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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Not Fade Away
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – Last summer as 1L I tried out one of those quaint “secondary-markets” that I felt I’d be better suited for down the line. I really loved my work last summer in the boonies, but I’m not spending anytime this summer […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: The Future is Unwritten
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – I am one of many 3Ls who already missed OCI and are now trying to figure out what to do. We go to a T-50 school in a major market and have grades ranging from top 25%-15%. We’ve tried mass […] - Sponsored
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – What, the hell, am I supposed to do [as a recently laid off associate] when I am NOT looking for a job? Bottom line, getting rejected only takes up so much of my day. What kinds of things should I […]
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Associate Advice, Layoffs, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: No Country for Old Associates
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL — I’m a third year associate (in M&A) at one of the firms that is offering a voluntary severance package to those associates willing to take it. As you guys reported, there are layoffs in store anyway, but the firm will […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Get Rich or Die Tryin'
ATL – I was an associate at Morgan & Finnegan and got laid off. It looks like I will not be getting my WARN Act payments, and I don’t know if I want to join a suit trying to claim those payments. I was thinking about suing the firm, but my concern is hurting my […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Get Back to Where You Once Belonged
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] ATL – I’m a corporate attorney, dealing with an unhappy circumstance. I’ve worked in corporate law for ~2 yrs. Due to the slowdown in corporate, I was shifted to do banking litigation. It keeps me busy, a little more job […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: World Wide Web of Addiction
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL, I have a soft addiction to Facebook, Gmail and online dating sites. My firm doesn’t block the sites and I can’t help spending hours a day procrastinating on them. I wanted to ask the IT department to block […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: She's Trying to Destroy Me
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] ATL – I’ve just been staffed on a relatively long term project with another associate. She and I went on one date a few months ago and hooked up, but that was it because she is batsh*t crazy. Since then […] - Sponsored
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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 […] -
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 […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2008, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Do Not Seek Unto God's Privity
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Hi ATL, I am a 3L with an offer from a V50 firm. I, like many of my peers, am extremely nervous about having my offer revoked if the economy continues to tank. Should I contact my firm and ask […] -
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 […]
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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 […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Election SpecialWhat Not to Wear
Last night was one that made history, and not just in the ways you would think. As crowds stood at the Biltmore Hotel and at Grant Park, two women, one who would have been First Lady and one who became First Lady-Elect, stood by their husbands wearing what was historically each woman’s worst outfit during […] -
Holidays and Seasons, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Nightmare on Main Street
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] ATL – I’m new at my firm (small firm in Midwest, not BigLaw), and apparently people here dress up for Halloween. The head partner has sent a bunch of emails reminding everyone to wear their costumes on Friday, Oct. 31 […] -
Job Searches, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Four Minutes to Save the World
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] ATL – I’m a 2L at a T25 school and I have one callback interview. My grades are average. Do you have any tips on how to nail the interview? Nervous Nelly Dear Nervous Nelly – Firm interviews are congeniality […] -
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 […]