{"id":133055,"date":"2025-09-10T15:51:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/10\/midlevel-biglaw-associates-really-dont-want-to-go-to-the-office\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:51:52","slug":"midlevel-biglaw-associates-really-dont-want-to-go-to-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/10\/midlevel-biglaw-associates-really-dont-want-to-go-to-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Midlevel Biglaw Associates *Really* Don\u2019t Want To Go To The Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>People don\u2019t want to come into the office. Let it go.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em><i>\u2014 <\/i><strong><em><strong><em>An anonymous Am Law 100 associate\u2019s response to a question found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2025\/09\/09\/associates-say-the-darndest-things-2025-penguins-ghosts-and-yankees-edition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey<\/a>\u00a0about the one thing they would tell the <strong>the managing partner of their <\/strong>firm. More notable and quotable responses can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2025\/09\/09\/associates-say-the-darndest-things-2025-penguins-ghosts-and-yankees-edition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" class=\"wp-image-441281\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/09\/midlevel-biglaw-associates-really-dont-want-to-go-to-the-office\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Midlevel Biglaw Associates *Really* Don\u2019t Want To Go To The Office<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>People don\u2019t want to come into the office. Let it go.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em><i>\u2014 <\/i><strong><em><strong><em>An anonymous Am Law 100 associate\u2019s response to a question found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2025\/09\/09\/associates-say-the-darndest-things-2025-penguins-ghosts-and-yankees-edition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey<\/a>\u00a0about the one thing they would tell the <strong>the managing partner of their <\/strong>firm. More notable and quotable responses can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2025\/09\/09\/associates-say-the-darndest-things-2025-penguins-ghosts-and-yankees-edition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" class=\"wp-image-441281\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/09\/midlevel-biglaw-associates-really-dont-want-to-go-to-the-office\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Midlevel Biglaw Associates *Really* Don\u2019t Want To Go To The Office<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. People don\u2019t want to come into the office. Let it go. \u2014 An anonymous Am Law 100 associate\u2019s response to a question found in the\u00a0American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey\u00a0about the one thing they would tell the the managing partner of their firm. 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