Just started in Biglaw as a first year - one of the partners made a passing remark that he couldn’t remember my PQE but thinks I’m “the same as X associate”. Went on LinkedIn and saw that X associate is a third year. How do I gently correct this misconception in a future conversation?

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Are you in the UK at NQ level? ( if you’re a first year associate)

Assuming the above as NQ seems to be a UK term..

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Why would you want to correct him? Maybe the three PQE would want to

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