We are fair-minded individuals here at SolicitR but every now and again we get irresistably drawn into the world of crude and juvenile generalization. Put it down to weakness, peer-pressure whatever. It’s funny sometimes so enjoy these extracts on strereotypical partner types from our friends at Bitter Lawyer (for the full unabridged version wait ’till lunchtime and click here to wile away some non-billable minutes)…

From BigLaw to the mom-and-pop shop, partner track bottlenecking forces every firm to suffer a garden variety of big chiefs.  As a ball-busting, hopeful associate, if you don’t see yourself being (or being able to morph into) one of the below types, you may as well prepare for many frigid years of being looked over.
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1.  The Cool Guy

He hangs out with associates after work, picks up the tab 75% of the time and is usually tapping some hot third-year litigation associate on the DL.

Advice :  Don’t get suckered into his “I’m one of you” BS.  He’s one of them.
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2.  The Cliché

He’s gruff, dismissive and intimidating.  You keep thinking he’s going to warm up, but he never does.

Advice :  If you can stomach his blunt, loveless personality, he’s pretty good to work with.
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3.  The Aloof Genius

He’s hard to look at, hard to talk to, hard to understand…

Advice : Avoid like Chlamydia.
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4.  The Rainmaker

Car salesman with a law license.

Advice :  Develop a solid relationship with him, but don’t become his go-to associate.
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5.  The Jackass

Everyone knows he’s an asshat moron, yet, for some inexplicable reason, they still tolerate him.

Advice :  Avoid.  At best, he’ll drive you crazy.

We’re not sure it’s an exhaustive list and these are only snippets of the original Bitter posting – make sure you check out the full fat version at Bitter Lawyer and, as always, feel free to add your own in the comments.