![]() my role as the founder and president of Primerus is being part of the Primerus community and witnessing how it brings together lawyers and clients from around the world. When Primerus members gathered last October in Boston, Massachusetts, for the Primerus Global Conference, I member from Hong Kong as we sorted food donations at the Greater Boston Food Bank. In a few hours' time, about 50 Primerus members packaged 8,962 pounds of food, which is enough to feed an American family of four for two years. The event was part of our global community service effort called Primerus Fights Hunger, launched in 2017 to raise donations for the World Food Programme and other local hunger initiatives in the cities where we have firms around the world. It was a tremendously rewarding experience to work with Primerus members as we all embraced the value of community service. The spirit of Primerus was alive and well that day. When I founded Primerus more than 25 years ago, I wanted to create a society themselves to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. Over the years we have proven to clients and the world that Primerus is exactly that. We have evolved into an organization of truly good people, who happen to be lawyers, who are partners and friends with one another. connections, the ones who really benefit are our firms' clients. Our members' work for clients goes beyond providing an excellent work product for reasonable fees. Because of the relationships and connections that members have developed around the world, we are able to care for clients like we would our own family. When a Primerus member recommends a fellow Primerus member, they know a client will be treated with the very best care. Some organizations keep clients at arm's length, passing business cards and focusing on the bottom line. Not Primerus. We invite clients in, not just to attend our events, but to be part of us through initiatives like the Primerus Client Resource Institute. When members and clients come to a Primerus event, we want everyone to feel like they are coming to a family reunion. We truly care about clients, and their well-being is our number one priority. structure to support this philosophy. Our Accreditation Board ensures that we are seeking out, accepting and retaining only the best firms for membership. Our Quality Assurance Board works to define the high standards embodied within our core values the Six Pillars and help our member firms live by those standards in that protect Primerus' high standards and excellent reputation so that clients can rely upon our members with confidence. With 3,000 lawyers in 170 law firms around the world, Primerus is like a large, virtual law firm with countless opportunities for collaboration among members and with clients. The result is a tight-knit community that gives back both globally and locally, raises the standards of the legal profession and serves clients like family. I am so glad that each one of you are part of the Primerus community and hope you find it as rewarding as I do. on the bottom line. Not Primerus. We invite clients in, not just to attend our events, but to be part of us through initiatives like the Primerus Client Resource Institute. |