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Law Practice,
Law Office Management

Jan. 21, 2017

Realistic expectations for partners and firms

Recent legal news headlines suggest that most lateral partners do not meet revenue expectations at their new firms in their first year.

Daniel O'Rielly

Partner
O'Rielly & Roche LLP

Partner Departure Law

Email: djo@oriellyroche.com

Daniel focuses his practice on Partner Departure Law, providing counsel for law firms and attorneys navigating partner departures, Law Firm Advice and Planning, and Legal Ethics Counsel, advising law firms and attorneys regarding ethics issues and compliance. The firm publishes the California Partner Departure Law blog (www.partnerdeparturelaw.com) and the California Attorney Ethics blog (wwww.attorneyethics.com).

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Dena Roche

Partner
O'Rielly & Roche, LLP

Partner Departure Law

Email: dena@oriellyroche.com

Dena focuses her practice on Partner Departure Law, providing counsel for law firms and attorneys navigating partner departures, Law Firm Advice and Planning, and Legal Ethics Counsel, advising law firms and attorneys regarding ethics issues and compliance. The firm publishes the California Partner Departure Law blog (www.partnerdeparturelaw.com) and the California Attorney Ethics blog (wwww.attorneyethics.com).

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PARTNER DEPARTURE LAW

Recent legal news headlines suggest that most lateral partners do not meet revenue expectations at their new firms in their first year. This is bad news for the partners, whose compensation may be based on those expectations, and may be reset according to reality. This is also bad news for law firms bringing in lateral partners, who often make significant investments in lateral partners that may not pay off when, or as, e...

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