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biglaw attorneys: can you keep alcohol openly displayed in decanter at office?

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crimson hairy legs
  01/20/18
Uhhhhhhh I’ve had a bottle of jack on my bookshelf for the p...
cobalt hairraiser scourge upon the earth
  01/20/18
How often are people in/out of your space?
crimson hairy legs
  01/20/18
I am located on a well traversed part of the office
cobalt hairraiser scourge upon the earth
  01/20/18
handicapped shitter?
beady-eyed associate place of business
  01/20/18
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cobalt hairraiser scourge upon the earth
  01/20/18
only if you're "partner"
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  01/20/18
no but in court you can wear those helmets with beer cans on...
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Guy who thinks biglawyers see a courtroom
lake idiotic center
  01/20/18
why would you
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  01/21/18
Our firm has an express policy that you're only allowed to c...
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  01/20/18
everybody keeps a bottle of beam and dixie cups in their bot...
beady-eyed associate place of business
  01/20/18
OP wasn't asking about sneaking booze - he was asking about ...
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  01/20/18
you don't have empties from the craft beer place pyramaided ...
beady-eyed associate place of business
  01/20/18
I don't think anyone would mind
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crimson hairy legs
  01/20/18
It is going to be pretentious as fuck if you have a bottle o...
charismatic background story native
  01/20/18
that's what i figured. how often do people day (or evening) ...
crimson hairy legs
  01/20/18
lol
Violent Jet-lagged Twinkling Uncleanness
  01/21/18
Oh Jesus, don't do this
haunting hall ape
  01/20/18
i'm a lawyer-dentist-general, ret.
beady-eyed associate place of business
  01/20/18
I used to start drinking at 3pm in biglaw when the adderal w...
lake idiotic center
  01/20/18
just do the coke like a real lawyer.
beady-eyed associate place of business
  01/20/18
Coke when leaving the office to manufacture some euphoria. I...
lake idiotic center
  01/20/18
everytime a door slams shut you think it's the cops called t...
beady-eyed associate place of business
  01/20/18
Can barely jerk off (still jerk off for 4 hrs and wonderment...
lake idiotic center
  01/20/18
i know it's time to go on a coke hiatus when my cock bleeds ...
beady-eyed associate place of business
  01/20/18
When I was fedclerking I got talked to by the Clerk of the C...
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  01/20/18
yeah like how 7/11 has signs "no consuming beer within ...
beady-eyed associate place of business
  01/20/18
Yeah pretty much. I was genuinely surprised at how gay they...
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  01/20/18
surprised your judge was OK w/ it. my interaction w/ him was...
crimson hairy legs
  01/20/18
Everyone in my office has these. It’s nbd.
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  01/20/18
I kept the bottles hidden, but did keep a bottle of single m...
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  01/21/18
I had a nice bottle of scotch from a vendor that I left on a...
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  01/21/18
? It’s obligatory.
stirring stage
  01/21/18
Most of the associates in my office bring a case of Keystone...
Cerise trump supporter rigor
  01/21/18
Pretty common for associates to have a bottle of scotch in t...
startled mischievous hissy fit
  01/21/18
Kept a bottle of bourbon on bookshelf as a mid-level associa...
nofapping dog poop
  01/21/18
Have only seen an occasional partner with liquor in their of...
Ruddy Motley Gas Station Regret
  01/21/18
Nobody gives a shit and everybody is an alcoholic. Have you ...
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  01/22/18


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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:15 PM
Author: crimson hairy legs



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:50 PM
Author: cobalt hairraiser scourge upon the earth

Uhhhhhhh I’ve had a bottle of jack on my bookshelf for the past couple years and haven’t talked to HR yet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199210)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:55 PM
Author: crimson hairy legs

How often are people in/out of your space?

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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:56 PM
Author: cobalt hairraiser scourge upon the earth

I am located on a well traversed part of the office

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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:57 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

handicapped shitter?

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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:57 PM
Author: cobalt hairraiser scourge upon the earth



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:50 PM
Author: Wonderful dun nibblets cruise ship

only if you're "partner"

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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:51 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

no but in court you can wear those helmets with beer cans on the side.

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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:52 PM
Author: Lascivious Green Fanboi Chad



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:56 PM
Author: Wonderful dun nibblets cruise ship



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:59 PM
Author: lake idiotic center

Guy who thinks biglawyers see a courtroom

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199283)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:51 PM
Author: cracking selfie piazza

why would you

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Date: January 21st, 2018 10:28 AM
Author: excitant primrose parlor legend



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:53 PM
Author: charismatic background story native

Our firm has an express policy that you're only allowed to consume firm-provided alcohol in the office (e.g. attorney happy hours and other firm functions). Nevertheless, there is a partner on my floor with a bar cart with a variety of liquors, etc. I've never seen an associate or counsel do anything more than have an unopened bottle of wine on their desk from a xmas gift they haven't taken home yet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199235)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:54 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

everybody keeps a bottle of beam and dixie cups in their bottom drawer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199240)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:55 PM
Author: charismatic background story native

OP wasn't asking about sneaking booze - he was asking about open displays

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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:56 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

you don't have empties from the craft beer place pyramaided over your bookshelf?

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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:56 PM
Author: haunting hall ape

I don't think anyone would mind

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Date: January 20th, 2018 7:58 PM
Author: crimson hairy legs



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:00 PM
Author: charismatic background story native

It is going to be pretentious as fuck if you have a bottle of scotch sitting in a decanter on display. Don't be that guy. If you really want to have a snort now and then, just keep a bottle in your desk.

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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:06 PM
Author: crimson hairy legs

that's what i figured. how often do people day (or evening) drink in biglaw?

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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:13 AM
Author: Violent Jet-lagged Twinkling Uncleanness

lol

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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:01 PM
Author: haunting hall ape

Oh Jesus, don't do this

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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:01 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

i'm a lawyer-dentist-general, ret.

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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:00 PM
Author: lake idiotic center

I used to start drinking at 3pm in biglaw when the adderal was wearing off. Would be tabled by 7pm bad keep working through dinner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199293)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:01 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

just do the coke like a real lawyer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199296)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:03 PM
Author: lake idiotic center

Coke when leaving the office to manufacture some euphoria. It’s too inconsistent and euphoric to deal with the horror of 19 biglaw emails coming in a minute while simultaneously turning a partners illegible edits to a motion 1 hr beforehand it needs to be filed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199308)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:05 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

everytime a door slams shut you think it's the cops called to make an example of you by some service partner. your jaw clenches, you can barely jerk off, grabbing your glock tightly to go out in a blaze of glory.

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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:06 PM
Author: lake idiotic center

Can barely jerk off (still jerk off for 4 hrs and wonderment where the time went) jfc I don’t miss biglaw, or adderal. Miss coke a little.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199337)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:08 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

i know it's time to go on a coke hiatus when my cock bleeds and peels like a baby snake upgrading.

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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:03 PM
Author: turquoise striped hyena genital piercing

When I was fedclerking I got talked to by the Clerk of the Court personally about a fucking bottle of cheap glenfiddich that I happened to leave out on my desk after working late one night. They told my judge and everything, but he didn't care and I actually think it helped me with him long term.

But anyway, just so you know: there are apparently federal regs that prohibit the consumption of alcohol on premises.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199305)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:03 PM
Author: beady-eyed associate place of business

yeah like how 7/11 has signs "no consuming beer within 500 feet."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199314)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:05 PM
Author: turquoise striped hyena genital piercing

Yeah pretty much. I was genuinely surprised at how gay they were about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199324)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:24 PM
Author: crimson hairy legs

surprised your judge was OK w/ it. my interaction w/ him was negative (we've talked about this elsewhere iirc)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199469)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:42 PM
Author: vigorous milky gunner community account

Everyone in my office has these. It’s nbd.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35199599)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 10:13 AM
Author: Bronze death wish casino

I kept the bottles hidden, but did keep a bottle of single malt in its canister displayed for a number of years (gift from client)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35202010)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 10:18 AM
Author: house-broken sooty gaming laptop

I had a nice bottle of scotch from a vendor that I left on an office shelf. Nbd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35202021)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 10:26 AM
Author: stirring stage

? It’s obligatory.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35202055)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 10:59 AM
Author: Cerise trump supporter rigor

Most of the associates in my office bring a case of Keystone light and a Yeti cooler to work on Fridays. Partners don't like it but they deal with it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35202231)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:08 AM
Author: startled mischievous hissy fit

Pretty common for associates to have a bottle of scotch in the desk, usually broken out for a late night drink with fellow associates or a "chill" junior partner after finishing some big task (I'm a litigator, so usually filing a big brief at midnight or something like that). Don't know anyone with openly displayed alcohol though except for one older partner. Would be weird at my firm for a junior associate to have a bottle on the shelf like some kind of college dorm shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35202283)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: nofapping dog poop

Kept a bottle of bourbon on bookshelf as a mid-level associate. Partners would high five when they noticed it got drained because that meant we were in there late at some point. In current form probably half of the offices have a bottle of liquor out in the open

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35202300)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:45 PM
Author: Ruddy Motley Gas Station Regret

Have only seen an occasional partner with liquor in their office.

One rainmaker used to get sloshed daily but he brought in so much business no one cared.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35207179)



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Date: January 22nd, 2018 2:04 AM
Author: Rambunctious alpha

Nobody gives a shit and everybody is an alcoholic. Have you ever stayed too late at a biglaw Christmas party?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3865801&forum_id=2#35207623)