Career Center: Do you have what it takes to survive at the following firms?

Try and guess which firm is highlighted in the blurbs below, and click on the link for each firm to view the full profile. Want to know what the associates on the inside think about their firms? Check out the updated firm profiles at the Career Center, powered by Lateral Link.

  • While a Biglaw firm in terms of profits, prestige, and compensation, this firm should really be considered a litigation boutique. Associates here do not receive bonuses, but they don’t mind because the “base salary is higher than market.” Not only is compensation higher relative to its peers, but the firm is also one of the “best law firms to work for” according to its associates.
  • This firm has defended more securities class action lawsuits than any other U.S. law firm, and has an impressive patent prosecution and defense success rate to boot. Speaking of boots, the firm finally loosened its bootstraps in terms of compensation, and associates are now enjoying the salaries of pre-2009 levels.

More profiles, after the jump.

  • Lockstep compensation was slated for the chopping block at this firm, until it backtracked and eventually unfroze associate compensation. Associates here “get adequate work in terms of quality and quantity,” but you better put in some face time if you want to keep the work rolling in on a constant basis. While there are no official billable hours here, Lateral Link Insiders say that 2,000 hours should be the number to shoot for.
  • A truly international firm, this firm has served its clients in over 70 countries around the world for the past 75 years. Associates at this firm do not have to worry about face time, but with that in mind, “no one holds your hand,” so you are in charge of your own destiny here. While Lateral Link Members appreciate the “work-life balance” offered at the firm, they are critical of how the firm recently communicated and implemented changes to the firm’s three-tier compensation model.

Be sure to check out other articles and the firm profiles on the Career Center website for additional job searching resources. If you have questions about any of the law firms profiled on the Career Center, or would like a professional recruiter to assist you in your job search, contact any of the recruiting professionals at Lateral Link.

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