Sentences with phrase «partner at a big firm»

I know plenty of solo attorneys that just as much, and more, than partners at big firms.

Talk to senior associates or partners at big firms and many of them understand just how tough it is to keep a successful solo practice running.

Not exact matches

That was a big deal, legally speaking, because gender stereotyping was key to one of the biggest Supreme Court cases upholding federal anti-discrimination laws, involving a woman's inability to make partner at the former accounting firm Price Waterhouse.

It took a mere six months at a (then) Big Eight firm for Gregory Muzzillo, just out of college at age 23 and trained as an accountant, to decide he «was not keen on a career path that demanded such a drawn - out process to make partner.»

«For me the biggest challenge is the regulatory uncertainty in the US and the future of US - China relations,» said Miranda So, a Hong Kong - based partner at law firm Davis Polk.

The biggest radio broadcaster in the US with nearly 850 radio stations, iHeartMedia, formerly called Clear Channel Communications — which was acquired by private equity firms Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in a leveraged buyout at the apex of the LBO boom just before the Financial Crisis — has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, after threatening to do so since 2010.

Not one executive of any major Wall Street firm that caused the financial crash in 2008 through fraudulent activities was prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department — which was headed at the time by law partners from Covington & Burling — the Big Tobacco law firm that was singled out in a Federal Court decision for hiding the deadly effects of cigarette smoke for decades.

That may come as a big surprise for most people, said Tracy Watts, a senior partner at benefits consulting firm Mercer.

David Silver a partner at the law firm Silver Miller highlights another big problem with a bit of hyperbole.

I envisioned myself at the age I am now as a partner in one of the big accounting firms.

Misconduct, originally titled Beyond Deceit, opens «by - the - numbers», introducing us to Ben (Josh Duhamel) a dedicated lawyer who spends most of his days and nights working at a New Orleans law firm, determined to prove himself to the firm's big honcho Abrams (Al Pacino) and become a partner.

Everyone at Traynor, Hand knows she abhors face - to - face contact, but one weekend, with all the big partners away, Sophie must handle the intake interview for the daughter of the firm's most important client.

Version française ici According to a former partner at Ernst & Young, the global accountancy firm turned a blind eye when a report of major audit failures at Dubai's biggest gold refinery went unpublished.

The biggest proportion of respondents said partners at their firm earned between $ 151,000 and $ 200,000 including salary, annual draws, and splits but not bonuses or perks.

With an annual salary of roughly $ 6.3 m (# 4.9 m) per year, Christopher Wray is a rarity among Big Law equity partners, particularly for partners at Atlanta - based firms.

Calling him «Eric Holden,» Spence says that when a lawyer works long enough for big corporations, as Holder did as partner at a corporate law firm, «the human psyche begins to dry up and one day will fall out on the carpet of the boardroom floor... like a dried up old prune.»

The first time I discussed the case with opposing counsel, a partner from a big firm yelled at me and told me something along the lines of «the federal court is going to hate this little case — and they don't even have jurisdiction anyway — we will just move to dismiss on those grounds.»

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?

At Culhane Meadows, we're transforming Big Law into Smart Law by actively assembling a team of highly - experienced lateral partners from some of the most well - known law firms in the world.

Shawn McReynolds, managing partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, told us that the best training ground in North America for top legal talent remains law firms and the Big Four would have to persuade «people who are successful and at the top of their game» to jump ship.

«Those interested in working at a big firm will do that and if it takes seven or eight years to be partner that's just what they're going to do,» he says.

Partners at the three firms took part in a conference call earlier this morning, setting out the potential path to one of the biggest UK law firm mergers in recent years.

«The problem with so many of the big firms is if you're at year eight and being told partner is not going to happen here and you want to cross the street to another big firm, you tend to have no practice of your own or not much of a practice — it's mainly institutional clients,» says Sweeney.

James Ferguson, partner and head of family at Boodle Hatfield, whose main departments are property, private client and tax, corporate, family and litigation, said: «Emily joins the family team at an exciting time — the demand for high quality, international family law is growing — and her appointment will further enhance the firm's domestic and international reputation in advising on big ticket and complex family breakdowns.»

My name is Adam Losey, I'm a partner at a fairly new boutique law firm, coming from a big law firm background and I'm generally speaking a litigator and trusted advisor and counselor role in my practice.

Sam Glover: I suppose if you're at a big firm and you're a big corporate client, you probably have the partner who you have a relationship with who sort of functions as that concierge, but there's nobody like that for small companies and individual consumers.

Legal Week's latest Big Question survey, which canvassed the opinion of nearly 100 partners at leading UK and US law firms, found that 80 % would prefer another coalition in the absence of a single party winning an outright majority.

It's easy for firms to lose sight of the big picture as they're working through day - to - day matters, says Terrence Truax, managing partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago.

Gareth Ward, Partner at Edward Drummond says, «The more rapid lifecycle of partners at the biggest law firms can give smaller, mid-tier firms a chance to snap up high profile partners with an impressive track record — but taking on a new partner is a big investment for these firms, so it's a decision that needs to be taken carefully.»

Quantuma, the administrator of the collapsed business, has engaged big four accounting firm Deloitte to prepare KWM EUME's cessation accounts and is set to write to former partners who were at the firm during the period covered by these accounts to request «a commensurate contribution» to cover the cost.

This, the third in a series of videos in which law students put questions to Berwin Leighton Paisner managing partner Neville Eisenberg, looks at the impact of alternative business structures and the return of the big accounting firms to law on the legal market of the future.

This, the third in a series of videos in which law students put questions to Berwin Leighton Paisner managing partner Neville Eisenberg, looks at the impact of alternative business structures on the legal market, and the ways in which big law firms are developing innovative ways of delivering value to their clients.

A survey released by one of the big players claims that 70 per cent of litigation partners at the country's leading law firms reckon that clients are showing an increasing interest in turning to commercial funders.

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Earlier in his career, Browne served as chief tax officer for several large publicly traded multinational companies and was also a partner at a «Big 4» accounting firm.

Allen & Overy senior partner Wim Dejonghe comments: «I can understand people holding back on big decisions, which I think is the right approach at this stage, but I think it is too early to call the financial implications for firms.

The traditional bonds of partnership, if not being undone, are at least being frayed by the rising numbers of partners leaving one big firm for another.

Simpson was a partner at Webber Wentzel's headquarters for six years, prior to which she spent almost four years in the same position at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, another Big Five firm, which was formally affiliated with DLA Piper from 2005 until 2015.

The number of partners at the nation's biggest firms increased by 0.6 percent to an average of 215.

She was a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, a big law firm, pulling down a base salary of $ 225,000 a year.

Before joining Eversheds Sutherland (US) in 2011, Doug served as vice president of property tax services for a major information technology and services company, as principal of the property tax services group with one of the Big Four accounting firms and as a partner at two midsize law firms.

Partners at UK law firms tend to be younger, on average, the bigger the firm they work for — 72 % of partners at the UK's Top 10 law firms are aged 50 or under — whilst this is only the case for 60 % at UK law firms Partners at UK law firms tend to be younger, on average, the bigger the firm they work for — 72 % of partners at the UK's Top 10 law firms are aged 50 or under — whilst this is only the case for 60 % at UK law firms partners at the UK's Top 10 law firms are aged 50 or under — whilst this is only the case for 60 % at UK law firms overall.

On the other hand, profits for partner at most big firms are doing quite all right, so there is money there.

The people that work there could probably earn more money at a big firm, but a big firm could grind you down and not let you have your own clients, whereas IMK allows partners to develop and grow on their own and take ownership of files.»

You want to keep practicing law? It will take quite a bit more endurance with Rio Tinto sending over $ 100 million in legal work to India. The days of high associate pay, and higher partner profits may soon be gone completely with document review work heading to India at 1 / 7th the cost of the big firms.

I was born in 1979, so I guess that makes me Gen Y. My dad, certainly a baby boomer, worked as a partner at a series of big law firms — and I never saw him.

As a fifth - year lawyer at Fulbright, I reached a point where I had to decide what I wanted to do when I grew up — become a big firm partner or... well, there weren't many other options at that time (today, law students are fortunate to have many varied opportunities including project management, technology, data analysis, etc.).

O'Melveny & Myers New York, NY All - female and mostly female trial teams have recently scored some of the biggest wins at this firm; this year, 44 % of equity partner promotions have gone to women.

Join us for a panel moderated by Infinite Spada Executive Vice President Zach Olsen with panelists including Jennifer Rothstein, a Director at Kroll; Scott Christie, a partner at McCarter & English; Peggy Reetz, a partner at Mendes; and Nicole Hong, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, who will discuss how to prepare for and manage the biggest outside threat to a law firm's existence.