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. 😭

What really is first year equity partner comp at Kirkland? I don’t believe it is actually over $2.0M but correct me please.

Senior associates who have given up so much of their life for this job and then are shocked when a mid/jr practices boundaries. Im not turning something at 11pm for a closing a month out. Sorry not sorry.

How do you handle a situation where a partner simply doesn’t respond to you? I sent them drafts to review, followed up multiple times, and tried calling, but I haven’t heard back. They also don’t go into the office, so I can’t just stop by. There isn’t a hard deadline, but from a client service perspective, we should have sent these documents already. The client has followed up, and I gave a general “we’re finalizing” response, but I expect another follow-up soon. Any advice on how to handle?

I’m a junior associate and a very well-regarded mid level has taken me under her wing. She’s really nice and is a great mentor, but also bills near 3k hours every year and expects everyone is always online and working past 12 am as a default. How do I push back on this situation without harming the mentorship relationship?