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A/N: Yeah, you've probably noticed by now that I really like writing scenes of dialogue between the male and female protagonists, especially when they are romantic interests of each other. Once I start doing them it's hard to stop. I could seriously spend the next three chapters with just the two of them lol. I've done it in other fics actually. Anyway, I changed the plans I had for this chapter, since things needed to be addressed and I still hadn't quite finished the whole thing with Jack and Arcee yet.
Chapter 15: Side by Sidecar
I walked up to Arcee as she sat on the edge of the water and took a place behind her. I tried to wrap my arms around her, but the little wing-like pieces of her robot form got in my way. She turned and frowned at that, "Sorry, Jack." Focusing, she pulled them into her form. Noting the success of the experiment, she took the chance to smooth out all the sharp points on her body, "There, now I won't accidentally stab you anymore."
I smiled and embraced her from behind, resting my chin on her shoulder, "This place is amazing. An entire world for only us that lets us be anywhere and be anything we want. I'm glad I thought of trying to add a setting to our inner world."
Arcee chuckled, "You couldn't have picked a vacation spot with less sand? Don't we get enough of that every day?"
"Hey, I've never been to a beach before. Heck I never saw a lake until I was 16."
"I have you beat." my lover joked, then stopped, frowning a little. It didn't take a telepathic bond to realize what was was suddenly bothering her.
"Does our age difference bother you?"
"I'm young for an autobot. If you do the math and factor in the different lifespans I'm actually not that much older than you. I'm only the equivalent of around 25."
"How old in real years?" I asked, "I don't care, and you don't need to tell me if you don't want to."
"You haven't even lived a tenth as long as I have. Nowhere near it in fact."
"Transformers are essentially immortal. Though after a point bots that managed to live beyond functionality would often decommission themselves."
"They would choose to die?"
"Yeah. It was a lot more common to live that long before the Great War. In fact I knew one of the older bots around that time who would've chosen that if he hadn't given up his life near the start of the war. As a species we don't have a family structure, but he was like a 'grandfather' to a lot of bots, me included."
I squeezed her tightly, "I'm sorry to bring up old pains."
She grabbed my hand and squeezed it with a smile, "I'm long over his death. He died saving me, and it bothered me for a long time, but after a few years of seeing people die alongside me in the war I realized his death was far better than being decommissioned, and that I could carry on in his place."
It was jarring. Not only the culture shock, but the sheer magnitude of the influence the war had on Arcee, no her people as a whole. Saying it bothered me would be understating it, and Arcee picked up on that.
The 'young' bot turned and kissed me softly, "It's fine. You make everything all right... even if it's embarrassing to admit." she kissed me again, "Even before I realized my feelings weren't just platonic, you gave me something to fight for when I'd lost sight of the reason I was fighting. You gave me purpose again."
"Technically, you gave me purpose for the first time. All I had before I met you was trying not to burden my mom too much and getting through every day. Heck, only a handful of people even talked to me. I was just... there." I embraced the love of my life, "Now I'm here."
She smiled, "That was very poetic. I never knew you were such a sweet-talker."
"Neither did I." I laughed.
Arcee pushed me onto my back playfully, a seductive expression on her face, "Well, consider me seduced."
"M-me too." We'd done it at least a dozen times over the past few days, but that expression on her face was practically brand new.
"I want to try something... something for you." Arcee's form started shifting. Her metal skin turning the same color as mine and her features smoothing even more. The helmet-like form of her head turning into a biker helmet as her suddenly very human body was covered by a skin-tight riding suit. She took off the helmet and flipped her hair back and I recognized the form she had taken on: the same as her supermodel-inspired holographic rider Sadie, "Hey, lov-"
I interrupted, placing my finger over her lips. Her expression was stunned as she noticed I wasn't at all pleased. I released her lips to let her ask the question before I answered.
"What's wrong? I thought you'd enjoy this. Now you don' have to make love to such a foreign form."
I looked hard at her, using the mutual control over our inner world to change her back, "I love you. Why the hell would I want to have sex with some other form? What's the point unless it's you?" I rolled over on top of her, "You underestimate the sheer magnitude of my feelings for you."
She blushed, "God... you make me feel and act so girly sometimes."
"And it's adorable." I teased.
She glared at me and I kissed her. We both let ourselves get carried away by the sensations of our very souls making out and making love. After that, I got the wild idea to do something I'd seen in a movie once and we made love while swimming in the artificial ocean. We were in paradise... and both of us knew it was high time we got back to reality.
Before that, we walked side-by side on the beach for a while, simply enjoying being together and saying nothing until Arcee broke the silence, "You did pick a great spot after all."
"I know."
She stopped and looked at the sunset, sighing, "We should get back."
"I know."
She looked into my eyes and we both smiled for no reason, "You know. There's a thousand reasons this shouldn't work."
"I know."
"And every single one will likely come back and bite us in the rear axle."
"I know."
"It might not work... trying this might destroy our relationship."
"Not trying would tear us apart in more ways than just the one."
She rolled her eyes, "When did you get so good with words?"
I chuckled, "I was working on that one for a bit, I figured you'd say something like that and came prepared."
"I see. So you think you're really smart, huh?"
I grinned, "Ye-"
She suddenly tackled me to the ground mischievously, "I'll show you!"
As the fake sun set, we wrestled and played around in the sand as a farewell to paradise.
About an hour later we walked into base, literally together. It was hard giving up that feeling, even though it's hard to describe it, it was like holding hands, but so much more. My minor bliss was broken into by the realization that my mother was in the base, not looking at all happy. I could understand why. It was bad enough that I'd gotten badly injured when MECH kidnapped Arcee and me again, but I'd been missing for yet another three days, and had been stuck in the middle of a war that destroyed a military installation and was missing for several days after. Plus, her words a few moments later made it clear she knew about the other changes... well, the physical ones at least.
"Jack Darby, you get out of that robot right now, young man."
To avoid weirdness, instead of speaking directly from Arcee's mouth, I had her convey the message, "He's coming out, but you might not want to watch, it's not disgusting or painful-looking, but it takes a bit of getting used to. It's... jarring."
"I can take it."
"We warned you."
Arcee opened her chest, revealing her spark chamber as she knelt down. I came out of her chest as a swarm of metal wires with speed that we'd been working on for the past few hours. Returning to human form still wasn't as fast as a true 'bots transformations between forms, but I had it down to a matter of seconds and the whole thing was more organized, rather than stitching my anatomy together from a pile, I made the point of shaping the pile into a human shape as soon as possible and working from there.
Mom was still grimacing through the whole thing, "That... was jarring."
"Told you." I said as tissue formed over the metal, filling out my form with the organic parts of my true form. "At least the skin coming back first is automatic. I don't even want to imagine what the rest of the squishy parts coming in looks like."
Ratchet stepped over, "Arcee, can I speak to you over in the medlab? It's nothing negative about your health, but it's about your condition."
"Should I be there for this?" I asked, worried despite the reassurance.
The med-bot shook his head, "No. This just concerns Arcee, you can hear about it later."
"Anything that concerns Arcee concerns me. Part of the whole 'part of' thing."
Arcee placed a reassuring... finger on my relatively small shoulder, "Thanks, slick, but talk things over with your mother, she needs you more right now. I'll fill you in later."
I nodded and watched the two 'bots walk off before turning to Mom.
An expression of sadness and genuine concern was on her face, "Jack... what have they done to you?"
"Mom, don't you dare put it that way." I replied firmly. "This was an accident that the 'cons caused. If anything, Arcee suffers for this. She was trying to protect me and now Ratchet thinks she might need me to keep on living. She can't even recharge without my help because of this."
"She seems bigger, stronger."
"Yeah, but she's missing lots of parts because the accident gave them to me. Imagine saving someone's life and your digestive system shutting off. It's the same thing for her. Don't you dare make this her fault."
"I'm sorry." she apologized, then stepped forward, "You can understand why I'm upset though. It was hard enough for me to let you keep hanging around with them after I first found out about this whole mess, but MECH and that spider were still out there. Then they hurt you and... now this."
"This is a good thing." I pleaded. "Except for the needing me to live part."
"How is this good? You're... you're a robot!"
"Well actually a cyborg, but semantics aside I'm not regretting any of the changes." I stepped forward, smiling "I mean, I'm faster, stronger, tougher. Mom, I'm pretty much Superman without the flashy tights." Mom started to say something, but I wasn't finished, "More important is that I can help her now and protect the two of you myself. I never have to watch either of you in danger and sit around helplessly again."
"I don't want you in even more danger."
"But I want this. You don't understand how much I want this. How long I've wanted this!" I looked away, something occurring to me, "Well, you're my mother, so you probably understand. You probably wanted the power to protect me since you found out about the 'cons."
Mom was shocked that I was trying to look at things from her perspective, but smiled, "Jack... you've always been very mature for your age, and Optimus always tells me how reliable you are when he files his reports."
"Optimus reports to you?"
She nodded, "Yes. Every night, even if it's just to say you were safely hanging out at base the whole time. He even talks about current threats so I know he's keeping them away from you as much as possible."
"I didn't know that."
Mom smiled, "Relax, he's not giving too many details. The big guy respects privacy." her smile suddenly shifted to a fond one, "He's a really responsible leader and accidents and kidnappings aside, I trust him, Arcee, and you enough to let you do this. Alright?"
I hugged her carefully, "Thanks, Mom."
"Just don't get killed." she joked.
Arcee's Perspective
A few hours later, Jack and I were back in the desert, this time with an audience, as we tested out something Ratchet had discovered: an optional sidecar for my motorcycle form. It was more than just extra space for passengers or cargo, the small buggy was the final proof that the accident had reformatted me into a prime-class chassis. Like Prime's rarely used trailer, the sidecar was an added feature for the alt-form using the extra matter of the larger robot form and a prime's higher stores of energon for transformation. It was a separate unit with alternate modes of its own, in Optimus' case his unwieldy and impractical trailer could turn into a small outpost that could provide supporting fire, cover, and rudimentary computer functions. It could also turn into a remote drone. However, it was pretty cumbersome so he rarely used it, preferring mobility to raw power.
In my case, we quickly noticed a weak point that such devices don't normal have. When I detached the sidecar and went into my robot form, I was my former size again, lacking most of the prime-enhancements but not all. My upgrade wasn't a flawless one. Worse still...
"I can't get back in." Jack struggled as he tried to merge with my smaller form, "My forms are too big."
"Hm... so you can only merge with her Prime state." Ratchet mused, "An idea occurs to me. Arcee try controlling the sidecar, turn it into the drone form and steer it."
I turned it easily enough the conversion was only a shifting of a few parts and closing the top off, not a form change. Steering it was another matter, "This takes a lot of my attention. I couldn't do this and fight. Why aren't I getting any feedback from the AI?"
Ratchet grinned as his theory was reinforced, "Now, Jack, try merging with the drone."
He did so with a nod and it went smoothly, the sidecar changing slightly to allow him room, the wheels growing slightly and spreading out. The whole things became only slightly more streamlined, like a small car without the passenger bits being obvious. The drone wiggled slightly, "This is strange, being alone in a 'bot."
I walked over, "Check for features, you should be able to trigger a transformation like you practiced merged with me. The system would be basically the same."
The drone wiggled again and the roof opened. There was enough room for a passenger, barely, "There's that." closing the door, he wiggled again and accidentally drove backwards, "Oops. That's a little close to the other system. Gotta get used to that." He wiggled again, "There's something else I can't trigger. I'm probably in the ay of a mode while merged."
"Perhaps the station mode" Ratchet guessed.
"Yeah... Huh? Wait a second." suddenly, the familiar transformation sound filled my senses and the small car transformed into a short blue humanoid figure, a bulkier and androgynous miniature me that was only as tall as my chest. The faceplate was totally featureless, but it turned out to be a screen that sprang to life at Jack's will, showing his face on it. The teen was all smiles, "Oh yeah! Robot mode!" he focused on changing his hands to weapons, and sure enough his hands could become small blasters and he could pop out arm-mounted blades. They were actually identical to my own, but smaller. "Weapons too. Probably not that strong though."
I froze, a strange emotion I didn't think such a thing would invoke. Why was I disappointed of all things?
"Something wrong, Arcee?"
I shook my head, "We shouldn't use that too much it combat. The prime enhancements would probably be a lot more useful than two weaker forms."
"True," Optimus noted, "It is a useful ability for a scout to have however. You can flank even by yourself or access smaller areas without risking young Jack's safety quite as much."
Jack was still looking at me, worried. Our bond, though not as clear as when we were in Headmaster mode, was still empathic. He could tell if I lied or hid something, "What's really wrong, Arcee?"
I jumped a little when he spoke into my head without using a com-link and outside of Headmaster form. It was probably the normal drone communication method, "Okay, so we're also telepathic with each other when he's in the drone. That's even better. Communications can't be jammed." I looked away from him, trying not to show my emotions on my face as I spoke privately to Jack, Sine I have to be honest, I'm disappointed you can fight now."
"Why? Isn't this useful? You don't have to protect me as much."
"I... sort of liked you needing me... a little. Alright a lot." Why the heck was I so girly around Jack lately? Love does weird things I guess.
Jack hid his smile, but I could feel it through our bond, "That's adorable."
I whipped towards the amused teen and snapped at him, unintentionally out loud and with my embarrassment on full display, "Would you stop teasing me? Seriously!"
Jack laughed, and took a step forward as if to tackle me playfully as we had done several times in our inner world. He stopped though, realizing we weren't in that world, and everyone was looking at us with expressions that varied for amusement to confusion, to shock. "Um. Sorry. Makes more sense if you heard the whole conversation. We'll avoid going on tangents in..." There were suddenly quite a few crossed arms and raised eyebrows as he tried avoiding any questions, "What?"
Miko's face suddenly exploded to an expression of slightly mischievous elation, "You two are dating!"
As Jack did a poor job of lying I was about to do one as well before a transmission to my beacon drew my attention. It was an old band. Triple-encrypted with a familiar cipher. I knew who it was, and I knew the code word to unlock the message. Only Hot Rod would know that cipher and that code. The message was scans with a simple warning in a wounded voice, "New type of transformer, not a 'con, almost as strong as a prime."
The images... were of a giant organic spider with strange glands resembling transformer parts, and of an organic, deformed 'robot' mode with a familiar face. A voice recording was included, it was a familiar voice, "GIVE ME YOUR SPARK!"
I froze, terrified. Jack had glanced over to get my help, but saw the scans, as did everyone else. I could scarcely get the words out, as if admitting it was her would make the nightmare real. Quickly that fear was joined by hatred and anger, "Airachnid!"
Next Chapter: The Hunt
A/N: No, Jack isn't an autobot now. This new separate 'bot form is just a completion of the Headmaster concept, based most heavily on the exo-suits humans used in later G1 Transformers. In fact, the exosuit of more than one human has been used as a headmaster unit. It being a sidecar is (like explained in the chapter) builds off the idea that Arcee has been "Primed". Jack will later take on a codename to pose as an autobot though, going by "Sidearm" a play on sidecar and the fact he can turn into a weapon. It also sounds cool, lol.


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Marisa's eyes dart over to the refrigerator, where her empty calendar hangs, between the small cards she gets in the mail from the counselor's office, reminding her of her appointments. She can't bring herself to throw away any of those little cards; she might need them in the future so that she can remember the exact number of times she's visited the counselor. She wrenches her mind away from her therapy sessions and glances at the calendar. Today—December 17th—is marked with a pink X. It's marked, but it doesn't actually say those dreaded three words. And it's pink, because pink is only somewhat red, kind of like only committing to something halfway. She wrote it on there, with a pink, fine-tip Sharpie, only so that Jenn would think she was planning on coming. Jenn was the only human being who could convince Marisa to expend precious Sharpie ink on anything other than homework.
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Marisa remembers when Jenn started taking lessons. The parents had been far too busy to drop Jenn off at Ms. Miriam's, so Marisa had driven her there. She remembered watching Jenn's small hands excitedly flip through the pages of the piano book she had already chosen in hopes that she could learn to play some of them. Marisa knew the book was too advanced for Jenn, but she had not wanted to draw attention to something that would crush her sister's hopes. Jenn had been singing all the Disney songs on the way to the teacher's house; even though Marisa preferred to drive in silence, she knew how important it was to Jenn that she be allowed to belt out the songs of her favorite princes and princesses.
The first time Marisa had attended piano lessons, she had been in a far different state of mind than Jenn. She had not been able to speak a single syllable as the car cruised down the smalltown streets. Every time she wanted to ask a question—"Do you think it matters that I don't know how to read notes?" "Is the teacher nice?" "Will other people be listening?"—she'd remembered that the parents didn't take well to her nervous questionings. Their favorite remedy had been to send her to a therapist. So it took Marisa by surprise that not only was Marisa capable of staying sane in the middle of her anticipation of her first lesson, she was also uninhibited enough to ask, speak, and sing whatever popped into her mind.

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A senior statesman of the Boston market, Choate condenses a lot of exciting development opportunities into its one office.
"WE'RE a one-office firm. We all operate under the same roof, and that mentality runs through everything we do," declared junior associates at this plucky Boston firm. Comprising some 163 attorneys in its Massachusetts homestead, Choate has made its name by turning the traditional BigLaw model on its head. And it's a model that's paying off.
Hot on the heels of a record-breaking 2014, when the firm posted revenue of $194.37 million, Choate registered its best ever financials in 2015, smashing through the $200 million mark for the first time to post a 4.3% rise in revenue. Focus is the name of the game here: Choate's prolific success stems from its formidable prowess in a cherry-picked bunch of practices, which draw in clients from way beyond the confines of the Bay State. In Chambers USA, antitrust, banking & finance, bankruptcy, general commercial litigation and technology all secure high rankings.
Our associate sources couldn't speak highly enough of Choate's strategic approach: "We're involved in top-quality complex work for an impressive host of clients nationwide, but don't have the hassle of having to coordinate with a partner three thousand miles away!" relished one. In fact, "everyone knows everyone, so it's much easier for partners to keep an eye on your progress." In terms of associates' development, Choate's cozy setup lends itself to a learning environment where "there's no sense that you're part of a rigid hierarchy," so "it's not the case that junior associates do all of the doc review, and the midlevels get the writing opps. It's all about proving yourself here."
The Work
Juniors are split roughly 50:50 between the litigation and business streams, though patent & IP and wealth management also snap up one or two. Practice area preferences are highlighted during summer exit interviews, but "the hiring team calls in during the 3L summer. There's sometimes the odd 180, and Choate is really receptive to changes in opinion."
Irrespective of where they end up, rookies' workloads are managed by an assigning partner, to whom they send weekly capacity reports. "There's also space to convey your interests," explained one insider. "They want us to enjoy our work, so if you have a burning desire to try something, you're encouraged to reach out." Practicing as generalists for at least their first three years, associates eventually build up work streams from partners they've previously worked with. This work still goes through the assigning partner, which sources found "a good protective measure."
Litigators work their way through a varied mix of tasks, stemming from Choate's appellate, bankruptcy, general commercial, government enforcement, insurance & reinsurance, IP and labor & employment subgroups. "One week you'll be drafting motions in a patent litigation case and the next you'll be preparing corporate executive witnesses for interview in a government investigation," recalled one interviewee. "It's great exposure and really keeps it exciting." Juniors begin with legal research and doc review tasks, but "the teams are pretty small so once you're comfortable on the basics the intensity soon ramps up."
"Once you're comfortable on the basics the intensity soon ramps up."
It's a similarly mixed bag over in business, where finance & restructuring, business tech and private equity are king. Whether undertaking their "fair share of diligence on a private equity deal," or "assisting with the logistics of a Series A business tech financing," newbies' responsibilities here are "undeniably low-level" until they feel ready to take on more. Our second and third-year sources weren't complaining, however, having drafted ancillary documents for credit facilities, held one-to-one client calls and meetings, and even advised clients following consultation with partners. Such opportunities for client contact "really put your substantive legal training and business development skills to the test."
Training & Development
Such rapid progression means that "there are definitely times when you're terrified," but it's a small trade-off for feeling like "you're growing as a lawyer with every day that passes." Thankfully senior colleagues are "very open to questions. I've even asked people working on different transactions for help," bragged one rookie. "There were no excuses or 'maybe laters,' they just took the time to sit down with me and talk it through."
Starters cover the logistical nuts 'n' bolts with a few days' orientation training. Over the next six months, lunchtime sessions led by individual practice groups cover more substantive legal areas. Further food for thought comes during 'lunch 'n' learn' sessions, which though not compulsory, are "definitely popular." Open to all disciplines, the itinerary is curated based on associates' requests. "If a few people want to learn about patent licenses, then the development team will tie up with certain partners to arrange informal Q&A seminars. You can just fire away!"
"There are definitely times when you're terrified."
Every six months juniors' progress is reviewed by all partners and seniors for whom they have spent ten or more hours working. Submitted online, this feedback is summarized and presented by a reviewing partner. "We're also able to request copies of partners' original reviews, so you can see exactly where you went wrong or excelled on individual matters."
A new pilot scheme is scrapping the surveys and instead interviewing partners individually. "It'll help the review go into even greater depth," explained one respondent. A 'firm compact' aims to objectively set forth all of the skills that Choate expects associates to have mastered each year. Associates are also made aware what they should expect from partners.
Office & Culture
Housing some 163 attorneys, Choate's Boston digs have been treated to a facelift in the past year. "It was always a nice building: right on the edge of the financial district with great views of Boston Harbor," enthused one resident. But now it's been renovated, "it's looking pretty sexy!" Styled with a "modern, startup feel," the HQ features "lots of glass, and lots of collaborative spaces," making it "much easier to get together and chat over a draft, or just shoot the breeze for five minutes."
Rookies also saw real value in Choate's single-office setup. "If you ever have any questions, you can just go and knock on someone's door. If we had to schedule calls with someone in California to get a simple point clarified, then our ability to get work done would suffer." On a more social level, "there are very few partners or seniors who you won't have had a coffee or chat with. That's rare in a firm of Choate's stature." Such familiarity "helps you to further your understanding of the kinds of work covered here." After sussing out colleagues' areas of expertise, "you know who to go to when there's something you need help with, or would like to try out," so all in all, it was thumbs-up for the one-roof approach.
"There are very few partners or seniors who you won't have had a coffee or chat with."
Further integration opportunities arise through more formally organized means. For instance, the first Thursday night of each month is pizza night. Held in Choate's staff cafeteria – groan-inducingly named 'The Firm Bite' – it's "well attended by partners and associates" alike. And to top it all off, there's the annual lawyers' field day. Held in "a high-end country club," the day treats Choate's attorneys to a bit of downtime over rounds of golf, yoga classes or a few sets on the tennis courts. Best of all is the firm dinner, where first-years traditionally premiere a video skit that makes fun of partners. "We tried to stay between bounds of decency," one chuckled, "and in fairness they all took it pretty well!"
Hours & Compensation
Choate's integration efforts seem to be paying off, and it's just as well. "We all work long hours," sighed an insider, "so it really helps that we all take an interest in each other's lives." The amount of hours spent in the office "depends on personal preference." Many will work nine until six and then head home for dinner, finishing off the day with an hour or two remotely. Others prefer to get everything done in the office. The odd late night does crop up, but "you never feel like you're grinding out useless hours. If you're in past midnight, it's because it's important and we need all hands on deck."
"You never feel like you're grinding out useless hours."
To qualify for a bonus, grafters must hit 2,000 billable hours. Pro bono work counts hour for hour, and rookies can also count up to 100 hours of on-the-job training (OTJ) toward billables. OTJ credit was a big hit, not only because it facilitates bonus achievement, but also because "it really puts the direction of your training into your hands." One enthusiast elaborated: "If you want to observe the negotiation of a credit agreement on a deal, then there's a strong possibility that the client won't want to pick up the bill. That's understandable. The firm gives us the option to bill that as OTJ, which means that you're still learning, and clients still get good value for money."
Pro Bono
As a key player in the Boston legal community for over a century, "giving back is really important" at Choate. "There's no hard cap" when it comes to pro bono, so though "you wouldn't get away with working exclusively on pro bono" matters, juniors felt that "if a case is taking a lot of your time, it's not a problem."
"If a case is taking a lot of your time, it's not a problem."
A dedicated pro bono team, comprising a partner and two senior associates, is responsible for broadcasting up-for-grabs matters. "They're extremely knowledgeable, and are open to questions if you're taking on something new." As well as having close ties with the Center for Women in Enterprise, the firm also works with the Lawyers Clearinghouse, a Bostonian organization tackling homelessness and housing troubles by matching pro bono lawyers with individuals in need of legal aid. With asylum cases also common fare, Choate's juniors did concede that "opportunities tend to fall in favor of litigators." That said, we did hear of more transactionally minded associates who'd chipped in to organize founding documents or dissolutions for nonprofit organizations.
Pro bono hours
Though its attorneys are "predominantly white, and at partnership level white and male," Choate's associates felt that "the firm is doing its best to recruit fairly, in a market that is still pretty homogenous." A diversity 1L summer fellowship is helping to boost Choate's numbers for ethnic minority representation, and sources were also resolute that efforts were being made to retain female attorneys. A big part of this is Choate's "fabulous" maternity leave program, which sees "most beneficiaries take about six months, four of which are paid." The firm also considers part-time scheduling for parents with young children, so all in all juniors felt that "the firm will always do its best to find a workable outcome." The firm takes an egalitarian view towards paternity, especially when the father is the primary caregiver.
Get Hired
Choate's one-office Bostonian heritage is an important consideration for applicants. The firm takes on some 15 summers each year, following OCIs at a smattering of East Coast law schools. Key targets include Boston College, NYU, Georgetown, Cornell, BU, Columbia, Harvard, Suffolk, UVA and Yale, though write-ins are also accepted. Juniors aren't expected to walk around in 'I heart Beantown' T-shirts, but a vested interest in the local area is important. "Don't be afraid to take on pro bono work during your summer program," advised one insider. "It's a great way to show you're interested in exploring Boston's legal scene."
"I know a lot of us would be willing to grab a coffee and talk about our experiences if asked."
"One of our key strengths is having all of our talent and expertise under one roof," adds chief of talent development & legal recruiting, Elaine Bortman, "so we're looking for strong collaborators. Candidates should be ambitious, smart and interested in working hard, but beyond that we need to see an interest in the firm's work, and the work of our clients." Behavioral interviewing techniques are used to ascertain such traits. "If we ask for evidence of team-based accomplishments and the interviewee uses 'I' a lot instead of 'we,' we'd be inclined to probe further on their collaborative skills," she continues.
For more insider info, "don't be afraid to reach out," nudged one junior associate. "It's often said at law school but rarely taken advantage of. I know a lot of us would be willing to grab a coffee and talk about our experiences if asked."
Strategy & Future
Keen to strengthen Choate's position as a venerable Bostonian institution, chairman John Nadas expresses particular excitement at the city's current economic health. "General Electric's recent announcement of plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Boston illustrates the strength and vibrancy of the Greater Boston economy," he delights. "GE is one of the largest companies in the world. After considering many, many attractive options, GE chose Boston on the announced basis that Boston has the most dynamic and creative ecosystem in the country."
"Our model won't be changing any time soon."
But Choate's reputation stems far beyond its home city. "Being distinct in the market is important," proclaims John Nadas. "We are unusual in that, from a single central location, we focus on a select group of practices in which we are able to provide our clients with market-leading expertise, experience, service and success." As such, "clients seek our guidance from all over, seeking our help not because of our geographical location, but because of the unusual expertise, experience, service and success we provide." The one-roof strategy is key to ensuring such success, and "we don't anticipate that we will be changing that strategy any time soon," Nadas asserts. "In terms of efficiency, collaboration and cohesion it works unusually well. Our clients understand and appreciate it, and we continue to thrive under this model."
Recent Work Highlights
- Counseled app development tool FeedHenry during its $65 million takeover by Red Hat, the world's leading open-source software company
- Successfully thwarted a suit raised by consumers against Samsung, whose Galaxy S smartphone was alleged to be malfunctioning
- Helping Wells Fargo to oversee $200 million worth of liquidation proceedings stemming from the bankruptcy of its debtor client, supermarket giant A&P
- Providing strategic, corporate and regulatory advice to Foundation Medicine, whose sequencing testing technology is used to flag and highlight appropriate treatment methods for genetic mutations in tumors and blood cancers
Choate gets a makeover
Completed "on schedule and just about on budget," Choate's recent office makeover brings a smile to the face of chairman John Nadas. Camped up in Two International Place – the glowing crown in Boston's night skyline, and tenth-highest skyscraper in the city – Choate's new-look HQ was completed just before Thanksgiving 2015. Architecturally-speaking, Two International's circular tower is already pretty striking, but according to associates, Choate now boasts the domestic pizzazz to really flaunt the firm's BigLaw credentials.
"Our floors are quite small," grumbled last year's associate interviewees. "I know everyone on my floor, but there's no central area for everyone to meet up, so we don't see so much of our other colleagues." For Nadas, this was a key consideration when remodeling the workspace: "Our priority was to create very open space, with lots of natural daylight," he explains. "That's consistent with our commitment to creating a transparent work space and organization. We also wanted lots of collaborative space to facilitate our approach to client service. We're stronger for having everyone here in the same place, so we wanted the layout to encourage as much interaction and collaboration as possible." Associates praised the interior stairwell as a particularly effective tool in achieving both aims. "It has to be the highlight," delighted one rookie. "Our building is circular and the glass staircase meanders seamlessly through the six floors we occupy. People are always congregating there, and it gets lots of light as all of the walls are made of glass." Falling on the window side of the building, the staircase is privy to "amazing ocean views," so it's hardly surprising that "no one really takes the elevator anymore!" There are also "several specifically-designated collaborative spaces, which make it much easier to get together and chat over a draft, or just shoot the breeze for five minutes."
The firm's investment in collaborative space has helped alleviate juniors' sole concerns for the new get-up: "We now take interior offices, so our individual workspace has significantly shrunk." As you may have guessed, an interior office does mean no windows, but rookies weren't too perturbed. "Three sides of our offices are made of glass, so you're never lacking for light," said one. What's more, rookies are bumped up to a window room after their fourth year, so it really is isn't all doom and gloom for Choate's young guns.
If all else fails, there's always the firm library, which went largely unscathed under the renovations. "It's a great resource as it has an excellent selection of books, beautiful views of Boston Harbor, and is right next to the cafeteria!" one caller scoffed.
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Two International Place,
Website www.choate.com
- Head Office: Boston, MA
- Number of domestic offices: 1
- Number of international offices: 0
- Worldwide revenue: $202,666,179
- Partners: 64
- Associates: 88
- Other Attorneys: 15
- Summer Salary 2016
- 1Ls: $3,462/week
- 2Ls: $3,462/week
- Post 3Ls: $3,462/week
- 1Ls hired? Yes, through the firm's 1L Diversity Fellowship program, through which Fellows receive a position in Choate's summer program and are eligible for a stipend of up to $10,000
- Split summers offered? No
- Can summers spend time in overseas office? N/A
- Summers 2016: 17
- Offers/acceptances 2015: 12 2L offers, 11 acceptances
Main areas of work
Private equity and M&A, life sciences and technology companies, intellectual property and related litigation, finance and restructuring, government enforcement and financial litigation, insurance and reinsurance, complex trial and appellate, and wealth management.
Firm profile
Choate is one of the nation's premier law firms. Choate conducts its national and international practice through a single office model, with all lawyers under one roof in Boston. The firm's associate-to-partner ratio is low, affording junior lawyers opportunities to play important roles on matters and facilitating rapid career development. Lawyers know each other well and work together in dedicated client teams. That familiarity, proximity and continuity allows them to share knowledge easily and respond to clients' needs efficiently, seamlessly and immediately.
Recruitment details
• Number of 1st year associates: 12
• Number of 2nd year associates: 9
• Associate salaries: 1st year: $180,000
• 2nd year: $190,000
• Clerking policy: Choate offers compensation and progression credit, as well as a one-time clerkship bonus, to candidates who join the firm immediately following the completion of a federal district or circuit court clerkship or a federal or state supreme court clerkship
Law Schools attending for OCIs in 2016:
Boston College, Boston University, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Harvard, New York University, Northeastern, Suffolk, University of Virginia, Yale and UConn
Summer details
Summer associate profile:
Choate seeks candidates who have a record of academic excellence and professional achievement. In addition to academic success, we seek candidates who are committed and who offer perspectives and talents shaped by a broad range of socioeconomic, racial, ethnic and personal backgrounds. We value proven leadership, dedication to team success, a strong work ethic and the ability to approach challenges thoughtfully and creatively.
Summer program components:
Choate's summer associates are involved in real work with real clients from day one. In recent years, summers have performed legal and factual research, drafted memos and briefs, helped prepare transactional documents, conducted diligence and managed deal closings, assisted in fact gathering, drafted estate planning documents, observed depositions and trials and worked on pro bono matters. Each summer associate is matched with a junior associate, mid-level associate and partner mentor, who provide guidance and feedback. The summer training program provides the opportunity to develop professional skills, learn about working at the firm and work with writing and communications coaches.


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Well, the Old Testament God and new testament God are one in the same.
Everything that took place in the old testament was a Shadow of the manifestation of God to come.
I hear this quite a bit, why was the God of the old testament so severe and Jesus so kind.
It's like did you skip over all the mercy of the Old testament and did you not read revelation of the new testament.
Insightful post.
God works with people where they are and this will always require degrees of concession. The fact of divine concession started early in history. It began with a convergence of divine promise and divine concession that set the tone for all of the ways of God with humanity:
"'Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease'" (Gen. 8:21b-22, NIV).
Many parts of the Old Testament will be misunderstood if we miss the point about concession. The Old Testament reflects many concessions related to life in Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) cultures with their fallen social structures and hardened hearts (see: Matthew 19:3-9). The Old Testament law is often concessionary to ANE social structures and realities. It's also (self-admittedly) not meant to be a final guide for human beings. Why do we need a "New" Covenant? (see: Jeremiah 31; Ez. 36, Hebrews).
If you find some things to be strange in the Old Testament, remember that these were strange times. A cursory reading of ANE history will validate this fact. Recognize that God mercifully meets people where they are and graciously condescends to reach them.
The OT days are summarized as times when God "let all nations go their own way" (Acts 14:15); times "when He held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past " (Romans 3:25-26); times when He "endured with much patience vessels of wrath" (Romans 9:22-23) and times when He "overlooked such ignorance" (Acts 17:30-31).
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Only service animals are allowed
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: GBP 15.50 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: GBP 8.50 per night
Hotel Name
- Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel Opening November 2015
- Mercure Grand Hotel Opening November 2015
- Mercure Bristol Grand Opening November 2015
- Mercure Grand Opening November 2015
- Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel
- Mercure Bristol Grand
- The Grand, Bristol Hotel Bristol
- Thistle Hotel Bristol
- Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel (Opening November 2015)


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Staccs strings with percussive background and a pearly piano, impulsive, demanding, always forward
Orchestral, choral film score with a steady increase to fulminant peaks. Epic, modern film music for demanding corporate films and more.
It's all about the catchy synth-bass loop. Builds up more and more excitement, impulsive and demanding.
Dance-Pop version about men in kilts, funny and not too demanding
Epic film music, Hollywood style with a hymn-like character – heroic and motivating. Perfect for demanding corporate films, cinema productions or documentary
stereophonic sound image, unusual, demanding, uncompromising, surprising
Beautiful film music with a calm beginning and a steady increase to a fulminant peak. Perfect soundtrack for demanding clients.
Exceptional moments call for exceptional measures, full of suspense, demanding and uncompromising, open harmonies, majestic and great
Punchy, Focused, Demanding
Demanding and Acclaiming
Explosive & Demanding
Explosive & Demanding
Restless, Demanding
Surging and Demanding
Demanding, Confrontational, Pursuing
Muscular, Demanding
Demanding, Hypnotic
Staccato, Demanding, Rough
Demanding, Swaggering
Dramatic choirs at the beginning, compelling and demanding mood, drama performance about the ruler of the galaxy
Groovy and demanding, with plenty of motion with orchestrated chaos
Impulsive and demanding, annoying Midnight Trailer with Wake-Up Function
XL-track. Demanding and bleak. Trippy percussive groove with fine scattered a-rhythmic fills. All in tune, but very unusual.
A very persistent melodic statement demands immediate attention featuring piano, electric piano, guitar, bass and drums.
The revenge of the Goddess - battle-oriented, impulsive and demanding, with harmonic breaks, varied, drawing in a magic spell on you.


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Finished in natural wood, this wonderful combination of seat, planters and archway features two integrated 52 litre planters at either end of a wide bench seat, each with trellis panels to three sides that rise to meet a classically styled curved arch, creating a fabulous all-in-one structure. A real investment piece that is guaranteed to give many years of pleasure. Expertly made using sustainably sourced Treated European Pine. Easy to assemble with instruction sheet included.
Size: H2.3m W3.2m D60cm