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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This all sounds like OP was passed over for partnership -or that as part of the partner reviews they decided that OP is no longer on partner track and that there is no longer room for a senior associate who is not on partner track . This is a pretty common experience.  I’m sorry that you were surprised but with all due respect - how could you be working in Big Law and not see this coming?  [/quote]

Yep, I’ve been there. Was a senior associate with a career’s worth of good reviews, good reputation as a “firm citizen” (absolutely worthless in retrospect lol!), and then at year 7 the reviews aren’t materially different but are suddenly being interpreted differently in my evaluation meeting. “You’re doing everything right and we want you to be our colleague forever” suddenly became “we all love you but maybe it’s time to help you look for other options” when it was time for the firm to put up or shut up.

Fwiw, I’m better and more successful than my old firm could have ever dreamed. Spent 8 years in a 9-5 government job developing a particular expertise, and now back in the private sector as one of the few people with this skill set. [/quote]

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