Swimming with the Sharks

My spring clerkship is underway. This is my first exposure to a big law firm ("big" is relative--the largest firms in Little Rock would be considered "medium-sized" in a place like New York or Chicago). I haven't done much actual work yet, so I don't know what that's going to be like, but I can tell you that the offices are almost a parody of big law firms. Seriously, you can't turn around in that place without bumping into some burled wood or tufted leather.