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Cold hard truth - outside of V5 BIGLAW hours are not bad
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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:03 AM Author: fantasy-prone scarlet range 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. |
Date: November 21st, 2017 12:04 AM Author: Insanely creepy market 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: pink weed whacker trust fund 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: sinister filthpig 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: pink weed whacker trust fund 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: glittery puce space stain (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: fantasy-prone scarlet range 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. |
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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:13 AM Author: Mahogany field becky 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: Insanely creepy market 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: irradiated ceo parlour 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: Mahogany field becky 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: mint trailer park son of senegal 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. |
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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:20 AM Author: fantasy-prone scarlet range 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. |
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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:45 AM Author: Amber Shitlib (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: fantasy-prone scarlet range 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: disrespectful step-uncle's house associate (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: irradiated ceo parlour 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: razzle sickened den ratface (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: vermilion half-breed lol 9:39 is way too early to get into MFH biglaw.
I cop dat gentleman's 10:45 |
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Date: January 7th, 2018 9:53 PM Author: red preventive strike 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: Amber Shitlib (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: fantasy-prone scarlet range 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: dashing costumed public bath brethren (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: Henna dingle berry Some of the worst places are out of the V5
Quinn, K&E, etc. |