20th anniversary. I am convinced now as much as ever that Primerus provides an invaluable service to the legal industry. We are leading the way into a new paradigm; we are at the cutting edge of a whole new concept in the delivery of high quality legal services at reasonable fees anywhere in the world. in the legal industry in 2008 when the economy suffered a historic downturn are still present today. During the time immediately following this, and continuing today, Primerus has experienced tremendous growth. Our brand of high quality legal services for reasonable fees was exactly what clients were looking for. And now, four years later, it turns out that it's still what they're looking for. I predict that's a trend that will never wane. As a society of 200 law firms with nearly 3,000 attorneys in 37 countries and 130 cities around the world, we are truly global. With that kind of breadth comes tremendous resources in just about every practice area of the law you can imagine. If one of our member firms has a client needing the resources of another member call. Because we have so stringently screened and monitored our member firms, they can have complete confidence in the quality of fellow member firms. They're all committed to the impeccable standards of the Six Pillars, which reflect the values clients look for in outside counsel integrity, excellent work education, civility and community service. Because our member firms are boutique law firms that are small to medium-sized, clients get personalized, partner-level service at a much lower fee than they would pay equally experienced lawyers at a larger firm. And since each Primerus member firm operates independently, Primerus firms don't encounter the same conflicts of interest as at larger firms. But Primerus' role in today's legal industry goes even a step further. Not only are we committed to finding the finest law firms for corporate clients anywhere in the world, we are also dedicated to helping them learn the latest legal developments of interest to them through sophisticated and enjoyable educational programs. For example, at the Primerus Defense 50 insurance and corporate defense clients gather with about 75 Primerus defense counsel to learn together, all with the mission of helping clients reduce liability exposure and defense costs. And at the Primerus Business Law Institute Symposium held in Chicago each year, lawyers and clients gather to world affecting businesses in the United States and internationally. These are just a couple of examples of the many educational programs the Primerus Institutes provide to clients in specialty industries throughout the world. As we enter the next 20 years, I have no doubt that Primerus will continue to be one of the most valuable resources available to high quality boutique law firms in finding excellent clients, and to clients looking for the "World's Finest Law Firms" providing high quality legal services at reasonable fees anywhere in the world. |