What Rookie Duty Were You Glad to Shed As You Gained Seniority?
We read in Legal Times recently that when Justice Samuel Alito Jr. joined the U.S. Supreme Court two years ago, the previous junior justice, Stephen Breyer, had a hard time breaking himself of the well-known rookie-justice custom: Answering the door during the court’s private conferences.
Breyer told the Journal of Supreme Court History, “I had been used to it like a Pavlovian dog.”
This made us wonder …
What duty or responsibility did you have as a “junior”—rookie associate or beginning partner—that you were glad to be rid of as you gained seniority?
Answer in the comments section below.
Read last week’s question and answer about clients who probe your political views.
Our Favorite Answer From Last Week:
“MB” wrote, “I’m from New Hampshire, where we have all this political questioning down to a science. ‘Undecided until I’m in the booth’ is a respectable answer, and based on the results of this primary, it’s the most honest!”
