When Robert Zane merged with us, I thought, “Okay, fine. Zane is temporary. He’s Mike’s father-in-law. He’ll get bored.” But no. Suddenly it was Zane, Specter, Litt. And I was still third. Third. Like a footnote. Like the “et al.” in a case citation.
Your (soon-to-be senior name) partner,
When I joined Pearson Hardman, I was a junior associate with a spreadsheet for a soul and a cat named Mikado who understood me better than any human ever could. I billed 3,000 hours my first year. I found the loophole that saved Meridian Global. I rewrote the entire firm’s doc review protocol—and did I get a plaque? No. I got a “good job, Litt” from Jessica, which I later realized was the legal equivalent of a participation ribbon. when does louis become name partner