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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:23 PM Author: arousing tattoo Clerked for a year, started biglaw in september. i've never been so miserable in my life. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954394) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:24 PM Author: zippy excitant step-uncle's house What are you disliking most (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954400) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:25 PM Author: arousing tattoo the partners treat us like crap. the inconsistency in the hours - some days there is nothing to do, other days i am there for 20 hours. and the work is fucking boring. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954420) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:24 PM Author: Soggy brunch what sucks about it.
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:24 PM Author: irradiated deep kitty cat DESCRIBE a typical day of your in excruciating detail plz. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954406) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:28 PM Author: arousing tattoo there isn't a typical day. some days i get in at 9, surf the net for a few hours, work on a memo for a few hours, surf the net some more. on other days, i get in at 9 and am slammed until midnight. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954438) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 10:20 PM Author: disgusting twinkling plaza I'm happier on slammed days than on non-slammed days, unless I made the mistake of making plans to do something other than work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956509) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:25 PM Author: Startled Dingle Berry Senate i was a clerk too and found the transition difficult. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954409) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:26 PM Author: arousing tattoo did you adjust? how long did it take? any tips? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954427) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:28 PM Author: Startled Dingle Berry Senate no i never really adjusted that well. you gotta realize that being aspie, academic brainy egghead hurts you, that 99% of the job is about appearances and typos, and that ur legal briefs and writing need to be very basic and simple. dont get clever, partners hate it. pay attention to deadlines. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954440) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:30 PM Author: arousing tattoo good tips. are you still in biglaw? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954449) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:33 PM Author: Startled Dingle Berry Senate yeah i lateraled from a very prestigious firm to a very unprestigious firm. it made a big difference but I'd stick it out at the better ranked firm for another year or two if I could do it over again. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954457) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:50 PM Author: kink-friendly striped hyena market wat's the big difference? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954556) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:56 PM Author: Startled Dingle Berry Senate lower expectations for quality of work, lower hours (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954591) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:25 PM Author: Vibrant adulterous national security agency famous landscape painting What aspects of Biglaw are most detestable to you? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954414) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:27 PM Author: arousing tattoo the focus on billing. it's all that anyone cares about and it sucks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954431) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 9:11 PM Author: Aphrodisiac Hissy Fit that and DONT MAKE ANY TYPOS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956056) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 10:36 PM Author: disturbing national also, if they ask you to compare doc A against doc B, you better not miss anything, or shit will hit the ceiling and the world will end. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956617) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 9:58 PM Author: 180 turdskin office Ok but billables is how they make money. Obviously if these guys are going to have a house in Scarsdale and a vacation home in a prestigious place, they need to be making a shitload of money year in year out. So if you work for a top firm, they're going to find as many billable hours as they can for you while you're there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956384) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 7:47 PM Author: Trip quadroon casino It's actually not so bad. Suck it up, pussy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955390) |
Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:27 PM Author: titillating umber toilet seat new version guess what? all corporate jobs suck. deal with it, go the public sector, or become a monk. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954432) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:28 PM Author: arousing tattoo i was an engineer for three years before law school and it wasn't nearly as bad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954443) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:37 PM Author: Painfully honest hunting ground and you were paid sccordingly (1/3 of what you make now). you can always go back to that, no one is forcing you to stick sround (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954473) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:41 PM Author: arousing tattoo i actually enjoy law. i just hate the billing/biglaw model. goal is to get a year or two of experience and go to government or in-house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954496) |
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Date: November 4th, 2012 5:09 AM Author: cream associate What kind of in-house gig do you expect to get with one or two years of experience? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21958453) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:36 PM Author: talented chocolate filthpig alpha they don't all suck to the same degree. the billable hour is what makes law particularly shitty, although most people would find the subject matter equally repulsive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954466) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:51 PM Author: titillating umber toilet seat new version nah, law is pretty interesting stuff. I'm not sure what else you think would be "interesting" subject matter at high-levels of corporate america. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954568) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 7:55 PM Author: talented chocolate filthpig alpha of the, say, 250 people i know practicing biglaw, i would say around 5 of them find the subject matter interesting. and none of these 5 are people you would want to hang out with. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955467) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 7:57 PM Author: Boyish bronze ticket booth those 5 will become partners (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955489) |
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Date: March 27th, 2014 12:07 AM Author: Federal Yellow Chad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#25268815) |
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Date: November 25th, 2014 7:14 PM Author: bonkers jewess (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#26799433) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 9:18 PM Author: hyperactive rigor stain Not true at all in the context of working in biglaw. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956103) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 9:17 PM Author: hyperactive rigor stain Nope. Biglaw sucks more. Sorry. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956099) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:41 PM Author: histrionic blue personal credit line i went biglaw -> plaintiffs' firm. was so miserable in biglaw life wasn't even worth living. it's like night and day bro now. law isn't bad at all when you have freedom to take your time on stuff and not think about all work in terms of how many hours you can bill. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954498) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 5:50 PM Author: arousing tattoo was it a big pay cut? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954563) |
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Date: November 4th, 2012 9:13 AM Author: Sexy dilemma toaster This is relevant to my interests. What kind of plaintiffs' firm? Don't you still have to keep your hours ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21958600) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 6:56 PM Author: Wild abode clown same situation here. totally miserable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954990) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 6:57 PM Author: peach slimy orchestra pit double fault life sucks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21954998) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 7:51 PM Author: disturbing national been in biglaw 2.5 years, life has never been so shitty. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955430) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 7:53 PM Author: Olive fear-inspiring water buffalo immigrant This is correct. Definitive low point for most people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955451) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 7:58 PM Author: disturbing national that's interesting. didn't not know 2.5 yr is the definitive low point for most. more analysis please (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955493) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 8:03 PM Author: Olive fear-inspiring water buffalo immigrant Oh I just meant biglaw in general. 2.5 years isn't the low point. It just keeps getting worse. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955529) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 7:56 PM Author: Boyish bronze ticket booth do you guys constantly type your hours into an excel spreadsheet? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955471) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 7:57 PM Author: disturbing national no, there's an app for that
most young associates do it themselves, some use secretaries |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 8:01 PM Author: Boyish bronze ticket booth whats the bigdeal just set time aside everyday to do it |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 10:01 PM Author: 180 turdskin office If you're questioning why billables are shitty, it's not the time entry itself. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956394) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 8:00 PM Author: territorial misanthropic shrine dysfunction boo fucking hoo. you knew what you signed up for. some of us didn't get the option just because we graduated at the wrong time. don't come fucking whining to me that your loans can be paid off in a handful of years. go fuck yourself. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21955507) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 9:09 PM Author: Odious fortuitous meteor french chef LOL (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956036) |
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Date: March 27th, 2014 8:25 AM Author: disgusting twinkling plaza I can see it in your eyes . . . (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#25269834) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 9:12 PM Author: Confused milk Move to a better firm. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956063) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 9:19 PM Author: Aphrodisiac Hissy Fit i daily want to kill self. i feel like the dog who caught the car. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956110) |
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Date: November 4th, 2012 9:03 AM Author: arousing tattoo exactly how i feel. i worked so hard in law school to secure a biglaw offer. now i feel like it's a death sentence. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21958585) |
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Date: November 4th, 2012 9:32 AM Author: disturbing national biglaw ain't a death sentence bro, assuming you ain't an idiot (pay down debt/save diligently, no lifestyle inflation, etc) you should have a nice equity cushion and a marketable resume in a few years. Make the jump to nicer ship (fed/state gov, inhouse, open a bakery) and you are golden. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21958638) |
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Date: November 4th, 2012 9:33 AM Author: Olive fear-inspiring water buffalo immigrant bakery is credited. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21958639) |
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Date: March 27th, 2014 8:26 AM Author: disgusting twinkling plaza (shrew dreaming of baking (and eating) cupcakes all day) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#25269838) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 10:23 PM Author: offensive state gaping Firm level and city can be huge factors in how much it sucks. IME top firm was way more unpleasant than say v50 in terms of atmosphere (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956527) |
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Date: November 3rd, 2012 10:37 PM Author: disturbing national V50 can still be pretty shitty. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21956624) |
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Date: November 4th, 2012 4:25 AM Author: insecure cuckoldry cruise ship not biglaw but i feel like law has consumed my life and there is very little else in it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21958400) |
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Date: November 4th, 2012 8:28 AM Author: disturbing national what do you do? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#21958529) |
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Date: March 28th, 2014 8:16 AM Author: hyperactive rigor stain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#25276778) |
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Date: March 26th, 2014 11:53 PM Author: Orange reading party start own firm or get out of law completely. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#25268691) |
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Date: November 25th, 2014 7:20 PM Author: beady-eyed locale i actually don't mind biglaw. working for decent people goes a long way for this. yea the hours are long and the work is boring. but you know what your getting yourself into and for most people there is a finite timeline. keep your eyes on that finish line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2101159&forum_id=2#26799467) |