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1. rhino3+p5[view] [source] 2015-08-06 15:14:19
>>kisna7+(OP)
I work in a law firm that will fire great attorneys. It's part of the big law business model. Up or out and very few get up'd into partnership. So eventually you get fired (after 8-12 years depending on firm.)

So I know eventually my ass will get fired. It's just a matter of when.

I don't really understand it. But it's how the industry works.

Edit: 8-12 is for unambiguously great attorneys. A lot of decent attorneys get shown the door after 4-6 years. People who can't hack it (usually because they won't put up with be worked like a slave) will only make it 2-4 years. A lot of people quit.

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2. rayine+n9[view] [source] 2015-08-06 15:45:53
>>rhino3+p5
On the flip side, it seems pretty hard to get fired in the first few years (as opposed to laid off in a downturn).
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3. rhino3+sb[view] [source] 2015-08-06 16:00:59
>>rayine+n9
I dunno. We had a lazy and shitty guy my year who got shitcanned after like 1.5 years.
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