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Cold hard truth - outside of V5 BIGLAW hours are not bad

It's basically 45-50 hour weeks with like 10 random weekends...
cyan thriller antidepressant drug
  11/21/17
So why does the whole board whine about this shit and tell p...
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  11/21/17
law school is a very dangerous financial gamble because you ...
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Success rate is 90% ...
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  11/21/17
that's not even true at like HLS
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Mind-boggling Range Round Eye
  01/07/18
It's self selection. The type of people who tend to become ...
cyan thriller antidepressant drug
  11/21/17
This also rings true. I give juniors work expecting them to ...
ivory chapel national security agency
  11/21/17
Signing up for the February LSAT right now ty
sable charismatic kitchen
  11/21/17
I imagine there is probably a large subset of naive people w...
aqua submissive theatre
  11/21/17
Largely true
ivory chapel national security agency
  11/21/17
Its somewhat true, but you're on call 24/7 and you can defin...
Cruel-hearted gunner
  11/21/17
Possible. Agreed. However, let's dispel of the notion th...
cyan thriller antidepressant drug
  11/21/17
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dashing heaven
  11/21/17
Bump as BIGLAW whiners stroll into their offices an hour aft...
cyan thriller antidepressant drug
  11/21/17
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apoplectic pea-brained field
  11/21/17
lol at "leaving by 7" like that isn't TTT
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  01/07/18
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lol 9:39 is way too early to get into MFH biglaw. I cop...
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Who gives a fuck when you actually arrive at the office. It'...
concupiscible box office associate
  01/07/18
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dashing heaven
  11/21/17
BUMP as BIGLAW whiners work 3 hours today and leave at 3pm.
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Mentally Impaired Son Of Senegal
  01/07/18
Some of the worst places are out of the V5 Quinn, K&E...
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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:03 AM
Author: cyan thriller antidepressant drug

It's basically 45-50 hour weeks with like 10 random weekends a year kind of fucked.

Outside of V5 most people don't hit bonus.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736703)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:04 AM
Author: sable charismatic kitchen

So why does the whole board whine about this shit and tell people not to go to law school ?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736710)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:04 AM
Author: poppy bbw parlour

law school is a very dangerous financial gamble because you not cop biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736716)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:08 AM
Author: Excitant maize immigrant new version

Success rate is 90% ...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736746)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:14 AM
Author: poppy bbw parlour

that's not even true at like HLS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736770)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Range Round Eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35102885)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:08 AM
Author: cyan thriller antidepressant drug

It's self selection. The type of people who tend to become lawyers are the type of people who tend to be miserable people who will never be happy in life.

Be honest with yourself, if you are a happy person and/or generally know how to make yourself happy, BIGLAW probably won't be hell. But, if you are a miserable person anyway you will hate BIGLAW.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736738)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:13 AM
Author: ivory chapel national security agency

This also rings true. I give juniors work expecting them to do a competent job, but they kill themselves over shit that doesn't matter all the time. It's a personality thing where some people just can't see the big picture and strike that balance

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736767)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:14 AM
Author: sable charismatic kitchen

Signing up for the February LSAT right now ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736768)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:18 AM
Author: aqua submissive theatre

I imagine there is probably a large subset of naive people who grew up in a bubble and just assumed they would be successful pursing their aspirations because that's what happens when you're smart. Then they realized the only actual jobs in law which don't require bootstrapping are in biglaw, you can't just make the theoretical spacelaw practice of your dreams materialize out of nowhere, and subsequently are thoroughly miserable. Not only to they have to come to terms with the fact that they were an idiot, but now instead of doing what they were "supposed" to do (ie some vague dream) they end up doing some of the most pointless make-GC work that exists and work more hours than all of their non-finance friends (even if the average is less than what xo makes it out to be).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736792)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:05 AM
Author: ivory chapel national security agency

Largely true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736720)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:18 AM
Author: Cruel-hearted gunner

Its somewhat true, but you're on call 24/7 and you can definitely get fucked.

You can easily luck out and bill 1200 hours a year for a ocuple of years. You can also get fucked and bill 2500 a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736790)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:20 AM
Author: cyan thriller antidepressant drug

Possible. Agreed.

However, let's dispel of the notion that people who bill under bonus get shitcanned immediately. Outside of the top firms you can last 5+ years with 1500 a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736805)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:45 AM
Author: dashing heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34738527)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:39 AM
Author: cyan thriller antidepressant drug

Bump as BIGLAW whiners stroll into their offices an hour after staff. Most of you will be leaving by 7.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34738467)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:44 AM
Author: apoplectic pea-brained field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34738518)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 2:29 PM
Author: aqua submissive theatre

lol at "leaving by 7" like that isn't TTT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35102867)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 9:53 PM
Author: Bateful cowardly giraffe headpube



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35105630)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: spectacular stag film dopamine

lol 9:39 is way too early to get into MFH biglaw.

I cop dat gentleman's 10:45

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35102876)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 9:53 PM
Author: concupiscible box office associate

Who gives a fuck when you actually arrive at the office. It's nice but doesn't mean the lifestyle doesn't suck. I come in late as fuck but frequently work late and work nearly every weekend (to varying degrees)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35105625)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:39 AM
Author: dashing heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34738471)



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Date: November 22nd, 2017 1:22 PM
Author: cyan thriller antidepressant drug

BUMP as BIGLAW whiners work 3 hours today and leave at 3pm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34748867)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 2:27 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Son Of Senegal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35102859)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 9:50 PM
Author: Olive candlestick maker

Some of the worst places are out of the V5

Quinn, K&E, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35105600)