Bloomberg Law
Sept. 21, 2015, 12:25 PM UTC

For New Associates, Work Seems Like School

Ellen Rosen

It’s like going back to school.

Before they begin to work, new lawyers at many big firms complete lengthy orientation programs that provide instruction on topics like basic accounting and finance.

But that’s not the only way that firms resemble school. In addition to substantive topics, associates are now greeted with resident advisers, on-call, in-house training staff, and even summer reading lists. It’s a not-so-tacit recognition that newly minted attorneys have educational gaps that need to be filled and, almost as importantly, they need and want oversight, extra help, and lots of feedback and career guidance.

“It’s become remarkably like ...

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