For Kaplan's behavior to result in her effectively being fired from her own firm, it must be unconscionably atrocious.
But all the Times managed to get was this: "she insulted employees, inappropriately commented on their looks and threatened to derail people’s careers."
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THE OTHER PARTNERS: Roberta, we’ve thought it over, and we’d like you to leave the firm.
ROBERTA KAPLAN: You sure about that?
T.O.P.: Yes, we think it’s for the…
R.K.: Cause without me, you’re just gonna be ‘Heckler Fink’.
T.O.P. (*wincing slightly*): Nevertheless…
I’m not sure this is true from the article- could be as simple as that she wants a firm where she makes all the decisions and the structure at her firm means she doesn’t get to
She sounds like a lot of lawyers I know. You might want your lawyer to have some unsettling qualities. You’re hiring an attorney, not a massage therapist.
This happens daily in law-world. The qualities that make a tenacious prick of a litigator are not the qualities of a good boss or partner. This is a nothing story, but does explain why stationery supply companies who target law firms are successful.