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Partners who exploit summer associates?
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Date: June 30th, 2012 10:08 PM Author: sick bat shit crazy prole house So this partner has a reputation bad enough that none of the real associates want to work for him. At first I felt grateful for all the responsibility he seemed to be giving me, but partner is never happy with anything, has me billing 50-60 hours a week and working every weekend and has forbidden me from taking other assignments even though I tried to tactfully express that I want to try different practice areas.
Any options here besides keep bending over or no offer?
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Date: June 30th, 2012 10:18 PM Author: laughsome tantric forum its just for the summer
that is nothing
what if that was when u were a real associate..
just get use to it.. ur a little bitch in BIGLAW.. one way or the other ull get raped.. just enjoy the rest of the summer being raped in the anus and then try not to work with him if u get a perm offer
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Date: July 1st, 2012 12:30 PM Author: hyperventilating aphrodisiac plaza nice kitty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#20995854) |
Date: June 30th, 2012 10:13 PM Author: Shimmering razzmatazz orchestra pit laser beams talk to the recruiter or stfu and take it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#20993325) |
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Date: June 30th, 2012 10:15 PM Author: floppy nubile sweet tailpipe poison (you and/or him are viable options) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#20993338) |
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Date: June 30th, 2012 10:39 PM Author: boyish slimy pocket flask stfu. here's a taste of life in the bigs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#20993472) |
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Date: June 30th, 2012 10:55 PM Author: Irate codepig hall You will do NOTHING and you'll like it.
You will go home, go to sleep, come back to work and ASK FOR MORE.
Why?
Because "you don't have a fucking offer".
You will be that Partner's bitch for as long as he chooses until you suddenly develop a book of business that the firm gives 2 shits about.
You don't like it, you can just do 3L OCI, Bro. |
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Date: June 30th, 2012 10:58 PM Author: dun submissive trump supporter If not flame, really, keep your fucking mouth shut. You're within an inch of your life here, child. Keep your fucking mouth shut and do the work.
Do the work. Keep your fucking mouth shut about it. |
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Date: June 30th, 2012 11:00 PM Author: Irate codepig hall This advice kinda sounds rapey. . .
still credited, tho |
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Date: June 30th, 2012 11:02 PM Author: vivacious gas station Welcome to biglawl.
At least the firm is busy. Class of 2011 wouldve killed to have an asshole partner working them to death. |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 2:56 AM Author: onyx contagious community account Huh? Our first years are getting crushed right now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#21007461) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 2:57 AM Author: jade sandwich kitchen summer classes of 15-20 will do that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#21007464) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 2:59 AM Author: onyx contagious community account Touche. Especially true when you subtract off the retards who aren't worth of being assigned work. |
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Date: June 30th, 2012 11:02 PM Author: supple rebellious wagecucks goal in life enjoy being a house millennial (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#20993588) |
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Date: July 1st, 2012 12:22 PM Author: Stirring ruddy theatre You're in trouble. The issue isn't about suffering through the summer; you can obviously tough it out for a few weeks. The problem is that this partner is attempting to adopt you for good.... if you allow this to continue, once you start at the firm, you're his bitch.
You have a few options, none of them good. First, evaluate your prospects for other employment--do you have the option to go to the place where you did your 1L summer? Are you a strong candidate for clerkships (i.e., either personal connections or LRev+top 25% at a T14)? If you are, talk to the recruiter about getting you work with other partners.
If you answer "no" to these questions, you need this offer... so you need to reconcile yourself to working for this guy, at least until you are at the firm for a while. This would mean you should do nothing; however, there is a risk with this which you might not be fully appreciating. You say that you can't do anything right with this partner--so what will his review of you look like? Are you sure it will be good? One possibility would be to talk to the partner and say, "I really love working with you and I'm happy to only work for you, but I'm concerned that I might not get an offer if other partners don't know me. Will I be okay?"
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Date: July 1st, 2012 12:28 PM Author: motley impressive sex offender Totally credited analysis. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#20995839) |
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Date: July 2nd, 2012 10:46 PM Author: sick bat shit crazy prole house So talking to the recruiter about getting work from other partners is generally suicidal? The party line at the firm is that we should take this opportunity to try out anything and everything.
By never happy, I meant the assignment is never over - no feedback or even negative commentary most of the time, just "MORE". So the other risk is also that the more I do, the more i help him see new facets of the "assignment" but he still wants it yesterday (even though discrete tasks are always completed within deadlines). Had a decent review but starting to suspect that the more I do, the more his expectations will increase until I am completely unable to meet them and then get no-offered. Better to just quietly disappear? |
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Date: July 2nd, 2012 11:52 PM Author: Fluffy hairless school cafeteria fanboi I'd talk to the recruiter about getting work from other partners.
It'd be rare to stay with one department (let alone, one partner) your entire summer. |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 2:55 AM Author: onyx contagious community account The partner will not remember this summer when he/she starts 18 months from now. It's not that hard to talk to the recruiting committee, who can easily reassign to other work. It's the recruiting committee's job to handle summer work assignment issues. |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 12:28 AM Author: galvanic step-uncle's house great flame! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1983675&forum_id=2#21006962) |