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Are most biglaw places like Dewey?
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:36 PM
- partner telling associates he could find 1000 of them on the street at any time - secretaries backstabbing each other and the associates, - associates bullied by some admin people - people treating each other like shit - people crying behind closed doors - partner telling associates that they may only work on his deals
I have been in biglaw for a while but these tales sound incredulous. Partners are dipshits in general, but they don't usually scream at people or tell associates they are worth shit. Secretaries and admin people are unhelpful and lazy, but they usually don't bully or backstab associates. I haven't heard anyone crying or any partner claiming monopoly over an associate's time. Are people making these shit up or am I just lucky to be a gentler place than the typical nyc biglaw?
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:37 PM
at my second firm, the partner tries to keep me off other cases for other partners so i am always free for his shit, which has now resulted in me billing zero hours because has no work and will probably get de-equitized in a year |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:38 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:41 PM
i thought this partner had an unlimited supply of work and plenty of juice at firm, but turns out he is a glorified service partner and relies on whim of rainmakers in other offices to feed him shit. mistake by me. |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:46 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:53 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:59 PM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 12:07 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 12:39 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 9:45 AM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:38 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:53 PM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 12:02 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 12:08 AM
A big issue I've seen that wasn't listed is partners asking asociates not to bill for work (because client will get pissed about the money). That's bs that the partner should deal with. Write it off or find a new client, pal. |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 10:31 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 10:32 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 5:00 AM
word use fail |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 9:22 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 9:55 AM
: seen something close to this a few times, but not so mean.
- secretaries backstabbing each other and the associates,
: secretaries backstab each other; all of ours are afraid of associates or just dont want to deal with them
- associates bullied by some admin people
: never seen, except for some asshats in finance
- people treating each other like shit
: every day bro
- people crying behind closed doors
: yes, more often than Id like to admit - mostly due to brutal workloads and demands. seen two screamers who made a few cry - they were bad screamers but rainmakers so....
- partner telling associates that they may only work on his deals
: all the time, but at the end of the day a group leader steps in to make sure associates are at capacity; this usually leaves the associate more screwed than the partner, but probably for the best since the only toxic situation here is partners who want a monopoly but can't support you with hours
it all suckssssssssssss |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:43 PM
Dewey gets a free pass. |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:49 PM
*is a faggot* |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:53 PM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 12:07 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 10:32 AM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:51 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:59 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:52 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:54 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:56 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:57 PM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 12:00 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 10:34 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 9:27 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 12:13 AM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:54 PM |
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Date: May 9th, 2012 11:58 PM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 12:03 AM
In general, biglaw is shit and the only way to make it is to latch on to a rainmaker (who has juice and more importantly will have juice when you are up in 8-infinity years) and become his go to associate. |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 8:46 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 9:31 AM
I worked in a department full of screamers, and they would get to the point of throwing shit at the wall. I have mentioned it before, but I had a partner throw his mouse at the wall. He ripped it out of the computer and just chucked it. I grabbed the mouse for him, and he said, "Thanks" and just threw it against the wall again. The most troubling thing is that he blew up because his computer was operating very slowly.
That same partner also threw his phone out of his office. Just threw it like a fucking bowling ball. |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 10:23 AM |
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Date: May 10th, 2012 10:25 AM |