Wachtell: Mazel Tov
am 13.05.2008 von JurabilisAus einem schon etwas älteren Artikel über Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (WLRK):Insiders report that Wachtell has a Jewish family culture. For example, kosher food is always available for luncheons and catered dinners. Religious associates have no problem taking Saturdays off. And on Fridays everyone clears out. But there are few other minority lawyers at the firm. Wachtell attorneys say that has nothing to do with the atmosphere at the firm. The firm would never look down on someone of a different race or religion, insists an …
PEP-König Wachtell nach London?
Jurabilis / Das wäre ja ein Hammer:New York M&A powerhouse Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz is exploring the opportunity of launching its first international office in London. [...] A source close to the firm said: There are partners who are stepping up t…
Wachtell-Bonus: Nicht kleckern, sondern klotzen!
Jurabilis / Bei Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz macht man keine halben Sachen, schon bei den Grundgehältern nicht, erst recht nicht bei den Boni. Deshalb gibt es auch in diesem Jahr für die freizeitentbehrenden Mitarbeiter das volle Jahresgrundgehalt a…
2007 New York City Elite Law Firm Salaries
Jurabilis / Der geschätzte Kollege Jussi Cogens hat mich gerade auf diese Übersicht hingewiesen (Stand 27.02.2007). Die Gehälter des Pro-Kopf-Umsatz- und Prestigekönigs Wachtell harren noch der Anpassung. Man beachte allerdings die brutalen class-of-its…
Law Firm Prestige Ranking
Jurabilis / This ranking factors in objective prestige measurements similar to those used by Vault. In addition, it seeks to balance prestige with an enjoyable work environment where enjoyable is defined roughly as liking ones work, getting enough training, bil…
The Top Five
Jurabilis / The best corporate law firm in American is Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, according to a survey released today of 1,390 directors and 279 GCs of public companies by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting. Skadden won for the s…
Law Firms: The Shortest Hours
Jurabilis / This is a ranking of the shortest hours worked by midlevel associates. Associates at the #1 firm, Chapman and Cutler, averaged 49 hours worked (39.1 billed) per week. Associates at #161, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, worked on average 71.1 (an…
Expansion in der Rezession
Jurabilis / In Zeiten nach hinten verlegter Associate-Einstellungstermine, Associate-Entlassungen und angedachter Gehaltskürzungen wirken solche Berichte wie aus einem Parallel-Universum:A question: Could the grim economic times be a recruiting boon for fi…
Blog Law and Blogging for Lawyers
Law & Justice / The First Comprehensive Conference On Blog Law & Blogging for Lawyers (USA):What You Will Learn- Legal gray areas arising from the proliferation of Web logs - The future of blogging -- a passing fad or here to stay? - The extent to which bloggers qua…
Großkanzleien als Kondensationskeime der Diskriminierung?
Jurabilis / Die - relative - Flut der Klagen in den letzten Jahren deutet darauf hin, dass es mit guten Plätzen in Diversity-Rankings nicht getan ist: Ist die aktuelle Klage einer ehemaligen CC-Associate in NYC ein Fall von Wenn Sie hier weggehen, werden S…
Hourly Billing Rates Continue to Rise
Jurabilis / Its a good time to be a lawyer. Billing rates for law firm attorneys jumped last year, with partners and associates raking in more dollars per hour than ever before. And at least one partner now charges $1,000, the first four-figure hourly rate re…
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