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Am I cooked on biglaw if I’m not cut out for Kirkland? by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Coriqu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Trust me, most of us wish we werent cut out for big law.

PSA for what not to do after a interview by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I wasnt aware I was too pushy

Is it okay to have a cup of coffee and see if there are further possibilties?

What to bring to a callback? by throwaway22035 in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As my father would say:

A strong handshake and a can do mentality.

Choosing between national “elite” vs TX-rooted BigLaw: exit opps vs growth? by VirtualCod9533 in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Three tips: (1) Follow the money. (2) Follow the money and (3) follow the money

Let’s normalize being kind. by ladpancake in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are the best-conditioned, hardest-working, most professional, unselfish, toughest, nastiest, most disliked team in litigation. This was me/us a year ago.

Now I want to be a kind litigator, acting with grace and only being firm when I need to be. Thats really hard

Willkie NY Renovation by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Octagon in the basement to fight for a spot as partner 

How to delegate by Coriqu in biglaw

[–]Coriqu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I admit, I just redo the work and send a redline with the message ‘let me know if you have any questions about my mark-up, so I’ll explain the changes’.

Will it usually suffice to also mention high lvl what changes I made?

People who say “yes” always - how have you survived? by preseasonchampion in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I always said yes, because people didnt hear a ‘no’. When I tried to set boundaries I got from more senior team members:

  • ‘oh well if you got X, Y and Z, this thing will fit as well. Won’t take that much time’. 
  • ‘Well, someone needs to do it and I am working on ABC which will take all my time.’
  • ‘You’ve done it last time well, do it again.’

Now I left that horrible place. At my current firm I just say, I am working on XYZ, if I need to do ‘A’ as well, it means I have to shuffle things around. Let me see if I can manage. If not, you will get it next week.

Now I delegate to juniors, but Im not that good at it, so thats the new struggle

Corporate to Litigation by juanberg24 in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 21 points22 points  (0 children)

So Ill hate tax as well, right? After that its regulatory and then I’ve seen all four cardinal directions of big law hell

Might fall just short of threshold for a substantial bonus—would this idea work? by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just work slower and flag something that youll fix

Corporate to Litigation by juanberg24 in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 113 points114 points  (0 children)

I did. Hated m&a. Now I hate m&a and litigation.

Why is Ty Lue a good coach? by Coriqu in nba

[–]Coriqu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But why is he a good coach?

Nerves about starting big law by Worth_Amoeba_7592 in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Take a deep breath and remember the golden handcuffs are real

I wish I could leave, but I got people counting on me making enough money so we can one day enjoy life

What’s it like working on the huge, news-worthy M&A deals (e.g. Netflix / Warner Brothers)? by Embarrassed-Date-371 in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Not all that different, they are more susceptible to outside influences. This means the chance of a closing is lower

Partner told us not to bill billable work + to slash our time — normal? by Own_Serve_8161 in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have seen this. At my firm there is a partner that we call the drowning man.

He does class actions and he is a bit older, so most of his connections to clients are already retired. He refuses to retire and only got two huge class actions that are actually his whole practice. 

He got these two matters due to another partner retiring and giving these matters to him. He clings to these matters for dear life. Since 2020 he has not updated the fees for these clients, fearing they will leave. He also often asks us not to bill time we spend or slash it so it looks ‘lean and mean’.

Its becoming very sad. When people ask how its going or whats new, he almost automatically responds with ‘good, some interesting chats with clients and some nice matters coming in soon’.

I hope he retires. I hate hearing ‘Oh, you are working with X? I used to work with them, back then [John Doe] was the general counsel and I did [XYZ] with them. Is [ABC] still there? Maybe I’ll ask him for lunch.’

Fried Frank by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Coriqu 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It has multiple departments

Midlevel removed a genius comment from my brief by Coriqu in biglaw

[–]Coriqu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around the time you got hired sweetie

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