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It could. It could not. You don't even know the associate said anything. But I have to imagine that a partner would be hesitant to hire someone who might cause internal conflict, especially with so many qualified potential associates out there.Anonymous User wrote:If you apply to a top firm, and one of the associates there hates you (but not because of anything "professional related"..... say it involves a romantic encounter years earlier before either of you even applied to law school), would this hurt your chances of getting offered? Would partners take this person's assessment of you seriously?
....ph14 wrote:It could. It could not. You don't even know the associate said anything. But I have to imagine that a partner would be hesitant to hire someone who might cause internal conflict, especially with so many qualified potential associates out there.Anonymous User wrote:If you apply to a top firm, and one of the associates there hates you (but not because of anything "professional related"..... say it involves a romantic encounter years earlier before either of you even applied to law school), would this hurt your chances of getting offered? Would partners take this person's assessment of you seriously?
You're trolling.Anonymous User wrote:could it influence other firms if person is nuts, and your judgment at the time was based on being a teenager and the person was crazy? think insaneness to the point you would carry a tape recorder on you when with this person to protect yourself from possible rape accusations if you anticipated rejection relationships and person came through on their threats?ph14 wrote:It could. It could not. You don't even know the associate said anything. But I have to imagine that a partner would be hesitant to hire someone who might cause internal conflict, especially with so many qualified potential associates out there.Anonymous User wrote:If you apply to a top firm, and one of the associates there hates you (but not because of anything "professional related"..... say it involves a romantic encounter years earlier before either of you even applied to law school), would this hurt your chances of getting offered? Would partners take this person's assessment of you seriously?
nice ninja edit.....btw you sound crazyAnonymous User wrote:could it influence other firms if person is nuts, and your judgment at the time was based on being a teenager and the person was crazy? think insaneness to the point you would carry a tape recorder on you when with this person to protect yourself from possible rape accusations if you anticipated rejection relationships and person came through on their threats?ph14 wrote:It could. It could not. You don't even know the associate said anything. But I have to imagine that a partner would be hesitant to hire someone who might cause internal conflict, especially with so many qualified potential associates out there.Anonymous User wrote:If you apply to a top firm, and one of the associates there hates you (but not because of anything "professional related"..... say it involves a romantic encounter years earlier before either of you even applied to law school), would this hurt your chances of getting offered? Would partners take this person's assessment of you seriously?
somewhatwayward wrote:nice ninja edit.....btw you sound crazyAnonymous User wrote:could it influence other firms if person is nuts, and your judgment at the time was based on being a teenager and the person was crazy? think insaneness to the point you would carry a tape recorder on you when with this person to protect yourself from possible rape accusations if you anticipated rejection relationships and person came through on their threats?ph14 wrote:It could. It could not. You don't even know the associate said anything. But I have to imagine that a partner would be hesitant to hire someone who might cause internal conflict, especially with so many qualified potential associates out there.Anonymous User wrote:If you apply to a top firm, and one of the associates there hates you (but not because of anything "professional related"..... say it involves a romantic encounter years earlier before either of you even applied to law school), would this hurt your chances of getting offered? Would partners take this person's assessment of you seriously?
anyway, it is just one firm, and there are tons of them