I’ve always explained that the reason I went solo was because a big firm wasn’t big enough. Not big enough for my ego or
aspirations, not even big enough to fit two tiny words – my name – on the
door. Apparently, these days, a big firm isn’t big enough (in heart,
not size) to include associates’ names on the firm website either.
There’s a great post here from Dennis Kennedy on the utter stupidity of this new law firm policy to keep associates anonymous – as well commentary from my new ALM blogger-colleague Bruce McEwan here.
Meet our brilliant new associate: Ms. X!
I recommend Carolyn Elefant’s pithy insight and links on the subject of big-law attempts to bury associates’ identity.