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Law clerk did shitty work - let it go or report it up the chain?

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Flirting church building
  04/24/13
i'd say chew him out pretty good but don't rat him out unles...
iridescent hell bbw
  04/24/13
Why don't you just bitch him out and make him redo it?
purple tanning salon party of the first part
  04/24/13
just sit down with him and run through all the problems with...
zombie-like pisswyrm shrine
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Flirting church building
  04/24/13
Very important. What was the fuck up? If it was something...
Galvanic volcanic crater locus
  04/24/13
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Flirting church building
  04/24/13
lol as if he cares what johnsmeyer thinks
aquamarine nighttime cuckold orchestra pit
  04/24/13
180
Galvanic volcanic crater locus
  04/24/13
is he coming on after graduation?
rebellious alcoholic faggotry
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Flirting church building
  04/24/13
"....he should be thankful he has this opportunity.&quo...
sepia school cafeteria
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heady insecure milk brethren
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Flirting church building
  04/24/13
How much does he get paid? How large is the firm?
purple tanning salon party of the first part
  04/24/13
only credited question in the entire thread
magenta rehab
  06/18/13
I'd say chew his ass out, but do what you can to cover for h...
Razzle Henna Rigor
  04/24/13
this
Provocative boistinker
  04/24/13
titcr
exhilarant primrose senate mediation
  04/24/13
180, especially this part: "Make sure he knows that ...
Stubborn bull headed church laser beams
  04/25/13
i.e., pulling a Pete Campbell?
flatulent ticket booth
  06/18/13
are you female? just deal with this between the two of you. ...
heady insecure milk brethren
  04/24/13
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Flirting church building
  04/24/13
If he fucks up again though, you know what to do ---> shi...
poppy haunted graveyard
  04/24/13
How much does he get paid? Biglaw? Is this one of those ip e...
Spectacular frum bawdyhouse
  04/24/13
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Flirting church building
  04/24/13
If he gets paid a shit ton then there is no excuse. If it i...
Duck-like lodge hissy fit
  04/24/13
protip most people -- especially perfectionist law dorks -- ...
heady insecure milk brethren
  04/25/13
I don't believe that you're a professional employment consul...
Spectacular frum bawdyhouse
  04/25/13
if it's a small office, dont cover for him. you dont want to...
house-broken marketing idea
  04/24/13
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Startling Electric Furnace
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Flirting church building
  06/18/13
Did he have a good reputation before this? It's hard to ...
scarlet lascivious field
  06/18/13
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Flirting church building
  06/18/13
what type of firm are you at? no doobs but it's kind of ...
magenta rehab
  06/18/13
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Flirting church building
  06/18/13
gotcha. so this is like non-shitlaw type stuff?
magenta rehab
  06/18/13
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Flirting church building
  06/18/13
so this bro just cost himself huge since he went from potent...
magenta rehab
  06/18/13
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Flirting church building
  06/18/13
How times have changed. Back in the old days even Cravath wo...
bright bat-shit-crazy sound barrier
  06/18/13
if you already knew everything he needed to do and gave him ...
sapphire garrison
  06/18/13
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Flirting church building
  06/18/13
the way you described it made it seem like you told him exac...
sapphire garrison
  06/18/13
How did he get hired if he is seemingly too dumb to finish p...
hot dysfunction feces
  06/18/13
Do you feel any guilt you ruined this bros life?
french 180 parlor psychic
  06/18/13
School range? If legit TTT then don't feel bad, he shouldn'...
Submissive Lay Private Investor
  06/18/13


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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:08 PM
Author: Flirting church building



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:09 PM
Author: iridescent hell bbw

i'd say chew him out pretty good but don't rat him out unless he fucks up again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068377)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:09 PM
Author: purple tanning salon party of the first part

Why don't you just bitch him out and make him redo it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068379)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:10 PM
Author: zombie-like pisswyrm shrine

just sit down with him and run through all the problems with it. you probably should have checked in with him sooner to see how he was progressing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068387)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:11 PM
Author: Flirting church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068400)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:14 PM
Author: Galvanic volcanic crater locus

Very important. What was the fuck up?

If it was something like a SJ motion, he has no excuses. Even if the arguments are off, it should be relatively straightforward.

But if it's something obscure where 5 people in the history of the earth ever did, and he messed up, cut him some slack.

Example, once a dude asked me to draft some NY REAL PROPERTY MOTION Discharging a mortgage. There were no samples, he had no idea how to do it, and the clerk of the court was like "LOL". I had no idea what law it was based on.

I ended up doing it based on reading the CPLR and the NY Real Property Law and it took THREE filings for the judge to actually accept it.

Client was pissed it took so long but MY BAD BRO I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO DO IT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068412)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:16 PM
Author: Flirting church building



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:17 PM
Author: aquamarine nighttime cuckold orchestra pit

lol as if he cares what johnsmeyer thinks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068432)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:21 PM
Author: Galvanic volcanic crater locus

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068472)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:09 PM
Author: rebellious alcoholic faggotry

is he coming on after graduation?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068378)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:10 PM
Author: Flirting church building



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:11 PM
Author: sepia school cafeteria

"....he should be thankful he has this opportunity."

You sound like a fucking boomer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068395)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:13 PM
Author: heady insecure milk brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068407)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:13 PM
Author: Flirting church building



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:21 PM
Author: purple tanning salon party of the first part

How much does he get paid? How large is the firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068467)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:12 PM
Author: magenta rehab

only credited question in the entire thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424545)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:14 PM
Author: Razzle Henna Rigor

I'd say chew his ass out, but do what you can to cover for him. Make sure he knows that he is your bitch now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068414)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:19 PM
Author: Provocative boistinker

this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068445)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 6:23 PM
Author: exhilarant primrose senate mediation

titcr

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Date: April 25th, 2013 11:53 AM
Author: Stubborn bull headed church laser beams

180, especially this part:

"Make sure he knows that he is your bitch now"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23074226)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:28 PM
Author: flatulent ticket booth

i.e., pulling a Pete Campbell?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424678)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:15 PM
Author: heady insecure milk brethren

are you female? just deal with this between the two of you. i would say patiently go through it with him and make it obvious how much it sucks but without directly saying it sucks.

the best policy is to shame him in a way that makes him feel he let you down but without him feeling resentment toward you. so don't be a dick to him about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068419)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:18 PM
Author: Flirting church building



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:20 PM
Author: poppy haunted graveyard

If he fucks up again though, you know what to do ---> shitcan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068455)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:20 PM
Author: Spectacular frum bawdyhouse

How much does he get paid? Biglaw? Is this one of those ip externship deals?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068457)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 5:23 PM
Author: Flirting church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068487)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 6:19 PM
Author: Duck-like lodge hissy fit

If he gets paid a shit ton then there is no excuse. If it is $12 an hour and is drafting Motions or briefs or has some esoteric research assignment then maybe not. As you shoudld have been more on top of it. This doesn't sound like is the case though.

Sidenote: When I was a clerk, I was getting $10-15. One time, a Partner wrote "shit" on one of the briefs I drafted for him. The only real reason he told me he wrote it was because I didn't repetitively include a common phrase/piece of jargon that he had wrote in the margins a few times. I will never forget that day.

I probably would have little pity for a highly paid kid who just does shit work on petty shit.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068850)



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Date: April 25th, 2013 12:06 PM
Author: heady insecure milk brethren

protip most people -- especially perfectionist law dorks -- will do their best whether making $15 per hour or $50 per hour. and some people may actually perform WORSE making more because they feel too stressed to be perfect given their high pay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23074285)



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Date: April 25th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Spectacular frum bawdyhouse

I don't believe that you're a professional employment consultant and that was REMINDER at best.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23074327)



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Date: April 24th, 2013 6:22 PM
Author: house-broken marketing idea

if it's a small office, dont cover for him. you dont want to have to work with a bitchass like that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23068867)



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Date: April 25th, 2013 11:54 AM
Author: Startling Electric Furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23074231)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:07 PM
Author: Flirting church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424518)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:13 PM
Author: scarlet lascivious field

Did he have a good reputation before this?

It's hard to imagine someone doing that unless they don't care / don't respect you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424546)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:14 PM
Author: Flirting church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424556)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:13 PM
Author: magenta rehab

what type of firm are you at?

no doobs but it's kind of hard to get a handle on all this b/c i've never heard of a firm with a 3L clerk or whatever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424550)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:15 PM
Author: Flirting church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424564)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:16 PM
Author: magenta rehab

gotcha. so this is like non-shitlaw type stuff?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424572)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:16 PM
Author: Flirting church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424575)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:17 PM
Author: magenta rehab

so this bro just cost himself huge since he went from potential midlaw type salary to NEVERWILLBEJERB

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424583)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:19 PM
Author: Flirting church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424599)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:17 PM
Author: bright bat-shit-crazy sound barrier

How times have changed. Back in the old days even Cravath would ask summers to stay on as 3L law clerks who work part time. 'twas a simpler time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424581)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:19 PM
Author: sapphire garrison

if you already knew everything he needed to do and gave him from Friday until Sunday to do it, why did it then take you so long to do it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424594)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:21 PM
Author: Flirting church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424614)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:24 PM
Author: sapphire garrison

the way you described it made it seem like you told him exactly what needed to be done to fix stuff, not that he was rewriting/researching stuff from scratch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424637)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:57 PM
Author: hot dysfunction feces

How did he get hired if he is seemingly too dumb to finish projects? Has he always been bad at work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424878)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:38 PM
Author: french 180 parlor psychic

Do you feel any guilt you ruined this bros life?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424748)



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Date: June 18th, 2013 8:51 PM
Author: Submissive Lay Private Investor

School range? If legit TTT then don't feel bad, he shouldn't have gone to law school in the first place

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2238878&forum_id=2#23424825)