Lessons in Entrepreneurship I Wish I Knew as a First Year Associate
Build a Team As a first-year associate, you are at the bottom of the totem pole. Not only does everyone delegate to you, but you often...
14 Tips For Every New Lawyer
Bruce J. Ruzinsky is a partner at Jackson Walker LLP where he chairs the firm’s bankruptcy section, heads the Houston office litigation...
Firm Founders - A.W. Walker Jr., Jackson Walker, LLP
Since its founding in 1887, Jackson Walker attorneys have significantly influenced the industries and legislation that have shaped the...
Firm Founders - Lloyd Cutler, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP
Lloyd N. Cutler (1917–2005) graduated from Yale Law School in 1939, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. He clerked for...
Firm Founders - Took Crowell, Crowell & Moring LLP
In 1979, the founding partners of what would become AmLaw 100 firm Crowell & Moring LLP wanted to create a different kind of practice ..
Firm Founders - Henry O'Melveny, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
When he was 26 years old, Henry W. O’Melveny (1859-1941) co-founded a two-man law practice that is now the international, 800-lawyer firm...
Summer Associate Guide: The 3 Basic Elements of Making a Good Impression
In this multi-part series, PracticePro’s Niki Moore explains each phase of the summer associate hiring process—and how you can excel at...
5 Survival Tips for New Associates
You have your JD, you’ve been admitted to the bar, and you’ve clinched the associate position you wanted. To family and friends, you’ve...