Core Value: Diversity—Individual and Organizational
Diversity Committee
Valuing individual diversity means reaching
beyond stereotypical views of individuals and using the strengths and
different perspectives that each person offers as a result of his or her
culture, religion, ethnicity, gender, race, national origin,
disability, sexual orientation, and age. C&S LLP's Board,
committees, and task forces will reflect the individual diversity of the
profession. Even more important, they will embrace and derive value
from the diverse views that each individual brings to a task at hands.
Valuing organizational diversity means taking action to affirmatively
include educational institutions representing the broad range of
colleges and employers including but not limited to the following
groupings for:
- Geographic Area
- Two-Year, Four-Year, or Graduate-Level
- Urban or Rural
- Cooperative Education or Internship Services
- Public or Private
- Religious, Racial, or Ethnic Affiliation
- Area of Academic Specialization
Employer organizational diversity will include, but not be limited to, the following groupings:
- Profit, Nonprofit, Government
- Size of Organization
- Nature of the Business (e.g. service, manufacturing, electronics, etc.)
- Geographic Scope (regional, national, international)
Concerted efforts will be made to reach out to individuals
representing these organizations for service on the C&S LLP Board,
committees, task forces, and publication years.
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Matter Budgeting and Financial Management
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Does the firm establish formal budgets for client engagements?
Yes
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Are bills submitted electronically?
Yes
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Litigation General Best Practices
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Does the firm have a formalized new associate litigation training/mentoring program?
Yes
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Does the firm's litigation department have a structured approach to early case assessment? For example: Does your firm implement a standard approach to determine risks and strengths early in a case to assess trial or settlement options?
Yes
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Does the firm have an established records management team to assist clients with records retention, compliance and litigation preparedness?
Yes
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Litigation eDiscovery Best Practices
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Does the firm have an established eDiscovery Committee?
Yes
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Does your firm have any educational programs designed to address the changing federal rules of civil procedure?
Yes
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Does the firm have a standardized litigation hold program in place for its clients?
Yes
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Does your firm have a standardized protocol to guide client data collection? (i.e. Maintaining chain of custody, utilizing forensically sound procedures)
Yes
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Does the firm have a standardized protocol to guide processing clients' edata? (i.e. all data produced in PDF, meta data preserved?)
Yes
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Does the firm have a standardized approach for document reviews across practice groups (i.e. established protocol for eDiscovery review depending on the needs of the case)
Yes
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Vendor Management
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Does the firm have preferred vendor relationships?
Yes
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Knowledge Management
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Does the firm have a knowledge management program?
Yes
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Disaster Recovery
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Does the firm have a disaster recovery plan in place?
Yes
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Number of partnerships with minority owned law firms?
2
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Number of Partners who are...
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Number of Associates who are...
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Quality Management
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Does the firm conduct end of matter reviews?
Yes
