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How did I do BigLoL for 7 years? WTF was wrong with me?
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 6:04 AM Author: dashing dun boltzmann plaza I find it nearly impossible to motivate for my 50/hr week, 3 day in office "jerb" now. Why did I work 70+ hrs, 6 days in office for that long? crazy shit |
Date: December 22nd, 2025 6:07 AM Author: Wild self-absorbed sanctuary I don’t know. I’m gearing up for my last couple days right now. I have 2350 in the books for 2025, which isn’t great, but I’m old now and I have kids and I can’t hit 2500 anymore. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49529979) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 9:36 AM Author: poppy meetinghouse roommate Brother that's horrifying. There but for the grace of God... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530386) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:21 AM Author: gold titillating school cafeteria (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530664) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 12:02 PM Author: up-to-no-good son of senegal Holy shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530821) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 12:03 PM Author: Sienna property Okay but 2350 represents how many hours ACTUALLY worked? It's an anonymous chatbort, be honest (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530825) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 6:09 AM Author: Ebony stimulating hall patrolman there are retards still working in BIGLOL from 15 years ago its lolzy to even fathom this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49529980) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 12:03 PM Author: Sienna property If only they made different choices, then they could be as happy as you are (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530826) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 8:10 AM Author: jet-lagged glittery gas station it's called being young (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530107) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 9:01 AM Author: apoplectic concupiscible famous landscape painting principal's office I know olds who still put in ridiculous hours (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530261) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:20 AM Author: Demanding Razzmatazz Area its called wasted youth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530663) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:34 AM Author: jet-lagged glittery gas station ^ guy who knows about ruining one's youth & innocence (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530710) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 8:50 AM Author: elite electric furnace forum I did two biglaw firms. Lasted about 4.5 years. Should've called it quits after 3 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530224) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 9:03 AM Author: spruce marvelous brethren what did you do after?
how did your peers survive so much longer? |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 9:05 AM Author: elite electric furnace forum regional firm and then the in-house dreaming in 3rd tier city.
maybe they drank the partnership koolaid harder? dunno. I figured out pretty quick that it was ladders up and even if I did make partner it would suck even more |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 9:03 AM Author: mind-boggling piazza fortuitous meteor 18 years here but in a low margin practice, non NYC, so the lifestyle is truly like the fabled midlaw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530267) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:19 AM Author: Gay Costumed Office all i know is biglaw... no exit options... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530662) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:24 AM Author: Beta galvanic sweet tailpipe abode I spent my youth playing and replaying JRPGs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530670) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:26 AM Author: Wonderful vengeful friendly grandma casino Not all biglaw specialties are created equal. My partner created a niche for himself (and me) where he can rely on recycling old work for a lot of our hours. Not always the case, and I have pulled my share of all-nighters, but it's a lot better than, say, litigation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530680) |
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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:28 AM Author: Ultramarine boyish alpha scourge upon the earth I put in biglaw hours in the military and earned like $60k. Granted the work wasn't as stressful and there was more cutting up and fucking around with my friends, and the trade off was free law school, but I feel like if I went debt -》biglaw and skipped military my earnings would've been a lot higher. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5813018&forum_id=2,#49530687) |