal
than a
small real estate
firm or a private broker.
As the go - to
resource for the Lakewood and East Dallas real estate market for more
than 30 years, Team Whiteside joins the benefits of a large, multinational real estate company with the community involved, «old - fashioned» qualities of a
small, boutique
firm.