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Q: I failed my state bar exam. Will I be fired from the law firm where I work?
A: Failing the bar once, even more than once, is demoralizing and depressing. But it happens, and, yes, it happens to graduates of Ivy League and Tier One schools. Most BigLaw firms will hand out a ‘Get Out [...]
Q: Are law firms making hiring decisions now based on more than traditional interviews and GPA?
A. Yes. At least one BigLaw firm (McKenna, Long and Aldridge) has gone “corporate” to make sure they make the right hiring decisions. Soon after the recession hit in 2007, the firm’s hiring committee identified the factors and characteristic of [...]
Q: I am a non-equity partner/senior associate in a mid-size firm. I’ve always done respectable work, but I’ve never been good at business development. I’m concerned that I am at risk of getting pushed out to make room for a younger, less-experienced lawyer at the firm. How concerned should I be?
A: In the current firm [...]
