I made partner at work!

[MyThirdEye]

I bet you have a Maserati.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Congrats!

 

[Miramonti]

Really really really nice job, congrats.

 

[Aharami]

congrats! now, im assuming, you rake in the really big money?

 

[ElFenix]

I left the Air Force JAG Corps at the end of 2004, after six years on active duty. Since then, I have been working as an associate attorney at a small but very successful litigation firm in Minneapolis. We have had very good success on some high-visibility cases, including representing the property owners in the Minnesota Twins ballpark condemnation, the plaintiff in this police civil rights case - http://www.startribune.com/local/west/11592986.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU - and the plaintiff in this huge unpaid-wages action - http://www.startribune.com/business/11218391.html (I was co-counsel on the latter two cases).

Anyway, after working at my firm for about 4 1/2 years, they yesterday told me I am being named a partner. I know this is probably insignificant to non-lawyers, but it's really a nice recognition of my work and a major step in career progress. Woohoo!

how's jag? i'm considering it if things don't get better around here in a hurry.

 

[cronos]

Congratulations!

 

[Red Dawn]

You gonna be a Consigliare to the Godfather?

 

[endervalentine]

nice! congrats! partner is a major accomplishment ... how are you celebrating?

 

[TheVrolok]

Good stuff.. great accomplishment for lawyers!

 

[KK]

You gonna be a Consigliare to the Godfather?

To himself?

 

[umbrella39]

WTG DVC. Well deserved I'm sure.

 

[Jeeebus]

Isn't that sort of unheard of? 4.5 years from associate to partner? Must be a VERY small firm.

He already put 6 years in JAG - presumably his firm did not start him as a first year associate.

 

[Barfo]

reps

 

[Kirby]

Congrats!

 

[axelfox]

Congrats!

Are you an equity partner or a salaried partner? What did they use to determine you were ready to be partner? Is the firm lockstep, eat what you kill or something else?

Equity partner?

<---solo

 

[MotionMan]

That's awesome.

Hopefully, I am next

MotionMan, Esq.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Congrats!

Are you an equity partner or a salaried partner? What did they use to determine you were ready to be partner? Is the firm lockstep, eat what you kill or something else?

We are a small firm and only 4 years old. The founders have elected not to add any equity partners yet but that may be revisited at some point. Honestly they are both wealthy men and have a far greater ability than me to weather hard times, and at this point I am more than OK with being a salaried partner. For the time being I got a nice raise and will be eligible for more significant profit-sharing/distributions, etc.

There is no real fixed track here - the promotion was based on their perception of the quality of my work and their feeling that it was better for the firm that I be recognized as a partner (that is, that my experience and skill level make me better-suited to partner status than associate status).

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I bet you have a Maserati.

I'm not really the Maserati type! I have the painfully predictable 3 Series, and am looking at getting a used 911 as a secondary fun car . . .

 

[TallBill]

Nice work brah!

 

[Aquaman]

Congrats

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Congrats

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[sjwaste]

Congrats!

I'm a Class of 2009 grad, working for the govt. You hiring up there?

 

[UberNeuman]

Congrats!

 

[isekii]

Congrats~ it's great to see people who put in hard work and get rewarded for their efforts

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Sweet. You won the pie eating contest. Congrats! Your prize is more pie.

Of course, I am a lawyer who ditched firm life for a in-house gig, so feel free to take my sarcasm with a grain of salt.