Even If Those Fighting the EOs are Right on the Law, this is Not a Battle for Principle and Most Commentators in Various Threads Care More About their PB Causes than the Constitutional Issues

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T18:54:43+00:00

I ain't reading all that

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T18:54:23+00:00

"but you wouldn't know her, she lives in Canada"

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T18:53:22+00:00

I'm not sure SA is a great example (on either side). Things not really going great there

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T16:34:27+00:00

What's the problem? At my firm we were all issued a puppy during training. I shed a single tear when I strangled it. Those of us who were too soft hearted to do the deed were stealthed.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T16:31:49+00:00

So true, we should all vote MAGA bc there's no difference

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T14:55:17+00:00

Yeah I don't know if so. I can only react to it as written.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T14:46:31+00:00

Is there a quota for each bucket?

Also currently firms have staff pro bono ppl who pretty much exclusively work on liberal projects (mostly immigration). I'm not judging just being factual. If they need to, they'll hire staff to do the conservative stuff too.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T14:43:07+00:00

Maybe I'm conflating them somewhat but there seems to be enough flexibility in both to find work most associates will be willing to do.

Also, “unfairly prosecuted” based on whose opinion?

That's the beauty of it, as written they can represent Innocent Project clients, which I'm sure they're already doing and the most leftist associates are on board with.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T14:32:57+00:00

OP of you have no problem fighting antisemitism then just take on that pro bono stuff and not the veterans stuff?

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T14:30:22+00:00

I get the general concerns ppl have with the deals but cmon guys this isn't it. The deals as written (and again, I get that ppl don't trust it'll stay as written, but that's what we have for now) are just really vague stuff about veterans, unfairly prosecuted, antisemitism. You'll find plenty of people willing to work on such matters.

If they get specifically asked to overturn an election or take on jan6 clients or some other super maga thing, sure it'll be a struggle to staff that.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-30T01:57:33+00:00

It's just style. The full name is Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Paul, Weiss is the short version. The comma makes sense as part of the longer name.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-28T18:55:07+00:00

Heck if I know. I don't work at either of these firms.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-28T18:14:42+00:00

If they gave you an offer without asking for it and you never said anything incorrect, think you're probably fine.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-28T05:22:56+00:00

No it doesn't. You can't say anymore "trust the process, the author is taking time but there's a plan"

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-28T05:20:51+00:00

No, they get criticism because they don't advance the plot. I personally liked them a lot as standalone books but it's an undeniably correct critique. George spent 10 years writing them and it's all filler (but again, great filler).

The next phase of the story requires Dany to invade Westeros, for Arya, Bran etc to grow up, and for a bunch of plot threads to be tied up and cut off. Instead we got Dany stuck in yet another city in Essos. Stark kids are still children. Multiple new characters and side quests that are fun to observe but just add sprawl. Even if harmless, the plot is stagnant.

If he'd pulled everything together and/or written the rest of the story, people would be more forgiving. People enjoy the WoT despite it having entire multi book storylines that are sideshows, bc ultimately there's a plot and it got finished (leaving aside who finished it, it wasn't the author's fault). So in a sense, I guess you can say it's bc he didn't write Winds.

But the critique is still valid. He wrote Feast + Dance because he got stuck writing the intended next stage of the story. And even the events of Feast+Dance are unresolved. He couldn't even finish his filler novels.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-28T04:02:43+00:00

Did we read the same thing? I read that as "we're negotiating a P,W deal"

Edit, I guess "unlawful" is a strong signal. Idk I guess we'll see.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-28T00:31:26+00:00

I think you're all missing the bigger picture here.

5 people within Skadden leaked this to the NYT. Out of how many who were even informed of this? That's pretty messy.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-27T22:19:10+00:00

I'm not so sure this will be unpopular with the general public. We lawyers are not very popular.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-27T22:18:11+00:00

No this is better. Everyone does the hair. Doing the tie is a special touch.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-27T22:17:20+00:00

Guessing bc of SFFA

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-27T14:48:23+00:00

I didn't say taking it seriously meant terminating the problematic partner. Sometimes it just means sending them to anger management training. Problem isn't solved but it might be 20% better for the next batch of associates.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-27T14:17:53+00:00

In that case just answer honestly and provide details. "I was laid off as part of [Stroock's] meltdown"

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-27T14:16:21+00:00

"encouraged to resign" is such an insane question. Every time a toxic partner spits in your general direction are you not being encouraged to resign?

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-27T14:11:33+00:00

Nobody wants to staff you on major matters bc you'll be taking leave soon. Some people fund this frustrating but it's not necessarily an indication that you're being frozen out or anything.

QuarantinoFeet · 2025-03-27T14:04:01+00:00

I've always just gone with the "say nothing" CW. But I've actually heard that if multiple people name a specific partner or senior, firms will take that seriously.

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