Keep Big Law Happy by Avoiding Vacations: Play Hooky Instead

April 30, 2009

The Snark warns readers that now is not the time to take a week-long vacation from your Big Law job to celebrate your continued employment. You need to hang in there until the storm passes -- and until you're sure you're not going to get canned. Taking vacations is always frowned upon in Big Law, especially exotic or exciting ones that don't involve family obligations. Instead, to keep your sanity in these anxious times, The Snark recommends playing hooky for a day, preferably in the middle of the week.