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Partner - Associate Relationship?

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:42 pm

So, question for those working in big law.

Does your Partner give you work matters/assignments as to what they want directly?

Or, do Associate have the autonomy to develop particularly work assignments and give next steps/solutions etc.

In other words, what's an Associate "real" value to the Partner?
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Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Post by Icculus » Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:49 pm

Anonymous User wrote:So, question for those working in big law.

Does your Partner give you work matters/assignments as to what they want directly?

Or, do Associate have the autonomy to develop particularly work assignments and give next steps/solutions etc.

In other words, what's an Associate "real" value to the Partner?
wut?
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Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Post by MarkfromWI » Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:50 pm

Definitely not where I thought this thread was going...
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Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Post by mr.hands » Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:11 pm

you may be overestimating your value to the firm
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Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Post by Ron Don Volante » Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:16 pm

MarkfromWI wrote:Definitely not where I thought this thread was going...
very disappointing
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Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Post by AReasonableMan » Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:03 pm

Anonymous User wrote:So, question for those working in big law.

Does your Partner give you work matters/assignments as to what they want directly?

Or, do Associate have the autonomy to develop particularly work assignments and give next steps/solutions etc.

In other words, what's an Associate "real" value to the Partner?
Time.
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Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Post by ballcaps » Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:14 pm

Ron Don Volante wrote:
MarkfromWI wrote:Definitely not where I thought this thread was going...
very disappointing
lulz.

also, OP, you've managed to formulate a question incredibly unclearly, twice.
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Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Post by shock259 » Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:17 pm

MarkfromWI wrote:Definitely not where I thought this thread was going...
Seriously. So disappointed.
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