Sentences with phrase «at big law»

Adam Shapiro, a Miami attorney, says he's much happier as a lawyer at United Auto Insurance Company, where he can work from the courthouse or home at times, rather than at a big law firm, where the emphasis on face time at the office during and after hours was much greater.

Traffic attorneys may be hired by phone or in person at a big law firm.

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.

That is, with so few trials occurring, the normal go - to litigators at big law firms are just not going to trial like they used to, and thus are not getting the practice that they used to get.

On the non tech side we worked with Big Law, we worked at Big Law, we get it, we get the pressures.

The New York Times reports on the surprising prevalence of age - based mandatory retirement at big law firms:

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.

These well - informed sources, as well as courthouse data, tell me that case filings are down and that litigation at big law firms is down.

I would have thought that people look for credentials, track record, or those lawyers working at Big Law firms when getting their legal needs addressed.

How can there be such a dearth of female leadership at big law firms if nearly as many women as men are admitted to law schools today?

In 2010, after years of successful practice at big law firms, Dr. Adli decided to act on his vision of offering clients the «choice combination» of high - quality work product, typical of bigger U.S. law firms, and the ready access and more affordable fees typical of specialized boutique firms.

So, it's needed at big law firms, they have resources, they have the knowledge, and I hope that they can start to get involved and reach out to us.

When I was in law school, Macs had just become available in a price range that was affordable to someone who spent the summer at big law (me!).

US Judge Andrew Peck spoke Thursday at the Big Law Business Discovery conference at Bloomberg's headquarters in New York City.

She hated both jobs, noting: «at a big law firm you are doing so much -LSB-...]

As I posted here previously, when women demand equality in the profession, they're usually referring to equality at big law firms.

Peck spoke Thursday at the Big Law Business Discovery conference at Bloomberg's headquarters in New... >>

Typically, attorneys spend 5 or 10 years practicing at a big law firm before making that move.

I'm a tax lawyer at a big law firm.

She had practised at big law firms for 14 years, previously at US firm Drinker Biddle & Reath, and spent several years as a counsel.

Why don't you start by... I got from your website bio that you used to be at big law and went solo.

How long were you at big law, what did that look like, and how did that transition happen?

And to make matters worse, lower - tiered students won't have a shot at big law jobs either.

And law students may find that the path to a job at a big law firm isn't as straightforward as it once was, but there will be unique opportunities with legal tech companies looking for their knowledge.

But that is what ultimately caused him to go on his own, was looking back at that big law firm and saying they're not agile, they're completely drowning, I can't make decisions for myself, and it was just such an interesting thing to watch him go through that it's really interesting to hear you say those very same things during a non crisis time.

Recognizing that in the post-recession era he needed to be efficient to compete, he re-grouped and re-applied some of the processes he learned at big law.

Frankly, my role at big law firms is often handled by a receptionist.

First, law review, then a cushy, high - paying job at a big law firm.

One reason more Ivy League alumni aren't CEOs may be that many have traditionally chosen careers in investment banks and at big law firms, where they could earn big sums quickly and wouldn't have to start in entry - level management jobs.

After working at a big law firm for several years, she transitioned to a smaller reputable intellectual property boutique law firm and did the same kind of work.

In the aftermath of the Great Recession and the bloodbath at the big law firms, there are many alternatives to the big - firm model popping up.

If, however, you are assuming you can still get a job at big law, or an awesome clerkship, it is time for a reality check.

My first «project,» as these assignments are called, was at a big law firm near the White House.

Three eminent law bloggers join us to discuss Blawgging at Big Law Firms on this week's legal - affairs podcast Coast to Coast.

Over at the Fulton County Daily Report, the Snark takes a look at Big Law Web sites and is not impressed.

What the survey actually did ascertain was which skills might best well serve young lawyers once they land a job at a big law firm that mostly deals with corporate clients.

Set up in the UAE last year, The Bench is able to offer cheaper rates to clients because it is free from high overheads such as offices, meaning clients pay roughly half the price for senior lawyers than they would at a big law firm.

The poll included responses from more than 150 lawyers at big law firms and corporations in Canada.

In law school, the best and the brightest get jobs at Big Law, P.A., or get a clerkship with the Supreme Court and then move onto a glorious job at Big Law, P.A.

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?

Lawyers at big law firms like to boast about «bet the company» matters, but smaller and mid-sized matters can be just as complex, even more so — it's just that the numbers on paper are smaller.

I'm not sure if Feldman has ever attended an in - house CLE at a Big Law firm, but in my experience, there often is a large «postmortem» element to the discussion.

By that point I had considered becoming either... Working at big law or a medium - sized firm and I also had considered doing a solo practice.

The layoffs were first reported by Casey Sullivan at Big Law Business.

Yes, there is a certain cachet to be able to tell others you work at Big Law Firm, P.A..

Sykes, who studied law at Harvard University, the University of Toronto, and Dalhousie University, spent more than six years at the big law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP before moving to the academic world.

Now, after a short career as an international business and sustainability counsel at a big law firm, He has a new gig as President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund in Canada.

You earn more if you work in a big city at a big law firm.

(Even though I'm under 30, I'm a lawyer at a big law firm, so I'm in an unusual situation financially for someone my age.)

I am currently working at a big law firm and am just now dipping my toes into investing.