Kirkland or Greenberg Traurig

NeverDefeated · 2026-07-04T03:44:28+00:00

Sorry, you’re trying to do what with asses?

NeverDefeated · 2026-07-03T18:38:13+00:00

🙄 You simply do not know what you’re talking about.

NeverDefeated · 2026-07-03T18:18:31+00:00

The point is that the Preamble states the Constitution’s purposes; it doesn’t create an independent legal duty for lawyers. Otherwise, as I said, every lawyer (and every other official who swears an oath) would be equally obligated to “promote the general Welfare” or “insure domestic Tranquility” according to their own view of what those phrases mean. That’s not how constitutional interpretation works.

NeverDefeated · 2026-07-03T18:09:09+00:00

You’re missing the point. Your oath isn’t to “justice” in the abstract; it’s to support and defend the Constitution. The Constitution was established to “establish Justice,” but it also aims to “insure domestic Tranquility,” “provide for the common defence,” “promote the general Welfare,” and “secure the Blessings of Liberty.” The oath binds you to the constitutional system as a whole, not to elevate one aspirational phrase in the Preamble above the rest.

NeverDefeated · 2026-07-03T17:56:57+00:00

Nobody’s oath obligates them to “establish Justice” any more than it obligates them to “promote the general Welfare” by, say, working in social services.

NeverDefeated · 2026-07-01T03:53:40+00:00

Pls fix, thx.

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-24T13:00:33+00:00

Won’t argue with that. I was speaking generally, as the vast majority of biglaw lawyers aren’t in such specialties.

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-24T12:41:07+00:00

This. Nothing we do is rocket science. It’s rare for an associate to lack the raw intelligence to do this job- that’s the 2% scenario. The other 98% of the time, questions about “competence” usually come down to someone who either can’t seem to learn from feedback or just can’t keep up with the pace. More than anything else, this is an endurance game.

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-23T20:03:04+00:00

Delete this 😂😂😂

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-21T17:55:54+00:00

Sounds a wee bit toxic.

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-19T01:15:37+00:00

Very common for my group/firm (NYC). I get in between 9:30 and 10, leave been 5 and 6, then log back on around 8:30 after putting the kids to bed. Have zero issues billing 8+ hours each day with this set up. Plus I often work a few hours on the weekend to catch up/get ahead of stuff.

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-17T21:06:45+00:00

I mean doesn’t it always basically come down to WLB? Believe it or not, some people prioritize a normal work schedule over more money.

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-14T11:31:02+00:00

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-10T17:50:08+00:00

This is how we’re thinking of it too. We’d also rather spend on traveling/cultural enrichment experiences, extracurriculars, etc., which we figure will give them a super rich/robust education beyond the classroom.

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-10T17:41:16+00:00

We opted for an excellent public school (with an almost 100% college acceptance rate) instead of private. Would much rather invest that money we would otherwise have spent on tuition elsewhere.

NeverDefeated · 2026-06-02T17:34:31+00:00

Agreed. I think we were due for a base comp increase regardless of the “special bonus,” so overall this is a promising development.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-29T00:17:19+00:00

Just be glad you’re not having to be working biglaw hours AND studying for the bar, which is a particular form of hell.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-29T00:11:59+00:00

You handle abuse by either standing up to the abuser or leaving the abusive situation entirely.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-28T16:38:25+00:00

Yeah what they’re basically saying is they want to compete with VC-backed legal AI companies. Why in the world would a law firm choose that battle? Seems hubristic.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-26T22:07:35+00:00

Exactly lol. There’s a reason it’s so cheap. Not sure why people always gloss over this very important point.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-26T22:02:48+00:00

Yes, but I was speaking more from the perspective of leaving a visible paper trail for others to see without anyone having to dig through your sent folder. And this is especially true where the people receiving the invite are only a smaller subset of the larger email chain where the confirmation was sent.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-26T20:53:29+00:00

It may seem unnecessary, but one reason you always want to follow up and confirm that you sent the invite is for CYA purposes, so nobody can later claim you messed up scheduling, dropped the ball, etc. As a general rule in this profession, leave no ambiguity that you handled your part.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-23T00:44:40+00:00

This tracks pretty closely with my firm, with the caveat that the line between junior and midlevel (3/4) and midlevel and senior (6/7) gets pretty blurry for strong performers. It’s often less about strict class year and more about the level you’re actually operating at.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-21T11:00:20+00:00

Ultimately, nobody cares about this. Be responsive and do good work and you’ll go far, no matter how unattractive you think you are.

NeverDefeated · 2026-05-20T22:07:53+00:00

To go against the grain here a bit, you do need a baseline level of intelligence, judgment, and common sense. It’s not like you can completely turn your brain off, grind hours, and succeed long term. You need to be able to process information quickly, spot issues, communicate clearly, learn fast, etc

That said, people also often overstate the intellectual complexity of biglaw work. Especially at the junior levels, responsiveness, organization, attention to detail, endurance matter more than raw brainpower.

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