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Dechert associate kills self rather than deal with shame of working at Dechert

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diverse light dingle berry trust fund
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Not flame btw Overworked, Young Biglaw Associate Dies By ...
diverse light dingle berry trust fund
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Reminder: everyone knows you’re cracking
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charcoal rigpig
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According to one of his fellow associates, “We all kne...
Claret location
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bio gone of course -- https://www.dechert.com/people/s/camer...
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guy has major prole goy face -- https://i.imgur.com/qgQA9NW....
Fighting Clown
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Inappropriate.
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sorry, *had
Fighting Clown
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jfc lol at this board
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I really like it here
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Awful
diverse light dingle berry trust fund
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his blog --https://imightgraduate.wordpress.com/about/
Fighting Clown
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"I plan on attending law school in the fall and have pe...
Fighting Clown
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the school's what
Crimson stimulating center
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clearly this goy wasnt cut out for biglaw
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Fighting Clown
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so sad
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Provides a link to the Best Law School Website. You guessed...
copper house
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prole goy FSU--> UVa Law guy probably was a moderately in...
Fighting Clown
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should have just done real estate sales bro
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Fighting Clown
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really sad. he could have taken CSLG's course, had his own f...
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or just got a generic corp job w his FSU business degree, an...
Fighting Clown
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An exit op
Yellow pit
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he's 2015 and lateralled from one shitty v100 to another shi...
Fighting Clown
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i keep seeing his name and think "schadenfreude"
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"Schladenhauffen" is German for "jealousy of ...
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xo 2019: this thread has been up for a 1/2 hr and has 6 uniq...
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if anything more xo poas are familiar with Dechert now than ...
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hell no. why?
Fighting Clown
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dechert would be beneath the 2009 crowd. it's not a particul...
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the 2009 crowd would have heard of dechert. xo 2019 is full ...
Fighting Clown
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(dechert 10th year)
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i'm a partner at dechert and i'm not really sure what decher...
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easter will be here before we know it. plenty of time for th...
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80 years ago you would have been in an ashtray
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Dechert is infamous for firing first years
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usually people in these interviews are like, "we had no...
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there's a cameron on everyone's floor
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nature of the assignment
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Dechert is killing it
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la-la-la-la literally
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The dumber you are the more stressful it is though because y...
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this
Fighting Clown
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personal experience DBG? you don't have to go through this a...
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har dee harr harr
Fighting Clown
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I thought the secret to success in biglaw was mostly willing...
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the concept of it being "monkeywork" is flame. if ...
Fighting Clown
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think this is more true for lit (non doc review) than corp
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yeah, perhaps but even in corp, if you're a mid-level assoc ...
Fighting Clown
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Not if you're a 130 IQ adhd who ran out of adderall
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Why not shoot the partners/clients instead of yourself? Nev...
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because he doesn't blame the occupation and people working i...
copper house
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that's too bad. he was by all accounts an extremely nice an...
titillating sepia scourge upon the earth
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bonkers coiffed dilemma
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Sad. He was only a third year. Why not just leave law entire...
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It seems like it was this dude's dream to be a lawyer and th...
copper house
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also, he was in fucking real estate
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Don't know anything about RE, is it a killself practice?
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cerebral honey-headed macaca hell
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What about lending?
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Probably had 300k in debt
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Rest In Peace
Orchid Cuckold Party Of The First Part
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Dechert truly seems like an awful place
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404 error on Dechert’s website 🤔
sexy rose tattoo water buffalo
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At least he didnt take some innocent equity holding partners...
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According to his biography, Schladenhauffen focused his prac...
cerebral honey-headed macaca hell
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Earl, is this the kind of stuff you do?
cerebral honey-headed macaca hell
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jfc
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Above the Law removed the story: https://abovethelaw.com/...
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Did Dechert threaten to sue?
talking range background story
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maybe they're just morons and the dude isn't even dead
Racy bat shit crazy patrolman
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Nah, but suicide is not confirmed so they defamed the dead g...
diverse light dingle berry trust fund
  02/16/19
He maed it
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Why do all their associates look 40 https://youtu.be/uhq6...
cerebral honey-headed macaca hell
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they're all so fucking ugly jfc
Racy bat shit crazy patrolman
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cw-qiRXX88
talking range background story
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It’s really sad. Felt that way before, and if you don&...
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wish i could talk to people like this. dood, real estate ...
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Earl survived
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CALL YOU UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
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Dechert must have threatened to sue. Always protecting the p...
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I interviewed at Dechert years ago. At my callback, only par...
know-it-all excitant shrine main people
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...and that associate's name was Cam--
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*ImanageCat tagging himself as safe*
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https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/03/26/dechert...
talking range background story
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Schladenhauffen died from “acute intoxication by the c...
diverse light dingle berry trust fund
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They just did a good CLE yesterday
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He pursued a job at Dechert because it was a market leader i...
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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:39 PM
Author: diverse light dingle berry trust fund



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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:51 PM
Author: diverse light dingle berry trust fund

Not flame btw

Overworked, Young Biglaw Associate Dies By Suicide In New York

'We all knew he was cracking,' said a fellow associate.

By Staci Zaretsky

at 2:01 PM

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Today, we must report on some unfortunate news from New York, where an associate in Dechert’s New York office was found dead just last week. Sources say the associate died by suicide.

Cameron Schladenhauffen, 31, a 2015 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, was an associate at Dechert, where he worked in the firm’s real estate practice group, concentrating on commercial real estate finance. Schladenhauffen had lateraled to the firm from Dentons a little over one year ago.

Insiders tell us that Schladenhauffen was incredibly stressed at the firm, but “had to keep working as he deteriorated mentally.” According to one of his fellow associates, “We all knew he was cracking, but we thought he’d probably just quit eventually.” Others lamented that if only Schladenhauffen had been given a leave of absence, perhaps he’d still be with us today.

A spokesperson from the firm released this statement on Schladenhauffen’s death:

We are profoundly saddened about Cameron’s passing, which is a loss to all who knew him at the firm. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.

Cameron Schladenhauffen (Photo via LinkedIn)

Lawyers are more likely to suffer from depression than any other profession, but they often suffer in silence for fear of alerting their colleagues about their mental health conditions. It should be easier for lawyers to take leaves of absence from their firms, and the incredible mental health resources out there for attorneys who need them should be highlighted by their firms. For example, the Lawyers Depression Project is an online support group for lawyers and other members of the legal profession that was started by a Biglaw partner with depression. The stigma against seeking — and providing — help must come to an end. Life is more than a billable hour, and law firms should acknowledge the fact that they must help attorneys in need of mental health assistance.

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We here at Above the Law would like to extend our condolences to Cameron Schladenhauffen’s family, friends, and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time.

If you or someone you know is depressed and in need help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) or a lawyer assistance program in your state (don’t be fooled by the name; these programs also provide services to law students). Remember that you are loved, so please reach out if you need assistance.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:36 PM
Author: Laughsome insane stage

Reminder: everyone knows you’re cracking

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788671)



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Date: February 17th, 2019 2:19 PM
Author: charcoal rigpig



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:37 PM
Author: Claret location

According to one of his fellow associates, “We all knew he was cracking, but we thought he’d probably just quit eventually.”

LJL at biglaw firm culture

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788674)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:52 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

bio gone of course -- https://www.dechert.com/people/s/cameron-schladenhauffen.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37787960)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:54 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

guy has major prole goy face -- https://i.imgur.com/qgQA9NW.png

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37787977)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:22 PM
Author: sexy rose tattoo water buffalo

Inappropriate.

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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:23 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

sorry, *had

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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:19 PM
Author: exciting haunting bawdyhouse useless brakes

jfc lol at this board

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790004)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:25 PM
Author: Motley spot

I really like it here

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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:29 PM
Author: confused whorehouse



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Date: February 17th, 2019 2:37 PM
Author: diverse light dingle berry trust fund

Awful

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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:55 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

his blog --https://imightgraduate.wordpress.com/about/

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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:56 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

"I plan on attending law school in the fall and have pending applications at school’s across the country. "

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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:05 PM
Author: Crimson stimulating center

the school's what

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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:08 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

clearly this goy wasnt cut out for biglaw

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Date: February 15th, 2019 6:07 PM
Author: Insanely Creepy Sex Offender



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Date: February 16th, 2019 2:32 AM
Author: Vibrant Locale Personal Credit Line



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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:57 PM
Author: copper house

"Attending law school and becoming a lawyer will be a dream come true and I know the stress of waiting to find out the decisions from each school will be worth it in the end, but right now it’s the antithesis of fun."

Oh what a dream come true!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37787997)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:58 PM
Author: Fighting Clown



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:08 PM
Author: Iridescent Cruise Ship Masturbator

so sad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788083)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:22 PM
Author: copper house

Provides a link to the Best Law School Website.

You guessed it-- TLS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788192)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:58 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

prole goy FSU--> UVa Law guy probably was a moderately intelligent striver and reached his intellectual potential by landing a job in biglaw. had to work his ass off and continue to grind and strive, and just couldn't take it anymore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788003)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:59 PM
Author: electric seedy faggotry

should have just done real estate sales bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788014)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:00 PM
Author: Fighting Clown



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:00 PM
Author: Mint menage nibblets

really sad. he could have taken CSLG's course, had his own firm in Tallahassee or Charlottesville, and been happy and successful. instead he was sold on a lie, sucked GC cock and got impaled by it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788028)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:01 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

or just got a generic corp job w his FSU business degree, and worked his way up the generic corporate world since he's probably smarter and harder working than the average moron in corporate america.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788039)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 2:58 PM
Author: Yellow pit

An exit op

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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:00 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

he's 2015 and lateralled from one shitty v100 to another shitty v100 as a 3rd year. he likely would have been pushed out of dentons, i'd imagine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788023)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:03 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

i keep seeing his name and think "schadenfreude"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788048)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:10 PM
Author: copper house



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Date: February 15th, 2019 5:32 PM
Author: Magenta National

"Schladenhauffen" is German for "jealousy of the death of another"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788963)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 7:28 PM
Author: bonkers coiffed dilemma



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:20 PM
Author: exciting haunting bawdyhouse useless brakes



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Date: February 17th, 2019 1:46 PM
Author: diverse light dingle berry trust fund



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Date: February 17th, 2019 2:35 PM
Author: Misunderstood Charismatic Theatre Elastic Band



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Date: March 26th, 2019 7:01 PM
Author: Drunken box office

ouch

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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:03 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

xo 2019: this thread has been up for a 1/2 hr and has 6 unique poasters. most proles on here dont even know what a dechert is, i bet. 10 yrs ago this would be a 100 poast thread in a half hour

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788056)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:09 PM
Author: Bronze stage

if anything more xo poas are familiar with Dechert now than in 2009

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788086)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:10 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

hell no. why?

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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:29 PM
Author: blathering arousing wrinkle voyeur

dechert would be beneath the 2009 crowd. it's not a particularly noteworthy shitfirm like cadwalader or something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788235)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:32 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

the 2009 crowd would have heard of dechert. xo 2019 is full of reddittt / stormfront tards who dont even have any connection to law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788256)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:54 PM
Author: blathering arousing wrinkle voyeur

(dechert 10th year)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788391)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 8:58 PM
Author: Wonderful Slap-happy Sanctuary Feces



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789887)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:24 PM
Author: talking range background story



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790021)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:30 PM
Author: impressive sadistic mental disorder

I’ve been here since 2006 and I don’t know what dechert is. some national shitlaw firm it sounds like?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790038)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 11:20 PM
Author: Racy bat shit crazy patrolman

i'm a partner at dechert and i'm not really sure what dechert is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790524)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:56 PM
Author: Mint menage nibblets

easter will be here before we know it. plenty of time for the cadwalader bunny to visit xo again

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788403)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:56 PM
Author: Fighting Clown



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788406)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:17 AM
Author: talking range background story

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/025/255/a89.png

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790702)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:26 PM
Author: Soul-stirring pocket flask

Don't really feel like interacting with a weird kike displaying a truly gross amount of schadenfreude

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788216)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:48 PM
Author: Drunken box office

80 years ago you would have been in an ashtray

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788364)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:56 PM
Author: unhinged legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788793)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 8:58 PM
Author: deranged dog poop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789893)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:17 AM
Author: talking range background story



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790703)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:26 PM
Author: green painfully honest trailer park



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790295)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:34 PM
Author: talking range background story

Dechert is infamous for firing first years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788658)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:09 PM
Author: Iridescent Cruise Ship Masturbator

usually people in these interviews are like, "we had no idea anything was wrong, so shocking." These guys are like "oh yeah Cameron was about to crack, you could tell. he was keeping his billables up though."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788088)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:11 PM
Author: green painfully honest trailer park



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788100)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:11 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

there's a cameron on everyone's floor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788105)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:11 PM
Author: electric seedy faggotry

nature of the assignment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788110)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:30 PM
Author: glittery khaki ticket booth



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788240)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:03 PM
Author: confused whorehouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788469)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:18 PM
Author: Drunken box office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788553)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:23 PM
Author: titillating sepia scourge upon the earth



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788591)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:21 PM
Author: cream set windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790010)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 2:33 AM
Author: Vibrant Locale Personal Credit Line



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37791034)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:13 PM
Author: Big Thirsty Casino

Dechert is killing it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788138)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:30 PM
Author: glittery khaki ticket booth

la-la-la-la literally

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788244)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:27 PM
Author: Motley spot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790304)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:17 PM
Author: Talented Sandwich Queen Of The Night

Let’s not pat ourselves on our backs for intellectual horsepower, DBG. You don’t have the be that intelligent to make it through biglaw. Plenty of 165 LSAT types do fine. It’s the lifestyle that kills, not the intellectual rigor.

Poor guy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788170)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:18 PM
Author: cerebral honey-headed macaca hell

The dumber you are the more stressful it is though because you can't understand complicated rules or spot issues properly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788178)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:19 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788183)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:47 PM
Author: shimmering pistol

personal experience DBG? you don't have to go through this alone, your shit biglaw firm has resources.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788354)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:48 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

har dee harr harr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788361)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:24 PM
Author: hot locus affirmative action

I thought the secret to success in biglaw was mostly willingness to be treated like a bitch while mostly doing work fit for monkeys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788199)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:28 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

the concept of it being "monkeywork" is flame. if it were literally monkeywork, secretaries would be able to do it -- but as anyone in biglaw knows, secretaries can't do the simplest shit correctly.

it's not high iq work, but having a high iq makes it much easier.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788227)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:40 PM
Author: Ocher Soggy Lodge Ladyboy

think this is more true for lit (non doc review) than corp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788302)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:44 PM
Author: Fighting Clown

yeah, perhaps but even in corp, if you're a mid-level assoc running a deal, there are still 50 million things to keep track of, emails flying around back and forth, a bunch of different documents to edit etc. easier to handle all this with a 130's iq than a 110's iq.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788331)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 4:23 AM
Author: learning disabled school cafeteria

Not if you're a 130 IQ adhd who ran out of adderall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37791131)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:42 PM
Author: titillating sepia scourge upon the earth

Why not shoot the partners/clients instead of yourself? Never understood this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788315)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:43 PM
Author: copper house

because he doesn't blame the occupation and people working in it for being shitty, but rather blames himself for being shitty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788322)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:46 PM
Author: titillating sepia scourge upon the earth

that's too bad. he was by all accounts an extremely nice and well-liked guy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788348)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:55 PM
Author: cerebral honey-headed macaca hell

Or do something kooky like delete a bunch important docs on the server or send creepy emails to clients

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788397)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:59 PM
Author: Crimson stimulating center

You do some find and replace in important docs, like change "Closing" to "Orgy" or "Gangbang" - that sort of thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788812)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:48 PM
Author: swashbuckling gaped indian lodge halford



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788366)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 3:58 PM
Author: french business firm marketing idea

XO is the place they send us when we're too mentally ill for the Lawyers Depression Project.

You know how in mental hospitals they have the chill out patient wing, the depressing inpatient wing, and then finally the basement with the padded walls for the truly unreachable? Yeah, we're in Sub Basement 3.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788418)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:16 PM
Author: swashbuckling gaped indian lodge halford



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788538)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:32 PM
Author: exciting haunting bawdyhouse useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790045)



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Date: February 17th, 2019 2:09 PM
Author: bonkers coiffed dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37797291)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:06 PM
Author: french business firm marketing idea

Sad. He was only a third year. Why not just leave law entirely at that stage? It's easier to walk away as a third year than it is as a sixth year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788483)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:15 PM
Author: copper house

It seems like it was this dude's dream to be a lawyer and then he gets into it and is like "this sucks, what the fuck is wrong with me that I can't take this?" Normal people would be like, "Oh well, fuck this place."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788527)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:35 PM
Author: talking range background story

also, he was in fucking real estate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788664)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 5:30 PM
Author: Razzmatazz parlor

Don't know anything about RE, is it a killself practice?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788948)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 5:53 PM
Author: cerebral honey-headed macaca hell

Well, it's even more overwhelmingly Jewish than the typical biglaw practice area, except for maybe tax.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789054)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:35 AM
Author: violent cracking chapel boltzmann

What about lending?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790767)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:36 PM
Author: Claret location

Probably had 300k in debt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788665)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 7:42 PM
Author: cerebral honey-headed macaca hell



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789482)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 4:37 PM
Author: talking range background story



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37793073)



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Date: April 14th, 2021 11:44 AM
Author: talking range background story



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#42277818)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:16 PM
Author: Orchid Cuckold Party Of The First Part

Rest In Peace

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788534)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:17 PM
Author: sexy rose tattoo water buffalo

Dechert truly seems like an awful place

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788542)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 4:18 PM
Author: sexy rose tattoo water buffalo

404 error on Dechert’s website 🤔

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37788552)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 6:01 PM
Author: umber trip heaven

At least he didnt take some innocent equity holding partners with him....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789074)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 8:05 PM
Author: cerebral honey-headed macaca hell

According to his biography, Schladenhauffen focused his practice on real estate finance, representing investment banks and institutional lenders in the origination, syndication, purchase and sale of loans. His experiences included drafting and negotiating loan agreements, term sheets and other ancillary loan documents.

An obituary detailing Schladenhauffen’s life detailed his love of comedy and laughter and noted he was described by many as “the funniest person they ever met.”

“His energy and humor always made him the center of attention, and he never failed to make even the toughest of crowds laugh,” the obituary read.

According to the obituary, Schladenhauffen was elected as head writer for Libel, his law school’s annual sketch comedy show, for which he wrote and acted during all three years. And he didn’t give up on comedy once becoming a lawyer. According to the obituary, he recently submitted an application to the NBC network for their “Late Night with Seth Meyers” show writers program. The obituary noted that, after moving to New York to become a lawyer, the Alaska native was “living the dream.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789580)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 8:05 PM
Author: cerebral honey-headed macaca hell

Earl, is this the kind of stuff you do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789583)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 4:43 AM
Author: embarrassed to the bone canary volcanic crater

jfc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37791154)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 8:54 PM
Author: french business firm marketing idea

Above the Law removed the story:

https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/biglaw-associate-suicide/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789869)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:00 PM
Author: talking range background story

Did Dechert threaten to sue?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37789911)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 11:21 PM
Author: Racy bat shit crazy patrolman

maybe they're just morons and the dude isn't even dead

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790527)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:14 AM
Author: diverse light dingle berry trust fund

Nah, but suicide is not confirmed so they defamed the dead guy who only likely killed self.

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2019/02/15/dechert-associate-dies-no-indication-of-foul-play-found/?slreturn=20190116001042

Dechert Associate Dies, No Indication of Foul Play Found

(Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM)

An associate in Dechert’s New York office died at a New York City residence last week, police reports and the firm confirmed.

Cameron Schladenhauffen, 31, died Feb. 8, according to an obituary published in the Northwest Florida Daily News.

According to the New York City Police Department, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious person inside an apartment on East 17th St. at 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 8. Police discovered a 31-year-old male, unconscious on his bed, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said no weapon or visible injuries were found.

“There is no criminality suspected,” the police department said in an emailed statement. The medical examiner said a determination on the cause of death is still pending.

Dechert did not answer questions about the circumstances of Schladenhauffen’s death. A firm spokesperson said, “We are profoundly saddened about Cameron’s passing, which is a loss to all who knew him at the firm. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.”

While his bio has been taken down from Dechert’s website, a previous version of it notes that Schladenhauffen was an associate in the firm’s commercial real estate finance practice. According to his LinkedIn profile, he joined the firm in December 2017 from Dentons, where he had practiced since graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2015.

Cameron SchladenhauffenAccording to his biography, Schladenhauffen focused his practice on real estate finance, representing investment banks and institutional lenders in the origination, syndication, purchase and sale of loans. His experiences included drafting and negotiating loan agreements, term sheets and other ancillary loan documents.

An obituary detailing Schladenhauffen’s life detailed his love of comedy and laughter and noted he was described by many as “the funniest person they ever met.”

“His energy and humor always made him the center of attention, and he never failed to make even the toughest of crowds laugh,” the obituary read.

According to the obituary, Schladenhauffen was elected as head writer for Libel, his law school’s annual sketch comedy show, for which he wrote and acted during all three years. And he didn’t give up on comedy once becoming a lawyer. According to the obituary, he recently submitted an application to the NBC network for their “Late Night with Seth Meyers” show writers program. The obituary noted that, after moving to New York to become a lawyer, the Alaska native was “living the dream.”

The family has asked that donations in Schladenhauffen’s name be made to The Comedy Cures Foundation, which provides therapeutic entertainment to people living with illness, depression, trauma or disabilities, according to its website.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790691)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:32 PM
Author: big-titted swollen liquid oxygen tanning salon

He maed it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790047)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:36 PM
Author: cerebral honey-headed macaca hell

Why do all their associates look 40

https://youtu.be/uhq6D_9qMmE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790057)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 11:23 PM
Author: Racy bat shit crazy patrolman

they're all so fucking ugly jfc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790535)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 11:46 PM
Author: talking range background story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cw-qiRXX88

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790595)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 9:54 PM
Author: Shaky kitty cat really tough guy

It’s really sad. Felt that way before, and if you don’t have an iron will or strong support network (e.g. CGWBT at home), you can make stupid decisions.

This one always stuck with me:

https://abovethelaw.com/2011/06/in-re-the-passing-of-a-skadden-associate/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790116)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:04 PM
Author: Hairraiser nofapping therapy puppy

wish i could talk to people like this.

dood, real estate finance is objectively shitty. it's not you. just walk away. it's ok to quit something that shitty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790166)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:07 PM
Author: cerebral honey-headed macaca hell

Earl survived

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790183)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:11 PM
Author: Ruby rehab

CALL YOU UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790215)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:32 PM
Author: big-titted swollen liquid oxygen tanning salon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790331)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:13 PM
Author: chest-beating shitlib half-breed

sad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790222)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:30 AM
Author: aromatic blue hissy fit

i dunno, some people can only dream of a chance to die in biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790740)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 4:53 PM
Author: bonkers coiffed dilemma

I regret that I have but one life to give for client service.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37793141)



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Date: February 17th, 2019 4:54 PM
Author: chest-beating shitlib half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37798086)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 10:16 PM
Author: chest-beating shitlib half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790245)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 11:12 PM
Author: know-it-all excitant shrine main people

Dechert must have threatened to sue. Always protecting the partnership!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790499)



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Date: February 15th, 2019 11:18 PM
Author: know-it-all excitant shrine main people

I interviewed at Dechert years ago. At my callback, only partner on my interview schedule cancelled without warning. I asked an associate what his favorite thing about working at the firm was, he responded “Its not all fun and games working here you know!”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790521)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:28 AM
Author: aromatic blue hissy fit

...and that associate's name was Cam--



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790733)



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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:39 AM
Author: talking range background story

Post by Anonymous User » Thu May 25, 2017 6:57 pm

ATL Broke this, but this has been their status quo for a while.

Essentially, if you only had good reviews as a summer, you'll have no idea but they will hire add'l LLM's and if they're slow before they start, some summers will go and it is what it is.

Having a return offer at Dechert isn't really a return offer. Technically, it's always at will but Dechert uses the fact you assume that it's not to essentially draw in a large enough class that they will get a bunch of people if they need a lot or be able to lay a bunch off without much added cost.

You would be foolish to treat an offer here like an offer elsewhere. It's a great firm and great place to start your career. Off the record, the assumptions about the industry are used to your disadvantage. It's not that first years are fired because they couldn't cut it or didn't get enough work.

9 out of 10 of these laid off first years were going to be laid off before they started. It's not "we couldn't get you busy". It's that when they were stressing for the bar, they were already on a list.

It's a great place to work if you're 100% that your exit interview "everyone loved you" means everyone loved you "1st or 2nd most". You can't just be good enough. If you bank on just doing a good job and fitting in, your career may be over before it starts. This is not big law. This is Dechert.

YOU WILL BE SOLICITED BY TRANSITION SERVICES. I WAS CALLED THE SAME DAY, AND TOLD NOT TO CONTACT ANYONE AT THE FIRM ABOUT IT OR ANYONE ELSE OR THAT EVEN TELLING FAMILY CAN MAKE IT HARDER TO FIND ANOTHER JOB.

YOUR "TRANSITION SERVICES" ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW NICE THE FIRM WAS TO PAY FOR TRANSITION SERVICES, AND THE IMPORTANCE AS PRIORITY 1, 2 AND 3 OF NO ONE ELSE FINDING OUT DECHERT LAID ANYONE OFF.

You will also be pulled from the website early as the firm's policy is to "move away from time on the website and severance".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4202369&forum_id=2#37790785)



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Date: February 17th, 2019 2:41 PM
Author: Drunken box office

what are you supposed to do after getting shitcanned as a first year biglawyer? spaceporn-level shitlaw?

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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:40 AM
Author: talking range background story

Post by Anonymous User » Thu May 25, 2017 8:06 pm

No, but I was told in no uncertain times if this got on ATL, I'm done, career done, lawsuit, etc. I got calls about it saying essentially if I told family and it somehow got on ATL, that would be bad so that would be bad so don't tell my family. I'm pretty sure they knew I posted on TLS so focused on me - this was a little while ago. This has been ongoing, and today ATL found out so what I'm saying if they don't come forward, the people like me will be blamed. This isn't a white shoe firm. If you wouldn't go blow to blow with a Jacoby & Meyers partner because they sketch you out, picture that x10. If they have a decent bone in their body, come forward.

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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:42 AM
Author: talking range background story

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:57 am

Over the last two months, Dechert has laid off the only three first-year associates I knew there. All have spent under 11 months with the firm. Two in NY, one in a secondary market.

I say this only to say that unless my friends are posting in this thread (highly unlikely), what Dechert is doing/did is fucked up and probably more widespread than everyone thought. Never really hit until it happens to people you know/care about. These firms don't give a fuck about you.

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Date: February 16th, 2019 12:45 AM
Author: talking range background story

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:20 am

I was one of the first years let go, and can offer some perspective on this. Litigation is forthcoming about their layoffs. In transactional, we were strongly warned against even telling others in our group that we were being let go. I was told in no uncertain terms that the group and firm has had major economic issues and these were the reasons for my being let go. Work had been slow for everyone since I started, and I was basically told that I just wasn't as well liked. There would have been no way to predict any of this going in.

I applaud the litigation group for being open about it. While I don't think any Dechert group offers standard severance packages (re comp and website time), it's somewhat easier to bounce back if it's known that a particular group is struggling. The idea that anyone else has an ax to grind is untrue and offensive. Anyone posting on here has better and more personally pressing things to do with their time, and is incurring risk to do so. The endeavor is simply to help young people make good choices. This isn't to say that it isn't a great firm, and a 3L return offer is never 100% guaranteed. It's about degrees of risk, not risk versus no risk.

My sense is the root cause may be structural. Namely, Dechert works on a few mega deals and work tends to be feast or famine, which often leads to under/over-hiring. Both the firm and law students would probably be better served if Dechert reduced its summer program from ~50 summers firm-wide to around ~20 and relied on contract attorneys when the need arises. The firm's business structure precludes it from being able to support the number of attorneys that it has for any long term period, which is why there's so much turnaround and dissatisfaction.

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Date: February 16th, 2019 2:31 AM
Author: Floppy Outnumbered Candlestick Maker



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Date: February 16th, 2019 7:06 AM
Author: diverse light dingle berry trust fund

*ImanageCat tagging himself as safe*

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Date: March 26th, 2019 6:46 PM
Author: talking range background story

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/03/26/dechert-associates-death-ruled-accidental-caused-by-mix-of-drugs

The February death of Dechert associate Cameron Schladenhauffen was an accident caused by a combination of several drugs, a medical examiner has found.

Schladenhauffen died from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, clonazepam, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, temazepam and codeine,” a spokesperson for the New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner said in an email.

Clonazepam, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam and temazepam are all benzodiazepines, a class of prescription drugs that are sometimes prescribed for the treatment of anxiety or depression, as well as some other conditions. Codeine is a prescription pain medication.

Schladenhauffen, 31, died Feb. 8 at a residence in New York.

His father, Benjamin Schladenhauffen of Niceville, Florida, said in an interview Tuesday that his son had been experiencing acute stress in the year leading up to his death. He said they spoke about three times a week, and he was never aware that his son ever abused drugs.

Schladenhauffen said his son had described receiving assignments from multiple Dechert offices with deadlines that were difficult to meet, sometimes causing him to work through the night. He said his son had told him he pulled two all-nighters in a row to finish his work on one occasion.

“I think that was the darkest point in his life,” his father said of Cameron Schladenhauffen’s final year. He also said, “I’m not blaming anyone” for his son’s death.

A spokesperson for Dechert said in an emailed statement Tuesday, “We continue to grieve for Cameron and our thoughts are with his family during this incredibly difficult time.”

Benjamin Schladenhauffen said his son loved to write, which led to his interest in becoming an attorney. His introduction to the profession was working with a criminal defense attorney in Tallahassee before he entered law school.

After graduating from law school at the University of Virginia in 2015, Cameron Schladenhauffen got a job at Dentons in New York, his father said, and “did well there.”

He pursued a job at Dechert because it was a market leader in associate pay, his father said. According to his LinkedIn profile, Schladenhauffen joined Dechert’s New York office in December 2017.

Cameron Schladenhauffen Cameron Schladenhauffen.

According to his biography from Dechert’s website, which was taken down soon after his death, Schladenhauffen was an associate in the firm’s commercial real estate finance practice. He represented investment banks and institutional lenders in the origination, syndication, purchase and sale of loans, the biography said.

Outside of his legal career, Schladenhauffen had a love for comedy, his father said.

“He loved making people laugh. That was his whole thing,” he said.

An obituary published in the Northwest Florida Daily News said Schladenhauffen had submitted an application to the NBC network for its “Late Night with Seth Meyers” show writers program not long before his death.

According to information the New York City Police Department provided in February, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious person inside an apartment on East 17th St. at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 8. Police discovered a 31-year-old male, unconscious on his bed, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said no weapon or visible injuries were found.

Stress and substance abuse in the legal profession have attracted increasing concern in recent years, as law firms face growing evidence that lawyers are disproportionately affected by depression and substance abuse.

Among those whose struggles with drugs became public was a Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati lawyer who died in 2015, and whose ex-wife wrote about his drug addiction and his obsession with work in a 2017 article for The New York Times.

Last year, the American Bar Association launched its Working Group to Advance Well-Being in the Legal Profession. As part of that effort, 90 legal employers so far have signed a pledge to support the campaign and adopt its framework for addressing mental health and substance abuse in the legal profession. Dechert signed the pledge this year.

Dechert’s spokesperson said the firm is “committed to creating a supportive and open culture where we encourage everyone to raise issues about mental health and stress-related problems.” In addition to signing the ABA pledge, the firm said it offers training for employee volunteers from Mental Health First Aid International, through which more than 50 people from Dechert have become mental health advocates so far.

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Date: March 26th, 2019 8:01 PM
Author: diverse light dingle berry trust fund

Schladenhauffen died from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, clonazepam, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, temazepam and codeine,” a spokesperson for the New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner said in an email

Schladenhauffen died from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, clonazepam, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, temazepam and codeine,” a spokesperson for the New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner said in an email

Schladenhauffen died from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, clonazepam, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, temazepam and codeine,” a spokesperson for the New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner said in an email

Schladenhauffen died from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, clonazepam, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, temazepam and codeine,” a spokesperson for the New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner said in an email

Schladenhauffen died from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, clonazepam, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, temazepam and codeine,” a spokesperson for the New York Office of Chief Medical Examiner said in an email

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Date: March 26th, 2019 6:52 PM
Author: Jet keepsake machete

They just did a good CLE yesterday

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Date: March 26th, 2019 8:03 PM
Author: diverse light dingle berry trust fund

He pursued a job at Dechert because it was a market leader in associate pay, his father said. According to his LinkedIn profile, Schladenhauffen joined Dechert’s New York office in December 2017.

He pursued a job at Dechert because it was a market leader in associate pay, his father said. According to his LinkedIn profile, Schladenhauffen joined Dechert’s New York office in December 2017.

He pursued a job at Dechert because it was a market leader in associate pay, his father said. According to his LinkedIn profile, Schladenhauffen joined Dechert’s New York office in December 2017.

He pursued a job at Dechert because it was a market leader in associate pay, his father said. According to his LinkedIn profile, Schladenhauffen joined Dechert’s New York office in December 2017.

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Date: October 11th, 2021 12:25 AM
Author: fuchsia crackhouse



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