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Sandpiper Partners LLC is a consulting
firm run by highly successful
entrepreneurs who have decades of
experience producing solutions and
additional profits for law firms, law
departments, legal vendors and
information providers serving the legal
industry. Sandpiper also helps
universities expand their programs for
law firm and law department management.
Sandpiper is currently assisting a wide
array of clients both in the United
States and London on strategy,
marketing, business development, talent,
publishing and educational projects. Its
clients include a legal publisher, major
accounting firm, a software company, law
firms, leading universities, large
financial institutions/banks and an
electronic discovery company.
Its principals, Stephen Glasser and Lynn
Glasser, developed the first executive
MBA degree program for business
executives and partners at law firms,
the SUNY Stony Brook University College
of Business Executive MBA. They
recruited the chairman, managing
partners, executive committee members
and executive directors of 23 major law
firms to advise on the development of
the curriculum, teaching approach, and
schedule for this undertaking which
graduated its first class in May 2008 at
Stony Brook’s Manhattan campus. In 2009
they are helping Montclair (NJ) State
University School of Business with the
development and launch of its new
Institute of Advanced Legal Management
and its certificate programs. For more
information contact Sandpiper Partners
at
info@sandpiperpartners.com or visit
us at
www.sandpiperpartners.com.
HSBC
is headquartered in London, and is one
of the largest banking and financial
services organizations in the world.
HSBC's international network comprises
around 8,000 offices in 88 countries and
territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific
region, the Americas, the Middle East
and Africa.
With listings on the London, Hong Kong,
New York, Paris and Bermuda stock
exchanges, shares in HSBC Holdings plc
are held by around 220,000 shareholders
in 119 countries and territories.
Through an international network linked
by advanced technology, including a
rapidly growing e-commerce capability,
HSBC provides a comprehensive range of
financial services: personal financial
services; commercial banking; corporate,
investment banking and markets; private
banking; and other activities.
The
Legal Team from HSBC is a U.S. based
group that specializes in bringing this
world of solutions to you. Staffed with
a group of dedicated and experienced
relationship managers, the Legal Team
focuses on providing tailored domestic
and international financial solutions to
law firms, their partners, and
employees.
The world’s leading
source of evidence-based legal market
insight
Acritas,
headquartered in the UK,
is an international firm focused on
providing evidence-based intelligence
and strategic advisory services to the
global legal sector. Since inception,
the goal of Acritas has
been to enable law firms to enhance
their business performance by setting
competitive strategies
based on evidence. Drawing from its
flagship product
sharplegalTM,
as well as through custom research
programs,
Acritas helps
law firm leadership shape strategies,
make informed decisions and measure
success. Acritas’s global reach is
supported through its offices in the US
and Australia.
About
sharplegalTM
Launched in 2007,
sharplegal is the largest-ever survey of
its kind in the global legal industry.
It is a subscription service currently
provided to several leading law firms
across numerous jurisdictions including
40 of the Global 100 law firms.
Membership continues to rapidly grow.
The survey has a base of over 7,500
respondents with a responsibility of
more than $10 billion of global legal
spend. The base will surpass
9,500 respondents by the end of
2010. Subscribers enjoy the benefit of
robust market data and access to our
advisors.
Global Reach
For
more information on Acritas, please
visit
www.acritas.com
Elite, a Thomson Reuters business
provides world-class integrated practice
and financial management systems for law
firms and other professional services
organizations. Elite 3E is a
next-generation business optimization
suite – a business process platform that
offers powerful core financial and
practice management features and
built-in application development
capabilities. Elite offers comprehensive
and sophisticated software under the
Elite and ProLaw brands and also
provides consulting, implementation and
support services. Nearly two-thirds of
the Global 100 law firms use Elite
products. For more information, visit
www.elite.com.
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Huron Consulting Group
provides guidance and business services
to assist organizations confronted with
the challenges of today’s legal
environment. These results-driven
services add value to corporate law
departments, law firms and government
agencies by helping to reduce legal
spend, enhance client service, and
increase operational effectiveness. Our
team delivers results such as
sustainable cost reductions ranging from
15 to 40 percent, process and technology
assessments followed by successful
implementations, and discovery cost
savings of up to 60 percent. For more
information on Huron Consulting Group,
please visit
www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
LexisNexis®
Redwood® Analytics is the leading provider
of Business Intelligence software and
services to the legal industry. Our
solutions enable law firms to analyse and
monitor performance, focusing on the most
significant drivers of the business of law.
Redwood provides lawyers, finance managers,
and marketing professionals access to
information that supports better decision
making. The company has a proven track
record of delivering its solutions quickly
and for providing world-class education,
consulting, and support. Redwood is part of
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com),
the leading global provider of business
information solutions to a wide range of
professionals.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's Law Firm
Services practice consists of professionals
dedicated to understanding the strategic and
operational issues of the law firm industry,
serving as leaders in the areas of
Assurance, Tax and Consulting and act as
business advisors to law firm management as
they navigate today’s complex and expanding
domestic and global challenges.
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Law Firm Services
practice offers tax, audit, and consulting
services to law firms and their partners
throughout the world. Our commitment to the
industry, depth of relationships, and
worldwide network has positioned us as
business advisors to approximately 45% of
the AmLaw 100 firms. We’ve helped our
clients identify growth opportunities and
solve their most complex business issues for
over 90 years.
Jones
Lang LaSalle (JLL) is a global real estate
firm offering clients integrated services
through offices located in 750 cities
throughout 60 countries and over 36,600
employees worldwide. JLL is the only real
estate money management and services firm
named to Forbes magazine’s Platinum 400 list
in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and was named to the
World’s Most Ethical Companies list by the
Ethisphere Institute in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Jones
Lang LaSalle’s Law Firm Practice Group
concentrates on developing occupancy
strategies, executing transactions and
providing related occupancy services to our
law firm clients around the world. Our
multi-disciplinary teams of experts on law
firm issues also provide benchmarking,
dissemination of best practices and
innovative solutions to meet the occupancy
challenges facing law firms today.
Founded in 1982, Major, Lindsey & Africa
is the world’s largest and most
experienced legal search firm. Combining
local market knowledge and a global
recruiting network, MLA has earned
recognition for its track record of
successful Partner, General Counsel,
Corporate Counsel, Associate and Law
Firm Management placements. MLA
established its London office in 2004 to
serve the growing needs of the EMEA
legal markets.
Our
EMEA Partner Practice Team assists
clients and partner candidates the
following ways:
•
Retained search
•
Candidate representation
•
Team moves, new office openings and
mergers
•
Named approaches
•
Market intelligence reports –
particularly in relation to new offices
or practices
•
Third party diligence / reference checks
Williams Lea is the leading global
provider of Corporate Information
Solutions. As a BPO organization, we
combine consultancy, unique expertise
and the latest integrated technology to
develop solutions that transform the way
organizations communicate and exchange
their printed and electronic
information. Williams Lea employs
approximately 9,000 employees across the
globe with key centers across Europe,
the US and Asia Pacific. We work with
many world leading organizations in
sectors such as financial services,
investment banking, legal and
professional services, retail, telecoms,
automotive, energy, utilities and
pharmaceuticals. Deutsche Post DHL, the
leading logistics group, acquired a
majority stake in the business in 2006.
For more information, visit
www.williamslea.com.
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