The evils of "elasticity": reflections on the rhetoric of professionalism and the part-time paradox in large firm practice.(Professional Challenges in Large Firm Practices)

From: Fordham Urban Law Journal | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: Uelmen, Amelia J. | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

"Don't do it."

This was the wise advice of the senior associate I had adopted as my older brother and protector to guide me through the labyrinth of large firm life and politics. I had moseyed into his office, shut the door, and asked the question: "What do you think would happen if I asked about the possibility of going part-time?" A grave look came over his face, his eyes darted about the room, and he lowered his voice to a whisper: "It's profe...

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