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…
Problems, Politics and People in your Legal Career (and how to deal with them)
On a nearly daily basis, we spend time with young lawyers who simply don’t like their jobs. As we talk with them, often this isn’t to do with their legal career as much as it is to do with their…
Do You Really Want to be a Partner In THAT Firm?
While climbing the ladder to partnership in your current firm is often the default method of promotion, sometimes an opportunity arises to accept a partnership in a new firm. And although the temptation is to leap at partnership whenever, and…
I Hate Being a Lawyer – is it me, my firm, or the law generally?
It won’t come as a shock to anyone that lots of lawyers end up hating their jobs. Sad lawyers aren’t hard to find - maybe you’ve met one, maybe you’ve read about one, and maybe you’re becoming one. If that’s…