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Carr Workplaces Named Exclusive Serviced Office Provider To The District of Columbia Bar
Affiliation Provides Significant Benefits to Lawyers Practicing In the Washington D.C. Area Who Need Office Space and Access to Nationwide Network of Offices
WASHINGTON - January 25, 2010 - Carr Workplaces, a provider of alternative workplace solutions, has been named the exclusive serviced office provider to the D.C. Bar. This affiliation entitles the Bar's 92,000 members significant benefits and access to the 23 business centers Carr operates in Washington, D.C. and across the country.
"Our unique partnership with the D.C. Bar provides a critical link to space and services for the legal community in Washington, many of whom are already our clients," said Joe Wallace, chief executive officer of Carr Workplaces. "Attorneys expect the same level of service and professionalism they provide to their clients, the same rigor as they apply to their own practices. Our workplaces are structured to deliver those high standards of support from the moment they walk in."
The growth of boutique law firms has accelerated as larger firms consolidate operations. With 11 offices in the Washington, D.C.-area alone, Carr Workplaces provides prestigious addresses, flexible terms, a full on-site support staff, and no start up capital costs. Short term contracts allow small firms and newly formed practices to remain flexible and avoid long term lease liabilities. Additionally, each office is fully-equipped and IT-enabled, a critical feature as law practices become increasingly reliant on secure data networks.
This affiliation entitles D.C. Bar members to significant benefits at Carr Workplaces, including extended conference room time at no additional charge. D.C. Bar members will also receive special promotions throughout the year, including discounts on litigation support space and war rooms.
"Though we specifically provide space and services, in truth we provide a way for small firms to repurpose their time and resources," said Wallace. "Lawyers can spend less time dealing with administrative matters, endure fewer headaches and liabilities, and consume less capital. They can spend more time focused on their practices. We are pleased to provide our members with another valuable service by a well-respected provider," said Dominick Alcid, manager of marketing and advertising of the D.C. Bar. "We believe this partnership will be especially valuable to members of the Bar who manage their own practice or participate in a boutique practice. One of our important goals is to serve our members, and this is another creative way we hope to accomplish that."
Carr Workplaces provides fully-equipped, furnished, staffed and technology-enabled office environments on highly flexible terms for professionals and small businesses. Growth enterprises and independent professionals utilize the company's "offices on demand" model to forego both the costly fixed investment in workplace infrastructure and the inflexibility of long term lease obligations. By using Carr Workplaces, businesses can access the space market in a highly efficient manner and can constantly tailor their offices to meet their rapidly changing circumstances, allowing them to add space and shed space as frequently as they require. Carr's clients include small law firms and legal practitioners, government contractors, and a wide variety of growth enterprises and independent professionals.
About Carr Workplaces
Founded in 2003, Carr Workplaces is a privately-held Washington, D.C.-based provider of alternative workplace solutions. Its mission is to offer dynamic business environments and services to both independent professionals and organizations of all sizes that have small or rapidly changing work space requirements. Created by Washington, D.C. business leader Oliver T. Carr, Jr, as a means to help small and entrepreneurial organizations overcome the barriers to obtaining professional workspace, Carr Workplaces serves more than 1,500 clients in eight states and the District of Columbia. Additional information is available at www.carrworkplaces.com.
About the Bar
The District of Columbia Bar is the second largest unified bar association in the United States. The D.C. Bar's core functions, supported by member dues, are the registration of lawyers, operation of a lawyer disciplinary system, maintenance of a Clients' Security Fund, and certain other administrative operations. Many of the important educational and public service programs carried out by the Bar are made possible by voluntary contributions, user fees, and other nondues sources of income.