Fingers Crossed at Fulbright

How do you pass a performance review when you have no idea what the standards are? This is the question on the minds of associates at Fulbright & Jaworski, who begin undergoing just such a review this week. The stakes are high – Fulbright has moved to a performance based compensation system. Sorry, make that a “competency-based advancement program”, whatever that means exactly.

Associates at Fulbright have already weathered one round of layoffs this year. We reported on cuts made in late July/early August. Will these performance reviews lead to further reductions?

Founded in 1919, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP employs over 1,000 lawyers in 16 locations in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Munich, New York, Riyadh, San Antonio, St. Louis and Washington, DC.