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when are they announcing new partners?
Guest | Apr 6, 2010
Guest | Apr 6, 2010
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Guest | Mar 12, 2010
Guest | Mar 12, 2010
No I didn't go to a law school in the top 20 and have had a complex about being out-performed all my life. This is why I need lockstep.
LT | Feb 5, 2010
LT | Feb 5, 2010
if you're worried about looking over your shoulder, you should be. $50 bucks you went to either Harvard or Yale.
Guest | Feb 2, 2010
Guest | Feb 2, 2010
PPP were down last year and will likely go down again. Partners are getting less. Your post makes no sense.
Guest | Jan 28, 2010
Guest | Jan 28, 2010
I think that partners are greedy, won't share the wealth, and smart lawyers will leave. I hope their PPP goes down...
Guest | Jan 28, 2010
Guest | Jan 28, 2010
This isn't law school. It's big business. Why shouldn't you be paid based on your work product/value-add to the firm?
Guest | Jan 28, 2010
Guest | Jan 28, 2010
Lockstep not going anywhere.
Guest | Jan 27, 2010
Guest | Jan 27, 2010
Uh oh, here come the tales of how hard it is to be employed in this economy and making what we make.
Guest | Jan 26, 2010
Guest | Jan 26, 2010
Working at a firm is hard enough without having to look over your shoulder at all your classmates. No reason to tamper with lockstep.
LT | Jan 26, 2010
LT | Jan 26, 2010
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I think a REAL system needs to be in place to allow women to take a year or two off and work part time and then rejoin the firm. It is crazy that you have to choose the firm or your family.
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Jan 31, 2010
You can't have everything. If you have two people, regardless of their sex, and one takes four years off and the other doesn't, all things being equal, who will be a better attorney?
Not complicated! If a father stays home for four years it will be tough for him to re-enter the market in the same way it would be for a woman. People have to make tough choices in life. Not everyone needs to make $250 k a year at a big law firm.
I do not feel sorry for you. I wish I could get a few years off myself.
Not complicated! If a father stays home for four years it will be tough for him to re-enter the market in the same way it would be for a woman. People have to make tough choices in life. Not everyone needs to make $250 k a year at a big law firm.
I do not feel sorry for you. I wish I could get a few years off myself.
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Feb 11, 2010
Allen Overy has come up with a solution. Four-day week / 52 days off annually (choose one) and with reduced hours comes reduced partnership profits. Brilliant.
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Feb 15, 2010
A&O has a policy and that is all it is - it's written on paper and and looks good in "The Lawyer". A day off carrying your blackberry and "available for conference calls" is not a day off. Plus, as a partner, you are only allowed a maximum of 6 months maternity leave. You may as well just work the 5-7 days and get paid for it - properly.
