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Pay attention! My first associate position was at a firm where there where some bad reviews which at the time I considered disgruntlement reviewers. But after a year it was abundantly clear that those people hit it on the head with their reviews. Bosses, just like employees, don’t show true colors until your in it. So it makes interviewing really tough because bosses talk a lot of talk but realities can be much different. What I’ve learned is that the best firms/partners are those that don’t try to convince you they are “nice” or the “are an awesome place to work”… I now am at an awesome firm and that interview process was super real, grounded, no flashy promises. Turns out when you have good work environments, you don’t feel the need to try to prove they are good to potential associates.

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