Chambers and Partners

Biglaw

So You Want to Make Partner? Expect a Long Wait — and a Sausage Fest Once You Get There

The American Lawyer just published a wonderful study about making partner at the top Biglaw firms. The publication analyzed all of the new partner hires at 97 of the Am Law 100 firms. Here are the top-line results: Only one third of new partners were women, and the average wait for partnership was 10.5 years. Oh, and there's a chart that shows which firms were really hostile toward making new female partners....

Biglaw

Why Hello, Old Chap! Say Good Day to Chambers Associate

Last month, we mentioned the plans of Chambers and Partners, the U.K.-based publisher of law firm guides, to launch an online guide to U.S. law firms called Chambers Associate. Already well-known for its rankings of top firms in different practice areas — which firms love to tout in their PR materials, since they’re always good […]