Ucabanga ngomsebenzi we-BigLaw?
Yini Abaxhasi Bama-BigLaw Abayitholayo?
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi abalingani be-BigLaw benza ukuphila okuhloniphekile kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngaphandle kwezindawo eziphezulu ezibiza izindleko ezifana neNew York City noma iSan Francisco.
Ukuqala amaholo kwabangenayo bokuqala abaneminyaka yokuqala bangama-$ 160,000 namabhonasi, ahluka ngonyaka. Hhayi ushintsho lwe-chump, ukuze uqiniseke!
Kodwa amanxusa amaningi aseBigLaw asebenza kanzima ngaleyo mali. Emafenjini amaningi, abalingani kulindeleke ukuba bathenge (hhayi ukusebenza, kodwa imali) okungenani amahora angu-2 000 ngonyaka. Ngaphezu kwamahora amade, izihlobo ziyisisekelo "ngokushaya ucingo" ngaso sonke isikhathi-ukwenza amaholide, ukudla ukudla komndeni, noma ngisho nokuya ejimini lokuzivocavoca okungalindelekile kakhulu!
Yini Abahlanganyeli Bakudala Abazenzayo?
Yini abahlanganisi be-BigLaw abenza ngaso sonke isikhathi sabo ehhovisi? Eminyakeni yokuqala, iningi lihlobanisa ukusekela abalingani abaphezulu nabalingani futhi ngokuvamile benza inani elihle lomsebenzi we-grunt. (Nakuba lokhu kuyashintsha njengoba amaklayenti eyanqaba ukwenqaba ukukhokha abangane bokuqala nabesibili abanomthetho kanye nabaqashi bezinqubo zomthetho bathatha imisebenzi yokubuyekeza idokhumenti.)
Njengomngane wokuqala wokulahlwa, ungase ucelwe ukuthi ubuyekeze amadokhumenti ekuphenduleni izicelo zedokhumenti kusuka kumeluleki ophikisayo ukuze abone ukuthi bayayiphendula yini isicelo futhi abone ukuthi ngabe kukhona ilungelo elisebenzayo.
Abameli bezinkontileka bazovame ukwenza izinga lokuqala lokubuyekezwa (noma ikhompyutha), ngakho-ke ungase usebenze ukubuyekezwa kwezinga lesibili, ngokuyinhloko ukuhlola umsebenzi wombuyekezi wezinga lokuqala. Lo msebenzi uyazihlonipha, kodwa kuyindlela enhle yokuhlangabezana ne-quota yakho ye-hour billable!
Ukuzibandakanya kwamacala ezinkambiso zakuqala kuzophinde kulungiselele izimpendulo kwezinye izinhlobo zokucela ukutholakala, njengokubuza imibuzo nezicelo zokungena futhi zizobuyekeza izimpendulo zokutholakala ezivela kolunye uhlangothi.
Bangase futhi baqondise futhi basize ukuqondisa umsebenzi ongaphandle kochwepheshe, babasize baqonde le nkinga bese babhala imibiko edingekayo yongcweti. Futhi, uma icala libandakanya ukubeka imali, abangane abasha bavame ukulungiselela ummeli ophezulu osemqoka owenza noma ovikela ukuthunyelwa kwezimali, ukuhlela imibuzo engaba khona futhi ukulungiselela ababophezeli ngolwazi oluwusizo ukuletha ummeli obusayo ukuba asheshe. (Ezimweni eziningi, bazophinde basize u-prep ubufakazi, ngoba basondelene necala futhi banomqondo ongcono wezinto ezingase zicatshangelwe.)
Ngokuvamile, indima yomngane osemusha ukuba ngamehlo nezindlebe zabameli abaningi abakhulu, ukumba amaqiniso odaba bese uthola wonke umuntu ulwazi oludingayo ukuze ahlole ngokwanele ukuthi yiziphi izingxabano zomthetho okufanele zenziwe. Njengoba abameli abasha beqhubeka, bazobe sebeqashwe kancane kancane ngemisebenzi eyinkimbinkimbi, kuhlanganise nokucwaninga ngokomthetho kanye nokubhala ama-memos enkantolo.
Ehlangothini lenkampani, isimo sifana. Njengomngane omkhulu we-BigLaw, ungase uchithe isikhathi esiningi wenza ngokuzikhandla, okuyisisekelo sokubheka ukubuyekezwa kumongo wenkampani. Lapha uzobe ukhangele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amadokhumenti asekela ukuthengiselana asekela ngempela izinombolo kulesi sici.
Ungase futhi ube nesibopho sokuqoqa nokuhlola wonke amadokhumenti ku-deal, umsebenzi obalulekile ezweni lapho i-comma eyodwa engafanele ingasho izigidi zamaRandi! Njengoba uqhubeka, uzothatha imithwalo eyengeziwe yokuxoxisana nemibandela yangempela yalesi sintengiselwano, ushiye abantu abancane ukuphatha imininingwana.
Ukusebenza njengomngane we-BigLaw kuyadingeka, futhi umsebenzi omkhulu wangaphambili ungaba nzima. Kodwa, ibuyisela kahle futhi ibukeka kahle ku-resume, ngakho-ke abafundi bezomthetho basesebenzela imisebenzi!