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Partner - Associate Relationship?

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:42 pm
by Anonymous User
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?

Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:49 pm
by Icculus
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?

Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:50 pm
by MarkfromWI
Definitely not where I thought this thread was going...

Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:11 pm
by mr.hands
you may be overestimating your value to the firm

Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:16 pm
by Ron Don Volante
MarkfromWI wrote:Definitely not where I thought this thread was going...
very disappointing

Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:03 pm
by AReasonableMan
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.

Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:14 pm
by ballcaps
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.

Re: Partner - Associate Relationship?

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:17 pm
by shock259
MarkfromWI wrote:Definitely not where I thought this thread was going...
Seriously. So disappointed.

www.top-law-schools.com

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:56 pm
by BVest