Comments on: Musings on class structure: lunches and the firm holiday party

By: AssociateSpeak Author

AssociateSpeak Author — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:03:04 +0000

Ferretstew – congrats on passing the bar exam! That’s wonderful news. Thanks for reading and posting. Now go celebrate!

By: ferretstew

ferretstew — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:38:50 +0000

Agreed with the above. This is a good blog, keep it up. Bar results came out today (I passed!). I guess that left me primed to revisit the whole awful experience because I stumbled on your bar exam story and enjoyed the heck out of it. Were you taking notes? I left the hall after the third day with instant amnesia!

By: AssociateSpeak Author

AssociateSpeak Author — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:11:50 +0000

SFLaw — appreciate the response. Thanks for reading!

By: AssociateSpeak Author

AssociateSpeak Author — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:20 +0000

JRassoc, thanks for your comments and question. See today’s post for some discussion about this issue. It’s a difficult issue that probably requires more than one post: actual bullying does exist, but sometimes the perception of bullying also occurs when there is a huge disparity and imbalance of knowledge and experience between a senior staff member and an entry-level associate.

By: SFLaw

SFLaw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:45:37 +0000

Your post reminded me of how completely awkward firm holiday parties can be. For the sheer fun of people-watching, it never disappoints. From the partners who swap private jokes with their peers to the associates who walk a fine line between talking up the main players while never really letting loose because there’s too much at stake, it’s better than staying home and watching TV. Does law school ever really prepare you for this?

By: JRassoc

JRassoc — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:43:12 +0000

I love your blog! Keep writing. In particular, could you write about bullying of junior associates by support staff like paralegals and secretaries? I would be interested in that one…yeah.