Law Firms Are Not Run Like Businesses
I remember my first “real” interview after I graduated from MULS (this phrase may explain my lack of success in OCI). One thing the managing attorney said to me continues to stick out in my memory, especially now that I have started my own mediation firm. “Firms are not run like businesses.” He stated this in relation to firms renting versus owning real estate space, but in my experience I have recognized this axiom being true in other respects as well. The one that has stuck out to me is that the hiring process performed by law firms does not conform to standard business practices for HR processes.