Anonymous Partner
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Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues
Buying In: The Biglaw Collection Machine
At year’s end, partners are recruited and expected to give their all to collecting cash from clients. How bad does it get? Pretty bad.... -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Parties, Partner Issues
Buying In: O What A Night...
Anonymous Partner thinks holiday parties are a waste of time and money. Here's his proposal for what to replace them with. - Sponsored
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Job Searches, Money, Partner Issues
Buying In: More Associates... Making Less
Anonymous Partner floats an interesting and innovative proposal for restructuring the hiring and utilization of junior associates.
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Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Buying In: An Interview on Partner Compensation with Jeffrey Lowe
Wherein the Anonymous Partner interviews Jeffrey Lowe of Major, Lindsey & Africa about trends in partner compensation. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues
Buying In: Upon Further Review
Anonymous Partner thinks that the whole review process in Biglaw firms is a big waste of time. Do you agree? -
Biglaw, Litigators, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Women's Issues
Buying In: Partner Paydays (Part 3)
Some thoughts from the Anonymous Partner on various partner pay disparities -- between closed-comp and open-comp shops, between litigators and transactional lawyers, and between women and men. -
Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Buying In: Partner Paydays (Part 2)
Additional thoughts from the Anonymous Partner on partner compensation at large law firms. -
Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Buying In: Partner Paydays (Part 1)
Wherein our Anonymous Partner further explicates the growing partner compensation spread at nearly all Biglaw shops. - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Partner Issues, Sex, Sex Scandals, Travel / Vacation
Buying In: The Biglaw Wall of Silence
Wherein the Anonymous Partner tells a tale of Biglaw behaving badly.... -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Buying In: On the Inside
The Anonymous Partner discusses such topics as the billable hour and cross-selling -- with a former senior partner of a Biglaw firm and former general counsel of a major corporation. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Media and Journalism, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
Buying In: The 'Watershed'
The launch of the American Lawyer magazine had a profound effect upon the world of large law firms, according to one fairly senior partner. And it wasn't necessarily a positive effect.... -
Biglaw, Partner Issues
Buying In: A Mid-Summer Mailbag
Wherein the Anonymous Partner hears from, and responds to, a few of his readers.... -
Biglaw, Exercise, Fat People, Food, Health Care / Medicine, Hotties, Partner Issues
Buying In: Biglaw Beach Bodies?(Or: Avoiding excessive PPP -- poundage per partner.)
Is a big gut unavoidable in Biglaw? Not necessarily. The Anonymous Partner has some weight loss and exercise advice.
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Biglaw, Litigators, Partner Issues, Trials
Buying In: Trying for More Trials
How can lawyers at large law firms get more trial work (or, for non-litigators, more of the work that they find the most interesting)? -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups
Buying In: Mastery of Rescue
If you want to succeed in Biglaw over the long term, you need to be able to practice the "art of rescue." -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Sports
Buying In: Euro Fever and Biglaw Transfer Value
How is soccer like Biglaw? And what lessons does soccer hold for those of us who work in law firms? -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Kids, Money, Partner Issues
Buying In: Thoughts From A Biglaw Dad
How can one balance being a Biglaw partner and being a father? Our newest writer, Anonymous Partner, offers his reflections. -
Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Blogging, Litigators, Media and Journalism, Partner Issues
Buying In: A Partner's Perspective
Please welcome Above the Law's newest columnist, a partner at a major law firm....