tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post1254511211041911759..comments2024-03-25T04:26:39.471-04:00Comments on Temporary Attorney: The Sweatshop Edition: 65 Broadway - Satan's Workshophelpme123http://www.blogger.com/profile/09049497942793554030noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-13620441214791806332008-01-22T15:58:00.000-05:002008-01-22T15:58:00.000-05:00I worked at 2 Logan for a few months as a para. M...I worked at 2 Logan for a few months as a para. My first impression of Simon Nagel was negative. In fact, I walked out of the interview hoping that I wouldn't get the job. His demeanor was unnecessarily threatening, he used inappropriate language, and it did occur to me that he was perhaps drunk and/or strung out on a cocaine binge. Maybe that hellish place was getting to him as well. <BR/><BR/>As things worked out, I ended up taking the position, even though I had virtually no relevant experience as a paralegal. A bad omen, I assumed.<BR/><BR/>The job was stupid monkey work. I played on the internet most of the day. My co-workers seemed friendly enough. I can be bribed with free pizza. The system was a mess and the IT people seemed resigned to just let it go to shit. <BR/><BR/>I lasted a few months before eventually getting fired for a petty offence. I was a little surprised, but it was no matter to me as I was preparing to move on to a totally different career path anyway. I do feel bad for the folks who went to law school, only to endure long hours with incompetent bosses on a boring and seemingly endless "temporary" project. <BR/><BR/>That settlement was the best thing that ever happened to those people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-60759372351579967552007-12-27T03:43:00.000-05:002007-12-27T03:43:00.000-05:00When Nixon was President, he got a lot of complain...When Nixon was President, he got a lot of complaints that a Certain Treasury Official was unbearable--if fact, an an "asshole." Nixon, in one of those weird displays of wit, said: "Yes, he's an asshole. But he's _our_ asshole." Now, not saying that an associate somewhere in 2 Logan might run hot and cold, might not treat everyone equally, might jump on somebody for a minor infraction and let another skate on a much more significant one. But, he is is _our asshole_, and the Captain of a Ship of Fools like ours is subject to pressures we can not imagine. Yes, for whatever faults I may have, I am glad I am not him, and for whatever potential I have, I am glad I do not have his job. If you took all the passive-aggressive, anti-social, sociopathic, manic-depressive, terminally angry folks out of that office, well, there wouldn't be anybody left to code. Welcome to not being fit to be a real lawyer. Fight, fuck, or leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-49983927827440881522007-11-18T12:08:00.000-05:002007-11-18T12:08:00.000-05:001:40 AM. Is that you, Doug Lee?1:40 AM. Is that you, Doug Lee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-72576223576195689712007-11-18T01:40:00.000-05:002007-11-18T01:40:00.000-05:00I really hope bloggers on this site would just sto...I really hope bloggers on this site would just stop bitching about work, and stop the immature classless personal attacks on individuals, whom for all I've seen, are just doing their jobs at 2 Logan. Simon and Helen are 2 of the most friendly, approachable, and professional people from Dechert in that office. Do your damn job and your good with them- plain & simple! I've made almost $100,000 this year working at 2 Logan and while things aren't perfect, the pay sure as hell makes it worth working there! If 2 Logan and 65 Broadway are truly sweatshops, how come they don't pay me 5 cents/hr?!?! If that's all you're making, sucks for you!<BR/>I'm a licensed attorney who is proud of the work I do and proud of what I've been able to financially achieve at 2 Logan. It would sure bring a BIG smile to my face to know that some, if not all, of the spoiled-ass pricks who wrote crap about 2 Logan, 65 Broadway and the people who work there are ones who got canned this weekend... have fun in the unemployment line! <BR/><BR/>P.S. God bless 2 Logan :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-42514689819225446692007-11-15T23:11:00.000-05:002007-11-15T23:11:00.000-05:00In my book, Helen is a human being who doesn't wan...In my book, Helen is a human being who doesn't want to put up with a bunch of people who act like they are in 5th grade. You act like a professional, you have no problem from Helen. I don't care what Kevin's sexuality or perceived sexuality is, he has always been a gentleman to me. As for Amelia, is an ad hominem about her size the best you can do? There are big and small people on the project; and whether they treat others in accordance with the golden rule seems to have no correlation to their size.<BR/><BR/>On the whole, I am more disgusted by the cliques formed among the contract attorneys, the rudeness, the lack of common courtesy, than by anything anyone else has done in the Dechert realm.<BR/>Take a good, long look at yourselves, buddies--if you are here for a long time, you've got real issues, and you treat each other like something out of "The Lord of the Flies."<BR/>If you are too good to work at 2 Logan, leave. If you are not, treat everyone you work with with courtesy, instead of acting like you are something special. You may be something special outside the confines of work, but in work, we are all equals.<BR/><BR/>If people didn't act like frat boys on a Saturday night, or whispering 13 year old girls, there would be lots of room for improvement.<BR/><BR/>Or, if it's that bad, go form yourself a union. Fight the fight, maybe lose the job, but do something in your life that has meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-20924712324357803352007-11-15T20:38:00.000-05:002007-11-15T20:38:00.000-05:00At least they're getting canned right when the ret...At least they're getting canned right when the retail shopping season is heating up- I bet Sephora and Spencer's Gifts are hiring holiday help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-20634913970051860712007-11-14T23:40:00.000-05:002007-11-14T23:40:00.000-05:00200 people out of a job before the holidays. Nice ...200 people out of a job before the holidays. Nice going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-70820317569391040412007-11-14T23:24:00.000-05:002007-11-14T23:24:00.000-05:00hhr shut down todayhhr shut down todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-36964499766080085962007-11-14T22:32:00.000-05:002007-11-14T22:32:00.000-05:00So our client chose to settle- so what ya'll gonna...So our client chose to settle- so what ya'll gonna do?!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-55762652723789101512007-11-13T21:51:00.000-05:002007-11-13T21:51:00.000-05:00Anybody here want to talk about gays in the milita...Anybody here want to talk about gays in the military?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-14093131887266479742007-11-09T23:48:00.000-05:002007-11-09T23:48:00.000-05:007:37--nice reading and writing skills. Go back to...7:37--nice reading and writing skills. Go back to kindergaten. The author of the comment you responded to said that all of the smart people got the fuck out a long time ago in one way or another. Associates lateraled out or changed departments. Some went on to clerk, went into buisness, or went back to school. Those among the temps who wanted associate jobs got them. Others have their own firms. Others still left for better paying temp gigs, of which there are plenty. The staff attorneys, on the other hand, had jobs which were entirely dependent on this one case. And if Lily had nothing to bill for before, it will be interesting to see her entries now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-34276739248120429122007-11-09T23:41:00.000-05:002007-11-09T23:41:00.000-05:00The eggman and lily didn't create the jobs--dead o...The eggman and lily didn't create the jobs--dead old people did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-48467672319729302532007-11-09T19:51:00.000-05:002007-11-09T19:51:00.000-05:00Go back to the 7th floor - sleep at your desks, co...Go back to the 7th floor - sleep at your desks, come in late, read newspapers and take calls at your desks and pretend to review. The eggman and lilly know ALL and will be getting rid of most of you next week. Eggman and Lilly gave many of you jobs for over a year. So what is there to complain about? You are all ungreatful cunts. Go suck some more cocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-58961793261514092152007-11-09T19:45:00.000-05:002007-11-09T19:45:00.000-05:00The staff attorneys have skills? Have you met the...The staff attorneys have skills? Have you met the Vioxx staff attorneys? They are a bigger freak show than the contract attorneys. Dechert would be too embarrassed to let them anywhere near their real offices. From Her Shrekness Helen to the little black faggot Kevin to the the King of Sleaze Leone to the Whale Amelia, they all will be out of a job not that long after the contract losers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-11528792641242327262007-11-09T19:37:00.000-05:002007-11-09T19:37:00.000-05:00The specificty of your information on eggman indic...The specificty of your information on eggman indicaties you still work there, or did not to long ago. I can't wait until you all get fired on Monday. Have fun finding a place for you free bagels, dinners and cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-20506824098305178622007-11-09T18:19:00.000-05:002007-11-09T18:19:00.000-05:005:04 and 5:05--wrong on all counts. I suspect the...5:04 and 5:05--wrong on all counts. I suspect the litigation department at HHR is about to implode. Vioxx was driving the firm for five years. All the smart people got the fuck out in one way or another. Everyone involved in the case, from temps through senior associates, was mired in the facts of the case for the duration of their employment. It's going to be an interesting interview for people trying to lateral out to explain the little legal skills they gained during their tenure at HHR. The Eggman is going to have trouble paying the rent on his UES pad and financing his wedding in Battery Park Gardens on unemployment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-13099300943242332192007-11-09T17:05:00.000-05:002007-11-09T17:05:00.000-05:00Lilly and eggman won.Lilly and eggman won.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-28253919265961498442007-11-09T17:04:00.000-05:002007-11-09T17:04:00.000-05:00unlike temps, the staff attorneys have actual skil...unlike temps, the staff attorneys have actual skill sets and brains. staff attys will keep their jobs. Partners made an announcment about it today. All temps will be gone soon enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-48305903144548133992007-11-09T16:35:00.000-05:002007-11-09T16:35:00.000-05:00The case is settling! Yay! Let's hope the staff at...The case is settling! Yay! Let's hope the staff attorneys are out on their asses right after we are!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-74280197033767444492007-11-09T16:20:00.000-05:002007-11-09T16:20:00.000-05:00well you all can stop bitching, bitches!well you all can stop bitching, bitches!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-62381023467918327082007-11-05T22:21:00.000-05:002007-11-05T22:21:00.000-05:00What happened to Lily?What happened to Lily?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-1712127983250793302007-11-05T22:09:00.000-05:002007-11-05T22:09:00.000-05:00DON'T BE FOOLED: Hughes Hubbard and Reed still run...DON'T BE FOOLED: Hughes Hubbard and Reed still runs the relevance team in NY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-68707132190261422642007-11-04T09:21:00.000-05:002007-11-04T09:21:00.000-05:00"Why has Dechert taken over the project?" An HHR ..."Why has Dechert taken over the project?" An HHR partner moved to Dechert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-70631860779484725662007-11-03T17:43:00.000-04:002007-11-03T17:43:00.000-04:00Why has Dechert taken over the project? I heard H...Why has Dechert taken over the project? I heard Hughes Hubbard f'ed it up massively. What's the official reason for the new firm supervision?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19584611.post-17409892353650302212007-10-31T22:52:00.000-04:002007-10-31T22:52:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comic relief. I'm a long term temp...Thanks for the comic relief. I'm a long term temp in the Philly project. Simon's rules and on-again/off-again personality are true but the ad hominem character assasination descriptions of him are wrong and must be hurtful. I heard that he saw this thread about him and has been depressed ever since. While the project and working conditions are what they are, attacking the guy personally with claims of homosexuality, mental illness etc. is wrong. For the most part, if you keep your head down and do your job, it's not that bad a project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com