awkward meeting w/ summer firm Forum

[Anonymous User]

i recently saw that several partners and associates at the firm i will be at this summer were going to be at an event at my law school so i went to introduce myself and say hi. i had met some of the associates several times during the recruiting process, but it was my first time meeting the other partners and associates. i'm typically very social but am not great at meeting a bunch of new people in a big group setting and now regret going as i feel i acted very awkwardly. for example, when asked about what i had been up to this semester i mentioned several competitions and my note which will be published - although i had no intention of sounding arrogant, in retrospect i feel like i may have come across as bragging. anyways, long story short, do you think bombing a brief meeting like i did is going to make them question my "fit" with the firm and negatively impact my chances at an offer?? sorry if im being overly worried over nothing and thanks for any thoughts.

[Corsair]

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[Anonymous User]

op here - thanks... any other thoughts? anyone think i should preemptively apologize when i arrive?

[DCDuck]

Definitely don't preemptively apologize. It sounds like you did nothing wrong and are just being hard on yourself. Don't draw attention to it. On the off chance that someone mentions it to you (they won't) then apologize. Don't sweat it.

[CanadianWolf]

Most law firms like confidence.

[JJDancer]

op here - thanks... any other thoughts? anyone think i should preemptively apologize when i arrive?

0L disclaimer.

But preemptively apologizing for something that they likely a) forgot about and b) wasn't wrong/offensive seems silly and insecure on your part. Even if some of them didn't LOVE you based on that interaction, you have the summer to set a different tone and leave the correct impression. As long as you do that, this one pre-summer interaction likely won't matter. I think you should ignore that it happened and focus on how you will interact better in similar situations which will probably come up in the future. Good luck and congrats on the job.

[flcath]

You were probably fine.

The fact that you're concerned about acting douchey is a good thing; so so many law students are completely oblivious to it.

Don't preemptively apologize.

[DoubleChecks]

doesnt sound that bad at all -- i think you're just second guessing yourself

ive had socially awkward moments with firm partners and associates before...it is prob a bigger deal to you than it is to them (unless you were egregiously bad, doesnt sound like you were)

ill echo the sentiment of not pre-emptively apologizing...seems even more socially awkward to do that haha

[McBean]

They already forgot about it. You should too.

[JusticeJackson]

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