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So Midlaw has less with ridiculously unrealistic clients...
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Date: June 12th, 2012 10:19 PM |
Date: June 12th, 2012 10:23 PM |
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Date: June 12th, 2012 10:26 PM
fuck i dont want to do this anymore. |
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Date: June 12th, 2012 10:28 PM |
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Date: June 12th, 2012 10:29 PM |
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Date: June 12th, 2012 10:32 PM |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 12:03 AM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 6:14 PM |
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Date: June 12th, 2012 10:44 PM
1) Rate-sensitive clients
2) Less sophisticated clients want more contact and "hand-holding"
3) As an associate it's difficult to rise up and become a partner unless you can develop business for the firm. In biglaw there are ways to stay on without having to be your own rainmaker. |
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Date: June 12th, 2012 10:45 PM |
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Date: June 12th, 2012 11:17 PM |
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Date: June 12th, 2012 11:04 PM
don't agree with 3 tho |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 12:04 AM |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 12:06 AM |
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Date: June 13th, 2012 12:08 AM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:06 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:40 PM
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Date: June 19th, 2012 3:41 PM
Sounds like people are bill about 1800 at this firm realistically, maybe a little more. I am surely going to keep billing 2200-2300 at my current biglaw firm, and that assumes that I have to reject work all of the time.
It would be a 75k pay cut on base salary, but IF I billed the same hours as my current firm (which I wouldn't plan on doing), I would have a guaranteed bonus (assuming I stayed) that would more than make up for it.
Any more thoughts. |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:02 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:13 PM
I don't need the training. I have been billing 2200+ hours for 7 years. I am well trained.
And yes, billing rates are about 30% lower than biglaw....which should make it easier to get clients. |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:03 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:15 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:06 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:14 PM
It is funny that no one realizes that biglaw salaries go up a ton as you move up. They just look at first year salaries and just calculate everything from there. |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:20 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:21 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:23 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:25 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:07 PM
the billing and the service-oriented nature of law firm work is annoying as hell. |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:08 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:11 PM
I agree, but I think I have maxed out on biglaw and can't wait anymore for the perfect 9-5 inhouse job.
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:11 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:14 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:17 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:17 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:18 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:20 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:26 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:32 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:53 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 6:08 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:18 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:19 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:21 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:23 PM
But in any instance, what do you think senior associates are doing....just delegating to juniors from the bberry? Seniors are the biggest workhourses/moneymakers in the firm. My life was much better when I was an idiot junior/midlevel with no responsibility. |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:26 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:33 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:37 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:26 PM
the junior partners probably have it the worst, after midlevels, then probably the senior associates 7th and 8th years, then midlevel partners, then juniors, then senior partners |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:34 PM |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:34 PM
At least junior partners have me, who knows what they are doing, to handle the deal. |
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Date: June 19th, 2012 5:38 PM |