By: BigLaw Madness: Elite 8 and The Finals — Bitter Lawyer

[...] Young, Cool Partner tries to put the young upstart in his place early by burying him in some doc review. But he tries to balance it out by including Younger Associate in a closing dinner, even though his only real contribution was making the closing checklist. Unfortunately for YCP, this exposes Cool, Younger Associate to high-profile clients who are REALLY living the good life. At the end of the day, YCP has a ceiling in life. Sure, he is a partner at a law firm, but that means very low seven figures, a house in the suburbs and maybe a rental in the Hamptons, a few nice vacations. That’s really it. Not exactly “Living the Dream.” [...]