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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll be honest here (after 10 yrs in biglaw) - you started in Dec, you don't have enough work/your hours are low, so you're spending your time on RECRUITING of all things?? Recruiting is complete BS and it does not matter AT ALL what the recruiting babes say about you being a great ambassador or whatever - they're ditzy people who bring in NO MONEY for the firm. The opinions that matter are the ones from those who bring in money -- i.e. billable client facing attorneys. I've known tons of biglaw partners and many (esp top rainmaker) do make snap judgments. So he sees that you've been here for 8 months and sees your hours aren't top of class and instead of seeking work anywhere and everywhere you can -- he sees you going to recruiting functions . . . . No wonder he thinks there's no spot for you, he already knows you're not wanting to kill it on the billing (and he doesn't know if you want it in your heart of hearts bc you aren't showing it to him).

Once these judgements are made in biglaw, they never change. Sure maybe the inevitable won't happen this Dec but rather next summer. But from everything I've ever seen, it WILL happen. So why wait around? If you love biglaw, why not call a recruiter now and try to lateral? It's not like you're a 9th yr with limited option - you're super marketable as a 2nd or 4th yr bc firms are just looking at you as a worker, not as someone they need to promote/not promote to partner in a yr.[/quote]

And keep in mind that many (not all in DC) biglaw partners have something against gov't attorneys - in his mind you just came to his firm to make $$$ and keep as close to your gov't lifestyle and he's made that his first impression of you - whether true or false - and he has the power to carry it out.[/quote]

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