Does “Boutique Firm” Just Mean “Small”?
If you’re hunting for a new job, you’ll see that firms use a variety of different terms to describe themselves. Common at the larger end of town are words like national, international and top-tier. But if you’re convinced that biglaw…
Senior Associate in a Big Firm, or Partner in a Small Firm?
With the inevitable bottleneck of senior associates that can happen at larger firms, many senior lawyers at some point will think: why not just try to find a Principal/Partner position at a smaller firm? Perhaps that might offer a significantly…
How Scrooge Can Help your Legal Career Over Christmas
The vast majority of lawyers, young or old, are going to spend their Christmas holidays just enjoying the fact that they aren’t at work. A few beers or glasses of wine, a dose of the standard family (dis)functions and some…
Why is There a Bottleneck of Senior Associates?
It’s frustrating being stuck in the limbo of non-promotion. You’ve put in the hours, the hard work, and the time at your firm, but it seems like there are simply too many other senior lawyers who have been there just…
Does Size Really Matter… if you Want a Higher Salary?
Conventional wisdom says that lawyers who want big salaries should strive to get to a large law firm as soon as possible. But is that really the right approach, and is it even based on the correct information? We’re going…
I Want to Take My Practice To Another Firm – How do I Find an Opportunity?
If you had a budding legal practice that you wanted to take with you to a new firm, would you know where to look for willing new partners? Many senior associates and junior partners have a lingering feeling that they…