A partner put me in charge of a specific project that I ran independently. Things were going well. The client began asking me to do more and more, including revamping their system and internal trainings. The client even gave me a litigation matter. Suddenly, the partner became more involved. I was removed from meetings concerning the revamping, my trainings were cancelled, and he started micromanaging. He has now sidelined me from the project and trash talked me to the client. I am very upset.

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I’m sorry. Sounds like a classic case of the partner getting insecure about his standing with the client.

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Wait- does this actually happen? I was under the impression that partners generally like it when associates step up to the plate and help managing the client.

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Why not speak with the partner about it. Ask for feedback.

Wow.

Another thing is that there could be internal politics at play. I was working with a senior associate for a while then all of a sudden that associate ghosted me and I noticed that I was replaced with someone else at my level. This affected me but that associate no longer responded to my emails so I never (even to this day) understood why it happened. Maybe the partner in charge stepped in because the bills were too high, maybe the senior associate was frustrated by my busy schedule, maybe the senior associate was frustrated because the senior partner often interjected into my work and overruled the senior associate. I don’t know. At the end of the day, just keep your head up and move on. Do not take these things personal. Life is too short.

How’d you find out about the trash talking?

Another associate was in a meeting where he said it. She came back and told me.

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