Sentences with phrase «younger firms like»

Many now use younger firms like Blue State Digital and Salsa.

Cybersecurity provider Forescout Technologies (FSCT), a leading IoT security company, went public at the top end of its range and is currently valued over $ 1 billion; a rarity for a young firm like Aspect Ventures.

Not exact matches

It's already signed up companies like NBCUniversal and CBS to create content for its app, a strategic move for big media firms trying to reach younger viewers.

Ning and Slide were very young businesses at the time they raised tens of millions of dollars (like $ 50m) from these firms at valuations in the half billion dollar range.

I would also say there have been a few firms where they have also pulled someone in from their operational side, like someone from their accounting team, especially if it's someone who has young kids and would use the service.

He is also the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm, which has helped companies like American Express, NBC Universal, Ernst & Young, Deutsche Bank, Oracle, Fidelity and Monster better understand the millennial generation.

Unfortunately for the Japanese labour markets, as with many other countries, many young intellectuals seek further study elsewhere in countries like the UK that have renowned Universities and research facilities, taking a large portion of the skilled labour force the Japanese markets need, into other areas of work such as research and academia, a less hands on field that benefits the computer science industry on the whole but does not help specific firms achieve their targets directly.

In some ways, it's the continuation of years - long trend of younger founders and employees opting to manage their own finances through robo - advisory firms like Betterment and Wealthfront.

Although the common brown coconut is always popular for its firm «flesh,» the flesh of the young coconut has a sweet, pudding - like texture.

Younger infants are usually referred to as constipated if their bowel movements are like hard, little pellets, or if they are very large, firm and difficult to pass.

These woe nights look a lot better than young aged women who are struggling now to firm their foothold in this cut - throat competitive world and trying hard to make their fortune, just like once many of such cougars went through long back in their own lives.

Approachable, fit and firm (exercise daily), likeable guy, no attitude, just looking for reg meets with a regular str8fwd ordinary guy around my age or younger for fun and see where it goes... Like to meet for a coffee first to see how that goes.

like «MY» body is the one that is «sagging» and the young 20 plus girl's bodies are tight and firm... it makes me sad!

Like a lot of best friend stories, their meeting as elementary school students isn't spectacular, but being young and impressionable does help build a firm basis friendship.

All of the cast are also on top form — from Damon's jet black portrayal of Lodge, to Moore's exceptional dual roles, and firm support from the likes of young Noah Jupe, and a stand - out Oscar Isaac who relishes his work as insurance guy Roger.

Like the young boy at its center, the script needs a a firm adult hand to guide it towards coherence.

Of course, we will be told that inner city children need such firm discipline, but this is only begging the question, as even in the youngest grades school suspensions and the like are abnormally high in charter schools.

They were kind enough to share a copy and a quick reading suggests that firms have a long way to go if they intend to use sites like YouTube to reach younger prospective investors.

Like all other tall, powerful dogs, care is needed around young children and a firm hand is required in training.

Ask questions that will help you figure out what the firm experience is like for young attorneys.

Today, he says, few law firms have the stomach to tell young lawyers that they should dress like lawyers.

In this post, we would like specifically to discuss the consequences of another trend we see, which is a diminished capability to litigate in the younger ranks of many firms.

CariClub partners with leading industry firms like KKR, Davis Polk, and many others, which means CariClub members are talented young professionals and rising leaders with skills, networks and resources that can have a great impact on your organization.

Like the punk / indie bands, they are (mostly) young, educated, thwarted by the established systems (law firms, government) that seemed to offer them some chance at conventional success.

The story begins like something out of an old Hollywood movie: a young attorney working at a small firm who just wants to carve out a nice little uncontroversiall practice for himself so he can make a decent living and provide for his family basically has this case thrust upon him when he isn't looking.

The workshop was led by Dan, an affable, forever young Peter Pan like professor, practicing lawyer and innovator (it was Dan and his team that created the law firm and law school Innovation Index that ranks how innovative those organizations are).

With Chicago firms expecting something like 40 billable hours a week from young lawyers — that's billable hours, when you're working on a matter for which the firm is retained — there's precious little time for those things that not only make for a worthwhile life that also sustain a healthy, knowledgeable, grounded profession.

The 2008 report, which was prepared by Reeves, also urges young attorneys to «show up» and «speak up» at social events and meetings, and notes that even if you're shy or don't like to schmooze, you should actively seek out mentors inside and outside your law firm by joining organizations and networking.

Like Manaster, most of the lawyers assisting Stevens were young associates, loaned by their law firms for the summer.

There, Young discovered that staff attorney positions helped firms like Covington meet corporate diversity requirements without ever integrating minority attorneys into the mainstream of the firm or providing them real opportunities to advance:

While both pieces offer worthwhile advice on ways to improve young lawyers» career satisfaction, as we head into a recession (some, like Larry Bodine believe that we're in one already), I wonder whether we'll see much of these kinder, gentler law firm policies designed to keep associates around.

«If you're looking for a job as a young lawyer, the idea that you're going to be posted to Elliot Lake might seem like you're being punished; but on the other hand, if you're working a firm in southern Ontario and you have an opportunity to work in Elliot Lake for a week or two, it's being seen as a reward,» says Elliott.

After the completion of their first year, they used some of their time over the summer to meet with articling students and young associates, and attend events hosted by various law firms like firm tours or student seminars.

Lawyers who have fallen behind the times often try what probably seems like a good solution: hire a young digital native and give them the job of updating the firm's technology.

Looks like those firms are probably on average younger lawyers than the ABA averages suggest (but not newbies — 30 % have more than 15 years experience) and we don't know how many are intentionally part - timers.

Like many young lawyers, you may be planning to look for a job at a firm after graduation to try it out.

One last thought on leadership. When truly disruptive innovation collides with any market, historically the big boys don't survive. They are lacking the bold leadership required to make major course corrections. The top ten most profitable law firms - 9 of which have no blogging presence to speak of — will lose their position if they don't join the party. As Kevin O'keefe noted this week, anonymity online is a losing proposition, while others disagree. We aren't just talking about blogging though, it's the whole social media system - Legal Onramp, JDSupra, and even LinkedIN, Twitter, and Facebook. These are powerful tools, and real leaders will understand, like their younger counterparts, it is much more significant to harness the power of fire, than to simply try and stamp it out for fear of getting burned.

Younger lawyers like to see that a firm has foresight, business acumen, and promotes home - grown talent.

Like you, I'm seeing more young and not so young lawyers depart their firms to hatch start - ups that service a tight legal market niche.

Like many partners in law firms across the county, he was exasperated by the revolving door of talented young associates coming in and out of the firm.

There are many sources of waste and error: pressures on young associates to bill large numbers of hours; billing time in inappropriate increments (the industry standard is 0.1 - hour increments, but some firms don't follow that); insufficient training; and simple carelessness, like not entering time until the end of the week and then having to piece things together from memory.

But if all you need is a checking account and a few diversified investments, Aspiration may be a financial firm that, like the best young loves, will grow with you.

The X saw the introdcution of a new «budget» line for the still - young firm, and it's a chance to extend its customer base to those who like high - end specs and a nice design, but most of all a low, low price.

India, with one of the world's youngest electorates, is a fertile ground for firms like CA.

Still, the overall listening experience was solid, with the vibrant stereo imaging met with firm and punchy bass, particularly suiting the kick drums and dull bass lines on classic recordings like Neil Young's On The Beach.

Ideally, I would like to work for a young company, such as this one, so I can get in on the ground floor and take advantage of all the opportunities a growing firm has to offer.»

Instead, a significant number of young families are now renting single family homes from the likes of private equity firm Blackstone and newly formed single family home REITs such as American Residential Properties and American Homes 4 Rent.

Some of the first companies to adopt alternative officing were the accounting firms like Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen, but Coopers & Lybrand's Flynn says there are potential problems with the industry because of the cyclical nature of the business.