About the Author

The author: a Partner, “rainmaker“, and practice leader at an Am Law 100 firm, who has practiced law at multiple Am Law / Vault top law firms in New York City and another large U.S. city, over the span of three decades.

The author: (i) has served in firmwide and office-level leadership positions within their Big Law firms; (ii) has been involved with the hiring, compensation, promotion, performance evaluation, and termination processes for attorneys in Big Law firms; and (iii) has also served on and worked with multiple committees, groups, and individuals (including “C-suite” officers) within Big Law firms.

The author has received numerous national, statewide, and firm awards, recognizing the author’s contributions to the legal profession, pro bono causes, and diversity and inclusion efforts, including recognition as one of the best attorneys among a very small subset of attorneys nationwide.

The author graduated with honors from a law school consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 law schools in the U.S. and has taught at a law school consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 14 law schools in the U.S.

The author has intentionally omitted nearly all identifying information about themselves, and published Big Law Confidential under a pen name, in order to be able to freely share information and write about their experiences (as well as the experiences of their law school classmates, friends, and colleagues) while working in Big Law firms in the U.S.

Big Law Confidential is the author’s first published book.