Anyone else noticed that female associates tend to be treated less harshly by partners? It's like this Gordon Ramsey meme where if I make a mistake, the partner calls me a 'fucking donkey,' and if a female associates makes the same mistake, it's "oh dear, oh dear. gorgeous".

class of 22 - how we doing? looking to go in house, lateral, leave law altogether??

I’m first gen: I’ve paid of my loans, my parents’ debts, own my house outright, and paid off my parents house. I know it wasn’t the optimal way of doing things, but it was the only way to relieve my financial anxiety. I’ll never be homeless again. So now when people say “invest aggressively,” what does that mean. Is moving money to the fidelity robo-investor sufficient?

A summer associate at my firm just told me that they can’t assist with a light duty 30 min research request by COB because they have a lunch scheduled. 😭

Harvey has replaced any need I have to work with students or juniors. I feel bad for them and I’m sure I’m next, but damn.