The People's Therapist
Will Meyerhofer, JD LMSW is a Biglaw attorney turned psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. A former Sullivan & Cromwell associate, he holds degrees from Harvard, NYU School of Law and The Hunter College School of Social Work.
Posts by The People's Therapist
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Charlie Brown, Lucy, And That Football
As surely as Lucy will always pull away that football, a law firm will always pay its attorneys precisely as little as they can get away with to keep you working as hard as they need you to. -
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No Woman, No Cry
Breaking down in tears in a partner's office at a Biglaw firm might not be the best way to handle this situation. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
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That Interview
That interview is different from other interviews because the real task is pulling off one big trick: proving you can lie about essentially everything.
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Permission Granted
Have you been 'asking permission to be successful' at your firm? Stop asking. Reframe the situation. -
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Stuck In The Middle With You
In essence, a non-equity partner is a non-partner partner, and the existence of a non-owning partner in said partnership renders it a non-partnership. -
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I'm Not Your Damn Father
No, that law firm where you work isn't your damn father -- and it doesn't want to be. -
Health / Wellness
Lawyer Burnout And The Finish Line Problem
You should know the signs of lawyer burnout -- before it's too late. -
Health / Wellness
Stop Pleasing. Instead, Build An Extreme Home.
Who do lawyers seek to please? Pretty much everyone, except themselves. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
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Blue’s Clues... And You
Just like pre-schoolers, junior (and sometimes senior) lawyers love hearing (and doing) the same things over and over again. -
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Your Mission (Should You Choose To Accept It)
How do Biglaw firms expect therapists to help them deal with death and diversity? -
Donald Trump, Law Schools
Trump Law School
Lower-tier law schools and Trump University are a whole lot alike. Let’s count the ways...
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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By Your Fingertips
You are not a machine. You are a human being. Even a partner at a Biglaw firm technically counts as a human being. You need to let go. -
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Coming Out: How Is It Like Leaving Biglaw?
On its face, the comparison seems absurd -- but the deeper you look, the more the analogy makes sense. -
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Something Upbeat And Constructive
What can we do to assist lawyers in managing their anxiety and depression, and help them feel less suicidal? -
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Why You’re So Unhappy
Lawyers, there are three things missing from your life -- three elements critical to happiness. What are they? -
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Gaslighting
Law firms "gaslight" young lawyers, according to lawyer turned therapist Will Meyerhofer -- they create a world where nothing makes sense, then studiously pretend it does. -
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Tell Me Something Good
Why weren't the lawyers at this conference telling both sides of the story when it came to life in law firms? -
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The Little People
Let’s admit that a rigid social hierarchy exists at law firms -- in fact, a very rigid social hierarchy.