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May 2007
Law firms and lawyers are under increasing pressure to bring in new clients. Have you witnessed infighting over client origination? How has this affected the work climate at your firm?
Last Month's Responses
What’s the best advice you can give to an associate today?
“Stay in touch with your friends—from law school, from college, from high school, from anywhere. It’s more important than working late evenings on a brief. You can get an extension on a brief, but if you lose touch with your friends, you’ll lose them. You can never tell where business may come from, and keeping your friends will enrich your life greatly.”
“Don’t get locked into golden handcuffs until you are sure you don’t want a family or other interests outside the firm. After two to three years, if you love the billable life, then by all means, live it up! Enjoy that fat salary. But if you’re thinking ‘Is this all there is to life?’ then stay away from the massive mortgage and find a position that lets you have a life. There are actually lots of them out here!”
- » April 2007
What’s the best advice you can give to an associate today? - » March 2007
Is making partner important? - » February 2007
Has electronic discovery impacted your practice? - » January 2007
Do you have a New Year’s resolution as it relates to your practice? - » December 2006
Have you ever had a concern that a colleague had crossed an ethical line? - » November 2006
If you could change one thing about your practice, what would it be and why?
