Advice to law firm management:
Go into this firm with a good attitude and engage with the other employees. You will be spending a lot of time in the office so build good relationships.

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The firm offers a great compensation package. The firm itself has a great laid back atmosphere that makes it a joy to work for. The office is very beautiful and makes you want to spend time there.

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Because this company prides itself on structure you won't be able to just come and go. You have a time that you start and a time that you finish.

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10+ years

Advice to law firm management:
If you're going to expect such an intense amount of work to be done, we should get paid for it.

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This firm has one of the best views of Seattle I've ever seen. This big firm has a large number of attorneys practicing in a various areas of law. I learned bits of so many different practice areas, my skills and expertise grew immensely in the time I was there. The management is extremely helpful; they strongly enforce an open door policy and encourage anyone and everyone to take advantage of it whenever they need to.

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For a firm this large and well-known, the pay is surprisingly low.

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If you have an open schedule, that is great. Let them know and you'll have all of the hours you could ask for.

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I was with Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. for just over a year on a temporary contract. It was a great place to learn new skills and make connections.

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The scheduling was a bit chaotic, so I had to stay longer and come in earlier on certain days, but it was manageable.

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Management should schedule more weekly meetings and should not hold back in terms of handing out promotions to those that are deserving of one.

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I have found this firm to be very structured and everything is very organized. Everyone takes their work very seriously and the pay along with the benefits are outstanding.

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Work can be tedious at times. I have also found there to be a lack of room for advancement in the long term which is somewhat off putting.

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Advice to law firm management:
Don’t intimidate underage rape victims.

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None, see title

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From Seattle Times: “ If you succeed in getting colleges to revoke scholarships and thus prevent one or more of these boys from pursuing a professional career,” attorney James E. Lobsenz of Carney Badley Spellman, P.S., wrote Aug. 29, 2018, to the girl’s parents, adding that could amount to damages that “could easily be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars per child, and given the value of a professional career… could be millions of dollars per child.” “No one raped your daughter,” he added

Partners to Avoid and Why:
James Lobsenz - see above

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Will take your money no matter what

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5.Current Employee, more than 8 yearsOpportunityAttorney in Seattle, WARecommendProsFor attorneys looking to make partner: (1) Carney tells you the date you are scheduled for admission and every year, lets you know if you are on track; (2) unlike some firms, Carney does not worry about sharing the pie, and welcomes young partners if they perform good legal work, and have good people skills; (3) Carney is a work life balance firm - unless someone has a deadline, the office is a morgue after 600 pm and on weekends; (4) Carney is VERY collegial with almost no drama and fun opportunities to bond such as the weekly Thursday night attorneys Happy Hour including food and adult beverages; (5) Carney instituted a no jerks policy in the mid 90s when a few attorneys were asked to leave - today, regardless of the size of somebodys book of business, if the person treats people poorly, he/she will not be offered employment or partnership; (6) the firm is very profitable and the attorney compensation system is objective and there is no such thing as the senior partner who takes a bigger cut just because - it is all based upon the attorneys production and origination; and (7) the quality of legal work is excellent.ConsIt is still work. And of course law can be demanding at times if you have a trial or a closing.

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