Sentences with phrase «running a firm means»

But running a firm means managing what is in essence a service - oriented business.

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A panel of three entrepreneurs discussed the relationship between purpose and profitability in greater depth: Pocket Sun, who, as founding partner of female - focused VC firm SoGal Ventures, has a purpose of «building an empire for millennial women to invest in startups»; Eileen Gittins, a serial entrepreneur who founded book self - publishing firm Blurb and now runs Bossygrl, a mobile app meant to introduce Gen Z girls to entrepreneurship by helping them launch micro-businesses; and Cathie Reid, co-founder and current digital advisor to Icon Group, an Australian cancer - care company with annual revenue of more than $ 1.5 billion.

That means Goldman's project is on track: People familiar with the bank's plans said late last year that firm aimed to have its new business running by the end of June.

But gun control advocates doubt that Trump really means what he says, after he ran for office warning that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would remove the constitutional right to bear arms and he rode into the White House with the firm backing of the NRA, which opposes most attempts at real change.

Favourable attributes associated with boutiques include: 1: Managers who think independently 2: A lack of benchmark - hugging 3: A reasonable, incentive - based remuneration 4: Less run by committee, meaning decisions can be made quickly 5: Less bureaucracy and company politics to deal with than at big firms 6: Higher level of employee ownership and investment in own funds, aligning employee and client interests 7: Lower staff turnover

In 2012, the market research firm YouGov ran a poll on what the Union Jack means to British people.

When Clegg has taken up whichever international job it is that he's meant to want and Alexander is running some ghastly lobbying firm in London, no one will much remember «Alarm Clock Britain», the pupil premium (much less its origin) or any other measure that excites the true believers for a few days but they will remember their years of under - employment and unemployment, the lies about tuition fees, the first time they saw ads for private provision in the NHS and, first and foremost, that they should never trust the Liberal Democrats again.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

One of the biggest success points for most advisory firms is our incredibly high client retention rates — which means if we can just get the clients in the first place, and survive long enough, most financial advisors will be financially successful in the long run.

Blogger - columnists share advice and anecdotes with solo and small - firm lawyers about running a law practice, networking and marketing a law practice by both «old school» means and social media platforms.

Partnership means the promise of a share in your firm's profits, your own clients to look after, your own team to run and, of course, some control over your own destiny after years of sacrifice and hard work.

Importantly, these findings don't mean law firms should run and ramp up their volume of email alerts.

I run a solo firm, which means I write everything, I print it, staple it, address my envelopes, etc..

There aren't as many vendors and attendees as the massive LegalTech New York extravaganza, but that means firms and IT staff have more of a chance to chew over new technologies and have in - depth discussions without worrying that another pack of Flavia - powered show - goers are going to run them down in the aisles.

This means that the lawyer will be responsible for the $ 750,000 gap between his or her run - off coverage and the firm's excess coverage.

And, although I've just run out of hands, both law firms and their clients are looking to in - source some or all e-discovery services as a means of controlling costs (and sometimes quality also).

One is we continue to be concerned about the devastatingly low utilization rate we see in the legal profession which is on average around 25 % which means that the average lawyer, if they're working an average eight - hour workday is actually only getting around two and a quarter billable hours out the door everyday which just makes the economics of running a law firm very, very challenging.

Aaron Street: Yeah I mean I think this can be taken too far, so if you had an example like Brad where he only represents criminal defendants and therefore there's no risk of him having a conflict come through the site when he's getting actual information about actual cases, but you could see in a litigation, let's say a family law lawyer, if their website were trying to collect information to provide tools as both an intake and access to justice solution that you potentially run into tremendous conflicts of interest problems there and I think obviously any lawyer considering pursuing this for their firm should think through the implications of their particular situation, but I think what Brad's doing is awesome in the context of his criminal law practice and I think there are versions of a similar model that could be used in something like your debt collection defense practice or a small business startup practice or an estate planning practice, but that doesn't mean that it's a model that should be replicated by every lawyer in every practice.

Running a law firm often means you have two, um, back ends to cover — yours and your client's.

Martyr says that the presence of unified global practice groups, which operate with one single partner in charge managing the entire network, means that it is «no different to how you would run a single firm.»

Since it's now a «buyer's market» for business legal services, outside law firms that fail to embrace LPM as a means to achieve and implement profitable AFAs run the serious risk of becoming irrelevant and obsolete in the changing legal marketplace.

Running a law firm today means so much more than the actual practice of law.

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Maher said: «This is by no means academic, as my firm is currently advising partners in firms which have closed who face substantial property - related claims, and there are ex-partners who are having problems replacing run - off cover following the disclaimer of enterprise policies.

A lack of knowledge about the technologies that are available means law firms are missing out on more efficient ways of running their practices.

It means that new firms have full opportunity to seek practice advice, ethical guidance and other support, prior to being overtaken with the demands of running their practice.

It is known that some large law firms will offer fee deals that mean the case is being run at a loss.

This new service to Hogan Lovells — powered by Elevate — means that the firm can focus on what it does best, knowing that Elevate will deliver and then run a high quality, flexible lawyering business for them (made up from the firm's own alumni, among others) from day one.

Running a successful law firm doesn't mean you have to cater to everyone.

Does that mean you have limited potential for successfully running your own law firm?

For those firms within the new regime, this has meant reviewing how they assess individuals as fit and proper, both when hiring senior managers and certification staff and when running their first annual certification process.

Beijing lawyer Cheng Hai's law firm is running into difficulties with its annual registration which means he needs to find another firm if he is to continue his work.

If you are in fact willing to run through a brick wall for the firm, then by all means display that during your summer.

This means there is less guess work around what a firm or practice should and shouldn't do; there is less wastage in funding activities; there is less times spent on useless activities; and there is a filter through which all new opportunities can be run to determine if they might be of value to the practice or firm.

There is no way to do this automatically in QuickBooks, which means the firm must constantly run reports and manually correspond with their client to request funds.

Law firms are running out of ways and means by which to control their brands.

The cross border nuances that run through the entire transaction and touch virtually every element of it meant there was much exchange between the two firms and Sutton.

The smartphone industry is bound to consolidate as the heavy investments required to remain competitive mean that, in the long - run, only a handful of firms can make money, the consumer chief of China's Huawei Technologies said on Sunday.