Remarks late last year made by one Partner Emeritus in comments to “Old Lady Lawyer: Ageism Knows No Age“, a post by Jill Switzer, at David Lat’s enduring Above the Law:
When I was at the firm, I made it known that junior associates were prohibited from talking to me unless I initiated the conversation. There was a simple reason for this policy. I was there to make money and generate business.
Talking with associates was a waste of time as I was not there to assist with their professional development. The firm had other programs for that.
The firm is a business, it is not a goddamn camp Snoopy or the psychic friends network. If you want to network for business under the guise of being “social,” do it on your time, not mine.
