clients to become involved in Primerus
getting to know trusted Primerus attorneys,
attending Primerus events or serving on
advisory boards.
But now Primerus is taking client
involvement to a whole new level with the
Primerus Client Resource Institute (PCRI).
Launched in April, the institute offers
an unprecedented opportunity for clients to
join the Primerus family and work together
to improve the quality of legal services
available today while also receiving
valuable benefits for free.
"The institute was created because
of our desire to makes clients bona fide
members of Primerus, so we can work even
more closely together to improve the legal
profession across the globe," said Primerus
President and Founder Jack Buchanan.
"We also wanted the institute to be a way
dedicated to joining us in this effort."
The institute will bring together
in-house legal counsel, risk managers,
claims managers and corporate executives
responsible for legal affairs from around
the world. There is no cost to join the
institute, and clients who join are in no way
obligated to hire Primerus lawyers.
PCRI members are eligible for
perks including a free 30-minute legal
consultation phone call with any Primerus
member, anywhere in the world, access
to free Primerus educational webinars,
access to Primerus listservs in various
legal specialties, and the opportunity to
participate in committee membership
meetings in various practice areas.
Primerus member Duncan Manley,
a partner at Christian & Small in
Birmingham, Alabama, is chair of the
institute's executive committee.
lawyers are to represent so many clients
who have been loyal to us over the years,
we were searching for a way to express
our gratitude in a professional way,"
Manley said. "We are now working hard to
disseminate information on the institute to
our clients. It is our way of giving back or
paying forward."
and Good Attorneys
of claims for Energi, Inc. a provider
of specialized insurance and risk
management solutions based in Peabody,
Massachusetts was among the first group
of clients to join the institute.
Woods first learned about Primerus
through Fred Johs, partner of Primerus