Associate Advice
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Thank You For Being A Firm
Dear ATL, I’m a 2L, and the firm I’m working for next summer sent me fairly nice and useful Christmas present. Should I write the recruiting team a thank-you note? I’m from the South, where we write thank you notes for anything and everything, but I don’t know what the New York/DC norm is and […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Party On, Wayne
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] This week we received several requests for advice pertaining to that associate albatross, the firm holiday party. What should I wear? How much can I drink? Should I upgrade to Platinum membership at Equinox? In order to accommodate your overwhelming […] - Sponsored
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: I Would Prefer Not To
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] >Dear ATL, My firm has a women’s committee that organizes programs like lunches, networking events, and most recently mentoring “lunch bunches.” To my knowledge, the men in our firm are not invited to participate in these events. I don’t particularly […]
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Tommy Used to Work on the Docks
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL – I haven’t seen anybody commenting about this but I know for a fact I’m not the only one. I was recently laid off by my firm in a stealth layoff. Of course they said it was my […] -
Associate Advice, Drugs, Legal Ethics, Marijuana, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: The Chronic
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL, As a 3L, coasting through his last year of school, I find the occasional moment to partake in a bit of “relaxation” by way of an unmentioned illegal plant. I’m wondering though, other than a question about this […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Throw Physic To The Dogs
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL, I am entitled to my firm’s medical and dental benefits, subject to a max sum each year. Should I exploit these benefits, e.g. by going for regular check-ups and consulting a doctor even if it’s not a serious […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sexual Harassment
Pls Hndle Thx:Hot for Partner
[Ed Note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL- About a week ago I was out for happy hour drinks with some people from my firm. I really hit it off with a young-ish junior partner who I hadn’t really spoken to before. He asked me out for drinks […] -
Associate Advice, Gay, Lesbians
OutLaws: A Discussion With Out Lawyers (Part 1)
Last week, we attended OutLaws: A Discussion With Out Lawyers, held at the LGBT Community Center here in New York. The event featured “out lawyers sharing different perspectives and stories — how they got to where they are professionally, as well as what went right, what didn’t, how they’d approach things differently today, and the […] - Sponsored
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Associate Advice, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness, Sexism, Summer Associates
How To Get Fired (or Asked To Resign) from Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 2)
Yesterday we introduced you to DB (not his real name — please keep it that way), formerly an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell. At S&C, and in law school before that, DB became notorious for bragging about his wealth and making politically incorrect remarks. We collected some of his impolitic quips in our prior post, […] -
Associate Advice, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness, Sexism, Summer Associates
How To Get Fired from Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 1)
Ah, Sullivan & Cromwell. It’s a top law firm — not just in prestige and profits, but also blog fodder. See, e.g., Carlos Spinelli-Noseda (partner who defrauded firm and clients of half a million dollars through expense fraud); Aaron Charney (associate who sued the firm for antigay discrimination, while still employed there). When people leave […] -
Associate Advice, Bad Ideas
Lonely Lawyers This Weekend
It’s not too late to get a date for the weekend instead of sitting at home and playing Rock Band 2. Not too late at all, if you don’t mind putting up with a lawyer. From Craigslist: Older Attorney Seeks Younger Girlfriend – 39 Call it a mid-life crisis, but I want a younger girlfriend. […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: The Other Voire Dire
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] ATL, I am a newly minted federal law clerk stuck in a small city where I don’t know anyone. The 12 hour work days I have been recently putting in have made meeting new people rather difficult. During a recent […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Dear ATL – I’m a midlevel associate at a big firm in NY. I haven’t been on a real vacation in 1 year and 43 days, but who’s counting. Back in February I booked a trip to West Africa that I’m scheduled to go on this fall, but I just got news that two of […]
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Pls Hndle Thx:Help! My Secretary's an Idiot
[Ed Note: Pls Hndle Thx is a new weekly advice column in which ATL tackles your toughest law firm problems and provides you with debatable advice. Got a question? Send it here, and we’ll pick the best ones for future posts]. ATL – My secretary is an idiot. She means well but can’t do basic […]