There are several advantages to taking on an associate business partner, provided that the partner is someone you can rely on, to contribute to the operations and management of your business. Before ...

Since 2018, law firm partners have billed more hours to corporate legal departments than associates. The rift expanded in 2020, as partner billing jumped 5% to encompass 38% of average CLD billing ...

It’s no secret that life in a law firm can be stressful no matter one’s position and seniority. Pressure to bill hours and maximize profits, to retain clients and attract new ones, and to advance or ...

In the AI era, associates, partners, and firm leadership will need to learn together how best to learn together. And that requires transparency, communication, trust, and resilience. It seems so ...

For each new class of first year associates at medium and large law firms, only a small fraction are expected to ultimately become a partner. Despite its allure to some, for many associates, ...

At every stage of your career, there is a case to be made that you need to market yourself and that you need to pay attention to traditional and social networking. Well, let’s discuss because I have ...

AQUILAW has announced its annual promotions for 2026, elevating four lawyers to Associate Partner, alongside promotions across other positions. The following ha ...

Attorneys Maribeth Annaguey and Kathryn McCann have a longstanding partnership that has crystallized into Annaguey McCann. Annaguey and McCann first worked together well over a decade ago, ...

Law firms love to talk about developing judgment in their associates. Partners wax poetic about how grinding through document review and drafting routine motions builds the elusive quality that ...