Given the ‘jam tomorrow’ model of most law firms, there has never really been a great time to be an associate. Associates do the hard graft – as they have since qualification – on the basis that, one day, their late nights and neglected personal relationships will be rewarded by a seat at the equity table, generous partner drawings and a slightly more manageable workload.
May 10, 2012 at 07:03 PM
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Legal Week canvassed associates for their attitudes to the post-recession working world
Given the ‘jam tomorrow’ model of most law firms, there has never really been a great time to be an associate. Associates do the hard graft – as they have since qualification – on the basis that, one day, their late nights and neglected personal relationships will be rewarded by a seat at the equity table, generous partner drawings and a slightly more manageable workload.
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