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Career Center: Survey Says
Our recent Career Center survey asked about whether you think layoffs and salary cuts are a thing of the past or if 2010 will bring more of the same. The majority of respondents — 70% — are optimistic about salaries, saying they do not expect any further salary cuts in 2010. However, respondents were not […] -
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Career Center: Freezes and Cuts?
Many associates are hoping that 2010 will bring an end to the layoffs, pay cuts and deferrals of 2009. But so far January has brought more of the same at several major law firms. This week, our ATL / Lateral Link survey asks whether you think your firm will institute more layoffs and pay cuts […] - Sponsored
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Career Center: Ask the Experts
Welcome to the next article in our series of monthly Ask the Experts Career Development posts, brought to you by the ATL Career Center. Just a reminder that previous Career Development articles, as well as career coaching information, are available in the Resources section of the Career Center. This week, we spoke with Jordan […]
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Career Center: New Year, New Information
While layoffs dominated the law firm landscape in 2009, the worst of the downsizing seems to be behind us. But it looks like 2010 will be bringing major changes to compensation structures at law firms. Check out the ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link , for the latest information about which firms are moving […] -
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Career Center: Holiday Survey Results
We received over 1,000 responses to last week’s Career Center survey on whether your vacation plans have been affected by the economic downturn. The results reveal that almost 70% of associates are still taking vacation time, regardless of whether they have met their billable hours or not. Less than 10% of respondents say that they […] -
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Career Center: Holiday Plans?
With the holidays approaching, associates find themselves facing a quandary. Since work is still slow at many firms, associates may be tempted to take vacation before the economy bounces back and brings 70 hour work weeks with it. On the other hand, does taking vacation in a recession send the wrong message? This week, our […] -
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Career Center: Associate Bonus and Compensation Updates
The bar has been set for 2009 bonuses by Cravath, and most firms are falling in line. Check out the ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link, for the latest information from the legal markets and updates from users about bonuses and everything else you wanted to know about top law firms. In the last […] -
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Career Center: Advice for Midlevel Associates (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of our Ask The Experts article on long-term career planning, partnership prospects, and in-house careers, brought to you by the ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link. Last week, we shared advice about general career development from the Career Center’s Professional Development panelists: Morgan Chu of Irell & Manella, Mike Woronoff […] - Sponsored
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Career Center: Advice for Midlevel Associates (Part 1)
Welcome to the latest article in the Ask The Experts series, brought to you by the ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link. This week’s experts include Morgan Chu of Irell & Manella, Mike Woronoff of Proskauer Rose, and Vivian Yang, General Counsel at Citysearch, who served as panelists on the Career Center’s Professional Development […] -
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Career Center: Show Me the Money
Our recent Career Center survey asked about compensation structure for salaries and bonuses at your firms. The results reveal that reports of the death of lockstep compensation have been greatly exaggerated: a large majority of respondents — over 75% — say their firm still pays base salaries on a lockstep scale. And despite the tough […] -
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Career Center: So You Think You Can Make Partner?
With most associates just trying to avoid joining the growing ranks of unemployed attorneys, partnership prospects might seem like part of a distant and unfathomable future. But in what might be a surprise to associates who have been laid off or suffered salary cuts, many law firms are making a healthy number of new partners. […] -
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Career Center: So What Are You Making These Days?
Lately, Big Law firms have been changing their salary structures more often than associates can keep up with. With an increasing number of firms abandoning lockstep compensation, associates have been left in the dark about what compensation levels actually are. This week, our ATL / Lateral Link survey asks for your help to track the […] -
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Career Center: A Collection of Compensation Information
The 2009 billable year hasn’t even ended at most firms yet, but October has been full of announcements from Big Law firms across the country about major changes to associate compensation. Check out the ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link , for the latest information from the legal markets and updates from users about […]
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Career Center: What's in Store for New Associates
Last week’s Career Center survey asked whether you think there will be enough work for the class of incoming associates at your firm. The good news is that, despite the all the hype about some firms indefinitely deferring new associates, the vast majority — 91% — of new associates are starting at their firms in […] -
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Career Center: Help or Competition?
Although start dates have been deferred to 2010 for some new associates, many others have already started at firms and more will be joining them over the next few months . Will there be enough work for the newest class of associates? Or are current associates still struggling to make their own hours? Has the […] -
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Career Center: Making Your Résumé Stand Out From The Pack
Welcome to the first in a series of monthly “Ask the Experts” posts, brought to you by the ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link. Over the next few months, we’ll be talking with legal career experts, everyone from recruiters to hiring partners to professional development staff. The conversations will focus on what associates and […] -
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Career Center: All the Leaves are Falling...(Plus a list of September's hot law firms.)
Which firms were the “hottest” firms for September — i.e., the firms whose profiles were most visited on the ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link? These were the top five: 1. This firm, based in D.C., “lives up to its reputation for being a lifestyle firm.” 2. This firm, also with a sizable D.C. […] -
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Career Center: Attorneys Aren't Seeing Green Shoots
We received over 1300 responses to last week’s Career Center survey on how lawyers feel about their careers in light of the recession. Despite economists’ encouraging words about the light at the end of the tunnel, respondents across the country remain deeply concerned for themselves and the legal industry as a whole. Although the economy […] -
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Career Center: How Is Your Career Looking?
Over the last month, we’ve seen a significant spike in the number of ATL readers making use of the information on the Career Center. With hundreds of thousands of visitors to the law firm snapshots and tens of thousands of law firm comparisons generated on the Career Center, we want to know what is on […] -
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Career Center: More Summer Program Highlights
Was the 2009 summer just an aberration? Or are long hours, canceled retreats, and take-out lunch budgets the future of Big Law summer associate programs? Find out which firms rolled out the red carpet for summer associates and which firms couldn’t say goodbye to their summers soon enough, over at the ATL Career Center , […]