We recruit carefully to ensure that our personnel share a common outlook of dedicated professionalism and are committed to working cooperatively. More importantly, our lawyers know each other and work effectively as a team. Finally, we have a first-class support staff that is responsive, effective and highly efficient. The Firm's infrastructure has been designed to enable our attorneys to excel - you can go as far as your talent and ambition will take you. Each Department has a formal training plan, which emphasizes careful review and ongoing feedback for associates' work product, attendance at continuing legal education seminars, and immediate exposure to the clients.
Associates interact directly with the clients and opposing counsel from the very outset.
The Firm operates a formal review and evaluation program. Personnel issues are identified early and resolved effectively, long before the ultimate shareholder question is looming. The Firm generally considers associates for shareholder status after seven to eight years of practice. The Firm expects associates to account for 2,000 hours annually including time spent on Firm matters and pro bono work. Associates with hours in excess of 2,000 are eligible for bonus compensation.