A Magic Circle trainee has been tweeting an eye-popping diary of her working life.
The first seat trainee set up her Twitter account, bafflingly, under her real name. However RollOnFriday has agreed with 'Ms X' not to publish her identity on the basis that she deserves to be applauded for her candour, not doxed and reprimanded by the partners.
Ms X's legal commentary was already in full flow at law school.
Fittingly, her exciting first day as a Magic Circle trainee was preceded by a wet dream about contract negotiation.
Reality intruded almost immediately.
Her experiences at [redacted] will be familiar to many young lawyers. Or not.
Ms X, who told new fan RollOnFriday that her account was "meant to be tongue in cheek", dishes the dirt on the rarefied concerns of her elite peers.
Some of Ms X's tweets raise the question of why she did not use a pseudonym.
Others reveal the drudgery which trainees at even top firms have to endure.
Her disclosures about work/life balance will also be familiar to City juniors.
Luckily she manages to conduct a love life, of sorts, in the gaps:
On the topic of her work, Ms X is self-deprecating. Hopefully.
She is admirably frank about partners.
Though susceptible to their charms.
Did RollOnFriday mention she was frank?
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The first seat trainee set up her Twitter account, bafflingly, under her real name. However RollOnFriday has agreed with 'Ms X' not to publish her identity on the basis that she deserves to be applauded for her candour, not doxed and reprimanded by the partners.
Ms X's legal commentary was already in full flow at law school.
Fittingly, her exciting first day as a Magic Circle trainee was preceded by a wet dream about contract negotiation.
Reality intruded almost immediately.
Her experiences at [redacted] will be familiar to many young lawyers. Or not.
Ms X, who told new fan RollOnFriday that her account was "meant to be tongue in cheek", dishes the dirt on the rarefied concerns of her elite peers.
Some of Ms X's tweets raise the question of why she did not use a pseudonym.
Others reveal the drudgery which trainees at even top firms have to endure.
Her disclosures about work/life balance will also be familiar to City juniors.
Luckily she manages to conduct a love life, of sorts, in the gaps:
On the topic of her work, Ms X is self-deprecating. Hopefully.
She is admirably frank about partners.
Though susceptible to their charms.
Did RollOnFriday mention she was frank?
Comments
Potentially a law version of the girl off Fleabag.
But...a shame how we collectively crush all personality out of people and make this profession so beige. There's few things more cringe than a colleague (or boss) worrying about what you put on twitter - as long as you aren't telling firm secrets, it should be irrelevant.
I read this and thought, someone in the profession with a decent personality? Goodness me. I would definitely hire her.