The Firmwide Associates Committee, made up of partners from each office, has primary responsibility for all aspects of associate life at the firm. The New York members of the Associates Committee manage the work assignment process to ensure that all New York associates receive the proper degree of training, mentoring, resources and feedback.
The formal annual review process is coordinated and administered by the Associates Committee, based on written comments submitted by partners and counsel about all associates with whom they have worked.
The Committee also assigns New York associates to the firm’s overseas offices and coordinates associates’ work in the firm’s pro bono externship programs. The Associates Committee determines associate compensation and benefits, which are consistently at the top of the New York market.
Each associate is assigned to a member of the committee who initiates an ongoing relationship with the associate and is responsible for giving annual reviews and overseeing that associate’s professional development.