Unübliche Vorzeichen
am 22.09.2008 von http://www.jurabilis.deI am a fourth-year associate at a BigLaw firm. I recently traveled out of town with a senior, well-respected partner at my firm to conduct depositions for a case I am working on with her. We had a few drinks with the client after the deposition, and then a last drink in the bar just the two of us. Then the partner tried to get me to come back to her room for a nightcap. I made an excuse, …
Billing Ethics
Jurabilis / Dear Mr. Schaeffer: This is a question about billable hours. Recently, I switched law firms. At the old firm, we billed in 6-minute increments, meaning that if I worked for 8 minutes on a case, I was supposed to round up to 12 minutes. Since each…
Entlohnungsgefüge unter Druck
Jurabilis / [... T]he most recent round of associate pay hikes has edged senior associates ever closer to junior partner pay rates. In fact, in some cases, senior associates can come out ahead of partners -- particularly if the firm has a nonequity tier. H…
UKs richest lawyer faces Law Society ban
Jurabilis / The senior partner of Warrington firm Avalon Solicitors has emerged as the UKs highest-earning solicitor, taking home a profit in the region of £13m last year. But he is now at risk of being struck off due to his role in the controversial miners co…
Familiendramen in der Großkanzlei
Jurabilis / It was the go-go 90s. Associate salaries were going up by astronomical sums every year, everybody was working around the clock. As a paralegal I kept a clean change of cloths, shampoo, toothpaste and a toothbrush, a blanket and a pillow in my file c…
Summer Entertainment
Jurabilis / Shearman & Sterling has dismissed an associate in its London office after a vacation scheme student made a formal complaint about his behaviour during a night out. The student, who has subsequently accepted a training contract position with…
Altersdiskriminierung?
Jurabilis / Bloxham claims that the new pension plan effectively forced him to retire from the firm Oct. 31, 2006, in order to hold on to a significant proportion of his annuity. Under the new plan, Bloxhams status as a 54-year-old partner April 30, 2006 --…
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