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When Merit Feels Like a Myth in Professional Advancement

I got passed over for partner again and this time they promoted someone who started after me and has fewer billable hours but went to the same elite law school as the managing partners.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are witnessing how informal networks and class privilege operate under the guise of meritocracy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Institutional ethics and organizational integrity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.