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Started this month. Figured I'd take some questions if anyone had them regarding life at a smaller office of a big firm as a new associate.

FWIW, office is around 10-20 attorneys. Overall firm is 500+.

Anonymous User wrote:Started this month. Figured I'd take some questions if anyone had them regarding life at a smaller office of a big firm as a new associate.

FWIW, office is around 10-20 attorneys. Overall firm is 500+.

Thanks for this

1) How'd you get the job?

2) Whats the hours/expectations like?

Do you know where the bathroom is yet?

1) OCI, summered elsewhere second year, liked this firm so much I came back as an associate when they offered me.

2) Right now it's sort of hectic. I do lit and summer and fall are pretty crazy work wise. We have a sub 2000 billable requirement, but not by much. So it's definitely doable. I've been swamped since I walked in the door with legitimate work, though.

I wasn't expecting so much work right away (and higher level stuff than anticipated), but it's been great.

Desert Fox wrote:Do you know where the bathroom is yet?

Yep. We have our own sort of attorneys only bathroom that I can get away to poop and bill in.

Anonymous User wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:Do you know where the bathroom is yet?

Yep. We have our own sort of attorneys only bathroom that I can get away to poop and bill in.

How about the firm letterhead?

Desert Fox wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:Do you know where the bathroom is yet?

Yep. We have our own sort of attorneys only bathroom that I can get away to poop and bill in.

How about the firm letterhead?

I don't even know where the supply room is.

Also, still waiting for my second monitor.

Like, you started 12 days ago?

cdelgado wrote:Like, you started 12 days ago?

Yep.

yo dogg, how much is your paycheck take home

dood wrote:yo dogg, how much is your paycheck take home

None yet.

Place does pay the area equivalent of NYC 160, though.

Anonymous User wrote:

dood wrote:yo dogg, how much is your paycheck take home

None yet.

Place does pay the area equivalent of NYC 160, though.

So like 45k in Georgia?

Desert Fox wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:

dood wrote:yo dogg, how much is your paycheck take home

None yet.

Place does pay the area equivalent of NYC 160, though.

So like 45k in Georgia?

More than that, thankfully.

Did you take this over any major BigLaw offices? I'm considering taking a position like this in SV, which focuses on IP Pros/Lit. Outpost of major biglaw firm.

Were you at all concerned about not getting an offer after the summer? About work drying up at the office or anything? Feel nervous about partnership prospects?

Anonymous User wrote:Did you take this over any major BigLaw offices? I'm considering taking a position like this in SV, which focuses on IP Pros/Lit. Outpost of major biglaw firm.

Were you at all concerned about not getting an offer after the summer? About work drying up at the office or anything? Feel nervous about partnership prospects?

OP here.

1. I did. I had an offer at a big east coast firm at their main office. I truly enjoyed the firm I am at now so much that I took their offer.

2. I was somewhat concerned but just because I'm a typical law student. The partners I worked with loved me and specifically told me to contact them after 2L summer. I got an offer basically on the spot when I called.

3. Not concerned at all about work drying up. Not only do we do work in our state, but we also get a good amount of work from the main office and even other satellite offices.

4. Partnership prospects -- it seems that the firm is not up or out. I doubt I'd ever be up for equity, but non-equity or of counsel is likely if I want to stay that long.