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Um, go touch grass.
This should work just fine if you want to stay an associate or counsel.
Perrrrrrrfect. Unfortunately I don’t think I will have too much choice in the matter due to circumstance in my group/firm.
“Pretty much no one” so you’re saying there’s a chance….
Coach
That would be nice. Unfortunately it’s not reality. You don’t necessarily have to do dinners and sporting events or whatever (I personally HATE after work events in general), but pretty much no one does meaningful business with someone else just because they do good work (that’s basically the minimum requirement).
Unless you say this in Latin and capitalize God, this doesn’t count as a prayer, sorry.
Subject Expert
Those personal relationships matter way more than you recognize. It’s not just sending you work and money that matters. Clients who really know and trust you will tell other people about you, take you with them to new jobs, fight to use you when a new GC wants to move work to his old firm, and work with you to solve problems that arise, such as a screw up by you or your associate. Sitting in your safe room sending out memos and bills is just not how this business works.
Subject Expert
A3, it doesn’t have to be an or situation. Many of my clients socialized with my social friends and they all know my wife and kids.
Where are you finding these clients who want to hang with associates? That sounds fun to me! But I genuinely like (most) people and getting to know them in a social setting (and no, I am not an extrovert).
For real if you’re truly getting invited to a bunch of lunches and social events, I think you’re very lucky and would be wise to lean in to the opportunity to get the face time. Even if it cuts into your billable hours you will benefit in the long run.