This job consistently makes me feel like a failure and I legit feel like I’m fighting suicide every other day. Why post this here? To say that chronic depression is not an abnormality in big law.

Just me, or is this crop of summers especially bad?

Micromanaging seniors, who hurt you? Did you have a bad experience (or multiple)? Or is it a personality disorder? Please seek therapy.

What really is first year equity partner comp at Kirkland? I don’t believe it is actually over $2.0M but correct me please.

How do you handle a situation where a partner simply doesn’t respond to you? I sent them drafts to review, followed up multiple times, and tried calling, but I haven’t heard back. They also don’t go into the office, so I can’t just stop by. There isn’t a hard deadline, but from a client service perspective, we should have sent these documents already. The client has followed up, and I gave a general “we’re finalizing” response, but I expect another follow-up soon. Any advice on how to handle?