Advice to law firm management:
Step back and let your associates work. They've been hired to do a job and will do it well if you just let them.

Pros:
It's nice that there is always plenty of free coffee and food available for associates. There are also some other perks that I find enjoyable.

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The leadership here spends a lot of time micromanaging associates to the detriment of the firm. They can be overbearing and nitpicky at times, which is incredibly frustrating for me.

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Length of Employment:
10+ years

Advice to law firm management:
Remove the black box from bonuses, have a better system for training greener associates, have more iterative check-ins beyond mid-year and bonus-review

Pros:
Getting to work with Fortune 500 companies in a smaller firm, friendly fellow lawyers and staff, free coffee, breakfast every Wednesday

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Associates have no knowledge of how bonuses and promotions work, no real sense of camaraderie with co-workers outside of work

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10+ years

Advice to law firm management:
make the bonus system more transparent, set up better training programs if you continue to want to take in new attorneys, give the associates more say-so in how the firm is run

Pros:
Big deal fortune 500 clients, experienced attorneys, friendly co workers, nice office, great location in downtown Chicago, early substantive experience because of the smaller size

Cons:
Very hard to get training as a younger attorney, partners can be very demanding, bonus system is black box and hard to determine why a bonus was or wasn't given, associates aren't given much input

Partners to Avoid and Why:
No specific partners to avoid, as it depends very much on department. The "partnership" as a whole can be intimidating as an associate, as the firm is somewhat hierarhicial

Favorite Things About this Firm:
The staff is all quite friendly, the experience is super for a firm of this size, and the work is often very interesting (entertainment clients). Social events are often quite fun as well.

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10+ years

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5.Current Employee, more than 1 yearGreat communityStaff Accountant in Chicago, ILRecommendPros3 days from home Not much overtime Great coworkers Profit shareConsLow Salary Not much growth

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