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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
flirting toaster dilemma
  11/29/16
being a hunter gatherer is sooo cr
talented nursing home bbw
  11/29/16
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irate volcanic crater
  11/30/16
cr, this is why u go in house.
Indecent aquamarine trust fund
  11/29/16
Yes, but this requires 3-5 years of biglaw to cop. That's a ...
Sinister Misunderstood Stag Film
  11/29/16
More like 5 to 7 years these days unless you're at top corpo...
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
Lol try applying to in house after 3 or 4 years. You will li...
Supple Shimmering State
  11/30/16
Cr...this ain't 2006
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
It's 2007
ivory institution goal in life
  11/29/16
its not shit if your parents just happen to have a sweet con...
vibrant greedy forum
  11/29/16
...
curious sickened brunch half-breed
  11/29/16
(the life that was taken from Estrada)
Indecent aquamarine trust fund
  11/29/16
...
lemon depressive round eye
  11/29/16
LMAO
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
...
flatulent vengeful business firm chad
  11/30/16
...
Opaque wonderful striped hyena
  11/30/16
There are actually one or two associates at my firm who meet...
stirring private investor genital piercing
  11/30/16
cr - I knew so many girls like this in biglaw
Stimulating plaza blood rage
  11/30/16
Holy shit not flame
bateful hyperventilating azn electric furnace
  11/29/16
Wow. In other news the sky is blue
ivory institution goal in life
  11/29/16
Yeah. Really sucks to make 200k a year as a 26 year old for ...
iridescent crusty new version
  11/30/16
brother, that's not how it goes. 200k before taxes, 2.5k/mo...
Violent razzle-dazzle locale
  11/30/16
That "I know something else is out there" is just ...
Big base pervert
  11/30/16
if i were to do it again i would treat it as a 7-year endura...
ebony swashbuckling pisswyrm dragon
  11/30/16
Uhhuh or just do fed gov and say fuck it to private sector
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
I am still at work
flirting toaster dilemma
  11/30/16
Second year? I wish I could say it gets better..but it ge...
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
Yes I'm so over this bullshit but don't want to be poor. Tho...
flirting toaster dilemma
  11/30/16
Quit and find something you like doing that pays ok...
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
What does "pays ok" 'mean to you?
flirting toaster dilemma
  11/30/16
80k in flyover? You'd be surprised...some teachers make t...
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
Please list states and subjects where I can make 80K teachin...
cocky nudist shitlib
  11/30/16
I don't want to specify too much..but let's say mountain reg...
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
Why the fuck are you afraid of specifying too much you drama...
Supple Shimmering State
  11/30/16
You're not going to make 80k as a young teacher in AZ. Try l...
Razzle Chestnut Hall
  11/30/16
Arizona is among the worst paying states for teachers.
doobsian stage twinkling uncleanness
  12/01/16
pay off all your debt and bounce
Bearded hunting ground
  11/30/16
Debt + downpayment on a good place + actually have something...
primrose antidepressant drug athletic conference
  11/30/16
you're never going to get debt repayment assuming you have a...
Bearded hunting ground
  11/30/16
Any ideas on getting another law job while unemployed? Hate...
cocky nudist shitlib
  11/30/16
"Work" for a friend's company Don't u guys hav...
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
So..your advice is to stay in biglaw for 8 years...got it
Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker
  11/30/16
Yeh and then "bounce". I'm sure you'll find someth...
Supple Shimmering State
  11/30/16
...
Electric Cordovan Box Office
  11/30/16
Had I listened to shit-awful advice like this I'm sure I wou...
racy bright weed whacker
  12/01/16
...
Gold vigorous stead yarmulke
  07/10/20
what else is there?
Light hairy legs
  11/30/16
Could have gotten an MBA! Lolz
Odious bat-shit-crazy cumskin stage
  11/30/16
but the PRESTIGE! oh wait, here are 42 occupations MOAR p...
Passionate ape prole
  11/30/16
link?
cocky nudist shitlib
  11/30/16
http://gss.norc.org/Documents/other/PRESTG10SEI10_supplement...
Passionate ape prole
  11/30/16
...
Cruel-hearted rehab
  11/30/16
Who cares about prole-survey prestige?
doobsian stage twinkling uncleanness
  12/01/16
it seems like the only thing in law that's 'worth it' actual...
Cruel-hearted rehab
  11/30/16
tenured professor at t14 is pretty 'worth it', actually
charismatic massive center
  11/30/16
well yeah, and federal judge too not really talking about t...
Cruel-hearted rehab
  11/30/16
Gov will give you low six figures, guaranteed security, good...
Gold vigorous stead yarmulke
  12/01/16
gov sucks when youre still making 120k as a 45 year old dude
Cruel-hearted rehab
  12/01/16
Gotta add the pension value. What's that worth, $1.25 millio...
doobsian stage twinkling uncleanness
  12/01/16


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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:29 PM
Author: flirting toaster dilemma

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: talented nursing home bbw

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: irate volcanic crater



(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: Indecent aquamarine trust fund

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: Sinister Misunderstood Stag Film

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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: Supple Shimmering State

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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: ivory institution goal in life

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: vibrant greedy forum

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: curious sickened brunch half-breed



(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: Indecent aquamarine trust fund

(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: lemon depressive round eye



(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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: flatulent vengeful business firm chad



(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: Opaque wonderful striped hyena



(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: stirring private investor genital piercing

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: Stimulating plaza blood rage

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: bateful hyperventilating azn electric furnace

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: ivory institution goal in life

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: iridescent crusty new version

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: Violent razzle-dazzle locale

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: Big base pervert

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: ebony swashbuckling pisswyrm dragon

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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: flirting toaster dilemma

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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: flirting toaster dilemma

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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: flirting toaster dilemma

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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: cocky nudist shitlib

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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: Supple Shimmering State

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: Razzle Chestnut Hall

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: doobsian stage twinkling uncleanness

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: Bearded hunting ground

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: primrose antidepressant drug athletic conference

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: Bearded hunting ground

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: cocky nudist shitlib

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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

"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: Glittery Frisky Tank Windowlicker

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: Supple Shimmering State

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: Electric Cordovan Box Office



(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: racy bright weed whacker

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: Gold vigorous stead yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#40580934)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:42 AM
Author: Light hairy legs

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: Odious bat-shit-crazy cumskin stage

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: Passionate ape prole

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: cocky nudist shitlib

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: Passionate ape prole

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: Cruel-hearted rehab



(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: doobsian stage twinkling uncleanness

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: Cruel-hearted rehab

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: charismatic massive center

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: Cruel-hearted rehab

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: Gold vigorous stead yarmulke

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: Cruel-hearted rehab

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: doobsian stage twinkling uncleanness

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)