'It's All Hands on Deck': The Unusual Start to Jeffrey Singer's Term as Stikeman Elliott's New Chair
Singer had to assume the role at the Canada-based Global 200 firm earlier than planned and also has had to steer the firm during its busiest year ever, in the midst of the pandemic, and with most people still working from home.
September 28, 2021 at 01:42 PM
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Law Firm ManagementWhen Jeffrey Singer was elected chairman of Stikeman Elliott three years ago, he had no idea what he was getting into. At the time, he was about to take the reins as managing partner of the Global 200 firm's Toronto office—a major career milestone that set the stage for helming the entire firm. But he never expected that with almost 30 years of practicing law under his belt, taking over the top job would entail rolling up his sleeves to draft documents usually assigned to students or first-year associates. Or for that matter, trying to figure out how to steer the firm through not only a pandemic but its busiest year ever with most people still working from home.
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