Increase value by staying on top of trends Published in the Lawyers Weekly Magazine on June 21, 2013 Increase value by staying on top of trendsLawyers need well-versed paralegals By Catherine D’Aversa June 21 2013 issue tumpikuja / iStockphoto.com Click here to see full sized version. The legal market is changing. As technological developments affect everything that …
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Manage Your Law Clerk Practice and Practice as a Legal Professional
Law firms are under pressure to reduce the cost of legal services and provide more competitive legal fees and cost-effective, alternative fee arrangements. Law firm clients are demanding lower legal costs. As a result, the way legal services are processed and delivered is changing. Legal teams with blended rates are being employed which means more …
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Solutions for Legal Professionals
SOLUTIONS TO: MAXIMIZE LAW CLERK PROFITABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE SERVICE STANDARDS Because of the pressure from law firm clients to provide “value-based” billing, more and more work is being delegated to the law clerk level. As a result of this, a close look at the professional development and productivity of law clerks is essential. Specifically, four …
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Effective Use of Law Clerks
EFFECTIVE USE OF LAW CLERKS By: Catherine D’Aversa Over the years the delivery of legal services has changed. Law clerks have been incorporated into the lawyers’ practice to complement skills and increase productivity. Law clerks were traditionally relied upon to prepare and file forms, complete repetitive, fundamental legal documents and conduct various legal searches. Today, …
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Commoditization of Law Clerk Services
Growing focus Law firms are under pressure to reduce the cost of legal services and provide more competitive legal fees and cost-effective alternative fee arrangements. As a result, the way legal services are processed and delivered is changing. Legal teams with blended rates are being employed which means more work is being moved down the …
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