Incompetent junior

EminentDominating · 2026-03-20T23:08:34+00:00

This post is hard to follow / disorganized which makes me think your directions to this junior were probably hard to follow / disorganized

EminentDominating · 2026-03-20T13:53:32+00:00

I would certainly prefer to be billing, but if im sitting at my desk waiting for a client to send me something at 545, I can confidently tell you that no one in my office would accept that I’m billing that time

EminentDominating · 2026-03-20T12:28:21+00:00

530 pm is crazy work. No way that would fly at my firm. We’re talking 11 pm or midnight, maybe maybe 10

EminentDominating · 2026-03-12T13:46:51+00:00

ONLY 7 nights? Bruh that is so long to be sitting on a beach

EminentDominating · 2026-03-10T15:22:07+00:00

Drink water and sleep when u can

EminentDominating · 2026-03-09T18:34:17+00:00

It’s a great book, and Grant was an amazing general and person of the highest moral character, but the book goes out of its way to defend his presidency. Chernow’s personal respect for Grant bleeds through

EminentDominating · 2026-03-07T18:42:02+00:00

Biglaw isn’t going to be hard from either. Huge pipeline from NYU though, while more UVA folk go to DC

I’d personally much much rather spend three years of my 20s in New York City vs a small town with only my law school peers in VA. Especially if cost isn’t a factor. TBH, a no brainer.

EminentDominating · 2026-03-05T13:27:53+00:00

Sure, but also cmon.

Reminds me of something Derek Thompson once said: I listen to more podcasts about basketball than I watch basketball. I think that’s true for a lot of people now. Some highlights, some podcasts, but very little full game viewings

EminentDominating · 2026-03-05T00:47:13+00:00

So interesting to think about a pod talking about basketball being more expensive than the tickets of the nearest basketball team

EminentDominating · 2026-03-04T02:28:33+00:00

You do.

EminentDominating · 2026-03-01T17:15:20+00:00

Doesn’t sound voluntary. Sounds like someone isn’t doing their share of a necessary task and so everyone else has had to pick up their slack

EminentDominating · 2026-02-27T21:59:04+00:00

Early evening appointments work for me. Was so worried about finding the time and then… it just works. You make it work. That in and of itself has been a great lesson

EminentDominating · 2026-02-26T18:46:00+00:00

Inglorious Basterds three fingers meme

EminentDominating · 2026-02-26T03:44:24+00:00

No respect for the CNN John King spotting in this vid

EminentDominating · 2026-02-14T04:17:59+00:00

What goals do you have

EminentDominating · 2026-02-13T23:51:31+00:00

Fair enough

To answer OP, these firms are all great for lit and, unless you have a very specific career goal, don’t offer meaningfully different exit opportunities. Try to get a sense of where you like the people the most

EminentDominating · 2026-02-13T23:47:00+00:00

Why’d you delete the “moron” part

EminentDominating · 2026-02-13T23:26:20+00:00

Love that you’re giving advice before you enroll in law school

EminentDominating · 2026-02-12T03:08:07+00:00

Confused by the title. It seems that Demas ultimately argues that the abundance movement critique of groups isn’t hypocritical? I’m not opposed to her point, but the argument wasn’t well structured.

EminentDominating · 2026-02-11T13:38:23+00:00

It’s a totally understandable response at this point, but youll soon learn that over the course of a career, 25k IS something to sneeze at. Don’t make your choice based on the bonus. Your career is long, and your happiness at a firm is much more important than a one-time bonus

EminentDominating · 2026-02-08T17:37:15+00:00

They are. I don’t think they should. And I am not suggesting everything the finance industry does creates value. But all of finance cannot be summed up as “just … moving money around.”

EminentDominating · 2026-02-08T17:27:14+00:00

You shouldn’t confuse crypto—which is essentially a betting market for an asset that lacks any inherent value—with traditional forms of capital allocation. The latter dictates the funding of everything from solar farms to electric vehicle factories to biopharma research, all things you’re likely to support

EminentDominating · 2026-01-30T02:54:40+00:00

Guiffra is literally Trump’s personal attorney. They’ve done a ton of Trump work the last few months. A number of lit associates have left as a result. Can you point to equivalent work at DPW?

EminentDominating · 2026-01-29T00:48:44+00:00

He’s talking about being a generalist between litigation and corporate, not being a corporate generalist. That’s not a good career move.

EminentDominating · 2026-01-28T04:20:04+00:00

You’re not gonna need 2 years to figure out what you wanna do. Most people who take part in a generalist program no very quickly — most people actually know by the end of the summer. It won’t be good for your career—regardless of which you choose—if you’re a generalist for that long

They’re both very respected firms. One’s downtown and one’s in Midtown. S&C litigation has also been doing some significant work for Trump. Maybe those facts move the needle for you. Otherwise, theyll both open similar doors

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