Sentences with phrase «big law associates»

However, one of the most common complaints of Big Law associates is chasing the billable hours tail while working themselves crazy.

Summary: Bloomberg Law speculates that the Big Law associate salary raises may lead to increased billable hours and decreased mentorship time.

When I was a Big Law associate and was shown some useful tech but with a horrible interface, I would inwardly groan because I knew it would take time to learn — time I could not bill.

Not exact matches

Another thing to notice is that, if Vanguard owns over 10 percent of most of the big mall REITs — and it does — then an over-literal reading of the law would say, well, they are all interested stockholders in one another (since all of them have an associate who is a 10 percent holder of the other REITs), and therefore none of them can buy any of the others.

This very big book is an excellent guide to pertinent laws and regulations, prepared by people associated with the Rutherford Institute, which does important work in defending religious freedom.

«For those that believe concussion litigation against the NFL is big, they haven't seen anything yet compared to the prospective action against the NCAA,» says Marc Edelman, an associate professor of law at the City University of New York and adjunct professor teaching sports law at Fordham.

Full name: Julie Hwang Age: 33 Location: New York City, NY Current title / company: Founder and Owner of Big City Little Sweets Educational background: Bachelor of Arts from UCLA, J.D. from Brooklyn Law School Previous job: Litigation Associate

Jones is assigned with the task of partnering with an esteemed law associate for a PR firm (Emily Blunt) to fulfill the wishes of a Yemini Sheikh who wishes to flood the wadis of Yemen in order to stock it with salmon so that he may wade the waters in search of the big catch.

Prior to this law, there were no housing, veterinary, or care requirement associated the private ownership of big cats.

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.»

Each law practice, whether solo practitioner, big - firm junior associate, or general counsel, is a small business.

This week in Bigger than Biglaw, Neena explores the «stigma» associated with a solo law practice and how her perception of solos changed over time.

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?

One of my primary motivators for starting Novel was to stem the brain drain that occurs when talented, experienced and highly skilled associates leave Big Law because the hours are too high and the road to partnership is too unpredictable.

«Decloaking devices: Legal (blogger) aid for big - law associates Main Volokh: California Supremes likely to say opposite - sex - only marriage statutes constitutional»

Remember the boom times a short three years ago, when a law firm's biggest problem was associate attrition?

Law firms big and small have responded through aggressive cost reductions, including lowering associate salaries and laying off significant numbers of staff.

In «A New Low in the Sandbox,» Monica Bay says legal bloggers are coming to the aid of big - law associates whose firms are hiding their talents from would - be poachers.

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.»

And in the latest twist, even those with the golden ticket to Big Law (i.e., Bay Street, AM100, Magic Circle, etc...) are confronted with clients increasingly preferring to direct their legal spend away from subsidizing associate training and toward robots, outsourcers, in - house counsel services and (what we used to call) accounting firms.

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Many of these companies recruit former Big - Law associates who yearn for work - life balance.

What steps can law firms take — big and small — to attract and retain their best young associates?

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.

«On one deal, I was opposite a sixth - year associate from [Big Law Firm] who'd never done the work I had done as a first - year.»

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.

Granted, the LegalWeek audience is associated more with bigger law firms.

With decent North American contracts I could afford to pay more than many or most Indian law firms, and I could offer associates the chance to be groomed really well for the big overseas firms and crazy big salaries.

When you are an associate in Big Law working late nights and regularly showing up in the office on weekends, it's easy to idealize life as a solo practitioner.

Big law firms use public interest litigation to assist their recruiting — to confer glamor on their work, and to give solace to overworked law associates.

A few years ago, one of the biggest issues law firms were dealing with was associate retention.

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Big Law firms are scrambling for business, merging with past competitors and hiring fewer new associates.

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.

Large institutional clients don't want to bear the cost of training students and young associates, and some NewLaw models benefit from that by exclusively utilizing or hiring lateral transfers from Big Law.

Whether they need effective legal representation before big insurance companies who offer little, notwithstanding the seriousness of the injuries, or they need a good Georgia personal injury trial attorney to drag these insurance companies to court, the combined experience of the lawyers and associate Atlanta personal injury attorney at Zeribe Law Offices is definitely a force to reckon with.

One of the biggest myths among law firm associates is that a flat - fee arrangement means that one can search on Westlaw or Lexis without regard for price.

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It seems that one of the differences between government and big law is that there is not such a rigid hierarchy of associates and partners within the government sector - attorneys seem to have opportunities to advance their careers without climbing the ladder toward a partner position.

Because the dangers associated with big rigs are elevated, special laws apply to the drivers of commercial trucks and the transportation companies that employ them.

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No — but then again, the $ 180,000 associate is a market abnormality based solely on big law firms» desire to draw the attention of the most attractive law school graduates.

They leave for many of the same reasons that American associates leave, but Australian firms must contend with an additional factor: experienced associates are being lured to American and UK law firms where the deals are bigger and the money is better.

As one proud associate there said, «at law school they told us we're one of the biggest legal markets between Chicago and New York.»

Do you think any law firm will try to one - up the rest by giving their associates a bigger bonus?

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.

My understanding from talking with members of Big Law HR staff is that associates do not in general feel a strong sense of loyalty to their 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.