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Biglaw Advice: How to Slack
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Date: September 28th, 2014 7:53 PM Author: maize unhinged national factory reset button Mid level associate in nyc. Want to get out of Biglaw in 1 year, possibly 2 if it takes me that long. How do I start slacking off? I turn down a ton of work but we are busy and I can't fight off everything.
Made my hours this year but have no desire to do that again. Obviously can't go too aggressive since I need to keep this job til I line something else up. But hard to job hunt when you're getting crushed. |
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Date: September 28th, 2014 10:53 PM Author: federal vigorous sanctuary dingle berry Do A+ work for an alpha partner, C- / D+ work for everyone else. you will last indefinitely. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26418316) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 3:30 PM Author: chartreuse high-end lay (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26421833) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2020 8:50 PM Author: Supple Copper Boltzmann (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#40543598) |
Date: September 28th, 2014 8:10 PM Author: Exhilarant Umber Parlor Goal In Life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26417041) |
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Date: September 28th, 2014 8:14 PM Author: maize unhinged national factory reset button In corporate. I do love using existing deals to defend myself. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26417076) |
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Date: September 28th, 2014 8:15 PM Author: glittery jade police squad just do a mediocre job at things and take a long time. Don't actively fuck up but just be kinda meh. The key is to not be considered one of the superstar associates who everyone wants to fuck up the ass with their deals (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26417093) |
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Date: September 28th, 2014 8:32 PM Author: maize unhinged national factory reset button I can naturally do a mediocre job. Tough for me to sit on emails or work though since my instinct is to try and clear my plate ASAP. I'm also going to start not taking peoples calls. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26417202) |
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Date: September 28th, 2014 8:54 PM Author: charismatic idea he suggested "Tough for me to sit on emails or work though since my instinct is to try and clear my plate ASAP."
i wish i had that quality. i have the opposite problem. |
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Date: September 28th, 2014 9:04 PM Author: maize unhinged national factory reset button Well my supervisors and clients will ride me relentlessly if stuff doesn't get done ASAP. I'm just trying to head that off. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26417490) |
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Date: September 28th, 2014 10:54 PM Author: Aromatic dilemma jfc, that sounds terrible (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26418327) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 8:25 AM Author: Curious Ceo Associate Tell everyone how busy you are. Stop going to the office. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26420144) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 2:44 PM Author: Domesticated Spot Karate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26421529) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 3:35 PM Author: Aromatic dilemma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26421872) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 11:57 PM Author: hyperventilating glassy son of senegal This. I just used the name of one big swinging dick partner and told everyone else i was too busy. Coasted for a year+ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26425549) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:28 PM Author: Curious Ceo Associate I didn't go to the office for a week and when I came back everyone was like, "Obviously, you're slammed" or "Wow, really blowing and going, huh?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26433129) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 2:45 PM Author: Domesticated Spot Karate Tell HR you are going through extreme emotional distress related to your gender identity, and stop coming to work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26421534) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 3:35 PM Author: Shivering stead macaca 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26421869) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 3:35 PM Author: Aromatic dilemma lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26421873) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 10:14 PM Author: hyperventilating glassy son of senegal this only works for a few years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26432410) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 10:16 PM Author: aphrodisiac address lol. i actually think this could buy you 3-6 months of paid leave. genius, (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26432425) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2020 8:48 PM Author: Wonderful Twinkling Uncleanness Orchestra Pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#40543585) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 3:35 PM Author: Duck-like orange foreskin house Walk in and act like you don't speak or understand a word of english. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26421880) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 10:11 PM Author: Curious Ceo Associate 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26424655) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 3:39 PM Author: soul-stirring mental disorder preventive strike Cite a conflict to your firm's biggest/crappiest clients (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26421910) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 10:08 PM Author: Angry talented travel guidebook locale overestimate how long it will take you do to something. turn it in a little bit earlier than your estimate, but not when you're done. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26424624) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 10:11 PM Author: Curious Ceo Associate Horrible advice. You're doing the work you're given, but under promising and over delivering. He'll be slammed in no time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26424652) |
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Date: September 29th, 2014 10:12 PM Author: Angry talented travel guidebook locale no, this is when partner says "can you do this by weds" and you go "hmmm, i think the soonest i can get it to you is by friday" and then you give it to them thurs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26424670) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 10:34 PM Author: Aromatic dilemma that's not going to help that much (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26432625) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:26 PM Author: Curious Ceo Associate You're training them to think that you're an honest broker who outperforms expectations. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26433110) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 10:41 PM Author: Trip Vermilion Codepig Bawdyhouse Volunteer to oversee contract attorneys on a gigantic antitrust doc review.
I was on a sprawling antitrust doc review that was so disorganized that nobody told me to stop reviewing documents until half a year later after the case had actually ended. |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:24 PM Author: rusted stirring plaza fortuitous meteor lol. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26433087) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:27 PM Author: Curious Ceo Associate mildly believable if it was two months (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26433112) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:30 PM Author: Trip Vermilion Codepig Bawdyhouse Much longer than that, but likely only because I only did a few hours of it every week so nobody noticed.
In fact, now that I think about it, nobody ever told me to stop reviewing docs -- I learned that the case ended only when I asked about it at some associates' going-away event. |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:31 PM Author: Curious Ceo Associate Oh okay. The in-house person was just writing it down. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26433150) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:32 PM Author: Trip Vermilion Codepig Bawdyhouse It probably helped that there was a unrelated doc review for the same company going on at the same time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2686812&forum_id=2#26433161) |