Associates
‘Soft Economy’ Is Backdrop for Departures of 8 to 9 Patton Boggs Associates
Posted Jul 2, 2008, 10:00 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Updated: A spokeswoman for Patton Boggs says eight to nine associates left the law firm this year after it took a harder look at their performance.
Rebecca Carr, director of communications and public relations for the law firm, told ABAJournal.com that the firm was tougher this year during midyear associate evaluations.
In an interview this morning, Carr said the soft economy “has forced us to take a harder look when conducting our evaluations.” In the past the firm “might have kept someone on and waited for them to generate new business or waited for new business to come in,” but the firm decided against that tack this year.
“It’s no secret it’s a soft economy,” Carr told ABAJournal.com. “We decided… Continue reading...
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