milky creamies. lulz

If I can get my hands on Matthew Powers's "mojo hand," then I can ascend to the top tier of IP litigators!

-- Rival IP Litigator

Also: Welcome to unemployment!

If this is what immigration policies are leading to, I'm voting for McCain.

Mr. Herrera: What reality are you living in?

How is any of the behavior about which you complain differrent from anything that goes on in ANY law firm, or any corporate environment, for that matter?

Sorry to break this to you, but if you didn't like the place, you should have sought employment somewhere else. Given that this is now forever embedded on the internet, you have very likely destroyed any chance of getting a job anywhere, doing anything.

2:05 - that's possibly the first time anyone has ever said he is voting _for_ McCain because of immigration policies.

Is the mojo hand magical like a monkey's paw? I bought one of those in Morocco, and I guess technically it worked, but it also brought tragic side-effects.

Yeah, I'd like a tall half-caf Americano, heavy on the milky creamies please.

2:10 or should I say, 1L,

I love your logic. If everyone does it, then, by definition, it must be acceptable.

You may also be surprised that the behavior he describes does not happen in every corporate environment. You should probably experience one before claiming knowledge of what everyone does.

Why would he file the complaint but not serve it? That makes no sense.

And what is there to contemplate about how to serve the firm? Does he think he needs to break it to them softly?

Guys at my high school used both their Mojo and Pimp hands all the time. They were ambidextrous and it was no big deal.

do biglaw associates always travel 1st/business class?

uh, no

My guess for what he/they meant by "pimp hand" and "mojo hand" was some botched version of the "pimp slap" and "bitch slap" dichotomy. The pimp slap uses the back of one's hand, while the bitch slap uses one's palm.

See definition 5: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bitch+slap

224 - Filing but not serving happens all the time, e.g., preserving venue, settlement, publicity, getting your case together, not starting the clock, etc....

OMG I couldn't get through more than a couple of pages of that thing, and that' s with my interest being re-heightened by "milky creamies". Good luck having future employment anywhere at any time, mr. plaintiff.

Not sure about the lawyers, but paralegals at Weil got a memo regarding the suit this morning.

6. "I am, and have always been, a male . . ."

That's how you know that it will be an interesting complaint.

2:41:

That's true!

Also, a bitch slap is best used in the heat of an argument. Someone gets crazy and you have to bitch slap them.

A pimp slap sorta comes out of nowhere. You are counting your money or otherwise engaged in your own tasks and someone interrupts you. So, you pimp slap them (i.e., slap them with the back of your hand), mostly to get them out yo biznass.

I use both. Regularly.

Powers here! I enjoy using the mojo hand a lot more than the pimp hand, but sometimes you need to lay down the law.

2:53 -- holy crap, that was funny.

I hope he wins. 2:10 is right. This crap probably goes on at most law firms and it makes for a terrible work environment.

complaints (or anything, really) are funny when they're written by stupid people who think they're smart.

Procedural note: probably had to file becuase the clock was running on his "right to sue" letter (4/27/07).

Classical bunch of office dysfunctionals: The man hating paralgal feminist. (probably inserts deliberate typos in men's work- and balmes them) The sex obsessed idiot. I can't imagine any guy over the age of 16 (or IQ of 90) saying "milky creamies". And the plaintiff himself: the eternal whining victim.

Procedural note: probably had to file becuase the clock was running on his "right to sue" letter (4/27/07).

Classical bunch of office dysfunctionals: The man hating paralgal feminist. (probably inserts deliberate typos in men's work- and balmes them) The sex obsessed idiot. I can't imagine any guy over the age of 16 (or IQ of 90) saying "milky creamies". And the plaintiff himself: the eternal whining victim.

Procedural note: probably had to file becuase the clock was running on his "right to sue" letter (4/27/07).

Classical bunch of office dysfunctionals: The man hating paralgal feminist. (probably inserts deliberate typos in men's work- and balmes them) The sex obsessed idiot. I can't imagine any guy over the age of 16 (or IQ of 90) saying "milky creamies". And the plaintiff himself: the eternal whining victim.

Procedural note: probably had to file becuase the clock was running on his "right to sue" letter (4/27/07).

Classical bunch of office dysfunctionals: The man hating paralgal feminist. (probably inserts deliberate typos in men's work- and balmes them) The sex obsessed idiot. I can't imagine any guy over the age of 16 (or IQ of 90) saying "milky creamies". And the plaintiff himself: the eternal whining victim.

He's got a complaint, but not a Complaint.

3:34 - You doing stand-up in the metro area any time soon? I'd love to catch your act but I assume it'd be sold out.

"As a former paralegal, Kash was most amused by Herrera's complaint that he was given 'repetitive, unchallenging and un-enriching tasks.' Welcome to being a paralegal!"

So Kash is looking for enrichment...

"As a former paralegal, Kash was most amused by Herrera's complaint that he was given 'repetitive, unchallenging and un-enriching tasks.' Welcome to being a paralegal!"

So Kash is looking for enrichment...

"As a former paralegal, Kash was most amused by Herrera's complaint that he was given 'repetitive, unchallenging and un-enriching tasks.' Welcome to being a paralegal!"

So Kash is looking for enrichment...

Instead of waisting time and money filing a law suit, why couldn't this guy just go and find another job?

"As a former paralegal, Kash was most amused by Herrera's complaint that he was given 'repetitive, unchallenging and un-enriching tasks.' Welcome to being a paralegal!"

So Kash is looking for enrichment...

"As a former paralegal, Kash was most amused by Herrera's complaint that he was given 'repetitive, unchallenging and un-enriching tasks.' Welcome to being a paralegal!"

So Kash is looking for enrichment...

Sure, the guy in the $5,000 suit is going to professionally enrich the guy who doesn't make that in three months! COME ON!!!

I'm curious--is Kash looking for enrichment?

"As a former paralegal, Kash was most amused by Herrera's complaint that he was given 'repetitive, unchallenging and un-enriching tasks.' Welcome to being a paralegal!"

So Kash is looking for enrichment...

I see nothing wrong with speaking about women in a derogatory manner. This is a law firm. This is the new millennium. Women shouldn't even be allowed to speak much less complain about something a man said.

great post GOB. AD was the best show ever.

COME ON!!!

3:23 - "complaints (or anything, really) are funny when they're written by stupid people who think they're smart."

That is precisely what keeps comment threads amusing.

He uses the pimp hand to jerk off in the morning and the mojo hand to jerk off in the evening.

Sucks to be anything besides a partner at a large law firm - that's why Powers can use both hands to jerk it.

I I think the tone of this post would be less mocking if it was an attorney suing and not a paralegal.

Law Firms do horribly mistreat support staff (and it is considered acceptable, and even funny).

From the way Law Firms let their employees act it seems that Law Firms believe that Labor Law does not apply to associates and partners treatment of support staff.

I I think the tone of this post would be less mocking if it was an attorney suing and not a paralegal.

Law Firms do horribly mistreat support staff (and it is considered acceptable, and even funny).

From the way Law Firms let their employees act it seems that Law Firms believe that Labor Law does not apply to associates and partners treatment of support staff.

Powers is THE MAN. We should all make an annual pilgrimage to his office to worship him in all of his pimp slappin splendiferesnous.

How is Weil Gotshal pronounced?

"man hating paralgal feminist. (probably inserts deliberate typos in men's work- and balmes them)"

Wow. Get some therapy for the paranoia issues 3:31, m'kay?

@4:53:

"Shit hole"

4:35,

If a lawyer wrote this the tone would be mocking too. The plaintiff's complaints are mainly about mistreatment by the other paralegals, not by partners and associates. It sounds like this plaintiff didn't play well with others (yelling at one paralegal over her professionalism and trying to boss around a junior paralegal who ignored him).

The plaintiff seems really thin skinned. A junior female paralegal whose boss refers to her as "milky creamies" thinks men are idiots and this guy alleges firm wide sexism because of it?

@4:53:

"Shit hole"

As a paralegal in biglaw.....I agree....if you can't stand the heat....get out of the kitchen before you get pimp slapped.....

For those who don't have the time to read the complaint, I'll summarize:

1. I'm a paralegal.

2. I worked in an office with real people.

3. Some of said people were nicer than others, some were more aggressive than others, and not every interaction I had or observed with every person was pleasant.

4. My relationships with my co-workers went bad because we had some disputes.

5. My supervisor tried to resolve the disputes and didn't take my side.

6. My work experience was significantly less enjoyable after my relationships with my co-workers went bad.

7. I couldn't repair my relationships with my co-workers, so I decided to sue my employer.

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Working in an office can suck. See Office Space. In a small office, if you don't play well in the sandbox, it can really suck. If the sandbox is a law firm, and you're at the bottom of the food chain, you might not find much sympathy from your supervisors. Unfortunately for Mr. Herrera, I doubt any of that is illegal.

How badly, if at all, does it hurt to get pimp slapped?
Also, can anyone at a biglaw firm say what it feels like to get mojo slapped?

Accord, 3:44.

I work at Weil--though not in the SV office--and I believe every f-ing word of the complaint.

I'm guessing the firm is very aware of this complaint now....

Not much of a surprise, however, as Weil likely knew this was coming given that the right to sue letter was forwarded to the NY office.

What does a right to sue letter mean?

Does it mean: (1) the EEOC has done some evaluation of the claim and finds that it meets some threshold showing necessary for a lawsuit,

or

(2) the EEOC process has run its course, and the EEOC has decided not to do anything--i.e. "we don't want this, go ahead and sue if you want"

or

(3) some third possibility.

In other words, what does a "right to sue" letter say, if anything, about the merit of the case?

12:38, I'm no expert, but I'm fairly certain that the EEOC will grant a right to sue as a matter of course if requested 180 days after the claim was filed. A right to sue can be granted for other reasons as well. In short, I believe a right to sue letter, in and of itself, says nothing about the merits.

You spelled his name wrong. It's Max Powers.

- Trent Steele

P.S. Not being able to use a new handle every time sucks.

To say he used "the Carrot and the Stick" would have imparted the same meaning.

mojo hand
love it 5 thumbs up hate it

A powerful hoodoo charm, usually a cloth bag filled with roots, herbs, minerals, goofer dust, etc. Does not actually refer to an actual hand, but to certain roots commonly used in mojo. Also called a gris-gris.
Going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand

from "Got My Mojo Workin'" Muddy Waters

I know this guy. Yes, he really is that whiney in real life. And yes, no one at Weil can stand to work with him, though this has more to do with his abrasive personality rather than sexism/discrimination/any other excuse he could think of to justify coworkers disliking him.

I know this guy. Yes, he really is that whiney in real life. And yes, no one at Weil can stand to work with him, though this has more to do with his abrasive personality rather than sexism/discrimination/any other excuse he could think of to justify coworkers disliking him.

I know this guy. Yes, he really is that whiney in real life. And yes, no one at Weil can stand to work with him, though this has more to do with his abrasive personality rather than sexism/discrimination/any other excuse he could think of to justify coworkers disliking him.