A summer associate from Howard School of Law was working at a Washington, D.C. law firm, which shall remain nameless. At a firm shindig at one of the partner’s homes in Potomac, Maryland, a firm partner introduced “a triplet” of summer interns to a named partner of famous appellation and democratic heritage. Although this partner had retired in theory; he still represented the firm on an on-call basis at firm events requiring the prestige of the partner’s surname.
Here is the story:
Partner “1” first introduced partner “S” to a summer associate attending Harvard University: “ . . . and this is such and such, who is attending Harvard.”
“S” responds: “What a wonderful school! Many of my family have attended that excellent institution. We are very proud to have you come aboard and sincerely hope that this summer experience is delightful . . . .”
Partner “1”: “. . . and this is so and so, who is attending Yale Law School.”
“S”: “An equally wonderful institution. I have attended many a sporting event at Yale and have always enjoyed myself immensely on every occasion. We welcome you to our firm . . . .”
Partner “1”: “. . . and this is blah blah, who is attending Howard Law School.”
“S”: Aren’t you excited to be making so much money this summer?”
Unfortunately for “S,” the student from Howard replies: “Well, actually no. I have worked on Wall Street for 13 years before attending law school, and, well, to say the least, that is not the case from my perspective.”
Here is the story:
Partner “1” first introduced partner “S” to a summer associate attending Harvard University: “ . . . and this is such and such, who is attending Harvard.”
“S” responds: “What a wonderful school! Many of my family have attended that excellent institution. We are very proud to have you come aboard and sincerely hope that this summer experience is delightful . . . .”
Partner “1”: “. . . and this is so and so, who is attending Yale Law School.”
“S”: “An equally wonderful institution. I have attended many a sporting event at Yale and have always enjoyed myself immensely on every occasion. We welcome you to our firm . . . .”
Partner “1”: “. . . and this is blah blah, who is attending Howard Law School.”
“S”: Aren’t you excited to be making so much money this summer?”
Unfortunately for “S,” the student from Howard replies: “Well, actually no. I have worked on Wall Street for 13 years before attending law school, and, well, to say the least, that is not the case from my perspective.”
***Silence***
Later, a profoundly repentant “S” maneuvers to the buffet table where the Howard Law student is standing. “S” obsequiously explains how his family has championed Civil Rights in the United States since the early 1960s, and then he saunters back to the humming arena of the room.
A job well executed with "band-aid relief."
Aside: What do you think?
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