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A New Associate’S Field Guide To Partner Compensation, Joseph A. Schremmer
A New Associate’S Field Guide To Partner Compensation, Joseph A. Schremmer
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This article surveys three broad models of income and expense allocation regarding law firm compensation for partners: the true partnership model; the modified partnership model; and the eat-what-you-kill model. The goal is for young lawyers to understand the fundamental differences among these compensation models even as there are myriad ways to allocate income and expenses.
Lawyers In The Shadows: The Transactional Lawyer In A World Of Shadow Banking, Steven L. Schwarcz
Lawyers In The Shadows: The Transactional Lawyer In A World Of Shadow Banking, Steven L. Schwarcz
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This article examines how the role of transactional lawyers should change in the new world of shadow banking. Although transactional lawyers should consider the potential systemic consequences of their client's actions, their actions should be tempered by their primary duties to the client and by their responsibilities to the l,egal system more broadly.