There are several advantages to taking on an associate business partner, provided that the partner is someone you can rely on, to contribute to the operations and management of your business. Before ...

Quality performance is no longer the single most important issue in deciding whether to promote associates to partner status. Various factors, including economics, business origination ability and ...

U.S. lateral moves were down 41% in the second quarter, though most of the impact was at the associate level. If partner hiring is a leading indicator, firms may already be bouncing back from a ...

It’s no secret that life in a law firm can be stressful no matter one’s position and seniority. Pressure to bill hours and maximize profits, to retain clients and attract new ones, and to advance or ...

If you’re an under 30 associate at a top law firm, you’ve spent the last few years training to be a top notch lawyer. The average BigLaw associate did well in law school, landed that prestigious ...