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Large Firms

Jun. 14, 2000

In the Year 2000, Associates Run the Show

Dicta: The Rodent It used to be that associates ran around The Firm fearful of being let go, laid off, sacked, fired, canned or otherwise dismissed from their jobs. You could see, feel and almost taste the paranoia among the associate ranks. Even the best young lawyers lived with the idea that they were just one typo, one missed case on point or one billable hour away from being told to kindly seek employment elsewhere.


        The Rodent
        
        It used to be that associates ran around The Firm fearful of being let go, laid off, sacked, fired, canned or otherwise dismissed from their jobs. You could see, feel and almost taste the paranoia among the associate ranks. Even the best young lawyers lived with the idea that they were just one...

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