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Originally posted by kddani
So i'm clerking at a law firm with 3 other law students. Get along great with 2 of them, the other 1 is a very odd bird. We've tried to be nice to him, tried to get him to eat lunch with us, etc to no avail. OK, no problem, whatever. We can deal.
BUT, we operate under little supervision on a day to day basis. Our assignments and stuff are gone over, but we just sign in and out and keep our own timesheets. Our boss comes over to our area maybe twice a day, usually just to see his secretary. He doesn't check our sign in/out sheet at the front desk.
This kid comes in an hour and a half late probably twice a week. Leaves early at least once a week when the boss is not there (he asks if the boss is gone for the day). The times he does this, he's not truthful when he writes down the time signing in and out. He fudges it to make it look like he's there longer. We have no idea what his timesheets look like, but it's very likely he's lying on them as well, which is essentially stealing.
He disappears for a couple hours sometimes. He came into the attorney's meeting last week looking like he just got back from a 3 day bender, i've never seen bags so big under someone's eyes. He fell asleep at his desk yesterday and has done it several times before. Uses his cell all the time, even though we were explicitly told that's a no-no. He writes long emails to his GF and rarely does any work. He gets fed the easy assignments because he just finished his first year and the rest of us finished our second.
Myself and the other law clerks are really at a dilema with this. It's creating a lot of hard feelings. We all bust our ass to make our commute on time and get our work done.
I have the best relationship with our boss, and the other law clerks want me to talk to him about it.
I don't know what to do. I don't want to be a tattletale, but there's the possibility that he could be stealing (i.e. lying about working and getting paid for it), it's creating a lot of hard feelings among us, and it's reflecting poorly upon us. The law clerks are all kinda lumped together.
I've made comments to the kid before when he's come in late (sleep in today, Bryan?), but he doesn't get the hint.
Any advice? If not, oh well, felt good to vent 
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I don't care if you're the best lawyer ever. If you pulled that shit, I'd fire you and keep him. Why? Because life's unfair but you are advancing yourself and pretending it's for the firm that you care.
Do you really care about the firm? Is it the firm's sake your really worried for? The answer is no. Is there anything wrong with that? No.
But be truthful with yourself. You're in this to get ahead. You're in this for yourself. It's you he's hurting because you feel as if he gets what you get and doesn't work as much.
What would I do? I would say something to him. I wouldn't cover for him. People will notice.
Also remember you replace the retard and someone more competitive comes in that can make trouble for you.
-Rudey