New associate fuck up thread (and tips for slacking) Forum

[Anonymous User]

Compared to an aid worker risking their life to help Coptic Christians fleeing from ISIS, maybe not. Compared to the average American, it absolutely is. Their abnormal hustle is why you and me have jobs, and aren't chasing ambulances and giving handies to pay rent.

That only makes sense if their "abnormal hustle" actually creates legal jobs on net--e.g., by increasing overall demand for legal services. But I don't think it works like that.

I'm speaking about for you personally, not the legal profession. Your definition of virtue is kinda communist bro, which I guess fits in with the whole anti-boomer thing because they came up during the whole 'nam thing.

I never said anything about "virtue." I think you're confusing me with another poster.

Oh, my comment was in response to the comment hard work isn't inherently virtuous. Old partners' work likely has no impact on the overall demand for legal services, and the more baby boomers working, the less millenials are working assuming there's a finite amount of demand. In all likelihood, all they are doing is bringing more money into their firm, and consequently causing less money to go elsewhere. Overall, this is a net negative for new lawyers, but a benefit for me. I only care about the legal careers of people I know and myself, and would imagine most people are the same.

[Cogburn87]

In all likelihood, all they are doing is bringing more money into their firm, and consequently causing less money to go elsewhere. Overall, this is a net negative for new lawyers, but a benefit for me. I only care about the legal careers of people I know and myself, and would imagine most people are the same.

When you put it that way it does sound virtuous

[rpupkin]

In all likelihood, all they are doing is bringing more money into their firm, and consequently causing less money to go elsewhere. Overall, this is a net negative for new lawyers, but a benefit for me. I only care about the legal careers of people I know and myself, and would imagine most people are the same.

When you put it that way it does sound virtuous

Indeed. It's game, set, and match to Anon.

[Anonymous User]

In all likelihood, all they are doing is bringing more money into their firm, and consequently causing less money to go elsewhere. Overall, this is a net negative for new lawyers, but a benefit for me. I only care about the legal careers of people I know and myself, and would imagine most people are the same.

When you put it that way it does sound virtuous

Indeed. It's game, set, and match to Anon.

Much appreciated. Makes me feel like I could argue in a court when all I'm doing is sitting to midnight all alone at a florescent lit desk for two crossing t's and dotting i's pushing paper into the abyss.

[PennBull]

Sent off a short memo to a partner, realized there was a word missing in a sentence. Proceeded to not sleep for the entire night. How do I care less haha?

Send docs as a link in your doc management system. Ie don't send the actual word file or pdf

Check to see if he's read it; he probably hasn't

Fix the work in the actual doc in the same version, which won't affect the link

No ones whe wiser

Whoaaaaa never thought of this

[NotMyRealName09]

Sent off a short memo to a partner, realized there was a word missing in a sentence. Proceeded to not sleep for the entire night. How do I care less haha?

Send docs as a link in your doc management system. Ie don't send the actual word file or pdf

Check to see if he's read it; he probably hasn't

Fix the work in the actual doc in the same version, which won't affect the link

No ones whe wiser

Whoaaaaa never thought of this

Lots of boomers won't understand how this works though, and will reply "send me the word document, tnx." Also, at least in the system I worked with, those links didn't work on phones.

[Anonymous User]

Sent off a short memo to a partner, realized there was a word missing in a sentence. Proceeded to not sleep for the entire night. How do I care less haha?

Send docs as a link in your doc management system. Ie don't send the actual word file or pdf

Check to see if he's read it; he probably hasn't

Fix the work in the actual doc in the same version, which won't affect the link

No ones whe wiser

Whoaaaaa never thought of this

Lots of boomers won't understand how this works though, and will reply "send me the word document, tnx." Also, at least in the system I worked with, those links didn't work on phones.

This still only helps if you catch the typo after sending the document but before the other person opens it.

[fats provolone]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

[Anonymous User]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

I can think of an Aussie cookbook publisher who'd disagree: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8627335.stm

[fats provolone]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

I can think of an Aussie cookbook publisher who'd disagree: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8627335.stm

solid PR move

[Anonymous User]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

I can think of an Aussie cookbook publisher who'd disagree: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8627335.stm

solid PR move

They actually wound up getting hired as Wachtell's diversity chair so it turned out ok for them in the end.

note: the above is a joke, and not intended to be interpreted as a statement of fact about either the publisher or Wachtell.

[fats provolone]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

I can think of an Aussie cookbook publisher who'd disagree: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8627335.stm

solid PR move

They actually wound up getting hired as Wachtell's diversity chair so it turned out ok for them in the end.

no i mean i bet they sold a lot more books

[Anonymous User]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

I can think of an Aussie cookbook publisher who'd disagree: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8627335.stm

solid PR move

They actually wound up getting hired as Wachtell's diversity chair so it turned out ok for them in the end.

no i mean i bet they sold a lot more books

While it's undoubtedly offensive on every level, no one's actually tested out the recipe as written so we can't really judge the taste.

[baal hadad]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

I've gotten REAMED a couple times for typos and its awful

[Br3v]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

I've gotten REAMED a couple times for typos and its awful

What constitutes a reaming?

[baal hadad]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

I've gotten REAMED a couple times for typos and its awful

What constitutes a reaming?

5-7 minute struggle session

[Anonymous User]

Not joking question - if I am generally billing at 75% efficiency w' 25% for human interaction, interwebs and urination (with occasional defecation), I'd rather the big suits know I'm here that other 25% of the time. Do you just put this in a non-billable #?

[Anonymous User]

Tips for dealing with a screamer (other than, avoid)?

[Traynor Brah]

Not joking question - if I am generally billing at 75% efficiency w' 25% for human interaction, interwebs and urination (with occasional defecation), I'd rather the big suits know I'm here that other 25% of the time. Do you just put this in a non-billable #?

lol

[PennBull]

yea i always send link and doc. last thing i want is an email when im away from my computer saying "send me the doc"

tcr is who fucking cares it's a typo

Actually this is my mentality anyways so I'll probably just so as I always do

[Desert Fox]

[NotMyRealName09]

I fucking hate how much lawyers focus on typos. Boomer partners constantly send out typo ridden work product but if they catch you, there is hell to pay.

Every lawyer thinks their own typo is a simple mistake, and everyone else's is a symptom of general sloppiness.

Yeah I'm dealing with this recently. I see their work product in the system and it blows, but Lordy Lordy do I need to shape up my attention to detail.

[PennBull]

I fucking hate how much lawyers focus on typos. Boomer partners constantly send out typo ridden work product but if they catch you, there is hell to pay.

Every lawyer thinks their own typo is a simple mistake, and everyone else's is a symptom of general sloppiness.

There was some comment on TLS that those who do well in biglaw (meaning those who don't hate their life) are those who do well enough with big picture and substantive shit but don't spend hours at 2am meticulously crafting subject-verb agreement and typos

Tried to follow that since I've started

[Anonymous User]

I fucking hate how much lawyers focus on typos. Boomer partners constantly send out typo ridden work product but if they catch you, there is hell to pay.

Every lawyer thinks their own typo is a simple mistake, and everyone else's is a symptom of general sloppiness.

Got an email from a biglaw boomer partner today that said "pls" instead of please.

[rpupkin]

I fucking hate how much lawyers focus on typos. Boomer partners constantly send out typo ridden work product but if they catch you, there is hell to pay.

Every lawyer thinks their own typo is a simple mistake, and everyone else's is a symptom of general sloppiness.

Unfortunately, I don't even think of this as a "boomer" thing. When the boomers finally die, I suspect that fanaticism re typos will live on in law firms.