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Holy shit biglaw is not worth it at all

The money is such shit when u step back and think about it
fighting trailer park
  11/29/16
being a hunter gatherer is sooo cr
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  11/29/16
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low-t aphrodisiac striped hyena
  11/30/16
cr, this is why u go in house.
Charismatic Trump Supporter Rehab
  11/29/16
Yes, but this requires 3-5 years of biglaw to cop. That's a ...
Up-to-no-good Hyperactive Jewess
  11/29/16
More like 5 to 7 years these days unless you're at top corpo...
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
Lol try applying to in house after 3 or 4 years. You will li...
chartreuse codepig
  11/30/16
Cr...this ain't 2006
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
It's 2007
Startling talking area partner
  11/29/16
its not shit if your parents just happen to have a sweet con...
Learning Disabled Maize Goyim
  11/29/16
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vibrant pit
  11/29/16
(the life that was taken from Estrada)
Charismatic Trump Supporter Rehab
  11/29/16
...
supple dragon
  11/29/16
LMAO
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
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Razzle-dazzle Claret Base
  11/30/16
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exhilarant buck-toothed sound barrier
  11/30/16
There are actually one or two associates at my firm who meet...
red 180 kitchen
  11/30/16
cr - I knew so many girls like this in biglaw
titillating sadistic black woman
  11/30/16
Holy shit not flame
Emerald fluffy theatre ladyboy
  11/29/16
Wow. In other news the sky is blue
Startling talking area partner
  11/29/16
Yeah. Really sucks to make 200k a year as a 26 year old for ...
Rebellious beady-eyed set coldplay fan
  11/30/16
brother, that's not how it goes. 200k before taxes, 2.5k/mo...
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  11/30/16
That "I know something else is out there" is just ...
pink plaza
  11/30/16
if i were to do it again i would treat it as a 7-year endura...
transparent soggy address
  11/30/16
Uhhuh or just do fed gov and say fuck it to private sector
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
I am still at work
fighting trailer park
  11/30/16
Second year? I wish I could say it gets better..but it ge...
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
Yes I'm so over this bullshit but don't want to be poor. Tho...
fighting trailer park
  11/30/16
Quit and find something you like doing that pays ok...
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
What does "pays ok" 'mean to you?
fighting trailer park
  11/30/16
80k in flyover? You'd be surprised...some teachers make t...
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
Please list states and subjects where I can make 80K teachin...
multi-colored startled casino
  11/30/16
I don't want to specify too much..but let's say mountain reg...
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
Why the fuck are you afraid of specifying too much you drama...
chartreuse codepig
  11/30/16
You're not going to make 80k as a young teacher in AZ. Try l...
Irate round eye
  11/30/16
Arizona is among the worst paying states for teachers.
razzle mexican
  12/01/16
pay off all your debt and bounce
bull headed mediation
  11/30/16
Debt + downpayment on a good place + actually have something...
flesh bawdyhouse newt
  11/30/16
you're never going to get debt repayment assuming you have a...
bull headed mediation
  11/30/16
Any ideas on getting another law job while unemployed? Hate...
multi-colored startled casino
  11/30/16
"Work" for a friend's company Don't u guys hav...
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
So..your advice is to stay in biglaw for 8 years...got it
frisky pungent juggernaut
  11/30/16
Yeh and then "bounce". I'm sure you'll find someth...
chartreuse codepig
  11/30/16
...
Metal reading party
  11/30/16
Had I listened to shit-awful advice like this I'm sure I wou...
thirsty carmine location
  12/01/16
...
passionate whorehouse
  07/10/20
what else is there?
Fragrant shaky menage
  11/30/16
Could have gotten an MBA! Lolz
Silver orchestra pit
  11/30/16
but the PRESTIGE! oh wait, here are 42 occupations MOAR p...
Bateful mint abode
  11/30/16
link?
multi-colored startled casino
  11/30/16
http://gss.norc.org/Documents/other/PRESTG10SEI10_supplement...
Bateful mint abode
  11/30/16
...
bisexual plum center
  11/30/16
Who cares about prole-survey prestige?
razzle mexican
  12/01/16
it seems like the only thing in law that's 'worth it' actual...
bisexual plum center
  11/30/16
tenured professor at t14 is pretty 'worth it', actually
Navy Roast Beef Gay Wizard
  11/30/16
well yeah, and federal judge too not really talking about t...
bisexual plum center
  11/30/16
Gov will give you low six figures, guaranteed security, good...
passionate whorehouse
  12/01/16
gov sucks when youre still making 120k as a 45 year old dude
bisexual plum center
  12/01/16
Gotta add the pension value. What's that worth, $1.25 millio...
razzle mexican
  12/01/16


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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:29 PM
Author: fighting trailer park

The money is such shit when u step back and think about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020745)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:31 PM
Author: spectacular national security agency stock car

being a hunter gatherer is sooo cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020765)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:44 AM
Author: low-t aphrodisiac striped hyena



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021312)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:32 PM
Author: Charismatic Trump Supporter Rehab

cr, this is why u go in house.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020772)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:57 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good Hyperactive Jewess

Yes, but this requires 3-5 years of biglaw to cop. That's a lot of living your life to give up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021015)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:19 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

More like 5 to 7 years these days unless you're at top corporate practice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021433)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:06 AM
Author: chartreuse codepig

Lol try applying to in house after 3 or 4 years. You will literally get hundreds of automatic rejection emails

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021674)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:45 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

Cr...this ain't 2006

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021713)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:37 PM
Author: Startling talking area partner

It's 2007

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020820)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:39 PM
Author: Learning Disabled Maize Goyim

its not shit if your parents just happen to have a sweet condo in nyc and all your friends and family are rich and in nyc and you didn't have to pay for ls and have no debt and your parents give you extra money to spend in nyc and you are a good looking woman and all the older associates/partners just let you do whatever the fuck you want and leave when you want. but other than that its shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020847)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:43 PM
Author: vibrant pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020890)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:47 PM
Author: Charismatic Trump Supporter Rehab

(the life that was taken from Estrada)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020930)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:58 PM
Author: supple dragon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021022)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:19 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

LMAO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021435)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:36 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Claret Base



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021491)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:57 AM
Author: exhilarant buck-toothed sound barrier



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021733)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:42 AM
Author: red 180 kitchen

There are actually one or two associates at my firm who meet this profile. But they won't be here for that long. They'll marry finance chads and then stay home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022428)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 10:29 AM
Author: titillating sadistic black woman

cr - I knew so many girls like this in biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022625)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:40 PM
Author: Emerald fluffy theatre ladyboy

Holy shit not flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020854)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:44 PM
Author: Startling talking area partner

Wow. In other news the sky is blue

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020905)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:37 AM
Author: Rebellious beady-eyed set coldplay fan

Yeah. Really sucks to make 200k a year as a 26 year old for 60 hours a week of work in a city with the most hot single women.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021270)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:49 AM
Author: disgusting ruddy personal credit line school cafeteria

brother, that's not how it goes. 200k before taxes, 2.5k/mo tiny apartment, weekend assignments, constant stress on research where the partner 'knows' there's something out there when there's nothing. competition is to work MORE or you're done.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021338)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 10:18 AM
Author: pink plaza

That "I know something else is out there" is just code for "shut up and keep churning"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022575)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:52 AM
Author: transparent soggy address

if i were to do it again i would treat it as a 7-year endurance cost, with carefully-rationed provisions such as cocaine apportioned at regular intervals accordingly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021348)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:21 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

Uhhuh or just do fed gov and say fuck it to private sector

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021440)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:30 AM
Author: fighting trailer park

I am still at work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021471)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:32 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

Second year?

I wish I could say it gets better..but it gets worse until you're a rainmaker partner

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021476)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:32 AM
Author: fighting trailer park

Yes I'm so over this bullshit but don't want to be poor. Thoughts? I don't have that much debt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021477)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:33 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

Quit and find something you like doing that pays ok...



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021479)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:35 AM
Author: fighting trailer park

What does "pays ok" 'mean to you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021490)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:36 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

80k in flyover?

You'd be surprised...some teachers make that much in suburban flyover

I have personally thought about teaching in suburban flyover...you get 4 months off, no detail oriented bullshit, less stress

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021496)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:08 AM
Author: multi-colored startled casino

Please list states and subjects where I can make 80K teaching. Could I do this in like Tucson?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021678)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:49 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

I don't want to specify too much..but let's say mountain region or southwest

Ud prob have to teach math, science or special ed....luckily I like math

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021722)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:50 AM
Author: chartreuse codepig

Why the fuck are you afraid of specifying too much you dramatic fucking faggot?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021723)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:50 AM
Author: Irate round eye

You're not going to make 80k as a young teacher in AZ. Try like 40k.

If you want to live in a place like Tucson, though, why not find a regional BigLaw/MidLaw job and make 130k with lower COL, lower hours requirements, lower stress, fewer asshole partners, no working til 1am? Quitting to become a teacher who makes peanuts seems like an overcorrection.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022469)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 12:52 PM
Author: razzle mexican

Arizona is among the worst paying states for teachers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031769)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:40 AM
Author: bull headed mediation

pay off all your debt and bounce

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021503)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:03 AM
Author: flesh bawdyhouse newt

Debt + downpayment on a good place + actually have something decent to bounce to. dont just quit and look for a job while unemplyed.

Thats the ideal, anyway. Balance the ideal against what you can handle. But the last part is the most important. You dont want to interview while unemployed. If you cant handle it, forget the debt and start looking now, but dont bounce unless you have something lined up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021546)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:26 AM
Author: bull headed mediation

you're never going to get debt repayment assuming you have an avg law grad amount (~150k if not more) and downpayment on a house in a major metro which is likely where you will be living if you're in biglaw (and getting a downpayment for some magical grass is greener house in flyover country that you've never been to isnt realistic either) unless you stay for years and years, and the people who do that don't bitch as 2nd years like OP. just get rid of the debt and as you come in those final months when the debt is almost gone start looking for other jobs. if you want to stay in law, then yes you need to be currently employed. if you want to leave law, it's okay to tell an interviewer you needed to unplug and reflect on what you want out of life

not everything goes according to some robot asian plan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021589)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:40 AM
Author: multi-colored startled casino

Any ideas on getting another law job while unemployed? Hate that lawyers are tools.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021628)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:47 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

"Work" for a friend's company

Don't u guys have friends who have companies and can cover for u for resume gap

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021717)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:51 AM
Author: frisky pungent juggernaut

So..your advice is to stay in biglaw for 8 years...got it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021725)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:52 AM
Author: chartreuse codepig

Yeh and then "bounce". I'm sure you'll find something great

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021726)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:22 AM
Author: Metal reading party



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022350)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 12:45 PM
Author: thirsty carmine location

Had I listened to shit-awful advice like this I'm sure I would have wasted the last three years of my life being miserable in biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031700)



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Date: July 10th, 2020 2:11 PM
Author: passionate whorehouse



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:42 AM
Author: Fragrant shaky menage

what else is there?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022430)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:51 AM
Author: Silver orchestra pit

Could have gotten an MBA! Lolz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022476)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 10:01 AM
Author: Bateful mint abode

but the PRESTIGE!

oh wait, here are 42 occupations MOAR preftigious than law, according to the 2012 General Social Survey:

Engineers, all other

Nurse practitioners

Military officer special and tactical operations leaders

Physicians and surgeons

Nuclear technicians

Biological scientists

Optometrists

Dentists

Electrical and electronics engineers

Mechanical engineers

Postsecondary teachers

Aerospace engineers

Psychologists

Computer and information research scientists

Astronomers and physicists

Computer hardware engineers

Biomedical engineers

Veterinarians

Marine engineers and naval architects

Architects, except naval

Chemists and materials scientists

Computer network architects

Industrial engineers, including health and safety

Physical therapists

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists

Writers and authors

Geological and petroleum technicians

Chemical engineers

Secondary school teachers

Nurse anesthetists

Civil engineers

Computer systems analysts

Pharmacists

First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers

Agricultural engineers

Physician assistants

Chief executives

Podiatrists

Architectural and engineering managers

Atmospheric and space scientists

Radiation therapists

Lawyers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022506)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 11:05 AM
Author: multi-colored startled casino

link?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022802)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:21 PM
Author: Bateful mint abode

http://gss.norc.org/Documents/other/PRESTG10SEI10_supplement.xls

it's the column labeled "PRESTG10PLUS"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32023305)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:16 PM
Author: bisexual plum center



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32024122)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 1:17 PM
Author: razzle mexican

Who cares about prole-survey prestige?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031933)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:04 PM
Author: bisexual plum center

it seems like the only thing in law that's 'worth it' actually

gov't pays shit

shitlaw pays shit

unless you start your own practice and are successful that way, biglaw seems like the only way to make any money in law

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32023644)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:27 PM
Author: Navy Roast Beef Gay Wizard

tenured professor at t14 is pretty 'worth it', actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32024179)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:50 PM
Author: bisexual plum center

well yeah, and federal judge too

not really talking about those hyper rare outcomes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32024329)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 12:39 PM
Author: passionate whorehouse

Gov will give you low six figures, guaranteed security, good benefits, and low stress (except for some ausa/pd positions i guess). It isn't great pay but it's better than shit, esp. for 35 hours a week or whatever.

In-housemos also make decent $$ for the most part.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031664)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 12:42 PM
Author: bisexual plum center

gov sucks when youre still making 120k as a 45 year old dude

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031678)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 1:19 PM
Author: razzle mexican

Gotta add the pension value. What's that worth, $1.25 million?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031944)