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why do so many lawyers work well into their 70s? it's not for money.
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Date: October 30th, 2025 11:22 AM Author: Watcher in the Woods they obviously love what they do (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387684) |
Date: October 30th, 2025 12:37 PM Author: OldHLSDude Some sage whose name I have forgotten asked why a young lawyer spends so much time at the court. The answer was that he has nothing else to do. Applies to old lawyers too, I guess. After 40 years in law, what else is left? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387891) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 12:40 PM Author: lucius quinctius cincinnatus (his own flesh as well as all space was still a cage) The law has changed me from a young man to a very old very fat man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387904) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:08 PM Author: VP of Poasting I'm actually in pretty good shape, the "law" didn't make you a fat lazy slob (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388003) |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 8:19 AM Author: mountain cat Young lawyer is not established, has to build a career to set himself up to support his family. I'm 41 and old enough to know that this is work that i don't want to do for 1 minute longer than i absolutely have to.
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Date: October 30th, 2025 12:37 PM Author: Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband (oppose bitchbois) I love it and will never "retire" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387896) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 12:40 PM Author: lucius quinctius cincinnatus (his own flesh as well as all space was still a cage) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387901) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 12:58 PM Author: Nazca Redlines 120. You can't think of anything better to do with your time than write briefs about whether a subcontractor's emails are under the "possession, custody, or control" of the opposing party? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387959) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:18 PM Author: Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband (oppose bitchbois) I can still do the other things I enjoy. But a guy can hardly jack off and surf for 12 hours a day it's not realistic. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388048) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:09 PM Author: cock of michael obama Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388010) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 6:00 PM Author: Watcher in the Woods (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388797) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 12:59 PM Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;.., for one, it's a good way to prevent cognitive decline. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387965) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:04 PM Author: SneakersSO What about height decline? That’s way more important. Trump used to be like 6’2+. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387987) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:05 PM Author: cock of michael obama I’m friendly with a lawyer, deep in his 70s or even later, who has extreme back issues to the point be walks almost at a 90 degree angle. Mind still sharp though , he walks slowly with a cane (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387995) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:09 PM Author: VP of Poasting i dont think luis is that old (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388008) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:04 PM Author: cock of michael obama (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49387988) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:25 PM Author: Nazca Redlines I'm sure it is, but there have to be other, better things to do for that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388070) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:32 PM Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;.., like what? crossword puzzles? being on the board of some nonprofit? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388099) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:11 PM Author: Sue Johanson Talkin' Sex For some of them it's all they have, they never really developed real hobbies or interests and trying to develop a new way to live would make them miserable.
But a lot of them just hate being around their wife. |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 8:20 AM Author: mountain cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49389778) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:11 PM Author: ''''''''''''' My first boss does this and is 70+ (not a lawyer). Spent almost 45 years in leveraged lending and PE so is clearly loaded. I think he literally has nothing else to do with his life and just likes deals. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388020) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:24 PM Author: Nazca Redlines Really sad (and sick). My uncle is doing this. He has 4 adorable grandkids who live nearby and who he seems to love spending time with. He only sees them a few times a month, largely because he is still grinding as a ("semi-retired") lawyer. He does not need the money. I think it's something to do, and he feels an obligation to his clients and his colleagues and to the law, though in reality, the'd all be fine without him. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388068) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:28 PM Author: Kalastack Burning thirst for JUSTICE (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388089) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 3:22 PM Author: OldHLSDude I had an interview once at a biglaw firm in which an elderly partner was a quadriplegic in a wheelchair. Sort of a legal Hawking. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388386) |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 2:14 AM Author: Mainlining the $ecret Truth of the Univer$e ("One Year Performance 1978-1979 (Cage Piece)") (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49389605) |
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Date: October 30th, 2025 3:39 PM Author: To blaze these last, and sware devoutly then, It takes a really long time to get really good at it and when you are really good at it and it keeps you sharp and out of the house why not. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49388419) |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 2:17 AM Author: AZNgirl asking Othani why he didn't hit 4 homers they are jewish (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49389608) |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 2:21 AM Author: evan39 Last month, many were stunned when Robert M. Morgenthau, who finally retired at 90 after 35 years as Manhattan’s district attorney, announced that he had not only joined the corporate firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, but also had a big office on the 31st floor renovated for him (and his longtime personal assistant, who went with him).
But Mr. Morgenthau is hardly alone. The legal profession, more than many other fields, seems to carry a work-until-death ethic. At Wachtell, where he is “of counsel,” Mr. Morgenthau so far has been putting in the same long hours he did as a prosecutor, though much of his time has been taken up with public appearances and award ceremonies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/nyregion/21lawyers.html |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 6:15 AM Author: I only jerk off to Hailee Steinfeld Can’t think of a better excuse to cover enjoying a dignified lunch and spending afternoon with mistress. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49389700) |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 6:24 AM Author: Angry white woman tailgating you on an empty road Their Jewish wives are the boss at home. Thats why. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49389702) |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 6:56 AM Author: JohnPaulStevens (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49389728) |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 7:51 AM Author: SneakersSO Is Open Concept to blame iyo? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791640&forum_id=2#49389752) |
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Date: October 31st, 2025 8:36 AM Author: mountain cat There's a certain breed of man who defines himself entirely by his profession. i think this is likely more prevalent in boomers than gen X and millenials. They don't cultivate interests or relationships and thus depend on being a lawyer for their identity and to give their days meaning or purpose.
Were they to stop working entirely, what would they do? There's only so many lunches you can have and places to travel. Their children are grown and no one else needs them or has any reason to interact with them. Working gives them purpose, and I think everyone needs that.
It's a reminder for me to pursue interests outside of work so that I don't find myself putting on a suit and going into an office in my 70s. |