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Do a lot of biglaw associates walk into $250-$300K in house jobs as easily as they think/say they will?

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It’s happened to me where I wasn’t fully deferential in my response to a partner where this cost me a bad review. Eg partner asking me as a junior why I haven’t sent out their draft out to opposing co… more

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Partners - how often do you make mistakes on calls with clients? Transactional if that matters.

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Morgan Lewis ranked no. 1 Best Firm to Work for on Vault. (Up from no. 2 last year.) What do other attorneys at MLB love so much about working there?

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Any resources for corporate law networking events in Boston?
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Thoughts on Sidley’s Finance group? NY office. Hearing mixed reviews

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