Comments on: Benefit

By: LaidOffDiary

LaidOffDiary — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:01:36 +0000

can you grab me one of those ergonomic keyboards too?

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:54 +0000

I raided the supply closet a month ago. Since it looks like my only job opportunity will be one for a 70% paycut, I think I'll raid it again before I am officially terminated. Perhaps I'll take my office chair as well.

By: LaidOffDiary

LaidOffDiary — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:38:08 +0000

that's true, that's why junior monkeys should milk BigLaw as much as they can, run up their expense account, sleep with summer associates, and raid the supplies closet. Got to get your giggles in some how if you're not actually getting anything substantive while you're sitting in a little room and trying to look busy even though you're really just gchatting, hanging out on facebook, and reading the super duper informative Law Shucks blog and its super duper entertaining Laid Off Diary.

By: lawshucks

lawshucks — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:03:54 +0000

That training was always the BigLaw value proposition. The problem is the model breaks down when the secondary market (inhouse, regional firms close to home, top-tier boutiques, etc.) stop buying. Now we have BigLaw junior associates sitting around with their thumbs up their asses, not getting trained and with no place to go.

By: Beesh

Beesh — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:43:46 +0000

I completely agree. Now that I am at TinyLaw, I realize how much more sophisticated my writing is over other TinyLawyers. Even though BigLaw can kiss my ass and I have no desire to go back (and am actually grateful I was laid off), I don't regret my experience because it trained me well and I have complete confidence in my abilities.

By: Joeblow

Joeblow — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:19:00 +0000

Ugh. That’s true. I have to grudgingly admit biglaw has trained me for smaller firm work but not how to be a normal person