Template:Infobox law firm/doc

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Usage[edit]

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{logo}}}|frameless]]
Headquarters {{{headquarters}}}
No. of offices {{{num_offices}}}
No. of attorneys {{{num_attorneys}}}
No. of employees {{{num_employees}}}
Major practice areas {{{practice_areas}}}
Key people {{{key_people}}}
Revenue {{{revenue}}}
Profit per equity partner {{{profit_per_equity_partner}}}
Date founded {{{date_founded}}}
Founder {{{founder}}}
Company type {{{company_type}}}
Slogan {{{slogan}}}
Dissolved {{{dissolved}}}
Website {{{homepage}}}

This template creates an infobox with the general information relevant to a law firm. It is roughly based on Template:Infobox company but with law firm-related fields added (e.g., Number of Attorneys) and non-relevant fields eliminated (e.g., Products). The infobox is not designed to contain all the information about a law firm, just the quick facts people usually want to look up.

Simply copy the following code and paste it at the top of the law firm entry, then fill in the blanks. The firm_name, num_offices, num_attorneys, and date_founded fields are obligatory. Other entries left blank will be excluded from the displayed infobox. To change the label from "Attorneys" to "Lawyers", use |num_lawyers= instead of |num_attorneys=.

{{Infobox law firm
| name                        =
| logo                        =
| headquarters                =   <!-- city or, e.g., "Decentralized" -->
| num_offices                 =
| offices                     =   <!-- Specify the firm's offices -->
| num_attorneys               =
| num_lawyers                 =   <!-- alternative to num_attorneys where "Lawyers" is more appropriate label -->
| num_employees               =   <!-- Total employees, including attorneys and staff -->
| practice_areas              =   <!-- MAJOR practice areas only; if they do everything "General Practice" -->
| key_people                  =   <!-- chairmen and CEOs, not every famous lawyer in the firm -->
| revenue                     =   <!-- amount (year) -->
| profit_per_equity_partner   =   <!-- amount (year) -->
| date_founded                =
| founder                     =
| company_type                =   <!-- e.g., [[Limited liability partnership]] or [[Professional corporation]] -->
| slogan                      =   <!-- not all firms have a slogan, so use as necessary  -->
| homepage                    =
| dissolved                   =   <!-- Date/Reason the company dissolved, e.g., merger or bankruptcy -->
}}

Example[edit]

Sample Law Firm LLP
Headquarters Pretoria, South Africa
No. of offices 7
Offices Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Pretoria, Singapore, Sydney
No. of attorneys 250+
No. of employees 550+
Major practice areas General practice, especially admiralty law
Key people Billy Bob Partner (Chairman), Missy Smith (CEO)
Revenue Increase $1.7 billion (1997)
Profit per equity partner $1.2 million (1997)
Date founded September 20, 1997
Company type Limited liability partnership
Slogan Trust us, we're lawyers.
Dissolved September 21, 1997 (merger with Other Law Firm LLC)
Website samplelawfirmllc.com

Suppose we fill in the blanks like this:

{{Infobox law firm
| name                        = Sample Law Firm LLP
| logo                        = [[Image:MyFirmLogo.jpg]]
| headquarters                = [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]]
| num_offices                 = 7
| offices                     = Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Pretoria, Singapore, Sydney
| num_attorneys               = 250+
| num_employees               = 550+
| practice_areas              = General practice, especially [[admiralty law]]
| key_people                  = Billy Bob Partner (Chairman), Missy Smith (CEO)
| revenue                     = {{profit}} $1.7 billion (1997)
| profit_per_equity_partner   = $1.2 million (1997)
| date_founded                = September 20, 1997
| founder                     =
| company_type                = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| slogan                      = Trust us, we're lawyers.
| homepage                    = {{URL|samplelawfirmllc.com}}
| dissolved                   = September 21, 1997 (merger with Other Law Firm LLC)
}}

The infobox will display like this on the right. Notice the founder field is not displayed because we left it blank.

Microformat[edit]

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes this microformat uses include:

  • adr
  • agent
  • category
  • country-name
  • extended-address
  • fn
  • geo
  • label
  • latitude
  • locality
  • longitude
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • region
  • street-address
  • url
  • vcard
Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Template data[edit]

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly error report for this template.

TemplateData for Infobox law firm

<templatedata> {

   "description": "Creates an infobox for law firms",
   "params": {
       "1": {
           "label": "name",
           "description": "overrides the name at the top of the infobox",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "2": {
           "label": "Logo",
           "description": "Full filename of logo – eg. ",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "3": {
           "label": "Headquarters",
           "description": "Where the companies HQ is based",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "4": {
           "label": "num_offices",
           "description": "Number of offices",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "5": {
           "label": "offices",
           "description": "Offices",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "6": {
           "label": "num_attorneys",
           "description": "How many attorneys are employed",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "7": {
           "label": "num_lawyers",
           "description": "How many Lawyers are employed",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "8": {
           "label": "num_employees",
           "description": "Total number of employees",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "9": {
           "label": "practice_areas",
           "description": "MAJOR practice areas only, if they do all areas, then enter General Practice",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "10": {
           "label": "key_people",
           "description": "chairmen and CEOs not every famous lawyer in the firm",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "11": {
           "label": "revenue",
           "description": "revenue (year)",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "12": {
           "label": "profit_per_equity_partner",
           "description": "revenue (year)",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "13": {
           "label": "date_founded",
           "description": "foundation date",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "14": {
           "label": "founder",
           "description": "Name of founder, with wikilink",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "15": {
           "label": "company_type ",
           "description": "eg., Limited liability partnership",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "16": {
           "label": "slogan",
           "description": "Companies slogan",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "17": {
           "label": "homepage",
           "description": "eg.,samplelawfirmllc.com",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       },
       "18": {
           "label": "dissolved",
           "description": "year dissolved",
           "required": false,
           "type": "string"
       }
   }

} </templatedata>

See also[edit]