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In this issue: BCG discusses the effects of salary hikes on partner-associate relationships, profiles the newest member of our team, and examines the uncommon success of Foley and Lardner.
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GIVE AND TAKE: HOW SALARY WARS MAY ACTUALLY HAVE HURT ASSOCIATES
While associates may earn more and work less than ever before, they may encounter the resentment of partners who are stuck paying premium salaries in hard economic times. Falling on the heels of a boom market, this recession has left many firms struggling to maintain salary levels that were established when the demand for associates was exceptionally high. It is key for firms to move beyond these issues, and resolve turmoil in order to maintain healthy work relationships. We examine these problems in depth, and reveal how to cope with newly unbalanced supply and demand levels.
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OUR MAN IN TEXAS: We profile BCG Recruiter Robert Kinney |
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This month we profile Robert Kinney, the newest member of our team, who established the Texas office of BCG Attorney Search. Robert attended the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member of the Texas Journal of Business Law and a research assistant to a distinguished professor. "Working with Professor Baade really defined my experience at Texas." Robert says, "We became close friends in the course of difficult work on a project that took us to Scotland for a total of four months during my second and third years of law school. I can't imagine a better legal education."
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Foley and Lardner
This Milwaukee firm has fast outpaced some struggling mega-firms on both coasts. Through targeted acquisitions and nimble maneuvering, they have positioned themselves for solid profitability even through difficult times. With modest encroachments into a diverse range of practice groups, Foley and Lardner impacts both national and local legal markets.
Snatching up key partners, buying out firms, and coaxing new clients allows them to navigate the shallows while others founder.
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| from Mark in San Francisco |
If after seven years at the same firm you don't make partner, what's the next move? Are your chances of making partner at other firms greatly diminished?
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| from Helen in Los Angeles |
How valuable is earning an LL.M. in a particular field (such as international business and trade law or intellectual property law) in improving an entry level lawyer's marketability?
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| Austin |
Austin branch seeks a Trial & Dispute Resolution associate with 4-5 years of commercial litigation experience.
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| Dallas |
Bankruptcy associate with 2+ years of experience needed by this Dallas office.
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| Houston |
Houston office seeks Energy Associate with 1-5 years experience. Work focuses on regulatory matters, including FERC and transportation-related matters and production-side regulatory matters.
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