Gibbons Launches Apprenticeship Program - First Apprentice Assigned to Firm's Intellectual Property Department
Gibbons P.C. has launched an apprenticeship program to help maximize the value of its legal and client services while also providing a solid training ground for new attorneys. John Cahill will serve as the firm’s first apprentice, working in the Intellectual Property Department.
“Gibbons is committed to anticipating client concerns and offering creative, proactive solutions,” says Patrick C. Dunican Jr., Chairman and Managing Director of the firm. “Given current economic realities, our attorney hiring and training practices should directly address their impact on the fees we bill our clients—though staffing client matters efficiently with the highest quality legal talent remains the most important strategy in controlling costs and increasing value.”
“Clients have clearly sharpened their focus in recent years on how law firms staff their matters, seeking lean, efficient staffing without ‘paying to train’ first-year associates,” says David E. De Lorenzi, Chair of the Gibbons Intellectual Property Department, who will oversee the firm’s first apprentice. “Our apprenticeship program is the latest constructive strategy in our firm’s response to clients’ needs, adding service and value in an ever-changing legal marketplace.”
On Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at 6:00 pm, the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology and the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association (NJIPLA) will host the 8th Annual Fall Lecture Series, "Inventing Our Way Out of Joblessness," featuring The Honorable Paul R. Michel, Former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Additional speakers include: