Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
‘Biglaw’ isn’t as full of jackasses as I was led to believe when I was in law school. Everyone at my firm has been very open and welcoming. I’ve heard horror stories about certain partners, but I’ve been fortunate to avoid them.
— A midlevel associate at an undisclosed firm, in response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about what most surprised them about working at their current firm. More notable and quotable responses can be found here.
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