how do you resign from biglaw?
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Date: July 30th, 2014 4:39 PM Author: overrated geriatric library antidepressant drug
I've done it twice, and it went just fine both times. If you do most of your work for a certain partner, tell him/her first in person. They will most likely want to talk for a bit (what is your thought process?, why are you leaving?, is there something that we could do to convince you to reconsider?). After you're done talking with them, give them a chance to give the managing partner a heads up, after which you should send the resignation letter to the managing partner. HR will contact you shortly thereafter to begin the departure process.
If you don't work primarily for a single partner, I would suggest going around to each of the partners who you do most of your work for (assuming that this is 5 or less) and letting them know. Just keep it brief and professional and let them know that you have not yet had the chance to talk to x, y, and z and/or notify firm management, so you would aprpeciate it if they avoided making any announcement on your behalf.
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Date: July 30th, 2014 5:44 PM Author: jet-lagged becky
part of the problem may have been that i was leaving my first firm out of ls, so there was no way i could really provide references from somewhere else.
to give you an idea of how pro forma the whole thing was, i was there for the call. it last under a minute---the partner said he'd recommend me, and that after the new firm worked me to death they'd be happy to take me back. And that was the extent of the call.
but i agree the whole set up is weird. i had anxiety about how to handle this issue too.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2632072&forum_id=2#26030346) |
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Date: July 30th, 2014 6:00 PM Author: jet-lagged becky
It might be a function of my having done all this pre-ITE, but I definitely got the feeling from talking to other lats that these things were very much a formality.
I think the only way you'd get fucked is if you literally couldn't produce one person to recommend you. In my case, they only wanted a partner, no senior associates. I don't know how standard that was, however.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2632072&forum_id=2#26030441)
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Date: July 30th, 2014 6:21 PM Author: Spruce Therapy Base
this is the obvious answer
you never know when you'll need a reference though
need to balance that against the $15k you'll collect in salary
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Date: July 30th, 2014 6:18 PM Author: Lascivious institution jap
first generation college grads nutella and prestigewhore discuss never having heard of a resignation letter. just wtf
millennials who have any etiquette at all are going to be gobbled up by these clowns.
omg I've never seen someone put his silverware down like that after he was finished eating ... that's so weird
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Date: August 5th, 2014 1:06 PM Author: indecent stage feces
OK so updating this for posterity-
thursday I told my buddy at the firm that i was leaving. Very helpful to do that cause it sort of got it out in the open and shit, and pumped me up to tell bosses. I went and told the administrative partner of my comm lit department and the managing partner. they were both supportive. I had a printed resignation letter for them which made it official.
I asked administrative partner to be a reference and one other partner for whom i had recently done work. they both said no problem. admin partner said that per HR regs she was only allowed to give a personal reference then transfer reference seeker to HR to confirm dates of employment and title. I sent these peeps info to new firm and they got back to me today with official start date.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2632072&forum_id=2#26066697) |
Date: August 5th, 2014 2:09 PM Author: vivacious shrine pozpig
I have a pretty good story here. So, I was offered a job at another firm on a Wed. and I decided to tell my boss the following Monday.
On Friday a firm-wide email goes out to all attorneys about a change in policy re: how bonuses were going to be paid out to Associates as to hours vs. "merit." It was a total sham that took a % of money out of the hours pool and put it into "merit." And "merit" by design could only go to the top 50% of associates. Long story short, it was a cheap fucking move and everyone saw it for its transparency. So, within like 5 minutes of the email, I replied to all with a very short email.
I am paraphrasing a bit, but it essentially said, "This new policy assumes that a full half of Associates at this firm do work which by definition is meritless. I do not believe that is the case and I will not stay at a firm that believes this. Please consider this my 2 week notice. I wish you all the best."
Bam. I was an insta-hero and the MP called me within 10 minutes and asked me to come to his office. He tried to talk me out of it. I, of course, told him my mind was made up.
I left in 2 weeks and the firm changed the policy within 3 months.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2632072&forum_id=2#26066983) |
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