In a US firm where I worked it was used either as a sop to lawyers who were getting really senior but were never going to make partner, or for very senior partners who were sort of semi-retired. I'd assume they were not contributing enough to stay in the partnership but they were not quite ready to hang up their practising certificates so the firm gave them a kind of elder statesman title.
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it means you are a silk no? Never seen it in a firm. Maybe some in house places or like arbitral institutes have counsels on staff?
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Depends on context.
US firms use 'senior of counsel' the way UK firms use 'consultant' for wise old dudes who don't want to retire.
Inhouse it's a sort of senior associate type of thing usually.
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Senior counsel, of counsel, legal director all = not becoming partner but highly valued. Not a bar to becoming partner later though.
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In Ireland and some other Commonwealth countries, Senior Counsel or SC means Queen's Counsel / QC.
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You have a great user name (assuming you are referencing Mad Men). I recognise this is of no assistance vis-a-vis your query.
Those whose answers reference the bar / QCs - you're presumably not great at reading context.
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What PC said it’s a parking spot
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Wot Dal said about Ireland, etc.
In a US firm where I worked it was used either as a sop to lawyers who were getting really senior but were never going to make partner, or for very senior partners who were sort of semi-retired. I'd assume they were not contributing enough to stay in the partnership but they were not quite ready to hang up their practising certificates so the firm gave them a kind of elder statesman title.
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