It seems like every firm these days has a policy on its books regarding work-life balance. Such policies typically aim to encourage the professional advancement of attorneys with a range of backgrounds – in particular, attorneys (and especially women attorneys) with small children. But how does work-life balance actually play out on a day-to-day basis?
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The past week has been a whirlwind. Last Wednesday, we had a brief in opposition to summary judgment due in one of my cases. As you probably remember from civ pro, summary judgment is a motion that disposes of the case before trial.
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When I was going through the summer associate recruiting process, I remember struggling to juggle piles of marketing literature from different firms. They all sounded impressive and they all had "top-tier" litigation practices and a "serious commitment to pro bono." How do you meaningfully distinguish among law firms, especially in New York?
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Greetings! This is my inaugural post as the WilmerHale-New York office blogger. Although I'm not the most technologically savvy person I know, I'm an enthusiastic consumer of blogs and I look forward to trying my hand at this new (for me, anyway) communication channel.
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