What are you all doing to solicit work from Partners since work is so slow? I’m very bored and not getting enough work (junior associate, may 2019 grad).

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If your emails have gone unanswered, offer to write some client alerts or blog posts, and suggest some possible topics. Monitor the relevant regulators in your area (the research/library department can set up alerts for you), and let them know of any new developments that you can write about

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All you need to do is send an email saying your have availability for projects if they need any assistance. Everyone gets slow and there is nothing wrong with it. What you associates do not see is that there are seniors and other partners reaching out to each other on assignments. At the end of the day, for associates, the firm cares about hours and not how you obtained said hours.

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Depends on the culture of the group and how you guys usually get work. Also what practice group you’re in. This was me last week and then I got hit with a bunch of work Thursday - Sunday, basically teaching me when they have work, I will for sure be getting it. No one is hoarding work in my group so nothing has changed for us.

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I’m making bread and trying to improve my Spanish. Fuck worrying about low billables right now - nobody at my firm has work.

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Email/call. What else is there to do?

Got a tech degree or other skills that could translate into value?

Because you’re working in a law firm where every lawyer with low/no billables has a law degree. You’ll get further by learning to set yourself apart

Thanks everyone. For context, I’m in commercial Lit.

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