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How typical are all nighters in NY Corporate?
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Date: July 17th, 2014 7:45 AM Author: flirting range Curious about the top firms. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949319) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 7:49 AM Author: Cheese-eating Know-it-all Center I don't think literal all-nighters are that common. There is plenty of "let's all go home around 2 and circle back together around 9:30 tomorrow" stuff though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949323) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 8:24 AM Author: flirting range Yeah, that's not a problem and I assumed that was the norm/what people would prefer to do. Just worried about not being able to get any break at all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949354) |
Date: July 17th, 2014 7:53 AM Author: Stimulating gay internal respiration turdskin just did ne (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949327) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 8:34 AM Author: shimmering misunderstood den keepsake machete Had 4 in the last 2 weeks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949362) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 8:44 AM Author: flirting range Thanks. I'm sorry though, that sounds brutal. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949380) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:42 AM Author: shimmering misunderstood den keepsake machete Not that bad actually. I mean it's shit but I've already hit hours for the month so I'm basically chillin for the rest. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949485) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:10 AM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry Rare. Like once every 6 weeks or so.
But lots of leaving at 2 or 3 am and comign back at 900 am. after 2 or 3 days of that you're pretty fucked up. |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 10:05 AM Author: learning disabled voyeur It's like that scene in Annie Hall except the associate is a hostage.
Partner: We rarely make the associates pull all nighters, no more than once every six weeks.
Associate: The partner says that I rarely pull all nighters, no more than once every six weeks. He also points out, correctly, that the regular nights on which I get two to three hours of sleep cannot be called all-nighters due to the word all. |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:35 AM Author: Topaz native roast beef I'm in V30 lit and leave by 7:30 90% of the time. Never had an all nighter. Lol at corp. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949472) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 8:18 PM Author: Crawly Offensive Crackhouse Therapy (never been staffed on a trial) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25953723) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 10:05 AM Author: Topaz native roast beef That's true, and it would be nuts on a trial, but that's rare enough to happen once a year or less for a typical biglaw lit associate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25956924) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:23 PM Author: Confused parlor (doc review atty) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25954139) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:45 AM Author: Motley sticky philosopher-king very rare. even rarer if you leave ny. go abroad young man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949492) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:45 AM Author: pink sanctuary blood rage I thought in ASIA they work you nonstop seven days a week in exchange for DAT PHAT COLA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949493) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:48 AM Author: Motley sticky philosopher-king COLA doesnt exist at most places anymore. i leave by 8 almost every night. i do put in some hours most weekends. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949497) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:52 AM Author: pink sanctuary blood rage bro this totally blows my mind. my conception of biglaw in ASIA is all upside down now. is HARVARD even BEST IN ASIA anymore? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949503) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:53 AM Author: Motley sticky philosopher-king harvard is best in asia, but pedigree probably matters less out here than youd imagine. hls will get you in the door though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949510) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:58 AM Author: pink sanctuary blood rage AZN V10 to CLS SEC transfers:
ME SO SOLLY! |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 10:01 AM Author: Motley sticky philosopher-king lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949540) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 10:02 AM Author: Hairraiser kitchen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949546) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 10:42 AM Author: flatulent meetinghouse ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949680) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:24 PM Author: Appetizing coral theater skinny woman (guy who doesn't work in HK biglaw).
they ride those associates HARD. staff deals extremely lean.
my friend billed like 3000 hours last year, lost a bunch of weight/hair. |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:46 AM Author: Hairraiser kitchen Lol why you think EVERYONE has a sleeping bag in the office (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949495) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 8:13 PM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry ....yeah, they don't. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25953680) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 11:04 AM Author: Chrome Mad Cow Disease when exactly during this all-nighter does a biglaw bro say "welp time to go to sleep in my sleeping bag" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957225) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:51 AM Author: titillating fuchsia brethren in M&A, ALL THE FRIGGIN' TIME (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949502) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 10:02 AM Author: Motley sticky philosopher-king more like M&GAY rite? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949541) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 10:05 AM Author: pink sanctuary blood rage cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949556) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 10:25 AM Author: Pontificating galvanic orchestra pit legend I envision practice groups where this happens with some regularity setting out candy dishes full of Modafinil. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25949623) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:18 PM Author: Fragrant cyan giraffe hall v5, once every 4 to 6 weeks. V10 couple times a year. V20 once a year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25954105) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 10:49 PM Author: cerebral personal credit line stag film V50 once every two years. V100 once every 10. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25954831) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:27 PM Author: twinkling cruise ship I'm noticing a pattern. LSAT questions? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958150) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 9:25 PM Author: Abusive Razzle-dazzle Field Weed Whacker i'd say twice a year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25954151) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 11:15 PM Author: bateful opaque pozpig what do you do all night (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25955063) |
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Date: July 17th, 2014 11:21 PM Author: vermilion costumed really tough guy trump supporter The large majority of NY Corp attorneys are gigantic pussies, that stroll into work at 10:30-11:00 a.m. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25955091) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:53 AM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry they stay later though. M&A at least. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25955891) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 10:46 AM Author: Spectacular market This baffles me. Who wouldn't shift their schedule to start at 6 or 7 or 8 at the very latest (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957118) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 10:51 AM Author: lilac stead Do you think NY M&A lawyers get to pick when they work? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957164) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 10:55 AM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry I'd love to. Doesn't work that way though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957182) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 10:56 AM Author: Spectacular market Why (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957188) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:13 PM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry Let's take last Thursday as an example.
I twiddled my thumbs until about 630. Then we got a markup back from the other side. The client wants to review our proposed response on a flight on Saturday. Partner needs to review before then and we need time to turn the partners comments.
Accordingly, we had to stay until 4 am to get the revised draft done and on the partners desk by morning. |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 10:36 AM Author: lilac stead I'm at V50 M&A not in NY and have only worked past midnight a few times this year, no all-nighters. And I do most of my work for the firms biggest M&A client. LOL NY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957077) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 10:56 AM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry Yeah NY hours suck but there are fringe benefits and some employers prefer laterals who are "NY-trained" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957190) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 11:01 AM Author: lilac stead Ehh, there's plenty of inhouse opportunities for me if that's what you mean. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957208) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:14 PM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry Yeah for sure you can get a job out of anywhere. Just saying NY does open a few more doors than other places, generally speaking.
Whether it's worth the trade off in QOL is debatable. |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 11:02 AM Author: Mustard double fault ANy capital markets lawyers here care to share they're experiences j shad im lookin at you |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:17 PM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry It's terrible. Up all night doing hand markups and checking for formatting errors.
Cp markets is a joke. |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 11:06 AM Author: Chrome Mad Cow Disease lawyers are fuckin pussies and I LOL EVEN HARDER when they lump themselves in with banking for overall shittiness of hours and life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25957229) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:14 PM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry Banking seems a lot easier. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958044) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:17 PM Author: Hairraiser kitchen junior analyst banker hours are easily the worst of any white collar job (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958066) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:16 PM Author: Ocher Lay Love Of Her Life cr or surgeons (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958055) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:10 PM Author: bateful opaque pozpig what are you doing all night long (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958012) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:16 PM Author: pink sanctuary blood rage seriously. that guy said they got a markup back at 630 and there were multiple people working on it. assuming all nighter means they worked until six. how many changes could there have been that it took multiple people 11:30 to incorporate, reformat, clean up, write a cover email, research points of law, whatever the fuck etc? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958057) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:18 PM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry Pray you never find out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958075) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:24 PM Author: pink sanctuary blood rage so it's not just inputting changes that takes 11:30 hours (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958129) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:18 PM Author: titillating fuchsia brethren during an M&A deal? Same shit you do doing the day. Drafting ancillary contracts, collecting signature pages, negotiating the final sticky points in a deal, revising disclosure schedules...etc..
Usually the biz guys want to announce signing (or closing) before opening bell so you are usually scrambling between 3am and 8:30am making sure that all has been agreed to and signed off. Then you have a call in the am and its done.
Then you crash and then wake up to an email putting you on a new deal that is set to close in week.
Good Times.
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:21 PM Author: bateful opaque pozpig Seems preferable to ttt litigation actually. Scramble and get it all done versus dying a slow death (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958097) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:22 PM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry "I see that Project Y closed. Congratulations! Now that you have some availability we could use your help on other deals.
Project X with [insane partner], [insane counsel] and [insane associate] is just ramping up. The data room is expected to open on Friday and the client would like a summary Monday morning. Please reach out to [insane associate] to get started.
Have a great weekend!
Best,
[life destroying assigning partner] |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:24 PM Author: Mustard double fault Is life better at kirkland and other so called free-market firms? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958124) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 1:32 PM Author: Hairraiser kitchen "No thanks. Going to enjoy the weekend and see what's up on Monday. Appreciate you thinking of me though." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958174) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 2:32 PM Author: bearded church building new version lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958515) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 6:42 PM Author: Henna Provocative Mad-dog Skullcap Dingle Berry Can you do that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25960128) |
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Date: July 18th, 2014 2:48 PM Author: glittery aggressive resort headpube (partner that does not have summertime next to his moniker) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2621103&forum_id=2#25958621) |