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how do people do BIGLAW for 20+ years?

it seems insane
Abusive talented macaca
  06/04/25
Many human beings are possessed by an indomitable will to li...
Naked concupiscible native
  06/04/25
none of those aforementioned things sounds as bad as 20 year...
Abusive talented macaca
  06/04/25
The same way that there are weirdos with blown out pain rece...
Naked concupiscible native
  06/04/25
wow. I've never seen someone so poetically describe biglaw....
Abusive talented macaca
  06/04/25
I’m awful, but the alternatives to poasting for ventin...
Naked concupiscible native
  06/04/25
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emerald lay doctorate
  06/04/25
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Fluffy Lemon Range
  06/05/25
Sup
Brilliant rigor
  06/05/25
irrational levels of scrutiny damn that one hit home
Marvelous saffron house
  06/05/25
And I still somehow over looked the billing pressure.
Naked concupiscible native
  06/05/25
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Blue buck-toothed location
  06/26/25
It’s just self selection. It isn’t that complica...
Nighttime godawful center yarmulke
  06/04/25
Also all the people who bitch about biglaw are the ones who ...
Nighttime godawful center yarmulke
  06/04/25
very few people in BIGLAW make $10m a year, even most equity...
Abusive talented macaca
  06/04/25
OK
Nighttime godawful center yarmulke
  06/04/25
This is what you tell yourself champ. You are right if ...
sick beady-eyed athletic conference
  06/06/25
No, I mean they (you) didn't have what it takes. Hope that ...
Nighttime godawful center yarmulke
  06/06/25
hey off topic but can you recommend any good blepharoplasty ...
clear multi-billionaire theater stage
  06/06/25
this isn't an explanation
Sooty big-titted theater coffee pot
  06/27/25
I witness a lot of people leave and flounder. They all seem...
Fighting office
  06/04/25
I'm just a few years from 20. I think I'm going to maek it.
Mint mind-boggling library
  06/04/25
how big baller are you (aka, net worth)
chest-beating church
  06/05/25
I'm actually very poor
Mint mind-boggling library
  06/05/25
180
White temple
  06/05/25
Forsake everything for the love of the law
Heady glassy psychic kitty
  06/04/25
I have been in biglaw for less than 6 years, but I can see l...
hyperactive bateful really tough guy bawdyhouse
  06/04/25
that only works if you are recycling old work then billing 3...
Abusive talented macaca
  06/04/25
you are such a dumb nigger you are the most retarded blac...
ivory university queen of the night
  06/04/25
Don't want to get into specifics, but I do the same thing th...
hyperactive bateful really tough guy bawdyhouse
  06/04/25
180
Puce stimulating wrinkle tanning salon
  06/05/25
you're literally on twitter and reddit all day you stupid tr...
embarrassed to the bone swashbuckling son of senegal stage
  06/05/25
no idea, I think I came along at the exact time when the new...
Histrionic Bbw
  06/04/25
One thing- it helps a lot if you're one of those people who ...
hyperactive bateful really tough guy bawdyhouse
  06/05/25
In the zone
Puce stimulating wrinkle tanning salon
  06/05/25
...
Puce stimulating wrinkle tanning salon
  06/27/25
...
clear multi-billionaire theater stage
  06/27/25
1. Biglaw is not a uniform experience. 2. It gets easier wh...
Pink Charismatic Senate Stain
  06/05/25
In my experience, biglaw just gets more and more stressful
Mint mind-boggling library
  06/05/25
i dont think they do anymore.
Red Twinkling Uncleanness
  06/05/25
I graduated in 2010 and know plenty still in biglaw. Only a ...
Pink Charismatic Senate Stain
  06/05/25
what else are they gonna do? seriouisly
pale useless school tattoo
  06/05/25
become park rangers
Red Twinkling Uncleanness
  06/05/25
this is the main reason why they stay. they have no skills t...
Contagious private investor nursing home
  06/05/25
The area I practice in is so narrow that I'd be totally fuck...
hyperactive bateful really tough guy bawdyhouse
  06/05/25
you're literally a reddit tranny
embarrassed to the bone swashbuckling son of senegal stage
  06/06/25
What part of "generous six figure income" do you n...
stubborn painfully honest national
  06/06/25
...
Ruddy parlour
  06/27/25
...
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  06/27/25
Feel the same about law in general. Hoping I can make my exi...
Self-centered ladyboy gay wizard
  06/27/25
I got into Film Curation. That’s one way.
Learning disabled buff chapel immigrant
  06/27/25
they have figs for a mouth
flatulent maniacal newt
  06/27/25
i do not understand
Sooty big-titted theater coffee pot
  06/27/25


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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:06 PM
Author: Abusive talented macaca

it seems insane

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987780)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:13 PM
Author: Naked concupiscible native

Many human beings are possessed by an indomitable will to live. They survive years in captivity, tortured by their enemies. Survive terminal illnesses long past the point of medical reason. Endure decades long marriages to third wave feminists and other modern varieties of women. You don’t see how there are a select few who can suspend disbelief and ignore the subtle passage of time in a high-paying job, choosing not to pay attention to everything that’s passing them by and focusing instead on everything they’ll have coming to them when they finally retire?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987799)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:15 PM
Author: Abusive talented macaca

none of those aforementioned things sounds as bad as 20 years in BIGLAW

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987800)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Naked concupiscible native

The same way that there are weirdos with blown out pain receptors who can hold their hands in a bucket of ice water for 20 minutes, there are people in this world who do not seem to care about crushing volumes of tedious work that are subjected to irrational levels of scrutiny in an environment plagued with unnecessary interpersonal conflict. Some even seem to enjoy it!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987809)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:21 PM
Author: Abusive talented macaca

wow. I've never seen someone so poetically describe biglaw. I was almost moved to tears. you are 1000x the writer that Karlstack is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987814)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:25 PM
Author: Naked concupiscible native

I’m awful, but the alternatives to poasting for venting my pent up negativity are unreasonable amounts of exercise or being bitchy around friends and family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987821)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: emerald lay doctorate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987832)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:20 AM
Author: Fluffy Lemon Range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48988167)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:59 PM
Author: Brilliant rigor

Sup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989378)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:14 PM
Author: Marvelous saffron house

irrational levels of scrutiny

damn that one hit home

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989432)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:12 PM
Author: Naked concupiscible native

And I still somehow over looked the billing pressure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48990290)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 11:19 PM
Author: Blue buck-toothed location



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#49052899)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:22 PM
Author: Nighttime godawful center yarmulke

It’s just self selection. It isn’t that complicated. Some people end up liking it a lot don’t the ones who do stay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987816)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: Nighttime godawful center yarmulke

Also all the people who bitch about biglaw are the ones who weren’t fit for it and flamed out. Equity partners making $10m a year aren’t writing pearl clutching LinkedIn poasts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987831)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:01 PM
Author: Abusive talented macaca

very few people in BIGLAW make $10m a year, even most equity partners make nothing close to that. And it seems like most firms are 75% non-equity partners nowadays.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987882)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:03 PM
Author: Nighttime godawful center yarmulke

OK

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987888)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:40 PM
Author: sick beady-eyed athletic conference

This is what you tell yourself champ.

You are right if you mean “not fit for it” they value other than working as much as possible to make money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48992245)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: Nighttime godawful center yarmulke

No, I mean they (you) didn't have what it takes. Hope that helps.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48992275)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:49 PM
Author: clear multi-billionaire theater stage

hey off topic but can you recommend any good blepharoplasty surgeons in LA? Thanks!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48992292)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:33 PM
Author: Sooty big-titted theater coffee pot

this isn't an explanation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#49053905)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Fighting office

I witness a lot of people leave and flounder. They all seem to think they will go on to some amazing new life after they leave. Instead it is just more disappointment, but now without the paycheck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987828)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:43 PM
Author: Mint mind-boggling library

I'm just a few years from 20. I think I'm going to maek it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987852)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:40 AM
Author: chest-beating church

how big baller are you (aka, net worth)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48988120)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:04 PM
Author: Mint mind-boggling library

I'm actually very poor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989398)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: White temple

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989455)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:46 PM
Author: Heady glassy psychic kitty

Forsake everything for the love of the law

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987859)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: hyperactive bateful really tough guy bawdyhouse

I have been in biglaw for less than 6 years, but I can see lasting 20 because I lucked into a niche area where I can rely heavily on my knowledge in this narrow area of the law and recycle my old work with moderate modifications.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987869)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:02 PM
Author: Abusive talented macaca

that only works if you are recycling old work then billing 3x as much under the guise that it's not recycled. is that what ur doing?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987884)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:06 PM
Author: ivory university queen of the night

you are such a dumb nigger

you are the most retarded black gorilla nigger in this dump

seriously--fuck you, retard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987892)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:11 PM
Author: hyperactive bateful really tough guy bawdyhouse

Don't want to get into specifics, but I do the same thing the partner I work for does, and our clients are large corporations who seem happy with the end result.

So I'm not losing any sleep over our billing practices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987901)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:18 AM
Author: Puce stimulating wrinkle tanning salon

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48988163)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:16 PM
Author: embarrassed to the bone swashbuckling son of senegal stage

you're literally on twitter and reddit all day you stupid tranny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989437)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:16 PM
Author: Histrionic Bbw

no idea, I think I came along at the exact time when the new cogs weren't quite there yet and the old doods who had just coasted through the good ole days were sunning themselves, the guys headed that way looked dead though, just dead, I remember running into one as we passed each other on the escalator on a sunday morning as I was going down for coffee from already being in the office writing some bullshit and he smiled when he saw me and cheefully asked if I could come by his office, since it was a sunday I felt entitled to say "sure I'm just headed down to get some coffee, see you in 20" as he escalated past, I don't see how that man can still be alive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48987910)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 12:19 AM
Author: hyperactive bateful really tough guy bawdyhouse

One thing- it helps a lot if you're one of those people who don't need a lot of sleep and naturally have a lot of mental endurance. I used to play WoW a lot, and whenever a new expansion was released, I would always pull all-nighters and end up as one of the first on my server to reach max level. Not as any kind of a goal, just was the natural way I played.

In times when work gets especially busy, I do sometimes find myself working at home til 3 am or so, getting a few hours of sleep and then doing the same thing the next night. Doesn't really affect me as long as it's not too many weeks in a row like that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48988023)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:19 AM
Author: Puce stimulating wrinkle tanning salon

In the zone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48988165)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:19 AM
Author: Puce stimulating wrinkle tanning salon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#49053217)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:20 AM
Author: clear multi-billionaire theater stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#49053218)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:30 AM
Author: Pink Charismatic Senate Stain

1. Biglaw is not a uniform experience.

2. It gets easier when you know the drill. Even fire drills and other emergencies become routine because you’ve seen literally everything. That makes it a lot less stressful.

3. When you are senior you can have other people do stuff for you. That means you are more in control of own time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48988115)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 3:03 PM
Author: Mint mind-boggling library

In my experience, biglaw just gets more and more stressful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989646)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:45 AM
Author: Red Twinkling Uncleanness

i dont think they do anymore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48988124)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:49 AM
Author: Pink Charismatic Senate Stain

I graduated in 2010 and know plenty still in biglaw. Only a handful of years left. It would actually be weird if they left at this point. Why bother to make it 15 years if you aren’t going to stay 20.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48988130)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 12:51 PM
Author: pale useless school tattoo

what else are they gonna do? seriouisly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989140)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:03 PM
Author: Red Twinkling Uncleanness

become park rangers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989387)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:03 PM
Author: Contagious private investor nursing home

this is the main reason why they stay. they have no skills that are useful outside of biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989394)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: hyperactive bateful really tough guy bawdyhouse

The area I practice in is so narrow that I'd be totally fucked if it suddenly went away. That's both a good and bad side of biglaw. My firm operates at such volume that they can allow my partner and me to handle this tiny area of the law and become quite expert at it. And now I can do my job largely on cruise control, secure in the knowledge that few other lawyers have expertise in this area.

But if I hadn't done a couple of federal clerkships I'd barely have any general practical legal knowledge at all. I try to stay up to speed on the federal stuff in case all this goes away. And also so I can feel like a lawyer at all instead of some narrow legal technician.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48989517)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: embarrassed to the bone swashbuckling son of senegal stage

you're literally a reddit tranny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48992315)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:54 PM
Author: stubborn painfully honest national

What part of "generous six figure income" do you not understand?

See people whine about BIGLAW all the time but don't think there's any other profession where a pure grinder can grind his way so quickly into a fat six fig income.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#48992305)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:18 AM
Author: Ruddy parlour



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: French titillating factory reset button karate



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:56 AM
Author: Self-centered ladyboy gay wizard

Feel the same about law in general. Hoping I can make my exit before I hit 20 years in

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#49053200)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:21 AM
Author: Learning disabled buff chapel immigrant

I got into Film Curation. That’s one way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#49053257)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:19 AM
Author: flatulent maniacal newt

they have figs for a mouth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#49053308)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: Sooty big-titted theater coffee pot

i do not understand

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2)#49053907)