These referendum campaigns are not sideshows, as the lingering bitterness the coalition's
junior partners feel about the way they were treated by the Tories in the electoral reform fiasco shows.
Not exact matches
If they have any gut response to being in coalition, it's a
feeling of pity at the plight of their
junior partners.
On the other hand, another
junior told us: «I don't want to say that I don't
feel supported, but I don't want to say that
partners are taking time out to teach me things.
Students get all the benefits of articling at a large firm (legal research tools, varied work assignments and a rich educational program) while enjoying the culture and
feel of a much smaller firm (work / life balance, a friendly, collegial atmosphere and a true «open - door» policy from the most
junior associates to the most senior
partners).
And what I've seen and heard is that in firms where a major salesperson has left, the firm's
junior partners frequently move up into the departed
partner's space, and the firm no longer
feels like it's being held hostage by one of its
partners.
The importance of leading the local market on trainee and
junior lawyer salaries will have to be balanced with the fact that Burges Salmon has been
feeling a bit more pressure of late amid a small decline in revenue from # 87.4 million to # 87 million and a 16 % drop in profit per equity
partner from # 523,000 to # 438,000 in what managing
partner Peter Morris has described as a «challenging» financial year.
We purposely have kept our office open plan to encourage
junior staff members to
feel at ease with senior staff and
partners, and to reinforce our open door policy.
«We have women in leadership positions who are really championing that effort and trying to make sure all of our associate lawyers and
junior partners and, in particular, women
feel supported and encouraged to stay.
As her firm's most
junior partner, she didn't yet
feel comfortable bringing this up at a
partners» meeting and asking her colleagues for support.