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A Roadmap for a Curated Career

A curated career is not a happy accident or a lucky break — it's the result of deliberate actions and choices that align with one's personal values.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Beyond Salary: Considerations for Law Students Selecting Their First Law Firm

While salary is of course an important factor, the impact of this choice extends beyond financial considerations. In selecting a law firm where they can build and grow a successful career, law students must be mindful to consider additional important factors such as a firm's culture, opportunities for mentorship, access to hands-on experience, work-life balance, and areas of practice.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

So, You're a Fifth-Year Associate

In many professions, seniority is a pure asset. In lateral law firm moves, seniority tips over and becomes a hindrance for many roles starting in the sixth year.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Associates Say the Darnedest Things: 2024 Edition

As part of our annual Midlevel Associates Survey, we asked more than 3,600 midlevel associates in Big Law to speak candidly about their firms. Strap in.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lame Laptops, Batteries 'About to Explode': Midlevel Associates Angered by Lack of Tech Investment

"It's unbelievably difficult to work with tools like these," one associate laments.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Amnesia: How to Keep Your Midlevel Associates Happy

This year's Midlevel Associates Survey indicates a return to pre-pandemic norms isn't cutting it for the first full generation of midlevels to launch their careers during COVID-19.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 2024 Midlevel Associates Survey: The Rankings

Which firms kept their midlevel associates happiest over the past year? Below is our ranking of firms based on a combined score across 12 different categories.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

2024 GC Pay Report: Signing Bonuses Swell in Size as Companies Shy Away From Internal Hires

"If you have to throw millions of dollars at somebody before they start work, and then they start work and it doesn't work out, you are up the creek because you've paid them a lot of money," legal department consultant Jason Winmill said. "Sunk costs are exactly that—sunk."
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Game of Clerks: How to Win the Golden Pen

Welcome to the season of summer clerks, where ambitious law students leave their academic castles and venture into the treacherous realms of legal practice.
4 minute read

International Edition

'Jaded': A Powerful Dismantling of the Legal Industry's Sexual Misconduct Failings

Book review: former London lawyer Ela Lee's novel has the feel of an exposé, laying bare the power dynamics that gave rise to the industry's most devastating scandals.
4 minute read

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