Partner - Avis employé Partner Brown Rudnick LLP

Sustained, targeted growth: client and infrastructure/personnel Positive, inclusive culture that welcomes new ideas Balance: "big law" with a smaller/entrepreneurial law firm feel

Associated "growing pains" that come with accelerated change

Firm is relatively small, and you can get a lot of direct experience that would otherwise be unavailable.

Management is opaque, and toxicity and favoritism are rampant in NY office. The firm is also prone to surprising associates with unexpected responsibilities, and operates at the mercy of a handful of smart, but mercurial, narcissistic, and abusive, partners.