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People who actually work there, how's your experience? Are you happy with the work environment? What would you change if you had the power?
Please try to include office location, practice area, PQE, pay, etc if you can.
it is not the jsa it was 20 years ago it is a shadow of that.
social stuff matters more than hard skills. yes the debt team is great.
for the rest give me a proper AZSCAM firm anyday. atleast one learns while one earns from smart people.
Thanks!
Also, with the democratic election of managing partners, the elected partners may not be inclined to undertake any major reforms that may make them unpopular with the partners (ie votebank) for the time being, but which may be immensely beneficial in the long run. I'm not sure if JSA has a cap on the number of years that the managing partners can be re-elected for.
Straight out of heart, and of course, experience.
Regards,
JSA Alumnus - now in some other T-1.
You decide whether you want to work for a JSA firm that is so confident that it allows talent to co-profit on deals and treats you like real lawyers OR you want to work at a lala sweat shop where family owners and "partners",who are chamchas of owners, keep you in toxic work environments then treat you like slaves and where you have to haggle for increments and bonuses