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First-Year Associates Around the World: How Much Do They Make?

As global firms grapple with the American approach to the salary wars, we looked around the globe to learn what an entry-level lawyer makes in a wide variety of major markets.
13 minute read

International Edition

How Law Firms in Australia Are Helping Staff Cope With COVID Lockdowns

Firms are taking a more proactive approach to staff wellbeing.
8 minute read

International Edition

Clients Want Secondees. But Where Have They All Gone?

A 'secondee shortage' has left several general counsel feeling neglected, with the few available lawyers reserved for the very largest clients.
4 minute read

International Edition

How 'Awkward' Lockdown Socials Prompted One Associate's Exit

An associate at a top U.S. firm in London shares her decision to leave after the lack of socialising and effort during the peak of lockdown emphasised her team's 'poor' culture.
4 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland Issues $1000 Bonuses while Wilson Sonsini Offers Extra Paid Leave In Latest Well-Being Pushes

Industry voices say it's important that firms are trying to find ways to help their people cope amid huge workloads.
5 minute read

International Edition

Top Firms Lure Australian Associates to London in Latest Hiring Spree

Three UK managing partners say they have stepped up their efforts to hire Australasian lawyers to boost their associate ranks and cope with a glut of dealmaking.
3 minute read

International Edition

'I Ended Up In Hospital - Twice': How Anxiety Drove Another Associate From Private Practice

One lawyer tells her story of being lured in by prestigious law firms with the promise of something 'exciting', but the reality felt isolating and inescapable.
4 minute read

International Edition

Firm Leaders Are Worried About a 'Lost Generation' of Young Lawyers

"In my own career I've picked up different things from the attorneys I've worked with. You can't have that if you're working in a vacuum by yourself by email," one partner said.
4 minute read

International Edition

Lawyers Make Plea to Peers: Stop Boasting About How Busy You Are

Senior lawyers, clients and career coaches say there is an epidemic of "performative busyness" in the law that must be tackled.
8 minute read

International Edition

From Big Law to Big Coffee: How a Former Debevoise Lawyer Brewed a New Venture

In a touchingly honest interview, Ted Rosner describes being let go by a major firm but then launching a company that helps reduce reoffending by providing jobs to prison leavers.
4 minute read

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