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how do people do BIGLAW for 20+ years?

it seems insane
Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home
  06/04/25
Many human beings are possessed by an indomitable will to li...
twinkling box office
  06/04/25
none of those aforementioned things sounds as bad as 20 year...
Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home
  06/04/25
The same way that there are weirdos with blown out pain rece...
twinkling box office
  06/04/25
wow. I've never seen someone so poetically describe biglaw....
Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home
  06/04/25
I’m awful, but the alternatives to poasting for ventin...
twinkling box office
  06/04/25
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Marvelous Organic Girlfriend
  06/04/25
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stimulating persian address
  06/05/25
Sup
Brass splenetic university
  06/05/25
irrational levels of scrutiny damn that one hit home
Amber toaster mood
  06/05/25
And I still somehow over looked the billing pressure.
twinkling box office
  06/05/25
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Sapphire immigrant
  06/26/25
It’s just self selection. It isn’t that complica...
irate soul-stirring chad
  06/04/25
Also all the people who bitch about biglaw are the ones who ...
irate soul-stirring chad
  06/04/25
very few people in BIGLAW make $10m a year, even most equity...
Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home
  06/04/25
OK
irate soul-stirring chad
  06/04/25
This is what you tell yourself champ. You are right if ...
Hairraiser Idiot
  06/06/25
No, I mean they (you) didn't have what it takes. Hope that ...
irate soul-stirring chad
  06/06/25
hey off topic but can you recommend any good blepharoplasty ...
excitant blue school cafeteria
  06/06/25
this isn't an explanation
indigo drunken gas station
  06/27/25
I witness a lot of people leave and flounder. They all seem...
Talking National Party Of The First Part
  06/04/25
I'm just a few years from 20. I think I'm going to maek it.
Vermilion fragrant yarmulke corner
  06/04/25
how big baller are you (aka, net worth)
Ebony 180 ceo stag film
  06/05/25
I'm actually very poor
Vermilion fragrant yarmulke corner
  06/05/25
180
territorial institution
  06/05/25
Forsake everything for the love of the law
aromatic copper antidepressant drug ticket booth
  06/04/25
I have been in biglaw for less than 6 years, but I can see l...
Umber Trip Space
  06/04/25
that only works if you are recycling old work then billing 3...
Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home
  06/04/25
you are such a dumb nigger you are the most retarded blac...
balding set corn cake
  06/04/25
Don't want to get into specifics, but I do the same thing th...
Umber Trip Space
  06/04/25
180
Translucent foreskin
  06/05/25
you're literally on twitter and reddit all day you stupid tr...
Slap-happy Stain Menage
  06/05/25
no idea, I think I came along at the exact time when the new...
Carnelian base
  06/04/25
One thing- it helps a lot if you're one of those people who ...
Umber Trip Space
  06/05/25
In the zone
Translucent foreskin
  06/05/25
...
Translucent foreskin
  06/27/25
...
excitant blue school cafeteria
  06/27/25
1. Biglaw is not a uniform experience. 2. It gets easier wh...
demanding insecure principal's office
  06/05/25
In my experience, biglaw just gets more and more stressful
Vermilion fragrant yarmulke corner
  06/05/25
i dont think they do anymore.
red fiercely-loyal regret
  06/05/25
I graduated in 2010 and know plenty still in biglaw. Only a ...
demanding insecure principal's office
  06/05/25
what else are they gonna do? seriouisly
bespoke trailer park famous landscape painting
  06/05/25
become park rangers
red fiercely-loyal regret
  06/05/25
this is the main reason why they stay. they have no skills t...
Impressive Blood Rage
  06/05/25
The area I practice in is so narrow that I'd be totally fuck...
Umber Trip Space
  06/05/25
you're literally a reddit tranny
Slap-happy Stain Menage
  06/06/25
What part of "generous six figure income" do you n...
Crimson french electric furnace forum
  06/06/25
...
Flirting insanely creepy twinkling uncleanness
  06/27/25
...
Unhinged beta heaven
  06/27/25
Feel the same about law in general. Hoping I can make my exi...
cerebral library digit ratio
  06/27/25
I got into Film Curation. That’s one way.
Drab electric den
  06/27/25
they have figs for a mouth
heady selfie stead
  06/27/25
i do not understand
indigo drunken gas station
  06/27/25


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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:06 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home

it seems insane

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987780)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:13 PM
Author: twinkling box office

Many human beings are possessed by an indomitable will to live. They survive years in captivity, tortured by their enemies. Survive terminal illnesses long past the point of medical reason. Endure decades long marriages to third wave feminists and other modern varieties of women. You don’t see how there are a select few who can suspend disbelief and ignore the subtle passage of time in a high-paying job, choosing not to pay attention to everything that’s passing them by and focusing instead on everything they’ll have coming to them when they finally retire?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987799)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:15 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home

none of those aforementioned things sounds as bad as 20 years in BIGLAW

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987800)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: twinkling box office

The same way that there are weirdos with blown out pain receptors who can hold their hands in a bucket of ice water for 20 minutes, there are people in this world who do not seem to care about crushing volumes of tedious work that are subjected to irrational levels of scrutiny in an environment plagued with unnecessary interpersonal conflict. Some even seem to enjoy it!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987809)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:21 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home

wow. I've never seen someone so poetically describe biglaw. I was almost moved to tears. you are 1000x the writer that Karlstack is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987814)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:25 PM
Author: twinkling box office

I’m awful, but the alternatives to poasting for venting my pent up negativity are unreasonable amounts of exercise or being bitchy around friends and family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987821)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: Marvelous Organic Girlfriend



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987832)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:20 AM
Author: stimulating persian address



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48988167)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:59 PM
Author: Brass splenetic university

Sup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989378)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:14 PM
Author: Amber toaster mood

irrational levels of scrutiny

damn that one hit home

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989432)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:12 PM
Author: twinkling box office

And I still somehow over looked the billing pressure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48990290)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 11:19 PM
Author: Sapphire immigrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49052899)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:22 PM
Author: irate soul-stirring chad

It’s just self selection. It isn’t that complicated. Some people end up liking it a lot don’t the ones who do stay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987816)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: irate soul-stirring chad

Also all the people who bitch about biglaw are the ones who weren’t fit for it and flamed out. Equity partners making $10m a year aren’t writing pearl clutching LinkedIn poasts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987831)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:01 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home

very few people in BIGLAW make $10m a year, even most equity partners make nothing close to that. And it seems like most firms are 75% non-equity partners nowadays.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987882)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:03 PM
Author: irate soul-stirring chad

OK

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987888)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:40 PM
Author: Hairraiser Idiot

This is what you tell yourself champ.

You are right if you mean “not fit for it” they value other than working as much as possible to make money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48992245)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: irate soul-stirring chad

No, I mean they (you) didn't have what it takes. Hope that helps.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48992275)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:49 PM
Author: excitant blue school cafeteria

hey off topic but can you recommend any good blepharoplasty surgeons in LA? Thanks!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48992292)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:33 PM
Author: indigo drunken gas station

this isn't an explanation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053905)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Talking National Party Of The First Part

I witness a lot of people leave and flounder. They all seem to think they will go on to some amazing new life after they leave. Instead it is just more disappointment, but now without the paycheck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987828)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:43 PM
Author: Vermilion fragrant yarmulke corner

I'm just a few years from 20. I think I'm going to maek it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987852)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:40 AM
Author: Ebony 180 ceo stag film

how big baller are you (aka, net worth)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48988120)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:04 PM
Author: Vermilion fragrant yarmulke corner

I'm actually very poor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989398)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: territorial institution

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989455)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:46 PM
Author: aromatic copper antidepressant drug ticket booth

Forsake everything for the love of the law

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987859)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: Umber Trip Space

I have been in biglaw for less than 6 years, but I can see lasting 20 because I lucked into a niche area where I can rely heavily on my knowledge in this narrow area of the law and recycle my old work with moderate modifications.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987869)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:02 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Wine Nursing Home

that only works if you are recycling old work then billing 3x as much under the guise that it's not recycled. is that what ur doing?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987884)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:06 PM
Author: balding set corn cake

you are such a dumb nigger

you are the most retarded black gorilla nigger in this dump

seriously--fuck you, retard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987892)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:11 PM
Author: Umber Trip Space

Don't want to get into specifics, but I do the same thing the partner I work for does, and our clients are large corporations who seem happy with the end result.

So I'm not losing any sleep over our billing practices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987901)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:18 AM
Author: Translucent foreskin

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48988163)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:16 PM
Author: Slap-happy Stain Menage

you're literally on twitter and reddit all day you stupid tranny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989437)



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Date: June 4th, 2025 11:16 PM
Author: Carnelian base

no idea, I think I came along at the exact time when the new cogs weren't quite there yet and the old doods who had just coasted through the good ole days were sunning themselves, the guys headed that way looked dead though, just dead, I remember running into one as we passed each other on the escalator on a sunday morning as I was going down for coffee from already being in the office writing some bullshit and he smiled when he saw me and cheefully asked if I could come by his office, since it was a sunday I felt entitled to say "sure I'm just headed down to get some coffee, see you in 20" as he escalated past, I don't see how that man can still be alive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48987910)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 12:19 AM
Author: Umber Trip Space

One thing- it helps a lot if you're one of those people who don't need a lot of sleep and naturally have a lot of mental endurance. I used to play WoW a lot, and whenever a new expansion was released, I would always pull all-nighters and end up as one of the first on my server to reach max level. Not as any kind of a goal, just was the natural way I played.

In times when work gets especially busy, I do sometimes find myself working at home til 3 am or so, getting a few hours of sleep and then doing the same thing the next night. Doesn't really affect me as long as it's not too many weeks in a row like that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48988023)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:19 AM
Author: Translucent foreskin

In the zone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48988165)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:19 AM
Author: Translucent foreskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053217)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:20 AM
Author: excitant blue school cafeteria



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053218)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:30 AM
Author: demanding insecure principal's office

1. Biglaw is not a uniform experience.

2. It gets easier when you know the drill. Even fire drills and other emergencies become routine because you’ve seen literally everything. That makes it a lot less stressful.

3. When you are senior you can have other people do stuff for you. That means you are more in control of own time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48988115)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 3:03 PM
Author: Vermilion fragrant yarmulke corner

In my experience, biglaw just gets more and more stressful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989646)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:45 AM
Author: red fiercely-loyal regret

i dont think they do anymore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48988124)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 1:49 AM
Author: demanding insecure principal's office

I graduated in 2010 and know plenty still in biglaw. Only a handful of years left. It would actually be weird if they left at this point. Why bother to make it 15 years if you aren’t going to stay 20.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48988130)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 12:51 PM
Author: bespoke trailer park famous landscape painting

what else are they gonna do? seriouisly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989140)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:03 PM
Author: red fiercely-loyal regret

become park rangers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989387)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:03 PM
Author: Impressive Blood Rage

this is the main reason why they stay. they have no skills that are useful outside of biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989394)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: Umber Trip Space

The area I practice in is so narrow that I'd be totally fucked if it suddenly went away. That's both a good and bad side of biglaw. My firm operates at such volume that they can allow my partner and me to handle this tiny area of the law and become quite expert at it. And now I can do my job largely on cruise control, secure in the knowledge that few other lawyers have expertise in this area.

But if I hadn't done a couple of federal clerkships I'd barely have any general practical legal knowledge at all. I try to stay up to speed on the federal stuff in case all this goes away. And also so I can feel like a lawyer at all instead of some narrow legal technician.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48989517)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Slap-happy Stain Menage

you're literally a reddit tranny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48992315)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 12:54 PM
Author: Crimson french electric furnace forum

What part of "generous six figure income" do you not understand?

See people whine about BIGLAW all the time but don't think there's any other profession where a pure grinder can grind his way so quickly into a fat six fig income.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#48992305)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:18 AM
Author: Flirting insanely creepy twinkling uncleanness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053306)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: Unhinged beta heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053309)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:56 AM
Author: cerebral library digit ratio

Feel the same about law in general. Hoping I can make my exit before I hit 20 years in

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053200)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:21 AM
Author: Drab electric den

I got into Film Curation. That’s one way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053257)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:19 AM
Author: heady selfie stead

they have figs for a mouth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053308)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: indigo drunken gas station

i do not understand

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733509&forum_id=2#49053907)