tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post6626137453249520359..comments2024-03-18T16:53:45.062-04:00Comments on Southern District of Florida Blog: Big firm salaries in MiamiDavid Oscar Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-79767656146928185612007-06-17T10:44:00.000-04:002007-06-17T10:44:00.000-04:00but do these young associates get the chance to ha...but do these young associates get the chance to have problems introducing documents at trial using the elmo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-40755566233644858152007-06-15T10:19:00.000-04:002007-06-15T10:19:00.000-04:00paul d.you seem to be on the money on your substan...paul d.<BR/>you seem to be on the money on your substance - in a reality-based world, the amount of money paid to new associates is absurd. on the other hand, the firms are going to get their money's worth out of these kids, and they do want most of them to eventually leave. they certainly don't want an army of new partners to share their wealth. the smart young associate will make some big money, pay off their loans, bank some, and then go do something worthwhile with their lives, in or out of law, including getting a job that let's them have a life with their spouse and kids, if they have themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-78886086228043475352007-06-15T00:28:00.000-04:002007-06-15T00:28:00.000-04:00I spell better than you will when you've been dead...I spell better than you will when you've been dead, like me, for over 70 years. Now that you got past the spell-check, do you disagree with the rest of my from-the-grave analysis of salaries for the untrained, untested, transients who will enter and leave these firms before the end of the decade?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-79758141342680578482007-06-14T14:00:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:00:00.000-04:00Ouch!Ouch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-8654456801671863682007-06-14T13:41:00.000-04:002007-06-14T13:41:00.000-04:00hey paul d.i bet they know how to spell "penny" - ...hey paul d.<BR/>i bet they know how to spell "penny" - maybe that is why you need themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-20763871151311565032007-06-14T11:43:00.000-04:002007-06-14T11:43:00.000-04:00They're worth every penney. After all, wouldn't yo...They're worth every penney. After all, wouldn't you entrust your most important legal affairs to someone who can't even find the courthouse, has never so much as handled a motion hearing, probably has no clue how to negotiate anything more than their benefits package -- and, statistically, will be gone from the firm in just a few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-61820784743357747372007-06-14T10:14:00.001-04:002007-06-14T10:14:00.001-04:00Er, that's "bucket".Er, that's "bucket".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-33506214730046638802007-06-14T10:14:00.000-04:002007-06-14T10:14:00.000-04:00Somebody bring me a buck, as I think I'm going to ...Somebody bring me a buck, as I think I'm going to throw up.<BR/><BR/>... Ahh. That's better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com