Associate Advice
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Alan Dershowitz, Associate Advice, Rudeness, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Five Tips for Dealing With Obnoxious Opponents
I have a temper. That might surprise people who know me casually, like my professional acquaintances. I work hard to keep it in check. Over the past 17 years as an employment litigator (representing companies), I’ve gotten better at controlling my anger. But it hasn’t always been easy. Because lawyers can be pretty adept at […] -
Associate Advice, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: How to Handle Senior Associates
My first job out of law school was at a five-lawyer employment-law boutique: two partners, two other associates, and me. (OK, it was my only job out of law school; I started my firm after four years at this boutique.) The other two associates were third-years when I started. To be sure, they were both […] - Sponsored
How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
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Career Center Tip of the Day: Making Work-Life Work (Part 2)
In the first part of our Career Center “Tip of the Day” series, focused on helping you to achieve a work-life balance in your daily schedule, we provided tips aimed at managing your work to help free up time for your personal life. Today, we feature tips aimed at helping you maintain your personal life. […]
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Career Center Tip of the Day: Making Work-Life Work (Part 1)
Coming off a successful year in which some firms even saw record-setting revenues and profits, many Biglaw associates are now the busiest they have been in recent memory. While this uptick in work may initially be a welcome relief for some, in the long run associates often find themselves struggling to balance an increased workload […] -
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Career Center Tip of the Day: Evaluating the Counteroffer — Should You Stay or Should You Go? (Part 5)
In the first four parts of our Career Center “Tip of the Day” series, focused on how to evaluate a counteroffer, we covered the importance of re-evaluating your current employment situation, assessing what the new firm is offering, analyzing the counteroffer of your current firm, and considering the ramifications (both tangible and intangible) of accepting […] -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: On Outer-Directedness
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. Law firms, and in-house law departments, should be outer-directed. I realize that I just invented the word “outer-directed,” and sensible people might choose to call this concept being “client-focused.” But “outer-directedness” is broader than […] -
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Career Center Tip of the Day: Evaluating the Counteroffer — Should You Stay or Should You Go? (Part 3)
In the first and second parts of our Career Center “Tip of the Day” series, focused on how to evaluate a counteroffer, we covered the importance of re-evaluating your current employment situation and assessing what the new firm is offering you, to determine whether it addresses the issues/shortfalls of your current firm. Today we’ll discuss […] -
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Career Center Tip of the Day: Evaluating the Counteroffer — Should You Stay or Should You Go? (Part 2)
In the first part of our Career Center “Tip of the Day” series, focused on how to evaluate a counteroffer, we covered the importance of re-evaluating your current employment situation to remind yourself of the reasons why you began your job search in the first place. Today we’ll discuss how to assess what the new […] - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
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How to Become an (Almost) Indispensable Junior Associate (Part 2)
In the first part of our Career Center “Tip of the Day” series, focused on how junior associates can become more indispensable to their law firms, we covered the importance of taking ownership of your work. Today, we’ll highlight a productive way to spend your precious non-billable time. These tips are provided by the experienced […] -
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How to Become an (Almost) Indispensable Junior Associate (Part 1)
Whether you’re a junior associate just barely surviving Biglaw, thriving in Biglaw, or somewhere in between, this Career Center Tip of the Day series is for you. For many of you junior associates, the extent of your experience with Biglaw layoffs was reading about them on Above the Law from the safety of your law […] -
Associate Advice, Money, Romance and Dating, Women's Issues
In Defense of Tommy, Who Used to Work on the Docks
In the comments to Elie’s Sugar Mama post from yesterday, which chronicles the woes of a female Biglaw associate who is being harassed by coworkers for affiancing (KABLAM: Princeton Review Hit Parade) a Starbucks barista “peasant,” Bonobo_Bro wrote: Not bad big guy (other than the usual typo issues which must be intentional); however, I really […] -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Technology
Inside Straight: Thinking About E-mail 'Subject' Lines
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s new column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. Please think for a second before you hit “send” and launch your next e-mail. There are actually a bunch of things you should think about before sending your next e-mail, but today I’ll […] -
Associate Advice, Job Searches, Social Networking Websites
Unemployed Lawyers and Law Students: Is Your Résumé Why You Don't Have A Job?
So lawyers, if you’ve recently been laid off or have been out of school for over a year without a job, it’s probably time to look at your résumé and take out any reference to the fact that you’re, you know, “dynamic.” Sure, you might be. But so is everyone else. And, more importantly, nobody […]
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
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Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50…
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Associate Advice, Job Searches
Pucker Up: Traits of Highly Effective Boot Lickers
Flattery will get you everywhere in your legal career. Really. Professors at the Kellogg Business School did an entire study and figured out that people with a legal background are especially skillful at sucking up — and sucking up will take you far. On the one hand, this shouldn’t surprise anybody. People kiss up because […] -
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Career Center: Do You Want to Make Partner? Or Go In-House?
Even in the economic heyday of a few years ago, making partner at a law firm was never a guaranteed outcome for every associate. But at large law firms today, partnership prospects look worse than ever. Whether you want to pursue that elusive partnership goal or opt out to work in-house, one thing is certain: […] -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, Books, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Law Schools, Partner Issues
Law & Reorder: An Interview with Deborah Epstein Henry
Today is the official release date of Law & Reorder, a new book by Deborah Epstein Henry, a leading consultant to the legal profession. Henry, whom we’ve interviewed and written about before, is an expert on such topics as workplace restructuring, talent management, work/life balance, and the retention and promotion of lawyers — all topics […] -
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Career Center: Tips on Networking Within Your Firm to Advance Your Career (Part 2)
This week we present part two of our series on using internal networking to advance your career within your law firm. Last week we discussed networking to make partner; this week’s focus is on how to get better assignments. As we mentioned last week, in order to succeed and be truly satisfied with your Biglaw […] -
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Career Center: Tips on Networking Within Your Firm to Advance Your Career (Part 1)
As soon as a young attorney gets a job offer and begins working, networking typically takes a backseat until a new job search begins. This fact is not surprising. Junior associates must maintain high billable hours, participate in countless training and CLE events, and still attend various non-billable firm events. While networking and the daily […] -
Associate Advice, Music, Parties, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Night at the Roxbury, With Partners
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com ATL: So I was invited to a rock concert in California with a couple of young, “normal” partners. Presumably it was because I expressed interest in the music (and would have attended anyway). What is the expected protocol for concert attendance in […] -
Associate Advice, Gender, Prostitution, Sweet Hot Justice, Women's Issues
Working Girls
Ed. note: The following piece was authored by The Legal Tease, of Sweet Hot Justice fame. Check out her other musings from Sweet Hot Justice here. Hey, you. Yes, YOU there, the one with the boobs. You’re a lawyer, right? Or some sort of Big Law type, at least? I figured. I could tell by […]