How do you clear a bad rep? I’m a biglaw senior and I’m prepping myself for client generation. I have college friends in high places in their jobs but I was an idiot in college (drugs, trouble with the law, etc.), and I don’t think I have their [professional] respect. I’m a very different person 15 years later. Anything I can do?

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Invite them to dinner without the business generation idea in mind and show them your interests have changed and you no longer behave that way. Give it some time and then they may think of you differently

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Completely agree! It should never be about business. My personal mantra is good people and friends and then if I can help them with something, great. If not, better because frankly that means they’re not getting sued as I’m a defense attorney. I make it a point to not work with people who are fundamentally bad.

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Lunch on the firm and talk about you have grown up at the firm and love what you’re doing.

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Not be sorry about it? When you cross paths with them, show them your skill and, if they make joke about your past then pretend it was a thing of your youthful past. You go out and “show them you grew up” and they will hold it over you forever. If you’re smart, you’ll just figure out how to cross paths. I’d stay indirect.

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Just reconnect and be friends. If they agree to get lunch then that is a win.

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Good thoughts everyone... the uphill battle continues. Props to my college friends who had their lives together at the age of 17 and onwards. I personally figured it out at the age of 26ish and don’t regret a thing.

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I had trouble all throughout high school and college and cleaned my act up and got into a great law school and eventually biglaw. I generally think that being here speaks for itself in terms of how seriously I take my career and anyone who feels differently doesn’t know what being successful at this job entails (and likely wouldn’t be able to provide solid big law business anyways).

You’re so right…

This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for!

Signed,

The straight-edge kids who watched on in contempt/envy while y’all had fun

A2 - agreed 100%

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