This is the first in a new series of ATL infographics — visual representations of our own proprietary data, relevant third-party data, “anecdata,” or just plain jokes.
In honor of Shark Week, we take a marine life-themed look at which law schools’ graduates are the big fish of Biglaw…
American University, American University - Washington College of Law, Baylor University Law School, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Berkeley Law, Biglaw, Boston College Law School, Boston University School of Law, Brooklyn Law School, BU Law, Cambridge, Cardozo Law School, Case Western Law, Columbus School of Law - The Catholic University of America, Duke Law School, Fordham School of Law, Harvard Law School, Hofstra Law, Hofstra Law School, Illinois Law, Indiana University - Maurer School of Law (Bloomington), Infographic, Infographics, Law Schools, London, Loyola Law School - Chicago, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Mercer Law School, New England Law, New England Law School, New England School of Law, New York Law School, Northeastern, Northeastern University School of Law, NYLS, Ohio State, Ohio State Moritz College of Law, Ottawa, Oxford, Oxford University, Pace Law School, Pepperdine Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, Pittsburgh Law School, Rutgers School of Law, Sharks, SMU Law, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Stanford Law School, Suffolk University Law School, Syracuse College of Law, Syracuse Law, UNC Law, University of Illinois College of Law, University of Miami School of Law, University of Ottawa Law School, University of Richmond School of Law, University of Texas School of Law, University of Washington Law School, University of Washington School of Law, USC Gould School of Law, UVA Law, Villanova University School of Law, Washington & Lee Law School, Yale Law School
The evolution of relationships between the genders continues. Currently, in law firms, there is an interesting conundrum; balancing the desire for a gender-blind workplace where “the best lawyer gets the work and advances” and the reality of navigating the complicated maze created by the fact that, in general, men and women do possess differences in their work styles. These variations impact who they work with, how they work, how they build professional connections and how organizations ultimately leverage, reward and recognize the talents of all.
Featuring Key Contributions and Candid Real-World Illustrations From:
Patricia Gillette, Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Henry Ford sat on his workbench and sighed. A year earlier, he had personally built 13,000 Model Ts with his own hands. Fashioning lugnuts and tie rods by hand, Ford was loath to ask for help. Sure, there were things about the car that he didn’t quite understand. This explains the lack of reliable navigation systems in the Model T. But Ford persevered because he knew that unless he did everything, he could not reliably call these cars his own.
“Unless my own personal toil is responsible for it, it may as well be called a Hyundai,” Ford remarked at the time.
The preceding may sound unfamiliar because it is categorically untrue. And also monumentally stupid. Henry Ford didn’t build all those cars by hand. He had help and plenty of it. Almost exactly one hundred years ago, Henry Ford opened up the most technologically advanced assembly line the world had ever seen. Built on the premise that work can be chopped up into digestible pieces and completed by many men better than one, the line ushered in an age of unparalleled productivity.
Today, an attorney refers business because he can’t do everything the client asks of him.
There are three reasons why this is way dumber than a made-up Henry Ford story…
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Ed. note: The Asia Chronicles column is authored by Kinney Recruiting. Kinney has made more placements of U.S. associates, counsels and partners in Asia than any other recruiting firm in each of the past six years. You can reach them by email: [email protected].
Since late last year, things have been booming in Hong Kong / China in cap markets, especially Hong Kong IPOs. M&A deal flow has recently been getting a bit stronger as well. Although one can’t predict such things with any certainty, all signs are pointing to a banner entire 2014 for the top end US corporate and cap markets practices in Hong Kong / China. This is not really new news, as its been the feeling most in the market have had for a few months now and things continue to look good.
The head of our Asia practice, Evan Jowers, has been in Hong Kong for about 10 days a month (with trips every other month to both Shanghai and Bejing) for the past 7 months, and spending most of his time there meeting with senior US hiring partners at just about all the major US and UK firms there, as well as prospective candidates at all associate levels and partner levels, and when in the US, Evan works Asia hours and is regularly on the phone with such persons, as our the other members of our Asia team. Our Yuliya Vinokurova is in Hong Kong every other month and Robert is there about 5 times a year as well. While we have a solid Asia team of recruiters, Evan Jowers will spend at least some time with all of our candidates for Asia position. We have had long standing relationships, and good friendships in some cases, with hiring partners and other senior US partners in Asia for 8 years now.
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