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Is being OF COUNSEL at a BIG LAW FIRM a good gig?
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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:47 PM Author: Razzle Theatre describe it please (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183483) |
Date: January 18th, 2018 12:48 PM Author: 180 navy windowlicker Same as associate but your billing rate is higher so you end up getting pigeonholed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183498) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:58 PM Author: Dashing kitchen all of the work without the same level of security.
you have short term contracts tailored to the work you are providing. |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:16 PM Author: Maroon Point Scourge Upon The Earth This. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183757) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 10:10 PM Author: Aphrodisiac Chartreuse Prole Corn Cake what if you're just in a really busy or specialized practice group? like say someone who has some obscure patent specialty and two technical degrees like a PhD in biology or something, but don't have a book of business. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35186456) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:00 PM Author: bat shit crazy hospital Being "Of Counsel" can be anything from being a highly respected, well-compensated specialist lawyer that's always busy to being a no-work, pathetic, hair-falling-out, constantly reminded of your failure ex-associate that's in the stages of being forcibly pushed out into the street. It's just like autism. There's a spectrum. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183607) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:16 PM Author: poppy wonderful deer antler (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183755) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:02 PM Author: hairless opaque pocket flask unless the of counsel is a former judge in their 80s just picking up a paycheck to be on the website, it means they didn't make partner. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183622) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:15 PM Author: Sienna Razzmatazz Double Fault Fanboi At plenty of firms now it's a common step toward breakfast. Just another way to make partner track even longer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183743) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:16 PM Author: doobsian jap personal credit line really? wtf? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183748) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:20 PM Author: Sienna Razzmatazz Double Fault Fanboi My experience at two vault firms has been that most of the younger partners spent a few years as counsel first. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183790) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 10:09 PM Author: Aphrodisiac Chartreuse Prole Corn Cake jfc, so now we need to work for 15 years to make boomers rich instead of just 8 before we can join their ranks??? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35186442) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:16 PM Author: hairless opaque pocket flask lol there's levels to this shit. we new school, now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183756) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:19 PM Author: Onyx exhilarant famous landscape painting (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183783) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:19 PM Author: doobsian jap personal credit line 10 years as associate -> 4 years service partner -> "non-equity partner" -> ??? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183784) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:19 PM Author: hairless opaque pocket flask suicide (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183787) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:24 PM Author: cracking twinkling son of senegal orchestra pit when my firm brings in someone who is either senior at govt/in house or a partner from another firm but with no business, i believe they get brought in as counsel and can get bumped up to partner after 2 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183816) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:16 PM Author: Mahogany Very Tactful Market who came up with the dumb fucking phrase "of counsel" as a job title (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183751) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:17 PM Author: hairless opaque pocket flask it's from william blake's "of counsel, or of melancholy, whisper death you sweet rigger." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183765) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:19 PM Author: Milky Brunch Rigpig It depends, but usually no. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183788) |
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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:21 PM Author: motley embarrassed to the bone legend ape Depends on your options. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863714&forum_id=2#35183796) |