Thoughts on Netflix’s Partner Track 😂

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Yeah it’s obviously quite over the top and overdramatized and in that sense not reflective of our profession. At the same time i thought its depiction of the micro and macro-aggressions diverse attorneys face was very accurate. Just my $0.02 as an attorney of color in biglaw.

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Yeah. I would say the only things it gets right is that and the fact that there are different groups within a firm, which is more than I can say about Suits

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Didn’t watch but have been following all the spoilers here. I’m Asian female, and I just get soooooo pissed that those shows just can’t depict a levelheaded, successful, outstanding Asian female without her being chased by rich white dudes (or any rich dudes) and then losing herself in love. We are NOT all soft like a Cinderella inside; and not all of us want or need some Prince Charming. Many of us work hard, are confident, go home to partner of similar background, and don’t sleep around in the office (at least I hope not…). Can’t we have these characters on TV???

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A3, those definitely exist, but not to a point that it almost become a stereotype. And I straight out don’t understand your second comment.

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No one is making partner in nyc big law after only 6 years.

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A1 nobody who knows better respects K&E 6th years (as partners) 😂

It’s just OK are my thoughts. I can see how some of the themes can play out in real life, but overall I thought the show was a little cheesy and boring. Also, I work in M&A so if they showed us all just working around the clock during busy times, then that would be super boring to watch too lol

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I thought it was funny how they were like oh how about a key man clause and then, in another episode, how about a non-compete. Like no sh*t.

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I haven't watched it yet. Honestly I heard it was terrible so I didn't really add it to my list. By the comments above it doesn't seem like I really missd much.

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