tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post5210028308898500057..comments2023-12-13T06:15:49.447-05:00Comments on But I do have a law degree...: A BustBut I Do Have a Law Degreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362410549493994038noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-30492020319412205452011-09-20T11:32:12.489-04:002011-09-20T11:32:12.489-04:00I'm an 8th year assoc at biglaw and here are s...I'm an 8th year assoc at biglaw and here are some lessons I've learned about the threat of allnighters and cancelled vacations: (1) it is more stress-inducing to listen to someone else go through this than to actually go through it yourself. This is true for a varitey of reasons which are too complex to get into here; (2) it gets much much easier to anticipate when these horrid events are might happen or when it might be a possibility as you get more senior (albeit the pressures are different) for a variety of reasons too complex to get into here; (3) people love to embellish their war stories for a variety of reasons too complex to get into here; (4) as you said, it doesn't actually happen that often; and (5) when it does happen, you usually can make up for it by scheduling another amazing vacation or taking a few days off after the allnighter. (By the way, the former managing partner of a major lawfirm once told me that, as far as cancelled vacations go, the partner should be the one cancelling their vacation -- associates with legitimate scheduled vacations should go, especially in biglaw where someone can cover for them in almost all circumstances. If you are asked to cancel your vacation and it involves a great expense to you, either financial or personal, you should not be shy about letting the person requesting this know. Very few people and ESPECIALLY not junior associates are so critical to a case or a deal that they need to cancel a trip.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-50528322593447252262011-09-12T19:24:03.041-04:002011-09-12T19:24:03.041-04:00I've been reading you for a while from a link ...I've been reading you for a while from a link on DCUM. Former DC big law litigator, currently on a small break trying to figure out what to do next. One 3-year-old, another baby on the way. And those first two paragraphs about the constant threat of the canceled vacation/dinner out/activity with kid are absolutely the worst part. It's not that it happens that often, it's that it always could happen and you just never know when.Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469191081518215746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-15019284824531600102011-09-12T14:26:12.953-04:002011-09-12T14:26:12.953-04:00reading your blog often makes me grateful for my b...reading your blog often makes me grateful for my biglaw job. i'm only in my first year, but the late nights have been rare and i don't work every weekend. this post reminds of the downside, though. that even though i've only worked past 10:00 pm a handful of times, i'm always afraid that it could happen again. always. and plans are always tentative until they're actually happening. that said, the partner i work for let me off the hook when i told him that a work trip conflicted with my first anniversary so maybe i really am lucky. sorry about your lost weekend and good luck with the not living in fear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-20417584355785199772011-09-12T13:35:46.111-04:002011-09-12T13:35:46.111-04:00Sucks. You are kinder than me. I totally would h...Sucks. You are kinder than me. I totally would have pulled the anniversary card and said we ARE going out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com