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- Partnership – Not The Holy Grail, Part Four: The Beginning of the Journey
Becoming a partner in a law firm is easy enough. You pay your money, you take your chances. But what exactly have you bought into? We all know that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Partnership meetings are much the same. Partners can disagree in a meeting but when you leave the meeting room,… … Read more »
- Partnership – Not The Holy Grail, Part Three: The Disadvantages
In Part One of this series, I said that becoming a partner in a law firm is no longer the goal of every young lawyer. In Part Two, I wrote about the advantages of equity partnership. Now, let’s talk about the disadvantages of equity partnership. To start with, there is joint and several unlimited p … Read more »
- Partnership – Not The Holy Grail, Part Two: The Advantages
In Part One, I explained that when I was a young buck, becoming a partner was the ultimate goal of every young lawyer. I suggested that this type of thinking is, for good reason, falling out of favour. There are both good and bad things about being a partner in a law firm, and today’s… Read More » … Read more »
- You Can Measure My Career in Games
When I was younger, and did not have a house or a family or need to fund my children’s education, or want to travel the world, I used to say that if I was a professional athlete who was awarded a contract for some multiple of $10,000,000, you would be able to measure the length… Read More »You Can M … Read more »
- Partnership – Not The Holy Grail, Part One: Introduction
At my first law firm, there were three partners. When one of them moved on, and the other one passed away, the remaining owner announced to all of the associates that he had no intention of making anyone a partner any time soon. So I left. At my next firm, it was my job to… Read More »Partnership – … Read more »