As more and more law firms announce that they are pushing back their fall start dates for the Class of ’08, an entire crop of recent grads is wondering how to fill the time between the bar exam and that first fat big law paycheck (aside of the obligatory bar trip to Hungary, Machu Picchu, [...]
Category > Letter from Law Underground
Just “Being Lazy” Works Better Than Asking for Alternate Track, Report Shows
In a surprising new report from the American Surveyors of Big Law (ASBL), experimental alternate track policies do not seem to work as well as “just being lazy” for many associates. “Alternate Track”—also referred to as “Mommy Track” or a “Dead End” or sometimes just, “Not Fully Committed to the Practice of Law,” have been [...]
Big Law Associate Skates by on 50 Hours a Week
Jennifer Saskatoon, a third year associate at High & Gungous, thought she had it all figured out. Her plan was to work as little as possible for her first couple of years as a practicing attorney, assuming that it takes at least three or four years before the pressure to bill hours really gets serious. [...]