July 31, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Best Practices: Be an Expert, Vested and a FriendExpert. Vested. Friend. To Andrew Strong, general counsel of Kalon Biotherapeutics, these are the three most important criteria in selecting outside counsel.
By Jeanne Graham
3 minute read
July 28, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Is a Good Place to Be a ParalegalParalegals in the Dallas and Houston areas are paid higher hourly wages than the national average, according to the ALM/International Practice Management Association's 2014 Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals and Managers.
By Jeanne Graham
1 minute read
July 28, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
The Art of Billing: When It Comes to Fees, Firms Keep Options Open"When they hear a flat fee, they say, 'No problem,' but when I give them an hourly rate, they freak out," said Austin real estate solo Sara Foskitt.
By Jeanne Graham
7 minute read
July 25, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Lawyer's Annual Salary & Billing ReportEach year, Texas Lawyer tracks financial trends in the state's legal industry through its Salary & Billing Survey. The resulting report compiles information provided by firms about employees' salaries, billing rates and billable hours.
By Jeanne Graham
1 minute read
July 25, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Survey MethodologyThe 96 firms that participated in this year's survey, which was conducted during June and July, have 3,873 lawyers in Texas.
By Jeanne Graham
2 minute read
July 07, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
A Sure BetA lucky break turned into a great career move for Todd McTavish, senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer of Multimedia Games Inc.
By Jeanne Graham
5 minute read
July 07, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Best Practices: Legal Expertise, Fair BillingTodd McTavish, senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer of Multimedia Games Inc. in Austin., answers questions about best practices.
By Jeanne Graham
2 minute read
June 06, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
GC = Growth and ChangeIn three years the company has grown from about 80 employees when Benton joined as GC in 2011 to about 460, said Benton.
By Jeanne Graham
6 minute read
May 19, 2014 | Texas Lawyer
Advice From Big Firm Summer Associates Who Got Offers"Treat your summer as if it were a six-week networking event," wrote Stephanie Tso, a former summer associate with Norton Rose Fulbright who's now a mergers and acquisitions associate in Dallas.
By Jeanne Graham
5 minute read
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