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[stig2014]

"Mmm... boy, that Hennigans goes down smooth. And afterwards, you don't even smell."

[sublime]

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[hairbear7]

Firm profiles on NALP should have a check box for this

[SplitMyPants]

I just hope my firm has a closet full of lucky strikes and vodka.

[kellyfrost]

It's a little frightening that this profession is ok enough with alcoholism that it's apparently considered acceptable to drink alone in your office at night. But whatever, carry on. I guess a glass of bourbon every now and then is better than snorting coke in the restrooms.

I'm not sure you know what alcoholism is. There's a big difference between having a nightcap and getting wrecked.

Ironic. I'm not sure you know what alcoholism is either. Hint: It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with getting "wrecked."

Yeah. I'm sorry, but imo dealing with the pressure of working long hours by having a nightcap in your office on a regular basis is not an indicator of a healthy relationship with alcohol. Given the prevalence of alcoholism in this profession, particularly of functioning alcoholism, I find it weird that it's considered totally fine to drink in your office. It muddles the separation between work/home, and makes it much easier for people to escalate their consumption. Not to mention the stigma re: professionalism.

For me, that's completely different from drinking in a social setting like a happy hour, or at home. Maybe that's a pointless distinction and I'm just a prude.

Do you practice?

A quick look at my brief posting history would tell you that I am still in law school. Please feel free to explain how everything is so different after a few years in biglaw, and how law students cannot possibly understand the pressure/resentment/[whatever] that results from the unpredictability and long hours.
I can tell you though that I worked in a non-legal role at a law firm before going to law school, and that you definitely could not drink in your office. So I know I'm not entirely crazy.

LOL!! Ah, to be a law student...

[Anonymous User]

At a callback interview I had a partner ask me if I wanted a drink (it was like 2pm). I thought he was joking and I declined--but he poured himself a bourbon for my 20 minute interview. This was in Cleveland fwiw

[SplitMyPants]

At a callback interview I had a partner ask me if I wanted a drink (it was like 2pm). I thought he was joking and I declined--but he poured himself a bourbon for my 20 minute interview. This was in Cleveland fwiw

He needs to do less.

[zot1]

A quick look at my brief posting history would tell you that I am still in law school. Please feel free to explain how everything is so different after a few years in biglaw, and how law students cannot possibly understand the pressure/resentment/[whatever] that results from the unpredictability and long hours.
I can tell you though that I worked in a non-legal role at a law firm before going to law school, and that you definitely could not drink in your office. So I know I'm not entirely crazy.

Come back and tell us after your first year in BigLaw. Cheers.

[lurklaw]

At a callback interview I had a partner ask me if I wanted a drink (it was like 2pm). I thought he was joking and I declined--but he poured himself a bourbon for my 20 minute interview. This was in Cleveland fwiw

Jones DayDrink

[Mr. Blackacre]

A quick look at my brief posting history would tell you that I am still in law school. Please feel free to explain how everything is so different after a few years in biglaw, and how law students cannot possibly understand the pressure/resentment/[whatever] that results from the unpredictability and long hours.
I can tell you though that I worked in a non-legal role at a law firm before going to law school, and that you definitely could not drink in your office. So I know I'm not entirely crazy.

Come back and tell us after your first year in BigLaw. Cheers.

You can count on it. Not to beat a regularly beaten dead horse, but it is of course well-known that biglaw is the only industry with unpredictable hours and intense pressure.
Anyway, what I take from this thread is that I'm fine transferring all my whisky bottles to the office when I get started. I guess I'm ok with that. When I do end up feeling all that resentment and dejection after a year, I'll be all set.

[zot1]

A quick look at my brief posting history would tell you that I am still in law school. Please feel free to explain how everything is so different after a few years in biglaw, and how law students cannot possibly understand the pressure/resentment/[whatever] that results from the unpredictability and long hours.
I can tell you though that I worked in a non-legal role at a law firm before going to law school, and that you definitely could not drink in your office. So I know I'm not entirely crazy.

Come back and tell us after your first year in BigLaw. Cheers.

You can count on it. Not to beat a regularly beaten dead horse, but it is of course well-known that biglaw is the only industry with unpredictable hours and intense pressure.
Anyway, what I take from this thread is that I'm fine transferring all my whisky bottles to the office when I get started. I guess I'm ok with that. When I do end up feeling all that resentment and dejection after a year, I'll be all set.

I'm sure it's well known... Like knowing that torture hurts. But until you're going through it, you never really know what it's like or how you will actually react to it.

[Johann]

A quick look at my brief posting history would tell you that I am still in law school. Please feel free to explain how everything is so different after a few years in biglaw, and how law students cannot possibly understand the pressure/resentment/[whatever] that results from the unpredictability and long hours.
I can tell you though that I worked in a non-legal role at a law firm before going to law school, and that you definitely could not drink in your office. So I know I'm not entirely crazy.

Come back and tell us after your first year in BigLaw. Cheers.

You can count on it. Not to beat a regularly beaten dead horse, but it is of course well-known that biglaw is the only industry with unpredictable hours and intense pressure.
Anyway, what I take from this thread is that I'm fine transferring all my whisky bottles to the office when I get started. I guess I'm ok with that. When I do end up feeling all that resentment and dejection after a year, I'll be all set.

I'm sure it's well known... Like knowing that torture hurts. But until you're going through it, you never really know what it's like or how you will actually react to it.

for fucks sake zot, blackacre has already worked at a law firm in a non-legal capacity! he knows exactly what's in store.

[A. Nony Mouse]

[Anonymous User]

At a callback interview I had a partner ask me if I wanted a drink (it was like 2pm). I thought he was joking and I declined--but he poured himself a bourbon for my 20 minute interview. This was in Cleveland fwiw

Had a similar experience where the hiring partner offered me a bourbon, but that was when he also offered me the job on the spot, so there may have been influence. Wilmington fwiw.

[lavarman84]

Drinking alone in an office sounds like such a depressing existence. Hell, nightcaps sound depressing to me. I can't think of an instance where I have ever wanted to drink while alone.

But I also rarely drink and don't really enjoy it. I'm purely a social drinker. So I guess I have a really different outlook on this than most people.

[DELG]

At a callback interview I had a partner ask me if I wanted a drink (it was like 2pm). I thought he was joking and I declined--but he poured himself a bourbon for my 20 minute interview. This was in Cleveland fwiw

Had a similar experience where the hiring partner offered me a bourbon, but that was when he also offered me the job on the spot, so there may have been influence. Wilmington fwiw.

Boy can I tell you where this wasn't

[Pokemon]

I think it is bad idea. It just raises eyebrows in a bad way. Totally different scenario is social event/celebrating closing a deal/ associate lunch etc.

[rpupkin]

At a callback interview I had a partner ask me if I wanted a drink (it was like 2pm). I thought he was joking and I declined--but he poured himself a bourbon for my 20 minute interview. This was in Cleveland fwiw

Had a similar experience where the hiring partner offered me a bourbon, but that was when he also offered me the job on the spot, so there may have been influence. Wilmington fwiw.

If I had to spend every day in Wilmington, I'd drink every chance I could get.

[LarrySanders]

I can't think of an instance where I have ever wanted to drink while alone.

You haven't been practicing long have you?

[lavarman84]

I can't think of an instance where I have ever wanted to drink while alone.

You haven't been practicing long have you?

Nope. But that won't change. I don't really turn to drinking. I'd probably just sleep.

[MKC]

I can't think of an instance where I have ever wanted to drink while alone.

You haven't been practicing long have you?

Nope. But that won't change. I don't really turn to drinking. I'd probably just sleep.

LOLOL

[lavarman84]

I can't think of an instance where I have ever wanted to drink while alone.

You haven't been practicing long have you?

Nope. But that won't change. I don't really turn to drinking. I'd probably just sleep.

LOLOL

Fine. Cocaine in the bathroom then.

[TheSpanishMain]

It's a little frightening that this profession is ok enough with alcoholism that it's apparently considered acceptable to drink alone in your office at night. But whatever, carry on. I guess a glass of bourbon every now and then is better than snorting coke in the restrooms.

I'm not sure you know what alcoholism is. There's a big difference between having a nightcap and getting wrecked.

Ironic. I'm not sure you know what alcoholism is either. Hint: It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with getting "wrecked."

AFAIK, which admittedly all comes from listening to old episodes of Loveline, alcoholism is defined by continuing to drink in the face of adverse consequences. Getting wrecked is way more likely to produce those consequences than having a single nightcap.

Blackacre, I'm not sure why you're reading "need" in to the OP. Some people just enjoy finishing the day with a drink. Presumably if OP was working a job that got him home at a normal hour consistently he wouldn't be asking this. It has nothing to do with escaping reality or an inability to cope, etc. if OP said he HAD to get alcohol in him by 730 and was staggering home, then that would be a different story.

[jimmythecatdied6]

can we please stop hassling the guy that has worked in a law firm in a non-legal capacity, please?

[A. Nony Mouse]

It's a little frightening that this profession is ok enough with alcoholism that it's apparently considered acceptable to drink alone in your office at night. But whatever, carry on. I guess a glass of bourbon every now and then is better than snorting coke in the restrooms.

I'm not sure you know what alcoholism is. There's a big difference between having a nightcap and getting wrecked.

Ironic. I'm not sure you know what alcoholism is either. Hint: It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with getting "wrecked."

AFAIK, which admittedly all comes from listening to old episodes of Loveline, alcoholism is defined by continuing to drink in the face of adverse consequences. Getting wrecked is way more likely to produce those consequences than having a single nightcap.

Blackacre, I'm not sure why you're reading "need" in to the OP. Some people just enjoy finishing the day with a drink. Presumably if OP was working a job that got him home at a normal hour consistently he wouldn't be asking this. It has nothing to do with escaping reality or an inability to cope, etc. if OP said he HAD to get alcohol in him by 730 and was staggering home, then that would be a different story.

Eh, I think this is a little overly simple. I also don't think it's unfair to read "need" into the question of whether you can drink in the office at night. Not saying that *is* the case, but it's not out of the question.