Partnership Decisions
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
Pushing For Partner: Why Firms Should Make More Partners This Year
Anonymous Partner makes the case in favor of welcoming more partners this year. -
3rd Circuit, Biglaw, Cellphones, Crime, Deaths, Department of Justice, Election Law, Eric Holder, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Microsoft, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, Texas
Morning Docket: 08.23.13
* Even the election law controversies are bigger in Texas. The Department of Justice is currently planning to intervene in one lawsuit and file another against the Lone Star state over its voter identification law and redistricting plans. [National Law Journal]
* Here’s an especially helpful ruling for people who have been living their lives without landlines (so, basically everyone). You can gratefully thank the Third Circuit for allowing you to block those annoying robocalls on your cellphones. [Legal Intelligencer]
* Well, that was quick — a Biglaw pump and dump, if you will. After only a year, David M. Bernick, former general counsel of Philip Morris, is leaving Boies Schiller and will likely be taking a position at Dechert. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “[L]ife got in the way.” Who really needs loyalty in Biglaw these days? More than half of the nearly 500 associates and counsel who made partner in 2013 started their careers at different firms. [Am Law Daily]
* Another one bites the dust. John McGahren, the New Jersey managing partner of Patton Boggs, just resigned from an office he opened himself after some major attorney downsizing. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* “In a community of 98,000 people and 640,000 partners, it isn’t possible to say there will never be wrongdoing.” Comforting. Microsoft is under the microscope of a federal bribery probe. [Corporate Counsel]
* Ronald Motley, a “charismatic master of the courtroom” who founded Motley Rice, RIP. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partner Issues, Romance and Dating
Buying In: Passed Over for Partner (Interview No. 1)
What happens to people who get passed over for partnership at their firms? Anonymous Partner interviews one to find out.
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Associate Bonus Watch 2012, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Partner Issues
Associate Bonus (and New Partner) Watch: Morrison & Foerster
Opinion is divided on bonuses at MoFo. Which side has the better of the argument? -
Biglaw, Gender, Partner Issues, White & Case, Women's Issues
Which Biglaw Office Has Promoted Only One Woman to Partner in 25 Years?
Because working in Biglaw is only fun if you have a penis. -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
New Partner Watch: Incoming Partner Classes at 10 Top Firms
What do the incoming partner classes at ten leading law firms reveal about the state of Biglaw? -
Biglaw, john quinn, Litigators, Partner Issues
New Partner Watch: The Quinn Emanuel Ten
Who are the ten new partners at Quinn Emanuel, and what does their selection say about the firm? -
Associate Bonus Watch 2012, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Partner Issues
New Partner Watch: Does Cravath's Bumper Crop Bode Well for Biglaw Bonuses?
How many new partners did Cravath name this year -- and what might this suggest about bonuses? Perhaps you know some of these fine folks? - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
Former Sullivan & Cromwell 'Mailroom of Death' Associate Promoted to Partner at Baker & McKenzie
One of the former associates involved in the Sullivan & Cromwell mailroom of death debacle has been promoted to partner at her new Biglaw firm. Let's find out the details... -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Partner Issues
Are Graduates of Elite Law Schools 'Too Good' for Biglaw?
Are graduates of elite law schools "too good" for Biglaw? Interestingly enough, they tend not to stick around large law firms. Grads of many lower-ranked schools make partner at higher rates than grads of certain top law schools. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Partner Issues, Rankings, Student Loans
Best Law Schools for Getting a Biglaw Job (2012)
Which law schools excel at sending their graduates into jobs at large law firms, i.e., Biglaw? Check out the National Law Journal's annual ranking of the top 50 law schools by the percentage of 2011 juris doctor graduates who took jobs at NLJ 250 firms. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Silly Email Of The Year Award
The “commenters” at Above the Law are — as you know if you’ve ever looked — a tough crowd. If you’re a partner at a big firm, then you’re a loser, because you’re a workaholic stiff with no life. If you’re a partner at a small firm, then you’re a loser, because you couldn’t succeed […] -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Gender, Jews, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Religion, Screw-Ups, Women's Issues
Oy Vey! Milbank Mistakenly Touts 'Only Orthodox Jewish Woman Partner' in Biglaw
Milbank Tweed, in a recent press release about its new partnership class, gave a special shout-out to Atara Miller. It identified Miller as "likely the only Orthodox Jewish woman partner at a major Wall Street firm." A big shot in Biglaw, and a baleboste to boot. But is it accurate to assert that Miller is unique?
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
From Biglaw to Boutique: Come On Along, or Go Alone
Tom Wallerstein was talking to a friend who is a junior partner in a large firm, and who is thinking of starting her own firm. She knew what practice area she would focus on, and she had at least one client who she felt sure would go with her. But she still had two critical questions to resolve. Open a solo practice, or form a partnership? Form a “virtual” office, or start a traditional “brick and mortar” shop? -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: 360-Degree Reviews
360-degree reviews are helpful because you critique others. It's relatively easy -- or, at least, routine -- to be asked to critique folks situated beneath you in a hierarchy. But it's a little different to be asked to critique folks who are situated horizontally or above you. When you're asked to critique those people formally, it makes you think a little harder: What are those people doing right? What are they doing wrong? What information should they hear about their performance? -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Williams & Connolly
A Look at New Partner Classes at Ten Top Firms (and an Open Thread)
‘Tis the season — for new partner elections at large law firms. Although there are some exceptions, most firms pick and announce their new partner classes around November and December, with partnership effective on January 1 of the following year. These partnership announcements sometimes contain interesting information, if you read between the lines. As we’ve […] -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Martin Lipton, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Musical Chairs: Wachtell Lipton's New Partners
Wachtell Lipton, the obscenely profitable and dazzlingly prestigious New York law firm, just elected three lawyers to its millionaires’ club partnership. By firm tradition, the partnership vote takes place on Election Day each year. Expect an official announcement tomorrow; we bring you the news today. The three lucky, talented, and hardworking new partners are: — […]