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- Virginia Kim, by Virginia Kim
Virginia Kim is a business trial lawyer with Valorem Law Group, a Chicago litigation firm.
It seems like happy days are here for law firm associates: salaries have ballooned to an astronomical $160,000 per annum for first year associates, with the promise of more to come thanks to the practice of lock-stepped salaries. So what if the work is often mind-numbing? So what if my peers are developing carpal tunnel syndrome because their work consists solely of document review? Surely it doesn’t matter that these large firms are failing to train their young associates, just so long as they pay them absurdly well, right?
I count myself among the fortunate few who actually gained substantive experience in “Big Law.” After graduating from the University of Chicago Law School in 2004, I joined Sidley Austin and was immediately thrust into asbestos and pharmaceutical litigation. But while my substantive skills grew, I longed for a more collaborative, more intimate setting. But I was not sure I could find excellent work in an excellent environment. In Valorem, I’ve found the best of both worlds. I’m keenly aware that I’ve stepped off traditional trajectory of law firm life, but I didn’t enter this profession to shuffle paper: I’m here because I want to practice law. At Valorem, I’ve found a group of people who recognize that over-paying young attorneys to perform rote tasks represents not only poor value for the client, but also poor training for the attorney. This firm represents a hope for the future of the American legal profession, which would otherwise face a future of under-trained, expensive attorneys as well as overcharged, underserved clients.
See her webpage at http://www.valoremlaw.com/who/Virginia-Kim.html
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| Virginia Kim - Lawyer
Virginia Kim is a business trial lawyer with Valorem Law Group, a Chicago litigation firm.
Education
* J.D. – University of Chicago – 2004
* B.A., with honors, History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science and Medicine (HiPSS) – University of Chicago – 2000
What Makes Me Tick
* Great food, paired with even better wine
* Travel
* Theater: Chicago is incredibly blessed with a huge range of live theater
* Coffee, dessert and conversation
* Gardening
* Reading
* My family |
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