Getting canned from a Big Firm is a big deal.
The most dramatic departures usually hit the headlines: “Mega Partner leaves Uber Firm after tax evasion scandal!”
Getting canned from a large law firm is a big deal. The most common means of ouster is dignified and polite. If it's your time to go, you get the "this just isn't working out" speech during your annual review. Humor columnist The Snark compares it to a break-up by offering several examples of the typical firing/break-up speech. He reminds young attorneys to not misinterpret the speech as some coy effort to get you to work harder or as a second chance. "Doing so is nothing short of embarrassing," he says.
November 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Getting canned from a Big Firm is a big deal.
The most dramatic departures usually hit the headlines: “Mega Partner leaves Uber Firm after tax evasion scandal!”
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