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For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
3 weeks or 4?
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Emma.
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gk101
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Re: For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
There is no such thing
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Re: For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
Let me put it differently, what do firms who have a limited vacay period set it at.gk101 wrote:There is no such thing
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Re: For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
Let me put it differently. There is no set vacation period specific to DC. Most firms will have the usual 3-4 weeks that they list in your offer sheet. In practice, I have rarely heard of firms counting no. of days taken off so long as you have your hours and the partners you work with are okay with you taking time offAnonymous User wrote:Let me put it differently, what do firms who have a limited vacay period set it at.gk101 wrote:There is no such thing
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Re: For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
Emma. wrote:Lol
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Re: For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
What is LOL is not taking all your vacay time. Nobody ever tells you should take a vacay.
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wiseowl
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Re: For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
Actually, what's LOL is saying the word "vacay."
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Re: For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
More senior associates at some firms take vacations. But the one I work under said it is impossible to get away more than a week a year.
You have to think about the fact that you probably will never be able to be out of pocket ever.
You have to think about the fact that you probably will never be able to be out of pocket ever.
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Re: For DC biglaw: What is "market" vacation time?
It's not as difficult to take vacations (even week long ones) in biglaw as people make it out to be. You just have to be really flexible in your schedule and will likely have to pay a higher cost for booking stuff last minute. If you are working with reasonable partners, you can plan stuff well in advance and be okay. The $30 trip insurance charge is probably still worth it now.
It's the day-to-day unpredictability that is truly awful. Getting an email asking you to make your way back to the office on a weekend or at 10 PM is fucking miserable. Even the reasonable partners assume they have a monopoly on your time
It's the day-to-day unpredictability that is truly awful. Getting an email asking you to make your way back to the office on a weekend or at 10 PM is fucking miserable. Even the reasonable partners assume they have a monopoly on your time
