http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/04/28/the-herd-hires-promotions-and-departures-for-4-28-10/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/04/28/the-herd-hires-promotions-and-departures-for-4-28-10/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:02:12 +0000 admin http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=17764 A fat Herd this week with two departures – an executive at a local insurance firm and a lobbyist at the Chamber – and hires in law, investment banking and commercial real estate. Plus a Marine who enlisted on Sept. 12, 2001, is the new headmaster at a private school. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/04/28/the-herd-hires-promotions-and-departures-for-4-28-10/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/08/fixed-fee-law-firm-throws-out-the-clock/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/08/fixed-fee-law-firm-throws-out-the-clock/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:59:12 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=14651 Two attorneys left one of Richmond’s larger law firms and set out on their own, and they’re not going to bill clients in six-minute increments]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/08/fixed-fee-law-firm-throws-out-the-clock/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/06/the-herd-arrivals-and-departures-for-1-06-2010/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/06/the-herd-arrivals-and-departures-for-1-06-2010/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:52:05 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=14549 The Flying Squirrels hire a manager and some coaches. Plus some turnover at law firms and new hires in engineering and higher education. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/06/the-herd-arrivals-and-departures-for-1-06-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/09/is-the-billable-hour%e2%80%99s-time-up/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/09/is-the-billable-hour%e2%80%99s-time-up/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:29:01 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=13957 A recently published study by the UVA Law School shows mounting pressure on law firms to drop the much-maligned billable hour. But so far it sounds like mostly talk, according to the study, which also showed that large firms are having a harder time weathering the economic storm]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/09/is-the-billable-hour%e2%80%99s-time-up/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/03/the-law-firm-shuffle/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/03/the-law-firm-shuffle/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:01:28 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12942 One local law firm is disbanding its business practice. Two other firms swooped in and hired the lawyers. Meanwhile another firm in town has cut two more lawyers. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/03/the-law-firm-shuffle/feed/ 0