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How does BIGLAW treat you when you first arrive?
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Date: December 15th, 2009 12:24 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 12:27 PM
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Date: December 15th, 2009 12:28 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 12:48 PM
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Date: December 15th, 2009 6:47 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 10:50 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 10:56 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:25 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:45 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 11:18 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 11:22 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 11:24 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 11:26 PM |
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Date: February 6th, 2010 4:20 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 12:31 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 12:55 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 10:58 PM |
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Date: January 28th, 2010 9:25 PM |
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Date: January 28th, 2010 9:29 PM |
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Date: February 6th, 2010 3:57 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 12:34 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 12:52 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 1:04 PM
then the fun begins (translation: this is not a summer program) |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 6:44 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 10:53 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 7:05 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 9:37 PM
After the first two months, you start getting integrated into projects by being assigned very discrete issues to research and report back on.
Partners are generally nice, but make no mistake, they expect things to be correct and delivered on time. There is simply no excuse for sloppy research or lack of attention to detail. Writing styles always differ coming out of law school, so people generally expect that a first year will need some time to learn the best way to write for clients. But poor research or late assignments will be a deal-killer.
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Date: December 15th, 2009 10:53 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 10:55 PM |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 10:56 PM
Your "mentor" may take you to lunch somewhere in the area. People are usually happy to see you and grateful for the extra manpower.
Life sucks by the second month. |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 10:57 PM
Edit: As the guy above said, they were happy to get the extra help and wanted me to be able to pitch in competently ASAP |
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Date: December 15th, 2009 11:26 PM |
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Date: February 6th, 2010 4:15 PM |
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Date: February 6th, 2010 4:16 PM |
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Date: February 6th, 2010 4:16 PM |
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Date: February 6th, 2010 4:25 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:30 PM
so what is that, like 20 hours a week? |
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Date: February 6th, 2010 4:29 PM
I've worked directly with a junior partner quite a bit and have gone out to lunch/drinks with partners a couple times.
Most people in our office leave by 7. I worked until 10:00 one day which is rare for our office and was bought drinks for doing so. |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 9:37 PM How many hours are you January starters billing? |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 9:38 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:15 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:19 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:21 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:13 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:18 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:20 PM
I'm getting ~ 25 and thats more than most other people who started in January |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 9:46 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 9:48 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:15 PM |
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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:44 PM |