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<blockquote data-quote="LM" data-source="post: 54826" data-attributes="member: 9535"><p>Thanks [USER=3341]@Yasmine[/USER]. As someone who has never worked in project management or business development in a law firm, I am not sure I can provide you with a definitive answer. However, I shall try my best! </p><p></p><p>In regard to your first question, deciding the number of lawyers that work on a matter and their seniority depends predominantly on the fee quote for the matter. Usually, if you have a strict budget that you need to stick to (usually a fixed fee quote), trainees and associates conduct the majority of the work. However, if it needs specialized knowledge and is specific to a partner's practice area, a partner may have a greater involvement. In general, as a trainee, you shall be largely working with senior associates who thus in turn report in to the partner. </p><p></p><p>When it comes to involving lawyers from other practice groups, it depends. For example, say there is a heavy employment aspect to an M&A deal, you would expect associates from the employment practice to be involved in the team and helping assist negotiate with the transaction documentation. However, this is usually only associates in the same office as the deal team; I have rarely seen in practice an associate from another team in another jurisdiction be heavily involved in the deal team. This is largely because a specific jurisdiction will be nominated to run the deal. Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LM, post: 54826, member: 9535"] Thanks [USER=3341]@Yasmine[/USER]. As someone who has never worked in project management or business development in a law firm, I am not sure I can provide you with a definitive answer. However, I shall try my best! In regard to your first question, deciding the number of lawyers that work on a matter and their seniority depends predominantly on the fee quote for the matter. Usually, if you have a strict budget that you need to stick to (usually a fixed fee quote), trainees and associates conduct the majority of the work. However, if it needs specialized knowledge and is specific to a partner's practice area, a partner may have a greater involvement. In general, as a trainee, you shall be largely working with senior associates who thus in turn report in to the partner. When it comes to involving lawyers from other practice groups, it depends. For example, say there is a heavy employment aspect to an M&A deal, you would expect associates from the employment practice to be involved in the team and helping assist negotiate with the transaction documentation. However, this is usually only associates in the same office as the deal team; I have rarely seen in practice an associate from another team in another jurisdiction be heavily involved in the deal team. This is largely because a specific jurisdiction will be nominated to run the deal. Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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