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This Associate's Life

Apr. 1, 2012

Lost in Translation

Here's what your performance review really means.

It's OK, folks, you're not alone. That special, feathery little prickle of dread you've been feeling lately? That quiver of nausea? It happens to all of us, about once a year. Have no fear - it's not a stomach flu, it's not a tumor. It's just time for the annual associate reviews.

Yes, at law firms coast to coast, it's report card time for associates, that time of year when your supervisors weigh in on your progress - or lack thereof - on the path to partnership. As ...

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