Sentences with phrase «traditional firms continues»

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But data from research firm Morningstar show that whatever the reasons may be — lower costs, tax efficiency, better performance — passive investments continue to gain new money as traditional actively managed mutual funds watch money leave their coffers.

While traditional firms will continue to focus on the wealthier segments, those that also want to compete for the lower end of the market and / or improve their clients» digital experience will need to determine if and how to adjust their offerings accordingly.

Brahm Eiley, president of Toronto - based firm that completed the study, says he expects the industry to lose another 97,000 in 2015 as the shift away from paying for traditional TV services continues.

This does two things: 1), prevents them from burning on top and being mushy on the inside, 2) keeps them from drying out like goods can made without traditional flours when baked at high temperatures, and 3) helps them continue baking at a continuously decreasing temperature without overheating them so they firm up perfectly and turn golden in color.

With the recent launch of their unique AP1 dashboard tool, the conveyancing services provider continues to expand their range of workflow tools aimed at evolving traditional practices to increase efficiency for law firms.

This summer, five of the firm's expected 60 summer associates in the U.S. and U.K. will gain traditional legal experience, but with a... Continue reading «Reed Smith launches legal tech summer associate program»

The firm is positioned for continued growth and the cloud infrastructure allows them to explore new ways of serving clients much easier than a traditional infrastructure.

Many states have yet to rule on the legality of virtual law practices, but as new technologies continue to make VLPs a more attractive alternative to traditional brick and mortar law firms, the legal landscape will undoubtedly continue to evolve.

The majority of law firm partners favour the traditional hourly rate model as a more accurate way of billing, despite a continued push from clients to use fixed fees and other alternative billing methods, according to Legal Week research.

The time that may be saved through the use of a VLO may allow the traditional firm to continue to generate revenue while the members may focus more on the actual practice of law rather than dealing with administrative and rote functions of the business of law.

It found that most law firms continue to rely on traditional billing for the majority of their work, and law firms are on whole less delighted with alternative fees than the corporate law departments they serve.

At the same time, the Financial Times pointed to the continued consolidation of major law firms, predicting that we will soon see the emergence of the «$ 5 billion law firm» — itself a response to those growing pressures on traditional fee structures.

As we grow and our clients» legal needs expand, we continue to carefully identify and evaluate new markets where our balance of exceptional service and high - efficiency will thrive in the midst of traditional firms rooted in excessive rates and needless overhead expenses.

if Big Law firms continue to focus on the GC as their primary client — there will be very few traditional BigLaw firms in the future.

The reason lawyer Internet marketing is so crucial for law firms is very simple; as traditional ways of marketing your law practice continue to fall to the wayside, the Internet continues to expand and influence our everyday lives.

I am always amazed to read lapalissade like «[law firm libraries] are continuing to move beyond «traditional» library work, like legal research, and into marketing and competitive intelligence, computer training and even knowledge management projects.»

Firms continued to churn out the unread white papers and ignorable client alerts as part of their traditional marketing efforts.

«Our focus on leveraging advanced technology to transform the practice of law has provided FisherBroyles with a platform that continues to attract top legal talent from traditional law firms and provide high - quality, cost - effective legal services that benefit our clients and partners.»

More and more firms continue to experiment with hoteling, single - size offices (to the chagrin of some partners), communal workspaces and locations outside the traditional «downtown business district.»

Non-lawyer professionals such as investigative and consulting firms and data analysis centers are embracing the same technological advances that many traditional law firms continue to neglect.

The clear differences in working practices between traditional law firms and alternative legal providers are starting to disappear, a study out today (5 February) by Jomati Consultants has found, with a notable upsurge in the adoption of legal project management (LPM) and process improvement techniques, despite continuing fee earner resistance.

Traditional legal firms continue to excel in what they've mastered for centuries: the practice of law.

Alternative legal service providers such as LegalZoom and Axiom continue to grow and capture market share away from traditional law firms.

I believe in policies where any lawyer who wants to stay on beyond the traditional retirement age (whatever that may be in a particular firm) submits a business plan and makes a business case for continuing, showing how he or she will contribute to the firm.

In contrast, the trademark attorney listings remain largely unchanged; although it is worth noting that the traditional division of labour between the two sides of the profession continues to be less and less pronounced, as law firms take on increasing prosecution dockets and attorneys hire solicitors to build their litigation offerings.

Ways to charge clients beyond the traditional hourly billing approach have become part of the continuing evolution of how law firms manage their operations.

As clients continue to demand deeper discounts, flat or fixed fees, and other changes in traditional fee arrangements, law firms will incur greater case - and deal - related risks, including cost - overruns.

Workshop theme and goals: For KM to continue to grow in law firms, we need to move beyond «traditional» projects and technology initiatives.

the Law Society of Upper Canada working group on alternative business structures issued a report advising that it «does not propose to further examine any majority or controlling non-licensee ownership models for traditional law firms in Ontario at this time» but it will continue to explore options for «more limited non-licensee ownership models.»

Clinging to these traditional organizational cultures and relying on annual events and one - time incentives that are pay - based may not be the best long - term strategy for the growth of a law firm, especially as the legal marketplace continues to change rapidly and competition increases to retain the top associates.

So even if the traditional law firm pyramid doesn't actually get broken up as Susskind advocates, digital termites will continue to erode the revenue of «old law» practices, and with it, the revenue of their suppliers.

The traditional model of a law firm is in a state of disruption and the future law firm will be driven by leaders who understand technology, efficiency and innovation.The legal sector is changing rapidly and will continue to transform rapidly.

And those that are right will continue to have the most power in traditional firms because they will be the ones bringing in the business.

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The firm said today that it intends to continue its strategy of investing more like «super angels» or a «micro VC» rather than a traditional VC, and still fully focused on the earliest stage tech and digital companies.

As cryptocurrencies continue to make their mark on the financial arena, many capital investment firms are looking to bring the power of the blockchain and traditional investment strategies together to give traders more opportunities in...

As cryptocurrencies continue to make their mark on the financial arena, many capital investment firms are looking to bring the power of the blockchain and traditional investment strategies together to give traders more opportunities in an adapting industry.Leading Chinese private equity group JD Capital is one of those firms.

While many brokers continue to recruit through traditional means, Penny Nathan — co-founder, president and CEO of Ascent Real Estate — said that her firm's training program centers around three core values: hire, develop, retain.

He was 65 at the time, she says, but was a managing partner at a law firm and had planned to continue working past traditional retirement age.

Transwestern also realized that high - profile CBD and urban locations would continue to be desirable for traditional tenants such as banks, law firms and accountants.