One of the commenters on the most recent post wrote: "what if you just want the summer job to WORK (earn as much of your pay as you are capable of) and LEARN about the firm and the practice of law, and are not there to be wowed and dazzled and entertained? Why is this so much like mandatory kiddy camp instead of a workplace with training where you can get familiar with the work and they can evaluate your strengths, abilities & the quality of your work?"
I think the answer is pretty straightforward: You're a liar. That's something we hear in interviews all the time. Students saying they don't care about the events and all they want to do is work and learn about the firm. And then they get here and they start whining about expensive lunches and their friends at other firms getting to spend $20 more on lunch than we allow. On the first day they all want to do work, everyone's excited, it's new, it's different, let's impress the partners. By halfway through getting any of the summers to do any work is like pulling teeth. You're all the same. You're here to take advantage of us. We give you one nice lunch, you want two. You get mad when we say work takes precedence over lunch and you try to get out of meetings early. You get upset when we ask you to stay late. We give you an inch -- and you want the whole rope. And that's the problem. We do give you an inch -- we take the first step down the slippery slope -- by making the summer fun, by having events, by keeping you interested. But you all take, take, take. You're not here to learn and work, you're here to take whatever you can get from us. And that doesn't make you a terrible person, it just makes you a typical person. Because we indulge it. Because you know you're getting an offer. Because you know it won't matter in the end. And if we changed it, no one would come here. We'd lose out to the other firms whose programs would be more like summer camp, and would let you work less. Who wants to work more? Not me. Not you. Not anyone sane. We let you go home at 5, you're all going to leave at 5. Or 4. Or noon. And good for you. But don't lie to me and say that's not what you want. Wait till you get here. It's what you want. It's what everyone wants. Stupid law students who never had a real job before in their lives. Stupid us for letting them get away with anything. Stupid clients who pay us. Stupid paralegals... for being paralegals... what a stupid job they have. Worthless.
I think the answer is pretty straightforward: You're a liar. That's something we hear in interviews all the time. Students saying they don't care about the events and all they want to do is work and learn about the firm. And then they get here and they start whining about expensive lunches and their friends at other firms getting to spend $20 more on lunch than we allow. On the first day they all want to do work, everyone's excited, it's new, it's different, let's impress the partners. By halfway through getting any of the summers to do any work is like pulling teeth. You're all the same. You're here to take advantage of us. We give you one nice lunch, you want two. You get mad when we say work takes precedence over lunch and you try to get out of meetings early. You get upset when we ask you to stay late. We give you an inch -- and you want the whole rope. And that's the problem. We do give you an inch -- we take the first step down the slippery slope -- by making the summer fun, by having events, by keeping you interested. But you all take, take, take. You're not here to learn and work, you're here to take whatever you can get from us. And that doesn't make you a terrible person, it just makes you a typical person. Because we indulge it. Because you know you're getting an offer. Because you know it won't matter in the end. And if we changed it, no one would come here. We'd lose out to the other firms whose programs would be more like summer camp, and would let you work less. Who wants to work more? Not me. Not you. Not anyone sane. We let you go home at 5, you're all going to leave at 5. Or 4. Or noon. And good for you. But don't lie to me and say that's not what you want. Wait till you get here. It's what you want. It's what everyone wants. Stupid law students who never had a real job before in their lives. Stupid us for letting them get away with anything. Stupid clients who pay us. Stupid paralegals... for being paralegals... what a stupid job they have. Worthless.
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