The Lawyers Career Blog

  The world of Big Law is a competitive one, and that competition sometimes results in firms trying to “one-up” each other on associate pay.  This summer is another example of that periodic phenomenon.  Recently we have seen firm after … [more]

Starting salaries for first-year associates at Milbank were just raised to $200k, and for eighth-year associates to $355k.  Other firms, including McDermott Will & Emery, Cadwalader, Mintz, Winston & Strawn, and Fenwick, quickly followed suit.  Davis Polk, in fact, did … [more]

“Brand lawyers” are in demand in the life sciences industry.  The term “brand lawyer” is often used to describe an attorney with experience supporting a specific brand/product that is on the market.  For example, a brand lawyer within the pharmaceutical industry … [more]

  There is no question that competition for top talent in the legal industry is red-hot.  Why?  Strangely, it appears that Big Law realized a bit of an upside during the pandemic.  During the shutdown, demand for legal services increased … [more]

At the end of last year, when Covid was still a prominent factor on the minds of all corporations, many companies decreased the size of their legal department budgets.  It was a move that was designed to deal with the … [more]

In February 2021, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) released its 2020 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms.  Unfortunately, the numbers on diversity and inclusion showed only a slight uptick, revealing “incremental progress.”  In a time when our … [more]

  The heavy weight of the Covid-19 pandemic is slowly beginning to lift.  The current debate has to do with who will take the vaccine, rather than whether we will have another wave of infection, an improvement indeed.  While we … [more]

It has been over a year, and few people have returned to their office desks.  The city that never slept, New York City, once characterized by towering office buildings and an endless bustle on the street, has transformed into a … [more]

Did you ever think that there would be considerable value in something that you could never touch, hold, or store under your mattress or in a vault?  Well, in this article we are going to discuss how “ownership” of digital … [more]

One of the most stressful parts of finding that next step in your career is the interview.  This is where the ‘rubber meets the road’ on whether you and your colleagues-to-be will have the right chemistry.  Of course, the stress … [more]