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April 30, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

That's What She Said

The TV show "The Office" depicts the wacky interworkings of a Pennsylvania paper company and its completely inept boss. Sure, the show is a laugh-out-loud comedy, but is it also an instructional tool?
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December 07, 2004 | Daily Report Online

Ford & Harrison Moves Into Carolinas

Meredith [email protected] and employment firm Ford Harrison has made its first foray into the Carolinas with the acquisition, effective Jan. 1, of nine-lawyer boutique Edwards, Ballard, Bishop, Sturm and Keim of Spartanburg, S.C., which also has an office in Asheville, N.C.The Edwards, Ballard lawyers, plus a consultant, will bring Ford Harrison's attorney head count to more than 140.
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March 10, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Ford & Harrison's revenue drops as firm thins its ranks

Ford Harrison's revenue fell for the second year in a row but profit eroded only slightly after the firm initiated head count reductions.Revenue dropped 8 percent to $68.7 million, after a 7 percent revenue drop in 2009.The labor employment boutique's net profit dwindled almost 2 percent, to $20.
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September 08, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Dropping the billable-hour requirement, a year later

One year after labor law firm Ford Harrison dropped its billable-hour requirement, the program is immensely popular with associates and partners who find that young attorneys are becoming more productive faster.The program, announced in September 2007 and known as "YearOne," dropped the requirement for 1,900 billable hours in the first year.
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February 29, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Streamlined Ford & Harrison rebounds

Ford Harrison bounced back in 2011 after a lackluster 2010.Revenue increased 5.6 percent, to $72.5 million for the labor and employment firm, after an 8.3 percent decline the prior year.Although net income was flat, profit per equity partner jumped from $380,000 to $434,600, or 14.4 percent, because the firm cut its equity partner ranks from 53 to 46 lawyers.
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August 20, 2007 | National Law Journal

Firm kills billable hour for first-year associates

Ford & Harrison, an Atlanta-based labor and employment firm with 190 attorneys, has tossed out billable hour requirements for first-year associates. The program aims to close the practical-skills gap of law school education and increase value to clients. The firm also hopes it will enable associates to handle meatier matters more quickly, said managing partner C. Lash Harrison.
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August 20, 2007 | National Law Journal

Firm Kills Billable Hour for First-Year Associates

The billable hour: demanding, disparaged and now dead -- at least at one Atlanta-based law firm. Ford & Harrison, a 190-attorney labor and employment firm, has tossed out billable hour requirements for first-year associates. The program aims to close the practical-skills gap of law school education and increase value to clients. "Everyone sits around and complains about the problems," said C. Lash Harrison, managing partner of the firm. "I figured, what the heck, maybe we can try something."
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March 19, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Collections foil Ford & Harrison's revenue

Ford Harrison ended 2009 with flat profit per equity partner, despite a drop in revenue. The labor and employment firm reported a revenue decrease of 7 percent, to $75 million. Revenue per lawyer dropped 8.7 percent, to $396,766, and profit per partner decreased by 0.3 percent, to $386,989.The firm's managing partner, C.
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September 19, 2002 | Daily Report Online

Some Talks, But No Ford's in Ogletree Future

Julia D. [email protected] talks between Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart and Ford Harrison have started and stopped. The Atlanta-based labor and employment firms confirmed they were considering a union until recently, but neither would specify a reason for the breakdown in talks. L. Gray Geddie Jr.
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June 15, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Turns Back Attempt To Depose Ford Lawyer About Witness Meeting

A federal judge on Monday quashed a subpoena that sought a Ford Motor Company lawyer's testimony about his discussions at a restaurant meeting with a key witness in an environmental liability case.
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