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how do people do BIGLAW for 20+ years?

it seems insane
beady-eyed zombie-like cuck
  06/04/25
Many human beings are possessed by an indomitable will to li...
Mentally impaired spot
  06/04/25
none of those aforementioned things sounds as bad as 20 year...
beady-eyed zombie-like cuck
  06/04/25
The same way that there are weirdos with blown out pain rece...
Mentally impaired spot
  06/04/25
wow. I've never seen someone so poetically describe biglaw....
beady-eyed zombie-like cuck
  06/04/25
I’m awful, but the alternatives to poasting for ventin...
Mentally impaired spot
  06/04/25
...
Lake Meetinghouse
  06/04/25
...
sable up-to-no-good university half-breed
  06/05/25
Sup
Fuchsia trust fund
  06/05/25
irrational levels of scrutiny damn that one hit home
Sickened Lascivious Abode
  06/05/25
And I still somehow over looked the billing pressure.
Mentally impaired spot
  06/05/25
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Aspie Pickup Line
  06/26/25
It’s just self selection. It isn’t that complica...
white rebellious base
  06/04/25
Also all the people who bitch about biglaw are the ones who ...
white rebellious base
  06/04/25
very few people in BIGLAW make $10m a year, even most equity...
beady-eyed zombie-like cuck
  06/04/25
OK
white rebellious base
  06/04/25
This is what you tell yourself champ. You are right if ...
Azure disrespectful parlor
  06/06/25
No, I mean they (you) didn't have what it takes. Hope that ...
white rebellious base
  06/06/25
hey off topic but can you recommend any good blepharoplasty ...
Copper Pisswyrm Liquid Oxygen
  06/06/25
this isn't an explanation
.,.,.;;,;.,..,:,,:,;.,:::,..;.,:,.,..:.,,.:.,:.::,
  06/27/25
I witness a lot of people leave and flounder. They all seem...
Dead main people headpube
  06/04/25
I'm just a few years from 20. I think I'm going to maek it.
cordovan pocket flask feces
  06/04/25
how big baller are you (aka, net worth)
Beta mint pit elastic band
  06/05/25
I'm actually very poor
cordovan pocket flask feces
  06/05/25
180
wine indirect expression
  06/05/25
Forsake everything for the love of the law
Gold deer antler gas station
  06/04/25
I have been in biglaw for less than 6 years, but I can see l...
Talented sepia locale new version
  06/04/25
that only works if you are recycling old work then billing 3...
beady-eyed zombie-like cuck
  06/04/25
you are such a dumb nigger you are the most retarded blac...
dull impertinent rigor heaven
  06/04/25
Don't want to get into specifics, but I do the same thing th...
Talented sepia locale new version
  06/04/25
180
idiotic location
  06/05/25
you're literally on twitter and reddit all day you stupid tr...
trip territorial famous landscape painting
  06/05/25
no idea, I think I came along at the exact time when the new...
aphrodisiac bat shit crazy orchestra pit
  06/04/25
One thing- it helps a lot if you're one of those people who ...
Talented sepia locale new version
  06/05/25
In the zone
idiotic location
  06/05/25
...
Mainlining the $ecret Truth of the Univer$e
  06/27/25
...
fulano
  06/27/25
1. Biglaw is not a uniform experience. 2. It gets easier wh...
Electric Cyan Death Wish
  06/05/25
In my experience, biglaw just gets more and more stressful
cordovan pocket flask feces
  06/05/25
i dont think they do anymore.
dun titillating people who are hurt
  06/05/25
I graduated in 2010 and know plenty still in biglaw. Only a ...
Electric Cyan Death Wish
  06/05/25
what else are they gonna do? seriouisly
stimulating theater
  06/05/25
become park rangers
dun titillating people who are hurt
  06/05/25
this is the main reason why they stay. they have no skills t...
Pungent sick goyim step-uncle's house
  06/05/25
The area I practice in is so narrow that I'd be totally fuck...
Talented sepia locale new version
  06/05/25
you're literally a reddit tranny
trip territorial famous landscape painting
  06/06/25
What part of "generous six figure income" do you n...
ruddy painfully honest halford
  06/06/25
...
Ass Sunstein
  06/27/25
...
faggotmaster
  06/27/25
Feel the same about law in general. Hoping I can make my exi...
Fucking Fuckface
  06/27/25
I got into Film Curation. That’s one way.
cowgod
  06/27/25
they have figs for a mouth
i gave my cousin head
  06/27/25
i do not understand
.,.,.;;,;.,..,:,,:,;.,:::,..;.,:,.,..:.,,.:.,:.::,
  06/27/25


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Date: June 4th, 2025 10:06 PM
Author: beady-eyed zombie-like cuck

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: Mentally impaired spot

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: beady-eyed zombie-like cuck

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: Mentally impaired spot

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: beady-eyed zombie-like cuck

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: Mentally impaired spot

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: Lake Meetinghouse



(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: sable up-to-no-good university half-breed



(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: Fuchsia trust fund

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: Sickened Lascivious Abode

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: Mentally impaired spot

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: Aspie Pickup Line



(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: white rebellious base

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: white rebellious base

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: beady-eyed zombie-like cuck

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: white rebellious base

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: Azure disrespectful parlor

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: white rebellious base

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: Copper Pisswyrm Liquid Oxygen

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: .,.,.;;,;.,..,:,,:,;.,:::,..;.,:,.,..:.,,.:.,:.::,


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: Dead main people headpube

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: cordovan pocket flask feces

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: Beta mint pit elastic band

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: cordovan pocket flask feces

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: wine indirect expression

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: Gold deer antler gas station

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: Talented sepia locale new version

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: beady-eyed zombie-like cuck

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: dull impertinent rigor heaven

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: Talented sepia locale new version

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: idiotic location

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: trip territorial famous landscape painting

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: aphrodisiac bat shit crazy orchestra pit

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: Talented sepia locale new version

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: idiotic location

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: Mainlining the $ecret Truth of the Univer$e (You = Privy to The Great Becumming™ & Yet You Recognize Nothing)



(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: fulano



(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: Electric Cyan Death Wish

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: cordovan pocket flask feces

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: dun titillating people who are hurt

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: Electric Cyan Death Wish

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: stimulating theater

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: dun titillating people who are hurt

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: Pungent sick goyim step-uncle's house

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: Talented sepia locale new version

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: trip territorial famous landscape painting

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: ruddy painfully honest halford

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: Ass Sunstein



(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: faggotmaster (🧐)



(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: Fucking Fuckface

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: cowgod

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: i gave my cousin head

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: .,.,.;;,;.,..,:,,:,;.,:::,..;.,:,.,..:.,,.:.,:.::,


i do not understand

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