Most corporate associates will be too overworked and tired (or unemployed) to be bothered what anyone thinks. But if you are one of the ones who joined for the cudos and the image of the high-flying corporate legal eagle, this is a sting in the tail. From Bitter Lawyer – I Hate Being Called ‘Doc Bitch’

I am currently an associate at a large corporate firm.  While I enjoy my job, it irks me when friends who are working in finance label us as “proof-readers” or “document-bitches.” Is there anything that corporate lawyers have as part of our profession to be more proud of than people in finance?

How hard is it to make the transition?  Is it simply a case of “the grass is always greener on the other side”?

The truth hurts, hombre.  Let’s face it; junior corporate associates are, for the most part, document bitches.  We’re smart document bitches, of course, but document bitches nonetheless.  I mean, if you really think about it, what else do corporate associates really do but generate (and proofread) documents?  Merger agreements, proxy statements, research memos, tender offers… They’re all just documents.

As time goes on and you make partner, the paper pushing diminishes and the client-management and negotiating increases.  But as an associate, you’re definitely a doc bitch.

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The good thing is, your pals outside the corporate world probably won’t know that. If you have any left.