Reply to Biglaw partnership: generational shift or misinformation?

Forum Index » Jobs and Careers

Reply to "Biglaw partnership: generational shift or misinformation? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Things have shifted. I graduated in 2005. While I was in biglaw as an associate in 2005-2013, it was a defense mechanism for many to say "oh I don't want to be partner" - everyone knew that was laughable when you were slogging as an 8th year (because the ones who REALLY didn't want it left by year 4). If you were slogging as an 8th year you WANTED it and were not going to turn it down, but you said it to save face because such a small % was making partner - at least in NYC in litigation in that 2010-2014 timeframe. So it was the school yard game of - I don't want it anyway.

Fast forward like 2-3 years, the firms had SO MUCH more work that really they NEEDED people to stay and make partner and that generation that's really only 2-3 years younger than me started quitting in droves even as senior associates, even after slogging for 7-8 years. IDK what it was - whether it was quantity of work or just they were less scared to say - sorry I want to put my life or family first and that'll never happen as partner. But those classes of 2007-08 graduates were the first to really reject partnership; you also wonder if it's a "loyalty" thing - they graduated in a recession, constantly feared job loss, many did lose offers at their original firms so they started biglaw with a sour note and a thought of - make the $$$ while it's "easy" (relatively)but get out before the lifelong business generation pressure starts. That trend has continued for the last 5ish years and the quality of associate that makes partner now is a touch lower. People were turned down for absurd reasons in 2010-2013 simply because the firms did not want to make them partner; and the people making it now are objectively less good than the ones we turned down - yet we just need the bodies in the partnership. The cycle has shifted.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics