I loved hearing some of the inside talk of a biglaw partnership. I hope that more of this stuff gets aired in the future. Two questions:
is there any concern that this article, itself, could lead Mayer down a bad path? infighting doesn't look great to clients, and publicly accosting each other hurts more than doing so privately. what do you think the impact of this article will be on Mayer, and on other firms?
This thought is a little more nefarious. As a biglaw associate, sometimes I wonder whether the scare mongering is actually a strategy: the worse the partners make things look, they easier they can tell associates, clients, and each other, that times are tough and they need to keep rates high / keep salaries low / avoid bonuses. But at the same time, profits have jumped incredibly. At any time speaking with the partners, did you get the feeling they were playing a game with you and (smart and strategic as they surely are) trying to make things look worse than they really are?
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Hi Noam,
I loved hearing some of the inside talk of a biglaw partnership. I hope that more of this stuff gets aired in the future. Two questions:
is there any concern that this article, itself, could lead Mayer down a bad path? infighting doesn't look great to clients, and publicly accosting each other hurts more than doing so privately. what do you think the impact of this article will be on Mayer, and on other firms?
This thought is a little more nefarious. As a biglaw associate, sometimes I wonder whether the scare mongering is actually a strategy: the worse the partners make things look, they easier they can tell associates, clients, and each other, that times are tough and they need to keep rates high / keep salaries low / avoid bonuses. But at the same time, profits have jumped incredibly. At any time speaking with the partners, did you get the feeling they were playing a game with you and (smart and strategic as they surely are) trying to make things look worse than they really are?
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