Forget About the Summer Associate Stories
Maybe we should feature stories about the full-time associates who mistreat summer associates. For one such story, involving a senior associate in New York who's an a**hole of Ari Gold proportions, see here.
Or maybe we should feature stories about partners who, despite being partners, comport themselves in a manner that would make Aquagirl blush. For one such story -- from a few years ago, and from the other side of the pond, but trust us, it's good -- see here.
We'll tell you that the two naughty female partners were from Shearman & Sterling. But please respect the house rules and don't identify them further. Considering the great nicknames developed for partner #2, including "The Human Stain" and "The Sprinker," it's just not necessary. Thanks.
Stories from the Belly of Biglaw: Curious George [Urbanagora]
Yank skanks [TheLawyer.com]
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Posted by: I STILL know what you did to the first poster | September 6, 2007 02:36 PM
I know of at least three cases of married partners at prestigous DC law firms shacking up with very junior associates. Licentious or par for the course?
Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 02:43 PM
I want to bang my hot secretary (and the summer associate that just left and the 1st year Associate starting next week)
Posted by: I say do it. | September 6, 2007 02:44 PM
I want to bang my hot secretary (and the summer associate that just left and the 1st year Associate starting next week)
Posted by: I say do it. | September 6, 2007 02:45 PM
Proofread, Lat!!!: "We'll willing to tell you that the partners in question were from Shearman & Sterling."
Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 02:47 PM
The British story is extremely well-written - hilarious!
Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 02:48 PM
What's wrong with Ari Gold?
Posted by: hug it out bitch | September 6, 2007 02:48 PM
Seriously people...all married partners bang junior associates. Some of them bang good looking paralegals. It's indemic at big law firms. "At least three cases" just means you aren't in the loop enough to know about the rest
Posted by: Everyone Does It | September 6, 2007 02:49 PM
2:49: all married male partners, you mean. I haven't heard too many examples of the ladies dabbling, though I don't claim it's never happened.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 02:52 PM
That senior associate is going to make partner. That's what it takes to make it in Big Law.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 02:57 PM
Greatest use of the words "a shrubbery" since Monty Python.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 03:53 PM
Were the partners hot? Or the associates? That would make the story better.
Like my former boss/partner used to say..."you throw a bunch of men and women together in the same place long enough and sooner or later a few of them are going to start f---ing."
Posted by: hahahaha | September 6, 2007 04:24 PM
Were the partners hot? Or the associates? That would make the story better.
Like my former boss/partner used to say..."you throw a bunch of men and women together in the same place long enough and sooner or later a few of them are going to start f---ing."
Posted by: hahahaha | September 6, 2007 04:25 PM
I'm hot. That's all that matters.
Posted by: Nina T. | September 6, 2007 05:58 PM
2:48 -- are you drunk? That story was pretentious shit. It was funny, but much too wordy. I assume you are a NY lawyer that wouldn't know good writing if it fell on you?
Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 06:55 PM
sometimes the partner leaves his partner wife and marries the junior associate.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2007 09:09 PM
Hmm...maybe these are perks Lat should do a post about - affairs with partners and whether firms put up with partners/associates who are a-holes. At my BigLaw firm, I have heard there are plenty of affairs (haven't seen proof) and the firm only puts up with a-holes if they have lots of clients.
Posted by: anon | September 6, 2007 09:30 PM
Both stories were unfunny.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 7, 2007 04:46 PM
No, both stories were funny.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 7, 2007 06:45 PM
Yeah, about as funny as a Garfield cartoon strip.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 7, 2007 07:42 PM
Just finished reviewing documents all day. I was working with another associate and we kept lamenting the fact that we don't have a monkey.
Posted by: anon | September 9, 2007 11:13 PM