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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Out of curiosity, OP, why are you upset about being a permanent counsel? Having worked in law firms myself, this always seemed to me to be the best outcome - high pay without the pressures of being partner. But I realize people have different levels of ambition![/quote]

Because you're always on the bubble and beholden to others.  That said, if you want to control your life more than you do as an Of Counsel, you'll need to put in 3-5 years of hard work to build a book of business.  You'll still be under someone else's control, but it will be the control of YOUR clients instead of a partner who doesn't want to ruin his family's vacation (and who would rather ruin yours).

That said, there are some Of Counsel who have more power than partners.  These are people whose skills are really in demand - and the partners at their firms know it.  [b]If such Of Counsel walk out the door, so does the lucrative business that they do for the firm.[/b][/quote]
If the Of Counsel has a lucrative business that would actually follow them if they left, they should be provided with an opportunity to be partner. Otherwise, the firm will just find someone else to do the work when the Of Counsel leaves. [/quote]

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