Anonymous Associates

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Carolyn Elefant

I've always explained that the reason I went solo was because a big firm wasn't big enough.  Not big enough for my ego or aspirations, not even big enough to fit two tiny words - my name - on the door.  Apparently, these days, a big firm isn't big enough (in heart, not size) to include associates' names on the firm website either.

There's a great post here from Dennis Kennedy on the utter stupidity of this new law firm policy to keep associates anonymous - as well commentary from my new ALM blogger-colleague Bruce McEwan here.

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Legal Blog Watch - March 11, 2005 12:49 PM
I recommend Carolyn Elefant's pithy insight and links on the subject of big-law attempts to bury associates' identity.
f/k/a - March 11, 2005 9:19 PM
Seems to me, we could use weblog-power to undo the undue depersonalization of associates. We could post lists of the associates working at the various offending law firms, including as much
The Common Scold - March 13, 2005 3:12 PM
It's bad enough that big firms too often don't post the names/bios/contact info of their C-level execs, but here's a new low: some firms are refusing to offer details about their associates, using the lame excuse (we heard that on the C-levels, too) t...
Stark County Law Library Blawg - March 14, 2005 7:51 AM
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: çš„'ve always explained that the reason I went solo was because a big firm wasn't big
Legal Blog Watch - March 14, 2005 2:45 PM
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Notes from the (Legal) Underground - March 15, 2005 4:19 AM
Amid an improved economy and an apparent upturn in lateral hiring, some law firms are trying to shield their associates from the wiles of recruiters offering richer rewards. Some firms are limiting the contact information about associates provided on t...
f/k/a (formerly ethicalEsq) - September 30, 2005 11:24 AM
Do Dennis Kennedy, Carolyn Elefant, Kevin Heller, and Bruce MacEwen approve of the way MV has featured its famous paralegal, Erin Brockovich?
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