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An Inside Look at the Skadden Annual Review Process

Today, we take an inside look at the annual review process for attorneys at Skadden Arps. In this special report, we'll provide general observations on the Skadden review process, highlight noteworthy comments from leaked attorney evaluations, and show you a few reviews in their entirety. If you're interested in learning more about performance reviews at one of the world's biggest and best law firms, please keep reading....

By David Lat

onOctober 13, 2011 at 10:16 AMOctober 18, 2011 at 7:34 PM

LUSCIOUS LITIGATRIX
(2009 rating was “Outstanding”): 2010 rating – [ ].
Chargeable Hours: 1,861 hours for 2009; 1,795 YTD hours through 10/31/10.
Docket: LUSCIOUS LITIGATRIX worked primarily on [certain litigation matters].
Evaluation: [Three partners] submitted evaluations. All three are “eager” to work with LUSCIOUS LITIGATRIX again.
Strengths: [One partner] cited the scope and depth of LUSCIOUS LITIGATRIX’s experience dealing with DOJ. [Two partners] both said that LUSCIOUS LITIGATRIX is committed to doing good work for clients. [One partner] said that she is doing partner-level work in every respect, that she has good strategic sense, and that [a client] highly regards her work. [One partner] noted that her litigation and criminal investigation skills are much needed.
Weaknesses: No comments.
Additional Training: No comments.
Firm Affiliation: No comments.
Partnership Potential: [One partner] said that if LUSCIOUS LITIGATRIX were put forward, he would support her candidacy.
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