Do partners assume all associates want to make partner? Is it easy to tell which ones aren’t trying/on track?

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Yes hence they think they can treat you like crap and get away with it. And yes you can tell. Look for the associates who push back and fight when bullied

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A2 - they as in partners? And trying what?

No. And yes.

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I’ve heard a partner say once that it takes 2 months max to tell.

Everybody knows that less than 5% of any given class year will even stay with the firm long enough to be up for partnership. The firm needs associates to keep the wheel spinning. It’s a bit troubling that people who are putting their life into it and people who are there just to pay the bills are paid the exact same, but life isn’t fair anyway

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Eh, we are not all doing the same job and we know it. I know associates at my level who are still doing the tasks that we did 3 years ago, because they see absolutely no benefit to taking on more responsibility. It's not about choosing. Whether or not I ultimately make partner or even want to make partner, i clearly have a sense of responsibility to want to do whatever it is I determine needs to get done, whereas these people literally dodge their professional responsibility and dont seem to care one bit. We are not doing the same job.

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