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Biglaw Associate Thinking of Changing Practice Areas

Question:I am a second year BigLaw associate. I am not sure that I have chosen the correct practice area and think that ....

Work-life Balance & a Biglaw Job

Question:I have worked very hard the last four years to get top grades at a top tier school, work on Law Review, and get....

NYC Law Firms Get Back to Work in Sandy's Wake Despite Power and Commute Issues

The major law firms in New York City are getting back to work along with the rest of the city in the wake of Hurricane S....

Texas Law Firm Offers Its 2013 First-Year Associates Salary of $185,000

Dallas-based law firm Bickel & Brewer is shaking up the legal hiring market by offering its 2013 first-year associates a....

Former Biglaw Partner Accused of Child Porn Distribution

Edward De Sear, a former partner at several top law firms is facing a charge of child pornography distribution. A gradua....

BCG News 07/29/09

Last week Biglaw firm Dechert, which laid off 63 lawyers and 62 staff in March, let go a significant number of associate....

BCG News 06/30/09

Dykema Gossett PLLC is a law firm headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1926, the firm has offices across the ....

Partner Q&A in the Wake of Wall Street's Collapse and its Ripple Effect on The Street

Wall Street's financial troubles are distressing not only to firms in New York City, which rely heavily upon financial i....

The Sky is Falling! What Comes Down When Salaries Go Up

Carey Bertolet, Managing Director of BCG's New York office, uses history as her guide to discuss characteristics of the ....

Work Trends at New Economy Firms

Res Ipsa Loquitur: An Insider's Reflections on Work Trends at "New Economy" BigLaw Firms....

Fewer New Partners = Senior Associate Logjam

As firms go through the annual pomp and circumstance of announcing a new class of partners for 2009, one trend is unmist....

When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Back to Basics

There have been numerous articles about what a great time it is to put out your own shingle or to shift to a boutique la....

To Temp or Not to Temp

It is an inescapable reality these days that many firms are laying off lawyers at all levels, from junior associates fre....

Carolina Ramirez

Tomatoes Don’t Move

On a day-to-day basis, I am a relatively serene person.I....