Amavandlakanya Umthetho Ifemi Imisebenzi kwaye Career Ladder

Amancinane firms, oku internship zibe unpaid

Ezintathu -kwiimbombo zone zonke abaqondisi-mthetho umsebenzi umthetho ifemiWawo simplest ifomu, umthetho ifemi ngu-a ishishini iqumrhu apho omnye okanye ngaphezulu iphepha-mvume attorneys azibandakanye kwi-senzo umthetho. Amanani, amagama eencwadi, iindima umthetho ifemi attorneys vary ngokusekelwe ubungakanani kwaye ugqityo ka-ifemi. Ngezantsi ufumana i-umphandle ezahlukeneyo lamagqwetha iindima ngaphakathi umthetho ifemi njani ngamnye indima i kstars kwi-mthetho ifemi asivunywanga.

Ukongeza abaqondisi-mthetho, umthetho firms employ non-lawyer oluphezulu kwaye abasebenzi ezifana paralegals kwaye secretaries ukuxhasa ifemi ke isemthethweni kwaye ishishini imisebenzi.

I-ukulawula iqabane lakho sits kwi phezulu umthetho ifemi asivunywanga. A oluphezulu inqanaba okanye founding lawyer ka-ifemi, ukulawula iqabane lakho lilawula iilwandle ngemini umhla umsebenzi ifemi. I-ukulawula iqabane lakho rhoqo iintloko i-oluphezulu ikomiti comprised kwezinye yabalawuli partners kwaye ngokuphonononga amisele kwaye isikhokelo ifemi ke, injongo yesicwangciso-umbono. I-ukulawula iqabane lakho idla kuvele ulawulo uxanduva ukongeza ngokugcina a isigxina umthetho senzo. Umthetho ifemi partners, kanjalo kuthiwa shareholders, ingaba abaqondisi-mthetho abakhoyo edibeneyo abanini-mhlaba kwaye abasebenzi umthetho ifemi.

Uhlobo kwaye isicwangciso-mthetho ifemi partnerships vary sole proprietorships (firms kunye enye kuphela lamagqwetha), jikelele partnerships, limited eyimali iinkampani (LLC ke), elinolwazi iimbumbano kwaye limited eyimali partnerships (LLP ke) kukho uninzi ngokufanayo.

Uninzi umthetho firms kwamkela a u-tiered lwahlulelwano isakhiwo: ezilinganayo kwaye non-ezilinganayo.

Ezilinganayo partners akhuphe ubunini unesabelo naye kwi-ifemi kwaye wabelane emthethweni ifemi ke profits. Non-ezilinganayo partners ingaba ngokubanzi ihlawulwe a fixed umvuzo kwaye zibe vested kunye ezithile limited voting amalungelo kwi-mthetho ifemi imicimbi. Non-ezilinganayo partners ingaba rhoqo, nangona akusoloko, zibhengezwe ukuba epheleleyo olingano kwi omnye ukuya kwiminyaka emithathu ezayo. Ngabo imibuzo kufuneka enze imali igalelo okanye 'kuthenga-' kuba i-ezilinganayo iqabane lakho.

Associates ingaba umthetho ifemi abaqondisi-mthetho abo kuba prospect ngokuba partners.

Large firms hlula associates kwi-junior kwaye yabalawuli associates, kuxhomekeke merit kwaye namava inqanaba.

I-lohlobo umthetho ifemi lawyer imisebenzi njengoko i-associate kuba ezintandathu ukuya alithoba eminyaka phambi iyenyuka ukuba lwahlulelwano izintlu ('ukwenza iqabane lakho'). Xa, kwaye ukuba, i-associate yenza iqabane lakho ngokubanzi kuxhomekeke umdibaniso imibandela kuquka associate ke isemthethweni acumen, umxhasi-base njani kakuhle lowo okanye yena i kstars kwi ifemi ke, inkcubeko. Yecebiso attorneys asingawo abasebenzi ka-ifemi kodwa ngesiqhelo, sebenza elizimeleyo contractor qho. Attorneys abo akhonza njengoko 'ingcebiso' ikholisa experienced, yabalawuli abaqondisi-mthetho abo bathe kweyabo incwadi amashishini kunye nomdla reputation kwi-asemthethweni asekuhlaleni. Ezinye ingcebiso attorneys ingaba semi-retired abaqondisi-mthetho ababe formerly partners ka-ifemi. Ezinye yecebiso practitioners ingaba hired ukuba augment ifemi ke umxhasi isiseko okanye ulwazi-base. Uninzi ingcebiso abaqondisi-mthetho ukusebenza ngomhla we-inxalenye-ixesha qho ngonyaka kuba ifemi, lawula kwezabo iimeko kwaye supervise associates nabasebenzi. Ehlotyeni associates, kanjalo kuthiwa ehlotyeni clerks okanye umthetho clerks, ingaba umthetho abafundi abo intern kunye umthetho ifemi ngexesha ehlotyeni. Large firms, nangona kunjalo, rhoqo kuba kulungile-ngokomgaqo-ehlotyeni associate iinkqubo ukuba ukukhonza njengoko isixhobo sokwenza recruit young, talented abaqondisi-mthetho. Ezi izikhundla ingaba rhoqo highly competitive kwaye kulungile-ukubhatala. Ekupheleni ehlotyeni, ngempumelelo ehlotyeni associate uza kufumana osisigxina kunikela yengqesho ukuba umsebenzi ifemi phezu graduation.