Author: kirklandshatters

It's genuinely disgusting how much responsibility I have, how much money I make, and how much prestige I oozes from me. Bonuses are going to EXPLODE ALL OVER THE PLACE. Oh, unless you're in the class of 2004, because THAT MEANS YOU'RE ABOUT TO MAKE PARTNER!!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15938320)

things are going full tilt in all departments so there is really no excuse for them not to pull out all the stops on bonuses this year. K&E is pwning souls right now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15938329)

http://abovethelaw.com/2009/12/associate-bonus-watch-kirklands-unhappy-campers/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15939182)

And there was never a salary freeze.

U mad?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15939198)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15939226)

One thing kirkland knows what to do and that's how to run a tight ship in a down turn.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15944134)

In any event, if you're crowing about how busy you are, how jealous are you of Cahill associates? That firm is crushing right now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15944258)

"What firms aren't busy right now?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15944418)

until then, there's a race to the top for legal services. clients who can pay top dollar are going to pay only for the firms that are worth it. ITE has chosen those firms. the rest will suffer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15944478)

I don't and never did drink the kirkland koolaid, but I can say from an objective standpoint that the firm's management knows how to run a tight ship as a firm and uses the economy to get rid of deadweight. They didn't need to trim at all given that PPP stayed flat from for the last two years at 2 million plus (which is atrociously high), unlike other firms that dipped 20 percent. that's not exactly beneficial from an assoc standpoint, but it certainly differentiates it from ttts like cahill or whatever else who prob was too heavily concentrated in shitty areas. Also Kirkland never overhired 90-100 person classes in 2004-2007.

The reason I left was b/c all my friends left but all my friends left but if you don't care about morale it's not a bad place to be and certainly more secure that other places long term.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15944990)

until you are a partner that makes it pretty shitty. fuck those greedy bastards.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15945020)

but it's certainly a very secure place to be during the recession as long as you're not a lazyass billing 1300 hours like my friends. nobody was worried about losing their jobs at all for the past 2 years. there was enough work that nobody had any excuses to bill 1200-1400/year when others were billing 2500+.

even my friends billing 1500-1600 were not fired. it's not like other firms where there wasn't enough work to go around. they just used the recession as an excuse to trim the fat when they didn't have to to make sure everyone is now billing 2200+.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15945626)

if cahill's PPP is $2M+ and stayed flat during the recession and they didn't need to get rid of anybody, then obviously they're doing something right now in terms of making sure the firm stays strong and that is something to "brag" about for a firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15945595)

my only point is that kirkland has weathered the economy exceptionally well (unlike most firms). they've used the economy to get rid of deadweight as well as gyp assocs on bonuses when they could've paid above market bonuses in 2009. there's no question kirkland is not a great place for associates, but it's certainly a well-managed firm if you care about being secure (which means billing 1500+).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15946094)

You sound stupid. (No offense - I am sure you are a good person, just not very smart)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15946415)

atrocious cadwalader and cahill trolling.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411463&forum_id=2#15946430)