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Dat biglaw feeling when a fuckup from months ago surfaces

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lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  05/31/16
What about years ago?
flickering mediation hall
  05/31/16
Even better
lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  05/31/16
...
flickering mediation hall
  05/31/16
I once got an email 2+ years after I left BIGLAW from an Ass...
Chrome church
  06/02/16
Interesting. More details.
Shimmering corner sneaky criminal
  06/02/16
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walnut stirring police squad
  06/02/16
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Tan knife
  09/01/16
This is why you lateral periodically
Big trailer park
  06/01/16
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ungodly shitlib
  06/02/16
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flickering mediation hall
  06/02/16
Did you make partner at least or are you of counsel?
Chrome church
  06/02/16
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flickering mediation hall
  06/02/16
10 year associate bro? Did they give you the 6 month heads u...
Chrome church
  06/02/16
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flickering mediation hall
  06/02/16
You've been an asshole to some poasters on this bort. I ...
walnut stirring police squad
  06/02/16
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flickering mediation hall
  06/02/16
Ten Years An Associate
mind-boggling anal ape
  06/02/16
I think it will be with me the rest of my life.
Puce Nubile Rigpig
  05/31/16
At least when you leave the firm it is just a phantom feelin...
lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  05/31/16
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Puce Nubile Rigpig
  05/31/16
Lol (guy not familiar with the tolling of the malpractice st...
crimson step-uncle's house queen of the night
  05/31/16
Firm has insurance
lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  05/31/16
When firm goes belly up....
crimson step-uncle's house queen of the night
  05/31/16
Equity partners will get hit first
lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  05/31/16
it doesnt matter it's just 'law' all made up bs
Supple Marketing Idea
  05/31/16
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painfully honest public bath
  06/02/16
generally preceded by a subject line saying "Quick Ques...
brindle thriller university
  05/31/16
just reply 'doesnt matter man, leave it alone'
Supple Marketing Idea
  05/31/16
Usually involves a client inquiry
lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  05/31/16
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bisexual topaz hominid striped hyena
  06/02/16
Bingo
lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  05/31/16
"Do you recall why we did X?" Or the really gre...
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/01/16
...
Big trailer park
  06/01/16
fma
brindle thriller university
  06/01/16
got #2 from a client a week ago, had to reach back a year an...
slimy yapping laser beams wagecucks
  06/01/16
The process of doing that. Door closed. Glancing at phone. G...
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/02/16
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ungodly shitlib
  06/02/16
JESUS
bateful pit
  06/02/16
Not even HE can help you now.
Chrome church
  06/02/16
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walnut stirring police squad
  06/02/16
holy fuck, this one hits way too close to home. literally sw...
Heady piazza legend
  06/02/16
sorry brother. this whole thread took me back too.
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/02/16
*cardiac arrest*
slimy yapping laser beams wagecucks
  06/02/16
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razzle-dazzle giraffe
  06/02/16
"I'm still not understanding." *shudders*
charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann
  06/02/16
Oh god
Splenetic Macaca
  06/03/16
Great name/post synergy here.
mauve hairraiser messiness
  06/02/16
""I'm still not understanding. If you thought it w...
walnut stirring police squad
  06/02/16
lol of course bud. partners have NEVER made a mistake
charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann
  06/03/16
This is shitlaw too
Shimmering corner sneaky criminal
  09/01/16
It’s true. All of it.
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/04/16
...
Splenetic Macaca
  06/03/16
Oh god, literally inducing PTSD
Puce Nubile Rigpig
  09/02/16
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;.,.,.;;;::.,.;.,;.;.;.;.;;::..;.;.,,,
  07/08/20
Triggering
Boyish goyim
  05/31/16
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lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  05/31/16
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180 angry volcanic crater doctorate
  06/01/16
cr
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/01/16
cr just broke into a cold sweat thinking about it
slimy yapping laser beams wagecucks
  06/01/16
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lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  06/01/16
InHouse bro here. I did this to outside counsel a few mo...
razzle-dazzle giraffe
  06/01/16
Associate def got pushed in front of the bus, lol. Can't ha...
Big trailer park
  06/01/16
This
Vermilion Exciting Mad Cow Disease Hunting Ground
  06/03/16
good or shitty firm?
Fragrant house affirmative action
  06/01/16
v50ish firm. Not our go-to firm.
razzle-dazzle giraffe
  06/01/16
the best way to deal with this is generally to deny any invo...
brindle thriller university
  06/02/16
"but you billed 200 hours on that case" Wasn't ...
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/02/16
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bisexual topaz hominid striped hyena
  06/02/16
"Are you saying that you didn't work on this case?"...
razzle-dazzle giraffe
  06/02/16
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flickering mediation hall
  06/02/16
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Chrome church
  06/02/16
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walnut stirring police squad
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infuriating space
  09/01/16
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blue principal's office
  06/02/16
Client came and he caught me red-handed not amending Section...
adulterous halford
  06/02/16
175
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/02/16
180
charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann
  06/02/16
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slimy yapping laser beams wagecucks
  06/02/16
ty
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  06/03/16
criminally underrated
charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann
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olive underhanded ticket booth famous landscape painting
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alcoholic property legal warrant
  09/02/16
Ljl
infuriating space
  09/01/16
F. This whole thread seems terrifying. Is this just a tra...
provocative nofapping plaza
  06/02/16
Probably a transactional thing. I have 2 specific fuckups (...
charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann
  06/02/16
I fucked up pretty bad once. I had a national client in a sl...
Smoky yarmulke sweet tailpipe
  06/02/16
Lol, that is bad.
Deep overrated sanctuary
  09/02/16
I think litigation the mistakes catch you real quick. When y...
Unhinged Ceo
  06/02/16
Litigation bro here. I think it's a little different with co...
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/02/16
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flickering mediation hall
  06/02/16
cr, or you're going after a fraudster but an officer at your...
Cheese-eating tanning salon
  06/02/16
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flickering mediation hall
  06/02/16
Litigation is flame and always settles, so I guess in the 1/...
rough-skinned pozpig mental disorder
  06/04/16
NOPE. Litigation can be even worse because you can accident...
Puce Nubile Rigpig
  09/02/16
Talked to a buddy who left the firm and he said not having t...
Slippery rusted pisswyrm
  06/02/16
Bad news, bros. This continues in the in-house world, parti...
mauve hairraiser messiness
  06/02/16
The good news about inhouse is that so many people are invol...
apoplectic multi-colored nursing home turdskin
  06/02/16
This doesn't fly for me since I tend to get put in charge of...
mauve hairraiser messiness
  06/02/16
It's not just one group in charge of anything here. There's ...
apoplectic multi-colored nursing home turdskin
  06/02/16
Of course, but you're not going to be held responsible for n...
mauve hairraiser messiness
  06/02/16
Sort of. I fucked up something pretty major as a 2nd year...
Chrome church
  06/02/16
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flickering mediation hall
  06/02/16
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Chrome church
  06/02/16
lmao
mauve hairraiser messiness
  06/02/16
Where I work now this type of argument would never fly. The...
mauve hairraiser messiness
  06/02/16
this, and you deal with so many fuckups from so many non-law...
Puce Nubile Rigpig
  09/02/16
worst one i got was about a dumb position i took in a brief ...
Razzmatazz hospital
  06/02/16
Nice
laughsome mewling candlestick maker
  06/02/16
That's how it's done.
wonderful rambunctious sex offender heaven
  06/02/16
Worst fuckup I had in biglaw was mistakenly writing off $120...
beady-eyed resort
  06/02/16
>He eventually gave up and moved on. >He gave up an...
Glittery liquid oxygen
  06/03/16
Damnit just had a doozy surface today. Probably going to ha...
lake filthpig faggot firefighter
  09/01/16
Reminder: Associate inattention to detail (in a deal he didn...
Puce Nubile Rigpig
  09/02/16


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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:41 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596309)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:42 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall

What about years ago?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596319)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:42 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter

Even better

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596320)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:44 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596334)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:51 PM
Author: Chrome church

I once got an email 2+ years after I left BIGLAW from an Associate working on a case I was on asking me why I did this back then instead of that.

I emailed back:

FUCK YOU. Do not contact me again.

And I cc-ed in my old boss and the managing partner. Like 20 minutes later my old boss sent back an email that apologized and said to ignore the prior email.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608076)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:00 PM
Author: Shimmering corner sneaky criminal

Interesting. More details.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608148)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 3:05 PM
Author: walnut stirring police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609024)



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Date: September 1st, 2016 8:47 PM
Author: Tan knife



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31317733)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:23 PM
Author: Big trailer park

This is why you lateral periodically

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605613)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 7:34 AM
Author: ungodly shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606517)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:48 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608059)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:52 PM
Author: Chrome church

Did you make partner at least or are you of counsel?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608084)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:55 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608112)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:56 PM
Author: Chrome church

10 year associate bro? Did they give you the 6 month heads up to start looking for a job while still paying you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608121)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:58 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608133)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 3:05 PM
Author: walnut stirring police squad

You've been an asshole to some poasters on this bort.

I can't say I feel sympathy for you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609026)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 4:43 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609668)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 4:38 PM
Author: mind-boggling anal ape

Ten Years An Associate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609626)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:44 PM
Author: Puce Nubile Rigpig

I think it will be with me the rest of my life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596328)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:45 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter

At least when you leave the firm it is just a phantom feeling

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596339)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:46 PM
Author: Puce Nubile Rigpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596345)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:47 PM
Author: crimson step-uncle's house queen of the night

Lol (guy not familiar with the tolling of the malpractice statute of limitations which includes "continuing representation" which can be literally anything).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596356)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:49 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter

Firm has insurance

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596380)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:58 PM
Author: crimson step-uncle's house queen of the night

When firm goes belly up....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596481)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 8:00 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter

Equity partners will get hit first

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596498)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:47 PM
Author: Supple Marketing Idea

it doesnt matter it's just 'law' all made up bs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596352)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:14 PM
Author: painfully honest public bath



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30607853)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:47 PM
Author: brindle thriller university

generally preceded by a subject line saying "Quick Question about X" followed by a lengthy set of questions, to which there are no good answers

and to which u spend a significant amount of time investigating by poring through ur old emails

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596359)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:50 PM
Author: Supple Marketing Idea

just reply 'doesnt matter man, leave it alone'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596401)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:51 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter

Usually involves a client inquiry

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596414)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 7:22 AM
Author: bisexual topaz hominid striped hyena



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606487)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:51 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter

Bingo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596412)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:35 PM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

"Do you recall why we did X?"

Or the really great one:

"Do you recall why we didn't do Y?"

Or

"Did anyone check the dates on Z?"

Or

"When was the last time we ran a search for A?"

Or

"Have we been monitoring the underlying litigation/bankruptcy filings in matter B?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605694)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:36 PM
Author: Big trailer park



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605699)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:42 PM
Author: brindle thriller university

fma

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605736)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:44 PM
Author: slimy yapping laser beams wagecucks

got #2 from a client a week ago, had to reach back a year and a half in my inbox to cover my ass

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605739)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 7:04 AM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

The process of doing that. Door closed. Glancing at phone. Glancing at door. Scrolling through emails. Cursing. Realizing you used the wrong search term. Realizing you are searching the wrong year. Getting the second email from the partner asking why you haven't responded to the first email. "Looking into it now!" ("You fucking son of a bitch!" you silently amend.) Seeing the first string of emails. Seeing where you recommended to the partner that you do Y. Seeing where the partner chastised you for forgetting that the client is cost conscious and doesn't want us chasing down rabbit holes. Grim satisfaction radiating outward. Glum realization that none of it matters. Forward email to partner. "It looks like we (FUCK YOU IT WAS YOU YOU ASSHOLE) determined that the potential exposure didn't warrant exhausting that eventuality. See below."

Sit back in chair. Cold sweats subsidizing. Resolve to drink heavily after work.

(3 minutes later)

"I'm still not understanding. If you thought it was important at the time, why didn't you press for it? That's what I rely on you for. Please prepare an email to the client, for my review, explaining all of this. Thanls."



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606476)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 7:36 AM
Author: ungodly shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606522)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 7:39 AM
Author: bateful pit

JESUS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606531)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:58 PM
Author: Chrome church

Not even HE can help you now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608131)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 3:07 PM
Author: walnut stirring police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609043)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 7:48 AM
Author: Heady piazza legend

holy fuck, this one hits way too close to home. literally sweating and debating taking a proponolol to slow heart rate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606558)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 8:14 AM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

sorry brother. this whole thread took me back too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606617)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 8:53 AM
Author: slimy yapping laser beams wagecucks

*cardiac arrest*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606771)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 8:57 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606788)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:55 PM
Author: charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann

"I'm still not understanding."

*shudders*



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608116)



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Date: June 3rd, 2016 5:55 PM
Author: Splenetic Macaca

Oh god

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30618149)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:23 PM
Author: mauve hairraiser messiness

Great name/post synergy here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608290)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 3:07 PM
Author: walnut stirring police squad

""I'm still not understanding. If you thought it was important at the time, why didn't you press for it? That's what I rely on you for."

FUCK MY ASS,

Is this truly the life of BIGLAW?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609041)



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Date: June 3rd, 2016 7:24 PM
Author: charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann

lol of course bud. partners have NEVER made a mistake

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30618877)



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Date: September 1st, 2016 8:53 PM
Author: Shimmering corner sneaky criminal

This is shitlaw too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31317786)



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Date: June 4th, 2016 6:10 PM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

It’s true. All of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30624795)



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Date: June 3rd, 2016 5:54 PM
Author: Splenetic Macaca



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30618138)



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Date: September 2nd, 2016 9:54 AM
Author: Puce Nubile Rigpig

Oh god, literally inducing PTSD

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31320700)



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Date: July 8th, 2020 11:05 PM
Author: ;.,.,.;;;::.,.;.,;.;.;.;.;;::..;.;.,,, (Beer Like Water. Drugs Like Candy. Women Like Tissue.)




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#40571410)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:51 PM
Author: Boyish goyim

Triggering

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596413)



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Date: May 31st, 2016 7:57 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30596469)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 6:11 PM
Author: 180 angry volcanic crater doctorate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30603599)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:35 PM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605695)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:38 PM
Author: slimy yapping laser beams wagecucks

cr just broke into a cold sweat thinking about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605718)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 5:34 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30603386)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:20 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle giraffe

InHouse bro here.

I did this to outside counsel a few months ago. I was trying to figure out the timeline of a variety of agreements/amendments, and one K popped up with the name of a foreign affiliate with foreign law scattered throughout the doc (this was exclusively a domestic deal). Hit up outside counsel that prepared the docs to reconcile the discrepancy. Set up a call with my boss, partner, and associate that prepared the doc.

Call was no more than 10 mins, 5 of which was the partner apologizing for not reviewing the associate's work/mix up. Partner said that they'd do the work and write off the time to prepare a new agreement. Turns out the associate/partner fucked up and forgot to update the agreements to reflect the exclusion of our foreign affiliate. Don't know if the associate jumped or was tossed on the grenade. At the time the associate was a 1st year, so I can't imagine he was to blame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605592)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:25 PM
Author: Big trailer park

Associate def got pushed in front of the bus, lol. Can't hang anything on a first year, it's negligent not to review their work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605630)



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Date: June 3rd, 2016 5:26 PM
Author: Vermilion Exciting Mad Cow Disease Hunting Ground

This

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30617944)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:37 PM
Author: Fragrant house affirmative action

good or shitty firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605712)



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Date: June 1st, 2016 11:47 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle giraffe

v50ish firm. Not our go-to firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605748)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:41 AM
Author: brindle thriller university

the best way to deal with this is generally to deny any involvement on the matter, even if u were the lead/only associate on it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30605998)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 6:56 AM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

"but you billed 200 hours on that case"

Wasn't me.

"but your sig block is on half the motions"

Wasn't me.

"Here's an email string of 40 emails between you and the client"

Wasn't me.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606470)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 7:25 AM
Author: bisexual topaz hominid striped hyena



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606494)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 7:43 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle giraffe

"Are you saying that you didn't work on this case?"

I'm not saying shit till my lawyer gets here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606539)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:51 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608075)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:59 PM
Author: Chrome church



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608143)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 4:37 PM
Author: walnut stirring police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609612)



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Date: September 1st, 2016 8:48 PM
Author: infuriating space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31317740)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 8:59 AM
Author: blue principal's office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606801)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 9:36 AM
Author: adulterous halford

Client came and he caught me red-handed not amending Section 4

Picture this, I was stuck up shit's creek sitting on the 19th floor

How could I forget I referenced FINRA 15c3-3

Partner demanded I do it but he told the client it was me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30606923)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 10:46 AM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

175

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30607324)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 10:56 AM
Author: charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30607393)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 11:18 AM
Author: slimy yapping laser beams wagecucks



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30607508)



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Date: June 3rd, 2016 7:23 PM
Author: Stubborn roommate therapy

ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30618873)



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Date: September 2nd, 2016 9:53 AM
Author: charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann

criminally underrated

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31320693)



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Date: September 2nd, 2016 9:56 AM
Author: olive underhanded ticket booth famous landscape painting



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31320707)



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Date: September 2nd, 2016 9:58 AM
Author: alcoholic property legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31320721)



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Date: September 1st, 2016 8:44 PM
Author: infuriating space

Ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31317718)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:13 PM
Author: provocative nofapping plaza

F. This whole thread seems terrifying.

Is this just a tranny thing? Don't think I ever had lingering issues like this in litigation. There were plenty of "oh shit" moments, but never months or years later. (Rolled out as a 5th year. Don't practice law anymore)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30607850)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:15 PM
Author: charismatic self-absorbed business firm boltzmann

Probably a transactional thing. I have 2 specific fuckups (one from a year ago and one from my first 6 months practicing) that I sometimes worry about. But I'm leaving my firm soon so good luck fuckers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30607855)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:33 PM
Author: Smoky yarmulke sweet tailpipe

I fucked up pretty bad once. I had a national client in a slew of multi jurisdictional case. I was given rogs to complete and incorrectly identified my clients address do to 90 different ones given and they got subjected to jurisdiction and a shit venue they spent hours if not months determining and coordinating with all counsel to avoid.

That was bad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608345)



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Date: September 2nd, 2016 10:11 AM
Author: Deep overrated sanctuary

Lol, that is bad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31320796)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:47 PM
Author: Unhinged Ceo

I think litigation the mistakes catch you real quick. When you have opposing counsel they usually press issues and your screw ups end up as a motion for sanctions/protective order/compel etc within months.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608053)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:52 PM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

Litigation bro here. I think it's a little different with complex financial lit and multiple jurisdictional litigation. The fuck ups can linger for a long time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608086)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:10 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608204)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 3:03 PM
Author: Cheese-eating tanning salon

cr, or you're going after a fraudster but an officer at your client's institution was involved in the fraud. "Yah, client says he just got a call from an AUSA about the X case, can you explain why_____?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609015)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:54 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608103)



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Date: June 4th, 2016 6:26 PM
Author: rough-skinned pozpig mental disorder

Litigation is flame and always settles, so I guess in the 1/50 chance u actually face trial ur mistake could catch up. Also Far fewer opportunities in lit for a minor fuckup to have a huge effect, as long as u watch ur deadlines

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30624918)



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Date: September 2nd, 2016 9:56 AM
Author: Puce Nubile Rigpig

NOPE. Litigation can be even worse because you can accidentally create and entire line of cases that fucks your client. Or you can make a mistake that results in settling for millions more than was the strategy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31320708)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:27 PM
Author: Slippery rusted pisswyrm

Talked to a buddy who left the firm and he said not having this over his head was the best thing about leaving. He told me good luck when some of the shit he did wrong from years ago popped up.

At the same time, it's an extremely relieving feeling to see shit go wrong and realize that it was not you or that it pre-dates your involvement on something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30607924)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:54 PM
Author: mauve hairraiser messiness

Bad news, bros. This continues in the in-house world, particularly because attorneys stay for long periods of time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608111)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 12:57 PM
Author: apoplectic multi-colored nursing home turdskin

The good news about inhouse is that so many people are involved in something to do anything that if it gets fucked up it's easy to blame someone else. At a firm the accountability is so much higher.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608126)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:00 PM
Author: mauve hairraiser messiness

This doesn't fly for me since I tend to get put in charge of various (usually failing) projects. So I get a "TMF, do you remember that thing you worked on 3 years ago when you just got here? Can you remember why you chose to do A instead of B?" It usually is because of something that was totally different 3 years ago that would have made B impossible but when you're on the spot you usually respond with a horrified, blank look as you desperately try to recall what was going on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608150)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:02 PM
Author: apoplectic multi-colored nursing home turdskin

It's not just one group in charge of anything here. There's compliance, legal, business bros, risk, finance, privacy, all kinds of shit weighing in on anything, and then multiple people from each of those groups

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608165)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:14 PM
Author: mauve hairraiser messiness

Of course, but you're not going to be held responsible for non-obvious failures of other groups as long as you've properly involved them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608235)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:02 PM
Author: Chrome church

Sort of.

I fucked up something pretty major as a 2nd year and I got called into the chair's office about it and he asked why I did X instead of Y. And I responded with the truth, "Uh, I've been practicing for like a year and a half, I had never done that before and I guess I fucked it up. Perhaps you guys should supervise me a little more until I become more competent." I stayed another 18 months and then bolted.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608164)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:06 PM
Author: flickering mediation hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608187)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:13 PM
Author: Chrome church



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608229)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:15 PM
Author: mauve hairraiser messiness

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608247)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:15 PM
Author: mauve hairraiser messiness

Where I work now this type of argument would never fly. The response would be "if you didn't know what you were doing, why the fuck didn't you run this by someone more experienced?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608245)



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Date: September 2nd, 2016 10:00 AM
Author: Puce Nubile Rigpig

this, and you deal with so many fuckups from so many non-lawyer people that everyone's used to it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31320731)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:01 PM
Author: Razzmatazz hospital

worst one i got was about a dumb position i took in a brief in a case where junior partner had flamed out and left law, so i just wrote back "yeah, wtf, departed partner never explained that tactic no matter how often we pushed back" and no one ever asked me about it again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608160)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 4:59 PM
Author: laughsome mewling candlestick maker

Nice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609792)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 5:14 PM
Author: wonderful rambunctious sex offender heaven

That's how it's done.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30609894)



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Date: June 2nd, 2016 1:18 PM
Author: beady-eyed resort

Worst fuckup I had in biglaw was mistakenly writing off $120k in legal fees. Partner called me about it and I held my ground on the fact that he said to do it. He eventually gave up and moved on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30608267)



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Date: June 3rd, 2016 5:57 PM
Author: Glittery liquid oxygen

>He eventually gave up and moved on.

>He gave up and moved on.

>He moved on.

LOL, that's what you think

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#30618168)



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Date: September 1st, 2016 8:38 PM
Author: lake filthpig faggot firefighter

Damnit just had a doozy surface today. Probably going to have to eat $20k in legal fees. So far I just haven't written accounting back.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31317679)



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Date: September 2nd, 2016 10:01 AM
Author: Puce Nubile Rigpig

Reminder: Associate inattention to detail (in a deal he didn't understand) resulted in GM having to eat $1.5 BILLION while Partners sent "looks good, other than a typo" e-mail and skated.

http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=2789519&mc=163&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3239330&forum_id=2#31320741)