{"id":163133,"date":"2026-09-17T15:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/17\/biglaw-lioness-admitted-all-lawyers-are-a-holes-and-got-a-job-on-the-spot\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:02:36","slug":"biglaw-lioness-admitted-all-lawyers-are-a-holes-and-got-a-job-on-the-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/17\/biglaw-lioness-admitted-all-lawyers-are-a-holes-and-got-a-job-on-the-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw \u2018Lioness\u2019 Admitted All Lawyers Are A-Holes, And Got A Job On The Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I said, \u2018I think I am, because I\u2019m a lawyer, and all lawyers are assholes on some level.\u2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i><\/span> Lisa Solbakken<\/a>, co-founder and managing partner of Arkin Solbakken<\/a>, recalling the answer she gave when famously combative white-collar litigator Stanley Arkin asked her, \u201cAre you an asshole?\u201d when he recruited her in 2006. Solbakken, then a Willkie Farr associate, secured an offer on the spot. She now serves as a trusted adviser to Biglaw partners and other elite professionals plotting their workplace exits, earning a reputation as Wall Street\u2019s \u201clioness,\u201d according to Bloomberg Law<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u2060<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is 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 email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I said, \u2018I think I am, because I\u2019m a lawyer, and all lawyers are assholes on some level.\u2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i> Lisa Solbakken<\/a>, co-founder and managing partner of Arkin Solbakken<\/a>, recalling the answer she gave when famously combative white-collar litigator Stanley Arkin asked her, \u201cAre you an asshole?\u201d when he recruited her in 2006. Solbakken, then a Willkie Farr associate, secured an offer on the spot. She now serves as a trusted adviser to Biglaw partners and other elite professionals plotting their workplace exits, earning a reputation as Wall Street\u2019s \u201clioness,\u201d according to Bloomberg Law<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u2060<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is 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 email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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