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Comment on Investing in your vacation time by molandur

molandur — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:13:02 +0000

Dear Author associatespeak.com !
It is a pity, that now I can not express – I am late for a meeting. I will be released – I will necessarily express the opinion on this question.

Comment on How to take vacation without using your vacation days – Part 1 by SFLaw

SFLaw — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:39:21 +0000

This is great information! I remember being completely clueless about this as a first-year associate. My firm does use the 0.1 method.

Comment 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!

Comment on Musings on class structure: lunches and the firm holiday party 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!

Comment on Musings on class structure: lunches and the firm holiday party by AssociateSpeak Author

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

SFLaw — appreciate the response. Thanks for reading!

Comment on Musings on class structure: lunches and the firm holiday party 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.

Comment on Musings on class structure: lunches and the firm holiday party 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?

Comment on Musings on class structure: lunches and the firm holiday party 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.

Comment on “It’s the economy, stupid!” by Cravath

Cravath — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:38:26 +0000

I heard that Cravath has been doing stealth layoffs for a while now, and their 2009 class is being paid $80k to defer to 2010.

Comment on “It’s the economy, stupid!” by AnonLW

AnonLW — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:32 +0000

In January, my firm was doing stealth layoffs but characterizing them as the “usual” firings associated with year-end reviews. By February, the partners had realized they had to let go of more people and couldn’t hide behind the “for cause” shield. They RIF’d about another 200 lawyers in late Feb.