31Jan How do you become a corporate associate attorney?
Babar R asked:
Also is it possible for corporate associates to elevate to partnerships?
Do these same law firm principles apply to this(associate to parner)?
Also is it possible for corporate associates to elevate to partnerships?
Do these same law firm principles apply to this(associate to parner)?
Tags: corporate
February 1st, 2009 at 3:46 pm
the title of “partner” doesn’t refer to a place in the picking order but to the ownership of the company. A partnership (or a LLC which is also a partnership) has partners, a company has shareholders.
Unless the corporation is a partnership, there is no legal way to nominate partners. However this should not be a concern, a corporate attorney can have a lot of responsibility and be very well paid.
An associate refers to someone who is associated, this can be done with a partnership or a company. An associate is legally self-employed (so not an employee) and not a partner.
You get the job by applying (like any other job), it might help to know a lot about corporate law.