Does your firm provide cell phones
or smart phones to partners/shareholders? Yes (14) No (1)
If yes, does the firm pay 100%, another % or a fixed dollar
amount of the monthly fee?
100% (7) $50/mo (1) 100% of data plan (2) Fixed dollar amount
(3)
100% covered but
charged to shareholder or partner perks (3)
If yes, does the firm pay 100%,
another % or a fixed dollar amount for the hardware?
100% (7) $250 (1) $200 (1) Fixed
dollar amount (2)
Does your firm provide cell phones
or smart phones to associates? Yes (10) No (4)
If you answered yes, does the firm
pay 100%, another % or a fixed dollar amount of the monthly fee?
100% (6) $50/mo (1) $75/mo
(1) 100% of data plan (2) If lost or broken they pay (1)
If yes, does the firm pay 100%,
another % or a fixed dollar amount for the hardware?
100% (5) $250 (1) $200 (1)
Does your firm provide cell phones
or smart phones to administrative staff?
Yes (5) No (8) Yes, directors
and managers only (1) Yes, administrator, IT mgr and court
runner (1)
If yes, does the firm pay 100%,
another % or a fixed dollar amount of the monthly fee? 100% (5)
50% (2)
If yes, does the firm pay 100%,
another % or a fixed dollar amount for the hardware? 100% (5)
Does your firm provide cell phones
or smart phones to anyone else in your firm? Yes (4) No
(8)
If yes, who? Paralegals, regional
office manager, IT department, messengers
If yes, does the firm pay 100%,
another % or a fixed dollar amount of the monthly fee? 100% (2)
If yes, does the firm pay 100%,
another % or a fixed dollar amount for the hardware? 100% (2)
Does your firm maintain an active and
on-going summer clerkship program for law students?
Responses: 23 yes, 4 no.
July 2007
Regarding your firm's group medical
plan and costs paid by plan participants, do attorneys pay more, the
same or less than staff employees?
4 responded more than staff
employees.
11 responded the same as staff employees.
2 responded less than staff employees.
If your firm employs paralegals, what annual billable hour target has your firm established for its full-time paralegals?
11 responses:
No target 1 firm
1440 1 firm
1500 3 firms
1500 to 1600 1 firm (depends on practice group)
1596 1 firm
1600 2 firms
1650 1 firm
85% of total hours worked 1 firm
March 2007
1. Does your
firm have a policy regarding bereavement time for non-exempt
employees? (10) Yes (5) No
2. If you
answered yes, does the firm pay for the bereavement time? (10) Yes
3. If you
answered yes to question 2, does the policy allow more days paid
depending on the relationship of the deceased?
(3) Yes or (7) No
4. If you
answered yes to question 3, please explain.
Responses:
1 firm pays for up to 4 hours
1 firm pays for one day only
2 firms pay for up to two days
4 firms pay for up to three days
1 firm pays for up to three days if they need to travel
1 firm pays for up to five days for immediate family (spouse,
parent, step-parent, grandparent, child, step-child, brother/sister,
grandchild, brother/sister-in-law, mother/father-in-law, legal
guardian). They only pay for one day for family outside this
definition.
February 2007
1. Does your
firm provide sexual harassment training? (7) yes (4) no
2. If yes, who does
the training? (4) In house attorneys (2) outside attorneys (1)
uses a video
Who does your firm
use for furniture repair?
8
Classic Furniture Repair, Martin Hardle, 486-8848
1 The Furniture Doctor
1 Russ Despain (Wood), 268-4552
1 Zions Upholstery (Upholstery), 328-0201
1 C&M Furniture Service, 942-4256
January 2007
1. What
carrier are you using for group medical insurance? Blue Cross (7)
Select Health, Med, IHC (4) Altius (1) Self Insured (1) BC
Illinois (1)
2. Are you happy
(in general) with the service you are receiving? Yes (10) Okay (1)
3. Are you happy
with claims processing? Yes (8), Okay (1), A few problems (2)
4. Are you happy
with provider responsiveness? Yes (10), mostly (1)
