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Associate

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000594

A lawyer employed by a law firm who is not a partner or owner of the firm. Associates work on cases and for clients of the firm, receiving a salary rather than a share of the firm's profits. Law firms place associates on a 'partnership track' that may last from seven to ten years before a partnership decision is made.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000594
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000594",
  "term": "Associate",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A lawyer employed by a law firm who is not a partner or owner of the firm. Associates work on cases and for clients of the firm, receiving a salary rather than a share of the firm's profits. Law firms place associates on a 'partnership track' that may last from seven to ten years before a partnership decision is made.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/associate/"
}

Record 381 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.