Comments on: Nationwide Staff Layoff Watch: Wilson Sonsini Makes Cuts

By: firsty

firsty — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:05:12 +0000

what happened to all the comments?

By: guest

guest — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:24:48 +0000

61 — I believe you meant “snot-nosed.” And one thing they did teach us in law school is that it’s not grammatically correct to end a question with three question marks. As a secretary, I would think that’s really one of the (few) things you are supposed to know. … Teasing aside, the point of me highlighting your errors is simply this: If you want to criticize young associates for being worthless, you should, in the least, exemplify some level of competence in the basic skills that form the supposed-center of your role… since apparently all of the young associates could not survive without your adept spelling.
And just so you know, I am a mid-level at one of WSGR’s peer firms … and consider myself quite competent, as is my secretary. But she would never post such a shallow and self-centered message, claiming to be the center of the firm’s practice. Without those “snot nosed” associates, you would not have a job.

By: guest

guest — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:16:11 +0000

54-56 sounds like some bitter ole beeyatch who has been working for the proverbial old fart of counsel/retired partner for the last 35 yrs. Guy probably has never seen a computer.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:20:25 +0000

WSGR will unfreeze and match the Latham market salary. A lot of top associates will leave if it means 15-25k in salary.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:02:01 +0000

Not sure about that . WSGR must have set their bonuses a while ago without knowing whatLatham’s would be. My guess is that WSGR is a bit more conservative. Maybe half?

By: guest

guest — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:59:51 +0000

Latham announced decent bonuses today. Will Wilson follow? Latham has in the past been a firm that WSGR folllows.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:45:54 +0000

Wow. And some lawyers actually wonder WHY the vast majority of humans consider the vast majority of lawyers stunningly overpaid and overrated, vile, bottom-feeding, arrogant, self-absorbed, greedy, sociopathic, subhuman scum. Of course, the rest of the lawyers are too distracted by the bright and shiny object that is their own delusion of godlike superiority and grandeur to even think to ask why, or even notice. These traits are especially charming in little 20something year old pipsqueaks with delusions of entitlement who are certain they’ll be awarded the key to the partnership washroom in under 2 years because they’re Just. That. Awesome.
Seriously. Dude. You are such a jackass.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:33:43 +0000

60 — Perfect example – you must be one of those snot nosed babies- always having to have the last word – and by the way, who started ridiculing who first? And yes, it was my intent to enter 3 times, figured it might be read. So don’t assume someone is incompetent unless you know ALL the facts (didn’t they teach you that in law school???) But of course, I forgot, you must be right, whether you are or you aren’t. And there it is, proof of the pudding.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:58:58 +0000

54-56 — Thank you. It’s always funny when someone tries to ridicule another’s competence, and comes across like an idiot. Though maybe you really meant to post that three times, typos and all…

By: guest

guest — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:02:53 +0000

Right on 48 and 56! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. “Any idiot can get into law school and apparently a lot of them do.”