LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Introduces Law Firm Diversity Profiles on martindale.com.NEW PROVIDENCE New Providence, city, United States New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown there commercially. , N.J. -- New Online Database Offering Allows Law Firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
LexisNexis(R) Martindale-Hubbell(R), the leading client development company for the legal profession, today announced the launch of law firm diversity profiles on martindale.com, a new online marketing offering that helps law firms improve their business development outreach to prospective clients and enhance their recruiting efforts for fresh legal talent. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory is one of the oldest and best-known catalogues of lawyers in the United States. Its history begins with two separate publications, the Martindale Directory and Hubbell's Legal Directory. is active in promoting law firm diversity initiatives, including a close association with the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA MCCA Minority Corporate Counsel Association MCCA Massachusetts Convention Center Authority MCCA Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (Australia) MCCA Marketing Communication Consultants Association ), the only privately funded national organization exclusively dedicated to diversity management issues in the legal profession. The company worked side-by-side with the MCCA to create the new Diversity Profiles product as a vehicle for law firms to spotlight their commitment to workforce diversity with in-depth descriptions of tactics and goals to recruit, retain and promote minorities. "When evaluating and selecting outside counsel, emphasis is increasingly being placed by in-house counsel on finding law firms that demonstrate a dedication to building and maintaining a diverse workforce," said Veta Richardson, executive director of the MCCA. "Moreover, top recruits have become more selective; today's highly skilled, intelligent and well-rounded candidates choose to interview at law firms that seek to foster an open and diverse culture." The diversity profiles on martindale.com allow firms to underscore The underscore character (_) is often used to make file, field and variable names more readable when blank spaces are not allowed. For example, NOVEL_1A.DOC, FIRST_NAME and Start_Routine. (character) underscore - _, ASCII 95. their diversity initiatives, paint a picture of their open culture, make it to the short list for potential client engagements that require diversity commitments, and differentiate themselves from other firms when it comes to recruiting new legal talent. The profiles are easily accessed from law firm listings on martindale.com, the Internet attorney directory most frequently searched by in-house counsel and other members of the legal profession. In fact, visitors can now select a box on the Martindale.com Lawyer Locator LOCATOR, civil law. He who leases or lets a thing to hire to another. His duties are, 1st. To deliver to the hirer the thing hired, that he may use it. 2d. To guaranty to the hirer the free enjoyment of it. 3d. search engine that allows them to only view the listings of firms with diversity profiles in the database. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the MCCA's Richardson, the new offering provides a valuable tool for legal professionals to quickly identify those firms with a demonstrable de·mon·stra·ble adj. 1. Capable of being demonstrated or proved: demonstrable truths. 2. Obvious or apparent: demonstrable lies. commitment to diversity. "With corporate law departments growing more diverse and expecting the same commitment from their outside counsel, those firms that implement diversity programs have a competitive advantage in winning and retaining key clients," said Paul Gazzolo, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of New Providence, N.J.-based LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. "Diversity Profiles on martindale.com enable law firms to effectively communicate progress against their diversity initiatives and for in-house counsel to efficiently locate firms that have demonstrated a commitment to diversity," said Gazzolo. "With more than 3 million searches per month, martindale.com is the industry's leading online source for information about lawyers and law firms, providing exposure for law firm credentials that far exceed that which comes from their own Web sites and other online attorney directories." About LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell is the leading client development company for the legal profession and is the number-one resource for information about lawyers and law firms worldwide, consulted daily by lawyers, business executives and consumers. With 4 million searches per month, this unrivaled network connects lawyers and law firms with their clients and potential clients, facilitates communication between members of the legal profession, and makes available a wide range of biographical information and professional credentials regarding attorneys in private, corporate and government practice. It is powered by a database of more than 1 million lawyers and law firms around the world. Martindale-Hubbell is also the leading provider of Web sites for lawyers and has recently announced a number of new products and services to facilitate client development initiatives for lawyers and law firms. These client development vehicles include opportunities to publish articles on the Web and in respected industry newsletters, invitations to speak at highly regarded professional conferences, and new products designed to market law firm practice area and industry groups. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell is part of the LexisNexis Group, a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc. For more information, visit www.martindale.com. About LexisNexis LexisNexis(R) (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ENL Noun 1. ENL - an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face erythema nodosum leprosum Hansen's disease, leprosy - chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical )(NYSE:RUK RUK Reserviupseerikoulu (Hamina, Finland, Reserve Officers' School) RUK Are You Kidding? ) (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based Lexis Lexis® An online legal information service that provides the full text of opinions and statutes in electronic format. Subscribers use their personal computers to search the Lexis database for relevant cases. They may download or print the legal information they retrieve. (R) and Nexis(R) research services, the company includes some of the world's most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, JurisClasseur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac. |
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