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PSA: Jones Day is ranked 15 by Vault and doesn't pay lockstep

Senior associates making $260k. This is a SHIT profession.
Bistre indecent chad
  06/15/18
“I like working for a firm that has its finances in order!”
Charcoal wild kitchen juggernaut
  06/15/18
As I understand it.
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  02/12/22
they're a rust belt firm filled with miserable strivers. th...
Bull headed blue multi-billionaire pervert
  06/15/18
oh we got a legal expert here
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  10/06/21
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Bistre indecent chad
  02/12/22
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Echoes of Wisdom
  08/12/25
they have no debt as I understand it
flirting giraffe
  06/15/18
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internet-worthy 180 tattoo
  06/15/18
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  06/15/18
260k is a huge salary
flirting giraffe
  06/15/18
goes a long way in shaker heights
Federal mint boltzmann
  06/15/18
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Naked liquid oxygen
  06/15/18
Cr. Thats city janitor money
internet-worthy 180 tattoo
  06/15/18
Something tells me they have no problems hiring. The legal ...
fragrant amber new version
  06/15/18
How did this shit analysis not get called out in 2018? V25 ...
maroon sound barrier national
  02/12/21
It's probably a decent firm if you want to increase your cha...
mind-boggling macaca point
  06/15/18
they de-equitize all the time. so yea, if you want to live ...
Bull headed blue multi-billionaire pervert
  06/15/18
sounds 180
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  06/15/18
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is this that coked up "written work, the way 9.3 intera...
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  10/06/21
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  01/18/25
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I hate being a lawyer and want to die
  08/12/25
omg 260k where do they get off
charismatic meetinghouse headpube
  06/15/18
For the record I’m at a much lower ranked firm that doesn’t ...
Bistre indecent chad
  06/15/18
p depressing news going into the weekend
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  06/15/18
Eat my dick nigger lover
Bistre indecent chad
  06/15/18
your unraveling before our eyes has become the dumpster fire...
Pale costumed step-uncle's house dog poop
  06/15/18
Explain
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  09/04/18
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Chrome heaven famous landscape painting
  06/16/18
yeah, but with "Jones Day" on your resume, you put...
aromatic sapphire piazza ape
  06/15/18
To be fair, *Jones Days, Nights, and Weekends
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  02/12/21
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Bistre indecent chad
  10/14/21
I make less than that as a V50 Of Counsel.
Vivacious Degenerate Dragon
  02/12/21
holy shit out the firm
Beady-eyed arrogant theater stage yarmulke
  02/12/21
or at least give us vault range. that is really low.
Bistre indecent chad
  02/12/21
Gotta be flame. First years make 200k minimum now.
nofapping mewling temple
  02/12/21
it might not be flame. there is severe salary compression a...
Bistre indecent chad
  02/12/21
That’s a good point, I woulda thought most v50s pay cr...
nofapping mewling temple
  02/12/21
i think most v50s do, but there are some outliers.
Bistre indecent chad
  02/15/21
They systematically overpay top performers though. If you'r...
Sticky Fear-inspiring Stain
  02/12/21
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adventurous wagecucks gas station
  02/12/21
No they don't. No associate at Jones Day makes more than an...
Vivacious Degenerate Dragon
  02/12/21
Then explain why a high performer would stay knowing they ca...
Sticky Fear-inspiring Stain
  02/12/21
Better partnership odds
buck-toothed church mad-dog skullcap
  02/12/21
That's a fair point, it seems like they have larger partner ...
Sticky Fear-inspiring Stain
  02/12/21
Not longer than most V20s, which are 10 years plus, except f...
buck-toothed church mad-dog skullcap
  02/12/21
(Stevie Brogan)
Beady-eyed arrogant theater stage yarmulke
  02/12/21
lol no
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  02/12/21
how hard to lateral from NYC/Chicago v50 to Jones Day Clevel...
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  06/29/21
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Drab Chapel
  10/06/21
that's why they're as high as they are. feature, not a bug.
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  10/06/21
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  02/12/22


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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:24 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad

Senior associates making $260k. This is a SHIT profession.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36252934)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:27 PM
Author: Charcoal wild kitchen juggernaut

“I like working for a firm that has its finances in order!”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36252952)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:33 PM
Author: Transparent milk regret

As I understand it.

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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:37 PM
Author: internet-worthy 180 tattoo



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:55 AM
Author: internet-worthy 180 tattoo



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: Bull headed blue multi-billionaire pervert

they're a rust belt firm filled with miserable strivers. the high ranking is from their NY and DC specialty practices, which didn't arrive until the 80s. they lost their entire DC office when it broke off to form crowell & moring

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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:10 PM
Author: white exciting site sweet tailpipe

oh we got a legal expert here

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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:41 AM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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Date: August 12th, 2025 12:15 PM
Author: Echoes of Wisdom ((zurich is stained))



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: flirting giraffe

they have no debt as I understand it

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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: internet-worthy 180 tattoo



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:42 PM
Author: Hairless Cuckold Corner



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:33 PM
Author: flirting giraffe

260k is a huge salary

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36252984)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: Federal mint boltzmann

goes a long way in shaker heights

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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:41 PM
Author: Naked liquid oxygen



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: internet-worthy 180 tattoo

Cr. Thats city janitor money

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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: fragrant amber new version

Something tells me they have no problems hiring. The legal profession will always have a massive oversupply problem unless major changes are made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36252986)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:14 PM
Author: maroon sound barrier national

How did this shit analysis not get called out in 2018? V25 firms are all competing over the same band of graduates and to a lesser extent laterals. There's an oversupply of lawyers in the country but there isn't an oversupply of Class of 2017 Stanford Law graduates willing to do debt financing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41935785)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:35 PM
Author: mind-boggling macaca point

It's probably a decent firm if you want to increase your chances of making a career of it v. maximizing your earnings. That's always been my impression, although maybe incorrect.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36252995)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: Bull headed blue multi-billionaire pervert

they de-equitize all the time. so yea, if you want to live in the midwest making six figures as basically a career of counsel, it might work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36253002)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: flirting giraffe

sounds 180

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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:42 PM
Author: Naked liquid oxygen



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:56 PM
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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:38 PM
Author: comical foreskin

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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: internet-worthy 180 tattoo



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:38 PM
Author: Transparent milk regret



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:42 PM
Author: Hairless Cuckold Corner



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:55 PM
Author: Hairless Cuckold Corner

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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:59 PM
Author: mind-boggling macaca point



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Date: June 15th, 2018 10:46 PM
Author: Chrome heaven famous landscape painting



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:06 PM
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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:12 PM
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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:17 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad

is this that coked up "written work, the way 9.3 interacts with 7.2" guy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#43231447)



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Date: January 18th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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Date: August 12th, 2025 12:32 PM
Author: I hate being a lawyer and want to die



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: charismatic meetinghouse headpube

omg 260k where do they get off

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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:24 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad

For the record I’m at a much lower ranked firm that doesn’t pay lockstep and was making 260k when I made partner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36253521)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:28 PM
Author: Pale costumed step-uncle's house dog poop

p depressing news going into the weekend

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Date: June 15th, 2018 7:15 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad

Eat my dick nigger lover

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Date: June 15th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: Pale costumed step-uncle's house dog poop

your unraveling before our eyes has become the dumpster fire du jour

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Date: June 15th, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad

Explain

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Date: June 16th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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Date: September 4th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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Date: June 16th, 2018 12:01 AM
Author: Chrome heaven famous landscape painting



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Date: June 15th, 2018 7:28 PM
Author: aromatic sapphire piazza ape

yeah, but with "Jones Day" on your resume, you put in some time and then afterwards you basically write your own ticket

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36253827)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 9:46 PM
Author: exhilarant messiness

To be fair,

*Jones Days, Nights, and Weekends

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#36254339)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:22 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:21 PM
Author: adventurous wagecucks gas station



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:06 PM
Author: Hairless Cuckold Corner



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Date: October 14th, 2021 1:53 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:36 PM
Author: Vivacious Degenerate Dragon

I make less than that as a V50 Of Counsel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41933507)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:37 PM
Author: Beady-eyed arrogant theater stage yarmulke

holy shit

out the firm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41933521)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:15 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad

or at least give us vault range. that is really low.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41933783)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:22 PM
Author: nofapping mewling temple

Gotta be flame. First years make 200k minimum now.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41933832)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:24 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad

it might not be flame. there is severe salary compression at firms that don't pay lockstep (like mine). I think when i made partner biglaw was at 180 or 190 for first years. i was making 260 when i was put up. my firm always matches the market salary for first years but does nothing for anyone year 2 and beyond.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41933852)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:27 PM
Author: nofapping mewling temple

That’s a good point, I woulda thought most v50s pay cravath scale but it’s been a while since I’ve seen the list

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41933882)



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:02 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad

i think most v50s do, but there are some outliers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41949761)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:24 PM
Author: Sticky Fear-inspiring Stain

They systematically overpay top performers though. If you're a 6th year doing 2400+ hours and unhappy with your pay and you're good, you could walk across the street to any other firm that does lockstep. But now you make the same as their worst sixth year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41933851)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:39 PM
Author: adventurous wagecucks gas station



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:10 PM
Author: Vivacious Degenerate Dragon

No they don't. No associate at Jones Day makes more than an associate of the same year at a lockstep firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41935758)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:57 PM
Author: Sticky Fear-inspiring Stain

Then explain why a high performer would stay knowing they can go to another firm tomorrow and get more money?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41935989)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:00 PM
Author: buck-toothed church mad-dog skullcap

Better partnership odds

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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:04 PM
Author: Sticky Fear-inspiring Stain

That's a fair point, it seems like they have larger partner classes, but it's a longer track too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41936016)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:10 PM
Author: buck-toothed church mad-dog skullcap

Not longer than most V20s, which are 10 years plus, except for places where no one makes partner (Cravath, S&C, etc.).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41936043)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:15 PM
Author: Beady-eyed arrogant theater stage yarmulke

(Stevie Brogan)

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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:22 PM
Author: haunting pit voyeur

lol no

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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:12 PM
Author: fuchsia soggy abode

how hard to lateral from NYC/Chicago v50 to Jones Day Cleveland? the Shaker Heights trolling has got me curious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#41949811)



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Date: June 29th, 2021 8:18 AM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:07 PM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:15 PM
Author: Drab Chapel



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:17 PM
Author: Brindle Curious Stage

that's why they're as high as they are. feature, not a bug.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2:#43231452)



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:43 AM
Author: Bistre indecent chad



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