but tbf, law genreally is a big joke

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33897935)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33897919)

All so that you can hopefully land an unglamorous middle management back office job working 50 hours per week reading the world's most boring documents for $140k per year. When you die you'll be forgotten.

And this is a GOOD outcome in law. Lol at law. Lol just fucking lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33897928)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33898015)

most people cannot get those jobs and most people don't make in-house lawyer money, even at the "bad jobs," even after 6, 10, sometimes all of their careers because the ladder is PULLED UP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33897965)

I agree people @ t14s could probably have landed a different path or job, maybe some that are even better in terms of $ and/or QOL, but I think your perception of corporate america is way off, and I base this off my own, more up-to-date perceptions, which involve a ton of people applying for jobs requiring 8-12 years of experience, almost all extremely competitive, requiring advanced degrees, almost none with any upward mobility, almost none paying close to what in-house people get

I also concede some people have shitty in-house jobs, but pound-for-pound, someone with 5 years from a biglaw firm can make more than 150K which is a totally hard ceiling for nearly all of these corporate jobs (and they dont hit it until year 20)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33898066)

I get it, you think you would always succeed no matter what but a) while I think you're talented I think your success is in the context of opportunities you've had to demonstrate your strengths, and b) even if I accepted this, that doesn't really apply to most T14/in-house lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33900518)

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#38194650)

People are much better than biglaw

but the boredom is killing me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33898038)

What a waste of time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33898156)

however, i've seen a few that seem to be pretty cool. They often involve negotiating long term strategic deals. Not necessarily M&A, but like strategic partnerships. Often these guys are not the GC but in a AGC transactional role and lead the charge and sometimes act like quasi-businessmen. And there are deadlines and late nights I'm sure, but it's more "businessman" kinds of demands, like you have to travel to Houston for the meetings. The actual drafting usually gets outsourced.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3688618&forum_id=2#33899810)