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Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:58 pm
by DELG
Coming in early.
Asking for work.
Telling people you speak a useful foreign language.
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:58 pm
by DELG
Getting involved with pro bono litigation.
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:59 pm
by grand inquisitor
asking a midlevel for advice
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:00 pm
by Devlin
Biglaw.
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:10 pm
by Actus Reus
Plugging phone back in
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:12 pm
by lurklaw
Turning assignments in early
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:12 pm
by DELG
lurklaw wrote:Turning assignments in early
NEVER
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:18 pm
by Abbie Doobie
trusting anyone
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:19 pm
by Abbie Doobie
assuming that your secretary can do something correctly
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:20 pm
by Abbie Doobie
taking advice from midlevel associates
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:23 pm
by dixiecupdrinking
Volunteering for anything, ever, especially if it will "just take a couple of hours."
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:29 pm
by DELG
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
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:35 pm
by Anonymous User
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?
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:41 pm
by DELG
Depends what you mean by "trust"
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:59 pm
by TheHill5
Abbie Doobie wrote:assuming that your secretary can do something correctly
So. fucking. TRUE
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:28 pm
by DELG
Asking for a deadline on an assignment that probably will die a natural death
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:49 pm
by dixiecupdrinking
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."
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:02 pm
by DELG
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)
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:08 am
by LarrySanders
TheHill5 wrote:Abbie Doobie wrote:assuming that your secretary can do something correctly
So. fucking. TRUE
TCR
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:17 am
by El Pollito
i finally have an amazing secretary
FINALLY
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:51 am
by Mr. Peanutbutter
El Pollito wrote:i finally have an amazing secretary
FINALLY
Was it worth moving to West Covina?
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:05 am
by El Pollito
idk what that is
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:25 am
by DELG
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.
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:37 am
by SweetrollStealer
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.
Re: Biggest biglaw mistakes
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:12 pm
by El Pollito
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.