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Top 5 Ways to Help Your Attorneys Avoid Overworking and Becoming Addicted to Working All ....
Here are the top 5 ways you can let associates know that the work they are doing is important, that their well-being is important, and that their opinions matter.....
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Top 10 Reasons U.S. Law Firms Are Reluctant to Hire Foreign-Educated Attorneys with LLMs
SUMMARY: Due to several factors, U.S. law firms often hesitate to hire foreign-educated attorneys with LLMs. These include the complexities of visa sponsorship, concerns about differing legal training, potential cultural gaps with clients, and uncertainties regarding visa renewals. Despite these cha....
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Benefits and Drawbacks of Two-Tier Partnerships in Law Firms
What are the benefits and drawbacks of creating a non-equity career path? What are successful firms doing to manage non-equity partnership opportunities?....
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What Is the Best Partner Compensation System?
Good compensation systems are a management tool that promotes firm stability and puts the emphasis on merit and performance. Which one is best for partners?....
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Have a Focused Search to Get Better Results for Your Lateral Hires
Seventy-five percent of all placement requests are for associates with two-to-four years of experience, largely because firms want lawyers with few rough edges and no immediate expectation of partnership. But the simple rules of supply and demand dictate that having focus is essential, if you want t....
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