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Everytime I want to quit biglaw, I think about people in Shitlaw

I have seriously resolved to quit this job so many times. T...
cerise fear-inspiring stead
  08/02/14
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Rose National Cuckoldry
  08/02/14
wow this is a really introspective post. it's almost like yo...
Crystalline double fault
  08/02/14
unnecessary but humorous
hyperactive wonderful library athletic conference
  08/02/14
I laughed.
cerise fear-inspiring stead
  08/02/14
it is in the running for poast of the month (of course, it i...
charismatic senate queen of the night
  08/02/14
its a commentary on how shit the legal profession is
hideous mildly autistic point son of senegal
  08/02/14
lol
effete water buffalo goal in life
  08/02/14
donny....
lake stubborn indian lodge
  09/16/14
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ebony spectacular preventive strike
  09/16/14
18000000000
trip old irish cottage potus
  09/16/14
tyft
Glittery regret
  09/16/14
fucking laughing out loud at this one
Silver soul-stirring partner
  09/16/14
...
Adulterous Stain Electric Furnace
  09/16/14
the happiest lawyers i know are shitlaw criminal defense dud...
ebony spectacular preventive strike
  09/16/14
Lol at low stress but otherwise cr
trip old irish cottage potus
  09/16/14
i think the guys i know have a little more support structure...
ebony spectacular preventive strike
  09/16/14
hustling for clients is the most 180 part about shitlaw. The...
Mint laughsome shrine dingle berry
  09/16/14
this is in line with my solo crim law friends. One guy has t...
Silver soul-stirring partner
  09/16/14
having people's freedom in your hands seems really chill
maize school telephone
  09/16/14
i doubt too many criminal defense bros are losing sleep worr...
ebony spectacular preventive strike
  09/16/14
Very very few criminal attorneys handle only criminal cases....
Mint laughsome shrine dingle berry
  09/16/14
wait what, the other shitlaw thread said they all make 80-12...
Heady Fiercely-loyal Stag Film
  09/16/14
Fuck. Me too. There's a girl that was only ranked like 4 peo...
Twisted floppy rigpig piazza
  09/16/14
Could make this an HBO miniseries: Scared Straight
Talented Scarlet Sound Barrier Crotch
  09/16/14
? why is shitlaw the only alternative
green electric hall jap
  09/16/14


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Date: August 2nd, 2014 3:16 PM
Author: cerise fear-inspiring stead

I have seriously resolved to quit this job so many times. Time and time again I end up meeting or hearing about a friend of a friend who is stuck in shitlaw essentially doing the same shit for a quarter my salary (I literally cannot comprehend how people work these hours for 40k), and then feel like an asshole and cannot bring myself to quit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26047615)



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 8:41 PM
Author: Rose National Cuckoldry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26049180)



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 3:18 PM
Author: Crystalline double fault

wow this is a really introspective post. it's almost like you concluded something about your life, but then you considered other variables. have you considered publishing your memoirs?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26047625)



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 3:19 PM
Author: hyperactive wonderful library athletic conference

unnecessary but humorous

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26047631)



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 3:21 PM
Author: cerise fear-inspiring stead

I laughed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26047644)



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 8:28 PM
Author: charismatic senate queen of the night

it is in the running for poast of the month (of course, it is only the 2nd, but i laughed like a motherfucker too)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26049102)



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 8:42 PM
Author: hideous mildly autistic point son of senegal

its a commentary on how shit the legal profession is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26049185)



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 9:01 PM
Author: effete water buffalo goal in life

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26049316)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:05 PM
Author: lake stubborn indian lodge

donny....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340576)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:07 PM
Author: ebony spectacular preventive strike



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340587)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:14 PM
Author: trip old irish cottage potus

18000000000

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340630)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:17 PM
Author: Glittery regret

tyft

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340648)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:30 PM
Author: Silver soul-stirring partner

fucking laughing out loud at this one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340712)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 6:24 PM
Author: Adulterous Stain Electric Furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340967)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:08 PM
Author: ebony spectacular preventive strike

the happiest lawyers i know are shitlaw criminal defense dudes. it's easy, they have hilarious stories, and low stress/lots of flexibility. they seem to make decent money eventually. i kind of look at them with envy but i'm not ready to try it out yet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340592)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:15 PM
Author: trip old irish cottage potus

Lol at low stress but otherwise cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340636)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:21 PM
Author: ebony spectacular preventive strike

i think the guys i know have a little more support structure around them than you, but fair.

still, they are by far the most relaxed lawyers i know and spend the least amount of time working. most of them are home and not thinking about work by early afternoon every day if they don't have any trial shit happening, which seems rare. it seems like once you are in a position where you are not hustling for clients all the time and have decent staff, that's where the chill lifestyle really sets in. i don't know anything about what it's like if you're less established or really out on your own.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340671)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:29 PM
Author: Mint laughsome shrine dingle berry

hustling for clients is the most 180 part about shitlaw. There's a lot of stress because there's really no training. I'm at a relatively established shitlaw firm and they rarely give me direction. I stay up at night thinking I committed malpractice on the civil cases I handle.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340709)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:32 PM
Author: Silver soul-stirring partner

this is in line with my solo crim law friends. One guy has this exact lifestyle, making six figs and is home by 3pm most days. I'm sure it can be stressful, but he has a good gig. Has hilarious stories, every day is an adventure.

Another friend of mine was at a firm for a long time, got shitcanned, then went solo crim defense. Loves it, says getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340733)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:17 PM
Author: maize school telephone

having people's freedom in your hands seems really chill

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340649)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:23 PM
Author: ebony spectacular preventive strike

i doubt too many criminal defense bros are losing sleep worrying about underserving the freedom interests of their 99% guilty clients.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340682)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:30 PM
Author: Mint laughsome shrine dingle berry

Very very few criminal attorneys handle only criminal cases. But criminal defense bros have to stay up worrying about fucking up a case to cover their own asses.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340713)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 5:16 PM
Author: Heady Fiercely-loyal Stag Film

wait what, the other shitlaw thread said they all make 80-120K

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340641)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 6:22 PM
Author: Twisted floppy rigpig piazza

Fuck. Me too. There's a girl that was only ranked like 4 people below me and she's in bottom of the line insurance defense at a firm that churns through associates. I think of her and I'm scared straight.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340955)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 6:30 PM
Author: Talented Scarlet Sound Barrier Crotch

Could make this an HBO miniseries: Scared Straight

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340992)



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Date: September 16th, 2014 6:31 PM
Author: green electric hall jap

?

why is shitlaw the only alternative

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634508&forum_id=2#26340996)