Biglaw attrition Forum

[FiveSermon]

Is it mainly due to people ditching after 5 years or is a lot of it from getting fired?

[Malcolm8X]

I would guess ditching. But who cares!? More room for ME!! I'll be their indentured servant at that pay for 10 years.

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[FiveSermon]

Is it mainly due to people ditching after 5 years or is a lot of it from getting fired?

I would guess ditching. But who cares!? More room for ME!! I'll be their indentured servant at that pay for 10 years.

If a lot of it is due to people getting fired wouldn't that give you cause to worry?

[Malcolm8X]

Well, yea... But for some reason I doubt it. I don't think they lay people off that easily, in a good economy. Either way, 5 years is fine with me.

[FalafelWaffle]

Well, yea... But for some reason I doubt it. I don't think they lay people off that easily, in a good economy. Either way, 5 years is fine with me.

My favorite fallacy. If an explanation logically makes sense it must be true

[FiveSermon]

I just want to know the answer not have some big logic debate.

[LLB2JD]

I just want to know the answer not have some big logic debate.

+1. Logic is overrated anyways

[Malcolm8X]

Well, yea... But for some reason I doubt it. I don't think they lay people off that easily, in a good economy. Either way, 5 years is fine with me.

My favorite fallacy. If an explanation logically makes sense it must be true

What fallacy am I making here?

[TTH]

Is it mainly due to people ditching after 5 years or is a lot of it from getting fired?

For some, it's biglaw fatigue. For others, it's the firm pushing out senior associates who aren't going to make partner into other opportunities. For some others, it's laterals to similarly situated firms.

ITE, it's layoffs.

[FiveSermon]

Is it mainly due to people ditching after 5 years or is a lot of it from getting fired?

For some, it's biglaw fatigue. For others, it's the firm pushing out senior associates who aren't going to make partner into other opportunities. For some others, it's laterals to similarly situated firms.

ITE, it's layoffs.

I thought firms stopped laying off tons of people.

[TTH]

Is it mainly due to people ditching after 5 years or is a lot of it from getting fired?

For some, it's biglaw fatigue. For others, it's the firm pushing out senior associates who aren't going to make partner into other opportunities. For some others, it's laterals to similarly situated firms.

ITE, it's layoffs.

I thought firms stopped laying off tons of people.

The worst of it is certainly over, but there's still the occasional report of stealth layoffs, and then of course there's Howrey.

[FiveSermon]

Is it mainly due to people ditching after 5 years or is a lot of it from getting fired?

For some, it's biglaw fatigue. For others, it's the firm pushing out senior associates who aren't going to make partner into other opportunities. For some others, it's laterals to similarly situated firms.

ITE, it's layoffs.

I thought firms stopped laying off tons of people.

The worst of it is certainly over, but there's still the occasional report of stealth layoffs, and then of course there's Howrey.

Howrey?

[TTH]

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