The Partners Post

The Partners Post

Legal placement industry news and opinion from The Partners Group team.

 

The Partners Post

What’s an Associate To Do?: COVID and Its Impact on Lateral Law Firm Associates

With the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, many law-firm associates have experienced a number of situational changes which have largely been out of their control: reduced salaries, layoffs, cancellation of summer associate programs and fall hiring, and lateral movement of partners who, in some instances, were mentors or direct supervisors. It’s no surprise that associates … Read More ›

2020: The Hits Keep Coming – Summer Programs and First-Year Associates

A global pandemic has swept through the world affecting lives, both personally and professionally, in more ways than we can count. Professionally, company leaders have tried their best to keep business as usual in an unusual time. For law firms, this includes finding alternatives for summer programs and helping the transition of new law school … Read More ›

Retaining Associates Article with Shannan Rahman

I’m delighted to be featured in this new article from American Lawyer about Firms getting ready for First-Year Associates.

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2020/08/25/as-big-firms-get-ready-for-first-year-associates-concerns-remain-over-training-retention/

 

Up-leveling Your Interview Prep

Here’s my July post in Ms. JD: https://ms-jd.org/blog/article/practice-pointers-up-leveling-your-interview-prep

You got this. Go on and crush that interview!