Comments on: Correcting the Mismeasure of Firms http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/10/correcting_the.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Grannis http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/10/correcting_the.html/comment-page-1#comment-52009 Mark Grannis Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:33:08 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/10/correcting-the-mismeasure-of-firms.html#comment-52009 I think it may be more difficult than Adam concedes for high-achieving law students to discover alternatives to Biglaw. If the Refirmation project were focused less on ranking the big firms and more on identifying the smaller alternatives, it would do more good. I think it may be more difficult than Adam concedes for high-achieving law students to discover alternatives to Biglaw. If the Refirmation project were focused less on ranking the big firms and more on identifying the smaller alternatives, it would do more good.

]]> By: Adam http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/10/correcting_the.html/comment-page-1#comment-52008 Adam Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:53:14 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/10/correcting-the-mismeasure-of-firms.html#comment-52008 I've watched Refirmation's efforts for a while with a bit of puzzlement. It's not at all hard for law school graduates to get low stress jobs either in the law or in a number of related fields. But these folks seem to be pushing for changes at big-salary law firms. It seems to me that they want to have their cake and eat it too: big-salary jobs at prestigious law firms, but without so much stress and hassle. I don't fault young attorneys for looking for less-stessful lines of work. The hours required by high-salary firms do cramp associates' social/family/exercise time. But the hours and stress are precisely what gave rise to the enormous salaries we associates enjoy today. There are plenty of less stressful law jobs to be found in smaller cities and towns across the nation. I’ve watched Refirmation’s efforts for a while with a bit of puzzlement. It’s not at all hard for law school graduates to get low stress jobs either in the law or in a number of related fields.

But these folks seem to be pushing for changes at big-salary law firms. It seems to me that they want to have their cake and eat it too: big-salary jobs at prestigious law firms, but without so much stress and hassle.

I don’t fault young attorneys for looking for less-stessful lines of work. The hours required by high-salary firms do cramp associates’ social/family/exercise time. But the hours and stress are precisely what gave rise to the enormous salaries we associates enjoy today. There are plenty of less stressful law jobs to be found in smaller cities and towns across the nation.

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