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Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by DELG » Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:58 pm

Coming in early.

Asking for work.

Telling people you speak a useful foreign language.
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by DELG » Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:58 pm

Getting involved with pro bono litigation.
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by grand inquisitor » Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:59 pm

asking a midlevel for advice
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

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Biglaw.
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

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Plugging phone back in
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by lurklaw » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:12 pm

Turning assignments in early
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by DELG » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:12 pm

lurklaw wrote:Turning assignments in early
NEVER
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by Abbie Doobie » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:18 pm

trusting anyone
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by Abbie Doobie » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:19 pm

assuming that your secretary can do something correctly
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by Abbie Doobie » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:20 pm

taking advice from midlevel associates
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by dixiecupdrinking » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:23 pm

Volunteering for anything, ever, especially if it will "just take a couple of hours."
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by DELG » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:29 pm

dixiecupdrinking wrote:Volunteering for anything, ever, especially if it will "just take a couple of hours."
First year: couple hour research project? SURE!

Third year: yeah I ran a Google/westlaw search and came up empty not touching that shit with a 10 foot pole
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:35 pm

grand inquisitor wrote:asking a midlevel for advice
Abbie Doobie wrote:taking advice from midlevel associates
So who do you ask for advice?
Abbie Doobie wrote:trusting anyone
So ppl don't meet their "best friends" in their SA class?
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by DELG » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:41 pm

Depends what you mean by "trust"
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by TheHill5 » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:59 pm

Abbie Doobie wrote:assuming that your secretary can do something correctly
So. fucking. TRUE
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by DELG » Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:28 pm

Asking for a deadline on an assignment that probably will die a natural death
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by dixiecupdrinking » Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:49 pm

DELG wrote:
dixiecupdrinking wrote:Volunteering for anything, ever, especially if it will "just take a couple of hours."
First year: couple hour research project? SURE!

Third year: yeah I ran a Google/westlaw search and came up empty not touching that shit with a 10 foot pole
"Please conclusively prove a negative for me. Need by COB thx."
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by DELG » Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:02 pm

dixiecupdrinking wrote:
DELG wrote:
dixiecupdrinking wrote:Volunteering for anything, ever, especially if it will "just take a couple of hours."
First year: couple hour research project? SURE!

Third year: yeah I ran a Google/westlaw search and came up empty not touching that shit with a 10 foot pole
"Please conclusively prove a negative for me. Need by COB thx."
(First year jumps on grenade)
(Third year moves email chain to trash)
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by LarrySanders » Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:08 am

TheHill5 wrote:
Abbie Doobie wrote:assuming that your secretary can do something correctly
So. fucking. TRUE
TCR
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by El Pollito » Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:17 am

i finally have an amazing secretary

FINALLY
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by Mr. Peanutbutter » Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:51 am

El Pollito wrote:i finally have an amazing secretary

FINALLY
Was it worth moving to West Covina?
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by El Pollito » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:05 am

idk what that is
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by DELG » Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:25 am

I know a couple associates who are threatening to pay for their own assistant. It's so important and rare to have a competent one.
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by SweetrollStealer » Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:37 am

DELG wrote:Getting involved with pro bono litigation.
x1000. It's not entirely an exaggeration to say I left my big law jerb when I did just to finally get out of a dumpster fire pro bono case that had been plaguing me for 18+ months.

DO NOT DO IT.
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Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes

Post by El Pollito » Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:12 pm

DELG wrote:I know a couple associates who are threatening to pay for their own assistant. It's so important and rare to have a competent one.
wow.
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