Special programs we ran for minorities at the firm were often counterproductive. That may be a provocation to other people. But I think if you brand something a remedial program, you're kind of also branding the people who go into that program.
The top law firm for midlevel associate satisfaction is O'Melveny & Myers, according to an American Lawyer survey published by Law.com. More than 3,000 associates in their third, fourth and fifth years responded to the survey asking them to grade their firms in 12 categories on a scale of 1 to 5, Law.com reports. The categories included compensation and benefits, training and guidance, relationships with partners and other associates, satisfaction with the work, billable-hours policy, and management transparency about firm strategies and partnership chances.
"This development underscores that the Executive Branch stands ready and willing to implement the Executive Order absent judicial intervention," said Paul Clement, underscoring the executive branch's decisiveness.
