Sentences with phrase «while running their law firms»

Cataloging all of the daily challenges that a solo attorney experiences while running their law firms is not as helpful as providing you with a prioritized list of issues and suggestions, so that is what I will do here.

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He now runs a large law firm in Washington while also teaching at two different law schools in California.

Silver is accused of directing Glenwood to hire a real estate law firm run by a former aide, which then paid him handsomely for doing no work, while Skelos is charged with directing the developer to pay his son's title insurance company $ 20,000 for work it did not do.

Bratton — who ran his own law enforcement consulting firm, the Bratton Group, before taking over the NYPD's top job last January — raked in more than $ 53,000 while working with Wasserman on a contract with the Baltimore Police Department in 2013.

So while this law student initiative might, in the long run help cure the problem of diversity at the Supreme Court (by ensuring a larger minority representation at large firms that handle Supreme Court cases), the growing consolidation of the Supreme Court bar still troubles me - as much or more than the lack of diversity.

Frost Brown Todd — the largest law firm in Louisville, Kentucky — entertained clients during a week of Kentucky Derby events, while its chairman emeritus had an even bigger stake in the Run for the Roses.

And while many small law firms often identify themselves more as lawyers, less so as business people, the reality is that they are indeed running small businesses.

As a small business owner I understand the challenges law firms face in trying to bring in clients while staying focused on running your practice at the same time.

While we have a moral and ethical responsibility to provide people with access to justice through pro bono work and other public programs, when running a law firm, the question of profitability can not be ignored.

Not only are some issues highly personal (most men do not want to hear about the challenges of continuing to breast - feed when you return to work) while others (such as the law firm culture) are difficult to raise without sounding like a criticism of how the firm is run.

While you'll have many challenges running a law practice, taking care of these first three will help you set your firm up for success and provide you with a foundation that you can use to grow your practice.

A Boise personal injury attorney and accident lawyer at Parke Gordon Law Firm has a track record of success in recovering compensation for car crash clients who are injured when another driver is not following the rules of the road, such as drivers who run stop signs, run red lights, are not paying attention, rear - end our clients, drive while drunk, or fail to yield the right of way.

While a successful firm requires that you skill and knowledge about the law, it is also vitally important that you also understand the business and management side of running a law firm.

While the legal industry has begun to recognize the marketing power of social media, law firms are left with little authoritative guidance on how to use the tool without running afoul of bar ethics rules.

While this in - house counsel does not charge fees, alternative or otherwise, the lessons of its push to use document production technologies to increase efficiency are relevant to law firms that need to run lean.

The Mechanics of Law Firm Profitability: People, Process, and Technology examines why a focus on profitability and metrics is reshaping law firm operations and matter management; how to define the bottom line and to distinguish between «good» revenue and «bad»; and how to change the dialogue from «hours and revenue» to «revenue and profit», while changing the mindset from increasing market share to simply running a profitable busineLaw Firm Profitability: People, Process, and Technology examines why a focus on profitability and metrics is reshaping law firm operations and matter management; how to define the bottom line and to distinguish between «good» revenue and «bad»; and how to change the dialogue from «hours and revenue» to «revenue and profit», while changing the mindset from increasing market share to simply running a profitable businFirm Profitability: People, Process, and Technology examines why a focus on profitability and metrics is reshaping law firm operations and matter management; how to define the bottom line and to distinguish between «good» revenue and «bad»; and how to change the dialogue from «hours and revenue» to «revenue and profit», while changing the mindset from increasing market share to simply running a profitable businelaw firm operations and matter management; how to define the bottom line and to distinguish between «good» revenue and «bad»; and how to change the dialogue from «hours and revenue» to «revenue and profit», while changing the mindset from increasing market share to simply running a profitable businfirm operations and matter management; how to define the bottom line and to distinguish between «good» revenue and «bad»; and how to change the dialogue from «hours and revenue» to «revenue and profit», while changing the mindset from increasing market share to simply running a profitable business.

While working hard, lawyers also have enjoyable and fulfilling lives (many very interesting, believe it or not), and often the subtle things that make law firm life enjoyable — the law firm's rock band, running team, etc. are used as a recruiting tool, but overlooked as a marketing opportunity.

Instead of throwing a bunch of darts randomly at the wall, you could hone your focus, increase efficiency and improve effectiveness while decreasing the resources and effort previously needed to run a law firm marketing program.

While these different law firm «personalities» may be a source of bragging rights for some associates, alone, they do little to ensure the growth of the law firm in the long run.

But this much is clear: while most young associates would be happy enough honing their skills, winning cases, and impressing their law firm bosses, Marchant views her law career as a kind of Plan B, something to fall back on — «to keep my brain busy,» as she puts it — when her legs finally tire and her body gets too worn out for running 42 - kilometre races in under two - and - a-half hours.

While the Internet has certainly had an impact on the legal market (by way of clients finding lawyers through Google search, for example), the Internet has not yet truly disrupted the business model of running a law firm or, for that matter, being a lawyer.

While we have seen fake and altered cheques run through law firm trust accounts on several occasions in the past, LAWPRO has currently received only a single report of this type fraud.

Clients benefit from Field Law's framework of a client service culture and dedication to successfully running the Firm as a competitive, continuously improving business while pursuing legal excellence.

«While firms in the Am Law 100 continue to see growth in both demand and rates, many other areas of the law firm market ran into some headwinds in the first quarter,» said Mike Abbott, vice president inClient Relations and Global Thought Leadership at Thomson ReuteLaw 100 continue to see growth in both demand and rates, many other areas of the law firm market ran into some headwinds in the first quarter,» said Mike Abbott, vice president inClient Relations and Global Thought Leadership at Thomson Reutelaw firm market ran into some headwinds in the first quarter,» said Mike Abbott, vice president inClient Relations and Global Thought Leadership at Thomson Reuters.