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WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM: @ALB_Magazine : Connect with Asian Legal BusinessEMPLOYER OF CHOICE 61a computerised time checking system andconstant recruitment.” Senior managementat the firm is very focused on the challengeof trying to help balance work and life forits lawyers. “Yulchon is not perfect for now,”says one survey respondent. “But it is alwaystrying to improve, which I like.” Another onesays: “While it is not a number one firm yet inKorea, Yulchon is still growing fast and I amconfident that this firm is going towards theright direction.”Meanwhile, landing in a very respectablesecond place once again, Bae Kim &Lee gave Yulchon a good run for the titleof Employer of Choice in South Korea. Withan impressive amount of responses fromthe staff, the firm boasts of a bevy of varieddevelopment and training programmes forits lawyers, quality work, management thatencourages cooperation among teams, anda favourable remuneration package. “As anemployer, my firm has always been fair,” saysone respondent. “They reward merit and appreciatethe challenges of practice.” Anotheroffers his take by saying: “Compared to otherfirms, the firm is not a bad place even thoughit can be hierarchical. Things work and movehere, and the partners are smart, attractingtop quality work.”Finally, Kim & Chang drops down twoplaces to third this year. But the regionalpowerhouse continues to win accolades fromrespondents for the quality of work, cream ofthe crop leadership, and generous (by mar-TaiwanEiger LawWhen you visit the online website of thisyear’s Taiwan winner, which is the Eiger LawFirm, one of the first things you will notice isthe firm’s diversity. One of the key draws tothe mid-sized offering, as partner John Eastwoodsays, is that the partnership path istransparent, attainable and “we do not playgames.” One of the major challenges in theTaiwanese legal market is senior associateslacking a clear way to enter the partnershipranks at the larger, domestic firms. “We wantto be a very equal opportunity employer;there are no lines between locals and foreigners.We look at the attorney’s work, theirket standards) compensation. “I cannot sayI am unhappy with the pay, because we areamong the top paid lawyers in the country,”says one respondent. Another says: “This is afirm I will be happy to stay at for at least another20 years. The training is excellent, theclient base superb, and the work selection isincomparable.”“We don’t hide awayour associates, we’revery proud of them.Our management styleis we try to help peoplebe successful.”john eastwood, Eiger Law