Tag: Firm

The rise of the firm in the 20th century paved the way for the industrial and digital revolution. Based on a legal structure that provided for limited liability as well as legally enforceable ownership structures, companies flourished. It allowed risk-taking and rewarded founders, investors, and oth...

Through Sandymount, Irishtown and Ringsend Old Dublin, Joyce Dublin, Jameson Dublin, James Connlly and Jim Larkin Dublin. – The working man’s Dublin, Where they drank Porter instead of Stout, Pints of plain paid for with a Friday wage packet — That sinewed world of labour Sti...

I’m personally familiar with how easy it is to find oneself in legal jeopardy. A few decades ago, I came dangerously close to being indicted, not because I’d broken the law but due to a bizarre confluence of circumstances. Only a few people know this part of my history. Those who do t...

You’ll work long nights and will always be on call from partners and senior associates. The stress can be extremely difficult. But that said, the monetary rewards are great, you’ll gain solid experience, and you’ll work with some insanely smart people. I worked in Big Law for ab...