Sentences with phrase «associates at big law firms»

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This is true whether you are an attorney working for a big firm, an associate at a boutique law office; or a solo practitioner.

Many of the young lawyers tried to stay busy with pro bono projects, but Jobless Lawyer says he soon found that «every other young associate at the firm had the same idea, and I'd venture to guess that many others at similarly situated Big Law firms did too.»

Becoming equity partner has long been the main goal of most big law firm associates, but with only about 10 % of new hires making it at some firms, this is now changing for some.

If you think trial - loving partners at big law firms are unlucky, think of their associates, and ask yourself, how is anyone getting any trial experience any more?

But, as The New York Times reports, the anonymous blogger is, in fact, Jeremy Blachman, a 25 - year - old third - year Harvard law student «whose firsthand experience of Big Law comes down to a round of recruiting interviews last fall... and three months as a summer associate at a large Manhattan firm.&raqlaw student «whose firsthand experience of Big Law comes down to a round of recruiting interviews last fall... and three months as a summer associate at a large Manhattan firm.&raqLaw comes down to a round of recruiting interviews last fall... and three months as a summer associate at a large Manhattan firm.»

Back in the 1970s, the people running today's biggest law firms would have been young, carefree law students and associates who'd rush out each weekend to dance at the coolest clubs of the day.

Having posted here earlier today about big - firm salary wars carrying fresh - out - of - school associates to the absurd pay level of $ 160,000, I was reassured that there remains some hope for the legal profession by this article to appear in Monday's National Law Journal: Interest in summer jobs at top firms cools down.

Now a senior associate at one of the city's top firms, Vincent Clifford will talk politics, law, family, and sports — just don't ask him about his biggest client.

«Bankruptcy Lawyers at Weil Gotshal Seek to Reschedule Hearings to Accommodate Children's Winter School Breaks Main Perkins Coie, DLA Piper, Fried Frank, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Other Big Law Firms Offer Innovative Perks to Keep Associates Happy»

I graduated magna cum laude from an Ivy League college, then did well at a top - 15 law school, and am now an associate at a big firm.

Or perhaps you're a student laser - focused on potential career prospects at a big law firm with a high first year associate pay — or you may be more interested in knowing which schools turn out the most federal clerkships.

This is exactly what I was told by a well - respected lawyer in Atlanta when I told him I was starting my own solo practice after leaving a great paying associate position at a big law firm.