SNL Knows Not All Law Firm Partners Are Created Equal

Not every partner is a top-notch legal mind.

onJanuary 23, 2017 at 1:31 PMJanuary 24, 2017 at 11:57 AM

screen-shot-2017-01-23-at-12-47-59-pm Becoming a law firm partner — whether in Biglaw or small — is supposed to be the brass ring one gets for the hard work and dedication… but we all know that isn’t always true. Sometimes there are other factors involved. Maybe there’s a bit of nepotism, favoritism, or donating a kidney (or two) to a name partner’s family members. The quality of legal work is not always standard at a firm.

Saturday Night Live understands. Take, for example, the case of Lisa Broderick, top of her class at Yale Law School, and Jeremy Ganz, who is also a lawyer.

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