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[5ky]

they got another SA specifically so you wouldn't have to cancel, that's a good thing

[5ky]

Pretty sure blowing off work would get you no-offered but not fired. Illegal drugs might do it at a big firm to get you fired - all jokes aside, I can't imagine they tolerate that shit in their associates or Summers.

Recreational, illegal drug use is largely tolerated in big law. It's very unlikely that Latham (or any other big law firm) would fire--not just no offer, but actually fire--a summer associate because of rumors that the summer was snorting coke in his hotel room.

My guess is that other summers heard the rumors about the coke and assumed that was the reason for the firing, but that the guy was fired for some other reason.

i think you're understating this. if a firm had credible proof a summer was snorting coke in his hotel room at a firm retreat, i don't think it's at all a shock if that person were fired

[LA Spring]

Been working on a deal for a while. Was supposed to close yesterday, so I made plans to go out of town for the weekend. 4 hours into my 7 hour drive I get an email asking if I can work on Saturday because closing got pushed back. I respond saying I'm available and happy to help as long as it won't cause any issues that I work remotely because I'm already out of town. Working remotely is pretty common outside regular hours for this group so I though that'd be fine.

Get an email back saying they got another summer to come in and to have a good weekend.

No offer? Should I seriously have turned the car around and cancelled on my SO?

If you were one of our summers it wouldn’t be a problem unless you were one of our two borderline cases. Assuming your work is stellar, “all is good.”

[Anonymous User]

Skadden drop says he failed to disclose something he should have that came up in background.

He is also a huge fucking asshole, so there's that.

[rpupkin]

Pretty sure blowing off work would get you no-offered but not fired. Illegal drugs might do it at a big firm to get you fired - all jokes aside, I can't imagine they tolerate that shit in their associates or Summers.

Recreational, illegal drug use is largely tolerated in big law. It's very unlikely that Latham (or any other big law firm) would fire--not just no offer, but actually fire--a summer associate because of rumors that the summer was snorting coke in his hotel room.

My guess is that other summers heard the rumors about the coke and assumed that was the reason for the firing, but that the guy was fired for some other reason.

i think you're understating this. if a firm had credible proof a summer was snorting coke in his hotel room at a firm retreat, i don't think it's at all a shock if that person were fired

Yeah, but how does a firm obtain "credible proof" about something like this? Does the firm launch an investigation?

Btw, I'm assuming, based on what I've read here, that the guy was snorting coke in his own hotel room. If he's doing lines off his bread plate during a firm dinner, then I agree that he's done.

[5ky]

Been working on a deal for a while. Was supposed to close yesterday, so I made plans to go out of town for the weekend. 4 hours into my 7 hour drive I get an email asking if I can work on Saturday because closing got pushed back. I respond saying I'm available and happy to help as long as it won't cause any issues that I work remotely because I'm already out of town. Working remotely is pretty common outside regular hours for this group so I though that'd be fine.

Get an email back saying they got another summer to come in and to have a good weekend.

No offer? Should I seriously have turned the car around and cancelled on my SO?

If you were one of our summers it wouldn’t be a problem unless you were one of our two borderline cases. Assuming your work is stellar, “all is good.”

don't listen to this person, anon

[rpupkin]

Been working on a deal for a while. Was supposed to close yesterday, so I made plans to go out of town for the weekend. 4 hours into my 7 hour drive I get an email asking if I can work on Saturday because closing got pushed back. I respond saying I'm available and happy to help as long as it won't cause any issues that I work remotely because I'm already out of town. Working remotely is pretty common outside regular hours for this group so I though that'd be fine.

Get an email back saying they got another summer to come in and to have a good weekend.

No offer? Should I seriously have turned the car around and cancelled on my SO?

If you were one of our summers it wouldn’t be a problem unless you were one of our two borderline cases. Assuming your work is stellar, “all is good.”

don't listen to this person, anon

+1

[swampman]

Btw, I'm assuming, based on what I've read here, that the guy was snorting coke in his own hotel room. If he's doing lines off his bread plate during a firm dinner, then I agree that he's done.

Given that strangers on the internet are discussing his cocaine use, it probably wasn't very discreet.

[dixiecupdrinking]

Been working on a deal for a while. Was supposed to close yesterday, so I made plans to go out of town for the weekend. 4 hours into my 7 hour drive I get an email asking if I can work on Saturday because closing got pushed back. I respond saying I'm available and happy to help as long as it won't cause any issues that I work remotely because I'm already out of town. Working remotely is pretty common outside regular hours for this group so I though that'd be fine.

Get an email back saying they got another summer to come in and to have a good weekend.

No offer? Should I seriously have turned the car around and cancelled on my SO?

If you were one of our summers it wouldn’t be a problem unless you were one of our two borderline cases. Assuming your work is stellar, “all is good.”

don't listen to this person, anon

+1

Why? I think that was perfectly fine advice. Better course is to be available 100% of the time obviously but no one would hold this against any SA at my firm provided it was handled tactfully.

[BigZuck]

Been working on a deal for a while. Was supposed to close yesterday, so I made plans to go out of town for the weekend. 4 hours into my 7 hour drive I get an email asking if I can work on Saturday because closing got pushed back. I respond saying I'm available and happy to help as long as it won't cause any issues that I work remotely because I'm already out of town. Working remotely is pretty common outside regular hours for this group so I though that'd be fine.

Get an email back saying they got another summer to come in and to have a good weekend.

No offer? Should I seriously have turned the car around and cancelled on my SO?

If you were one of our summers it wouldn’t be a problem unless you were one of our two borderline cases. Assuming your work is stellar, “all is good.”

don't listen to this person, anon

+1

Why? I think that was perfectly fine advice. Better course is to be available 100% of the time obviously but no one would hold this against any SA at my firm provided it was handled tactfully.

Read the advice again broham

(It was a troll job, U got whooshed)

[UpandDown97]

Been working on a deal for a while. Was supposed to close yesterday, so I made plans to go out of town for the weekend. 4 hours into my 7 hour drive I get an email asking if I can work on Saturday because closing got pushed back. I respond saying I'm available and happy to help as long as it won't cause any issues that I work remotely because I'm already out of town. Working remotely is pretty common outside regular hours for this group so I though that'd be fine.

Get an email back saying they got another summer to come in and to have a good weekend.

No offer? Should I seriously have turned the car around and cancelled on my SO?

If you were one of our summers it wouldn’t be a problem unless you were one of our two borderline cases. Assuming your work is stellar, “all is good.”

Now how woud this play out if you were an associate?

[Anonymous User]

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[dixiecupdrinking]

Been working on a deal for a while. Was supposed to close yesterday, so I made plans to go out of town for the weekend. 4 hours into my 7 hour drive I get an email asking if I can work on Saturday because closing got pushed back. I respond saying I'm available and happy to help as long as it won't cause any issues that I work remotely because I'm already out of town. Working remotely is pretty common outside regular hours for this group so I though that'd be fine.

Get an email back saying they got another summer to come in and to have a good weekend.

No offer? Should I seriously have turned the car around and cancelled on my SO?

If you were one of our summers it wouldn’t be a problem unless you were one of our two borderline cases. Assuming your work is stellar, “all is good.”

don't listen to this person, anon

+1

Why? I think that was perfectly fine advice. Better course is to be available 100% of the time obviously but no one would hold this against any SA at my firm provided it was handled tactfully.

Read the advice again broham

(It was a troll job, U got whooshed)

ah ok. Thought folks were objecting to the "don't sweat it" part not the "just do stellar work!" part.

[gk101]

Been working on a deal for a while. Was supposed to close yesterday, so I made plans to go out of town for the weekend. 4 hours into my 7 hour drive I get an email asking if I can work on Saturday because closing got pushed back. I respond saying I'm available and happy to help as long as it won't cause any issues that I work remotely because I'm already out of town. Working remotely is pretty common outside regular hours for this group so I though that'd be fine.

Get an email back saying they got another summer to come in and to have a good weekend.

No offer? Should I seriously have turned the car around and cancelled on my SO?

agree with what everyone else said - it's not a big deal at all. no need to worry about it

[Anonymous User]

Btw, I'm assuming, based on what I've read here, that the guy was snorting coke in his own hotel room. If he's doing lines off his bread plate during a firm dinner, then I agree that he's done.

Given that strangers on the internet are discussing his cocaine use, it probably wasn't very discreet.

All due respect I don't agree. The only reason strangers on the internet are talking about it is because he's apparently already been fired and it came out after people were looking for a reason.

I'm guessing whatever happened, happened on Latham's LA trip and if the guy bought out the penthouse suite throwing revolving door parties where he was doing coke openly in front of actual associates than its his own fault. If instead he was doing coke discreetly in his own room and maybe a couple other SA's saw, did it with, heard maybe he was doing it and they let it slip with their big f'ing mouths to associates, then Latham proceeds to fire or subject him to drug testing then firing him because of hearsay and rumors (even if true but they didn't witness or have evidence)... that's not right and reflects poorly of Latham in my opinion.

Of course the firm can do what it wants in hiring and my opinion is irrelevant, but as a general indication of valuing privacy and personal space it should give future applicants pause. More importantly: I don't know the whole story or what they did to confirm, could've been right.

[jbagelboy]

It reflects extremely poorly on you as a summer to pull any kind of ridiculous, tone deaf shit like this. The firm invites you to a fancy several day event, all expenses paid, and you just have to top it? Lawyers need a little more subtlety. Also, I agree it would be shitty for an employer to penalize you for substance abuse in a truly private space, like your own apartment after work or on weekends or what you do at a festival or club.

But it's adolescent to insist that the firm retreat qualifies as "privacy" - you're at a firm event, not your own fiesta with college buddies - act accordingly. If all these rumors are true about the firing, this isn't about "personal space" while you're at a firm function. Not that any of this matters.

[El Pollito]

is this all baseless speculation? bc if so, lol.

[Anonymous User]

is this all baseless speculation? bc if so, lol.

Well it's more basehead speculation, but yes. SHABAM!

[El Pollito]

i knew someone would make that shitty joke

[rpupkin]

then Latham proceeds to fire or subject him to drug testing then firing him because of hearsay and rumors (even if true but they didn't witness or have evidence)... that's not right and reflects poorly of Latham in my opinion.

I have no idea what actually happened, but I'm confident that Latham didn't do this. No big law firm is going to lead a recreational-drug-use investigation that involves interviewing witnesses and drug testing. That's why I'm wondering what the real story is.

[anyriotgirl]

does literally no one have a friend they could text to get the scoop?

[El Pollito]

does literally no one have a friend they could text to get the scoop?

lol prob not

[anyriotgirl]

does literally no one have a friend they could text to get the scoop?

lol prob not

I do, but I'm too embarrassed to in case I have to explain where I heard this rumor. I'm assuming this is everyone's reason

[chuckbass]

does literally no one have a friend they could text to get the scoop?

lol prob not

I do, but I'm too embarrassed to in case I have to explain where I heard this rumor. I'm assuming this is everyone's reason

Come on sacrifice yourself PLZ <3

[Anonymous User]

I haven't posted because there are a lot of conflicting stories going about. The general consensus between all sources is: (1) firm event, (2) drugs or prostitutes or both, (3) somehow people at the firm were involved, whether it is because it was next to the managing partner's suite or associates were invited to the party, (4) the person has some sort of connections (stories range from senator's son to african prince to walmart CEO's nephew). FWIW I have a friend at Latham who confirmed that someone was, indeed, fired, but cannot confirm the details.

Lots of people are probably not posting because they don't want to be outed because they either got the information from a specific friend or it is what is circulating around your firm. But realistically (1) probably lots of people have the same information you do and (2) that's what the anon function is for, posting information that has a risk of outing you.