Valerie Katz
Posts by Valerie Katz
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Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Forget You, Biglaw (oo, oo, ooo)
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Like many unhappy lawyers, I find Cee Lo Green’s F**k You — which has been picked up by radio stations in a more family-friendly version, Forget You — to be a personal theme song (a […] -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Size Matters: Small Firms and Big Technology
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. We all know that it is only a matter of time before we are replaced by computers. As Elie explained a few weeks ago, the legal community is already predicting how computers can do the […] 
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Money, Movies, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: I See London, I See France
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. As has become my tradition, Sunday night I watched the Academy Awards while drinking an Oscar-themed martini. While watching the three-and-a-half-hour award show, I was reminded of a few life lessons that I have learned […]
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Boutique Law Firms, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Size Matters: Wanna Be Successful? Think Of A Niche To Scratch
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. It is no secret that I do not like my small firm. But I do know people who have found happiness and professional fulfillment by working at small law firms. And, since Biglaw probably can’t […] -
Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: A Perfect Fit
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Since obtaining this illustrious post, I have done my best to invoke the great Andrea Zuckerman (another legendary Jewish newswoman) and find out what makes an attorney happy in her small law firm. The answer, […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Size Matters: How Small Is Too Big? A Vocabulary Lesson
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. I moved from Biglaw to a small firm in 2008. I had heard the term “litigation boutique” used positively. Also, I had heard tales of Biglaw associates going on to small firms and doing great […] -
Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Love and the Small Law Firm
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Valentine’s Day was yesterday, and everywhere you turned, someone was trying to spread the message of love. Rachel Ray was on Good Morning America, showing us how to cook breakfast in bed. Every grocery store […] -
Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Parties, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: From Big to Small to the Paralegal Who Made It Clap
Ed. note: This is the first installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Who am I? I graduated from a top law school in Chicago. (Okay, there’s only two.) From there, I went to work for Biglaw for several years. Or, maybe it was only a year and […]
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