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how do you combat extreme biglaw boredom?

4th year V10 associate here. Constantly bored. Soul crushe...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
watch netflix
kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza
  01/07/15
well im on imgur all day...question isnt so much how do i oc...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
why would you want to?
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aromatic honey-headed set
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passionate carnelian piazza
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big-titted pit mediation
  04/29/15
Start playing pranks around the office (e.g. poop on the bat...
Indecent mewling lodge roommate
  01/07/15
you don't. enjoy severance.
Dun confused property
  01/07/15
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Fuchsia bawdyhouse
  01/07/15
Have you spent all four years at the same firm? If so, that...
flirting boistinker
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Fuchsia bawdyhouse
  01/07/15
nope lateralled about 6 months ago, thought the change of sc...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
can you get on some doc review?
kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza
  01/07/15
i am/was/will be...but thats even worse...8 hrs of reading/s...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
just watch tons of netflix while half-assedly doing doc revi...
kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza
  01/07/15
both good points... yea i dunno i mean im a 'think positive'...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
sounds like you should be putting your optimism and energy i...
kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza
  01/07/15
agreed...in the long term....but just lateralled 6 months ag...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
Fuck. Okay, so in my experience, associates who won't bil...
flirting boistinker
  01/07/15
all good points-- yes i do this...believe me, i'm not being ...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
Okay, well shit then. Be sure to record all your time, but ...
flirting boistinker
  01/07/15
between my very nice parents, solid scholarships and own con...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
Okay man, then believe it or not you are better off than mos...
flirting boistinker
  01/07/15
well, that was a very helpful and constructive response...i ...
big-titted pit mediation
  01/07/15
fuck, i billed 3 200hr/mos of doc review i never actually di...
kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza
  01/07/15
180
big-titted pit mediation
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I don't think I have ever not done this in a month where I b...
supple plum prole sandwich
  01/07/15
2nd year here. Hi me. So whats the end game? I'm struggl...
green theater stage kitty
  01/07/15
u have until the end of ur 3rd year. not flame.
Fuchsia bawdyhouse
  01/07/15
ty ty ty. This poast gives me HOAP
green theater stage kitty
  01/07/15
someone will come in here and say "durrr i herad of a 2...
Fuchsia bawdyhouse
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CR. It takes a large amount of fuck-up to get fired as a se...
flirting boistinker
  01/07/15
3rd years lateral all the time. 1st and 2nd years get shitc...
Dun confused property
  01/07/15
Lol. Ur second sentence is such bullshit. U Have no idea wha...
Fuchsia bawdyhouse
  01/07/15
Bang your head against your desk until your IQ falls to 115.
Aquamarine Mood
  01/07/15
cr, the sweet spot for IQ in biglaw is about 105-125.
Dun confused property
  01/07/15
perhaps it is time to heed the call of Islam
Navy Hilarious Turdskin House
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I quit my job and smoked alot of weed (TBF: I smoked alot of...
Hyperventilating titillating idea he suggested cuck
  01/07/15
yea weed and drinking all night every night....not to mentio...
big-titted pit mediation
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watch movies, poast here, other hobbies HSFB, boxing, etc.
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  01/07/15
sounds awesome
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Lol
Swashbuckling arrogant theater stock car
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you should never be bored, bro - you should always be develo...
scarlet self-centered tanning salon
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dammit why didnt i think of that
big-titted pit mediation
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Option 1: Become so indispensable to a case/project/partner...
jet disturbing gaping
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yea ive been in boat number one before...it's almost better ...
big-titted pit mediation
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When's the last time you took a vacation and how long was it...
flirting boistinker
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i tend to take short vacations-- just did 4 days in mexico i...
big-titted pit mediation
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I think you have low-T
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big-titted pit mediation
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Hold on a sec, you only bill 2-3 hours for a whole set of ro...
Sapphire talking theatre
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ha true no that was an extreme underestimate-- prob will bil...
big-titted pit mediation
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Interestingly enough, asbestos / product liablity rogs are c...
green theater stage kitty
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things i did to pass time: apply to in-house jobs watc...
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and now?
big-titted pit mediation
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livin da 9-6 in-house dream. i did search for in-house jo...
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is it really that much better? r u in a litigation role?
big-titted pit mediation
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maybe 25% lit now, 75% corp. legal work is never going to b...
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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:41 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

4th year V10 associate here. Constantly bored. Soul crushed. No motivation. Could care less about my hours. How do you combat?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074071)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:41 PM
Author: kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza

watch netflix

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074072)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:42 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

well im on imgur all day...question isnt so much how do i occupy my time...more like, how do i defeat boredom and reengage with the work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074078)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:50 PM
Author: kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza

why would you want to?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074119)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:52 PM
Author: mahogany bbw



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:53 PM
Author: Fuchsia bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074134)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:59 PM
Author: canary dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074537)



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Date: January 8th, 2015 10:42 AM
Author: Exciting background story crackhouse



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Date: March 2nd, 2015 3:03 PM
Author: aromatic honey-headed set



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Date: April 12th, 2015 1:25 PM
Author: passionate carnelian piazza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27675997)



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Date: April 29th, 2015 4:36 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27787138)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:43 PM
Author: Indecent mewling lodge roommate

Start playing pranks around the office (e.g. poop on the bathroom floor and plant a tiny American flag in it, put a plant in the middle of the hallway so that people have to walk around it, close people's doors when they step out of their office momentarily)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074082)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:44 PM
Author: Dun confused property

you don't. enjoy severance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074089)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:53 PM
Author: Fuchsia bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074138)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:50 PM
Author: flirting boistinker

Have you spent all four years at the same firm? If so, that gives you some time to coast and rely on your internal reputation. Start talking to recruiters and see what else is out there. As a guy who made it six years with one biglaw firm, believe me I know: Once the complete apathy kicks in, there is no going back. It's only a matter of time before you start making mistakes. Jump before you get pushed but don't rush-- you probably have at least a year and most likely even more.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074122)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:54 PM
Author: Fuchsia bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074140)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:55 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

nope lateralled about 6 months ago, thought the change of scenery would give me a boost...yeah that lasted about a month...now back to grinding out rogs that take me 3 days but can only reasonably bill 2-3 hours without raising a red flag...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074145)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:55 PM
Author: kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza

can you get on some doc review?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074151)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:57 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

i am/was/will be...but thats even worse...8 hrs of reading/summarizing emails...research and writing assignments are really the only thing that interest me, but they come along too infrequently...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074164)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:59 PM
Author: kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza

just watch tons of netflix while half-assedly doing doc review that you inflate hours for by 2 or 3x. you'd essentially be doing the same thing (and would be just as depressed) if you you were unemployed.

why are you trying to 'engage' or be 'interested in' an intrinsically dumb, unengaging job?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074178)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:01 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

both good points... yea i dunno i mean im a 'think positive' kind of person so try to see the bright side, which is tough... i mean alternative to re-engaging i guess is to just, as you say and as I've been doing, do the bare minimum to not get fired for another year or two then go be unemployed for a bit then try to get a new gig...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074189)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:05 PM
Author: kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza

sounds like you should be putting your optimism and energy into thinking of some job or lifestyle that would make you happier

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074205)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:07 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

agreed...in the long term....but just lateralled 6 months ago...want to at least make it a year or two...my point is more about short term

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074220)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:02 PM
Author: flirting boistinker

Fuck.

Okay, so in my experience, associates who won't bill too much "because it will raise a red flag" are being far, far too conservative (imagine that, in this profession, right?). Have you ever actually been called out for overbilling at this place? If not, bill more to that task and see what happens. Surely you can come up with something to be doing that will meet with partner approval-- like, before you construct your rogs, don't you think you should review relevant SEC filings and rogs in other recent cases? Did you review local rules and rules of the local court to make sure there's no surprises/changes? Double-check any relevant case law? Etc. The key is to have an answer right away if anybody asks you about it-- obviously, don't try to construct something on the spot.

Partners are obnoxious about being thorough, but the flip side is that so long as you meet deadlines, they'll rarely call you out for being TOO thorough.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074192)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:05 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

all good points-- yes i do this...believe me, i'm not being too conservative...im a strong proponent of associates not cutting their hours...if rogs take mad long, you should bill that time...if the partner wants to cut it let her...i'm talking about extreme overages...as in, you could go to law school pass the bar and write these rogs quicker than i did...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074207)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:13 PM
Author: flirting boistinker

Okay, well shit then. Be sure to record all your time, but if you're this burned out then it's unlikely you'll get it back. You've burned your 20's on law school and biglaw, sounds like it's time to move on. How debtfucked are you right now?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074255)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:15 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

between my very nice parents, solid scholarships and own contributions im pretty much free and clear at this point...but still gotta pay rent and shit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074261)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:21 PM
Author: flirting boistinker

Okay man, then believe it or not you are better off than most fourth year associates. Honestly, most fourth years are going to be gone from biglaw in a year or two anyway; you have a step up on them because (i) you know it's happening and (ii) you'll leave without having to worry about debt. It just sounds like the law firm lifestyle is not for you, which doesn't make you anything but normal. You were able to lateral once six months ago, so it seems like you know how the interview game works. When you go in-house or to some other job, you can very easily say, "I thought I wasn't happy at my first firm, but it turns out it's just law firms. I'm much more excited about this opportunity because (reasons why newjerb is different than a law firm.") You have the credentials to be at a V10 after lateraling from what was presumably another V10, so I'd say there's a good chance you'll maek it. Good luck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074303)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:28 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

well, that was a very helpful and constructive response...i appreciate it...yea i mean i dont mean to be a little whiny bitch...im genuinely looking for ways to improve...but you are right-- if its a bad match it is what it is and it may be (not right now but sometime in 2015) time to move on...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074343)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:09 PM
Author: kink-friendly galvanic internal respiration plaza

fuck, i billed 3 200hr/mos of doc review i never actually did, and didn't get fired or even have anybody bring it up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074231)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:10 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074235)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:40 PM
Author: supple plum prole sandwich

I don't think I have ever not done this in a month where I billed good hours.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074410)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:53 PM
Author: green theater stage kitty

2nd year here. Hi me.

So whats the end game? I'm struggling to bill more than 4-5 hours a day right now. How much can I coast with this before being DONE HERE?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074131)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:54 PM
Author: Fuchsia bawdyhouse

u have until the end of ur 3rd year. not flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074143)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:57 PM
Author: green theater stage kitty

ty ty ty. This poast gives me HOAP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074163)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:59 PM
Author: Fuchsia bawdyhouse

someone will come in here and say "durrr i herad of a 2nd year getting shit canned once" but it's like 1 in a 1000. u r bulletproof up to year 3.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074173)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:04 PM
Author: flirting boistinker

CR. It takes a large amount of fuck-up to get fired as a second year-- like, "sexually harass the secretary" levels of fuck-up. That being said, it's much harder for a 3rd year to lateral (or at least it was in my day, it could be easier now), so it may be worth trying to hang on longer to develop exit opportunities.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074201)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:26 PM
Author: Dun confused property

3rd years lateral all the time. 1st and 2nd years get shitchanned all the time too. you guys are clueless.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074332)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:57 PM
Author: Fuchsia bawdyhouse

Lol. Ur second sentence is such bullshit. U Have no idea what's going on around u

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074525)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:53 PM
Author: Aquamarine Mood

Bang your head against your desk until your IQ falls to 115.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074132)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:55 PM
Author: Dun confused property

cr, the sweet spot for IQ in biglaw is about 105-125.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074149)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 3:55 PM
Author: Navy Hilarious Turdskin House

perhaps it is time to heed the call of Islam

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074146)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:04 PM
Author: Hyperventilating titillating idea he suggested cuck

I quit my job and smoked alot of weed (TBF: I smoked alot of weed before I quit). Drinking helped, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074196)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:06 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

yea weed and drinking all night every night....not to mention other extracurriculars...but then what

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074211)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:18 PM
Author: Hyperventilating titillating idea he suggested cuck

watch movies, poast here, other hobbies HSFB, boxing, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074281)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:19 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

sounds awesome

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074286)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:43 PM
Author: bossy milk stead



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:47 PM
Author: Swashbuckling arrogant theater stock car

Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074456)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:19 PM
Author: scarlet self-centered tanning salon

you should never be bored, bro - you should always be developing and expanding your portable book of business, meeting existing and prospective clients, etc. become a rainmaker.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074285)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:21 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

dammit why didnt i think of that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074299)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:21 PM
Author: jet disturbing gaping

Option 1: Become so indispensable to a case/project/partner that you become too overwhelmed with responsibility to have the time to be bored/lazy.

Option 2: Quit

The work isn't going to magically become less soul crushing because you set your mind to it.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074304)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:24 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

yea ive been in boat number one before...it's almost better in some ways...but i mean is there no motivational technique to make it just a little better? im not asking for a miracle just a few helpful nudges in the right direction

option 2 is my plan medium/long term...i have no interest in partner track...but i dont wanna just up and quit just yet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074314)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:25 PM
Author: flirting boistinker

When's the last time you took a vacation and how long was it? A week long bender when you're slow anyway may help.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074326)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:30 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

i tend to take short vacations-- just did 4 days in mexico in december...doing 2 days in florida this month...2 days in vermont february...and i basically spent all of xmas/new years drinking with my buddies...its not so much about stress, for me (though thats an issue too), more about motivation to get my shit done

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074354)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:41 PM
Author: jet disturbing gaping

I think you have low-T

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074420)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:43 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074432)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:32 PM
Author: Sapphire talking theatre

Hold on a sec, you only bill 2-3 hours for a whole set of rogs? You can do more than that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074363)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:34 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

ha true no that was an extreme underestimate-- prob will bill more like 15 hrs, but havent really decided yet....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074373)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:37 PM
Author: green theater stage kitty

Interestingly enough, asbestos / product liablity rogs are copy and paste and only take 2-3 hours most of the time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074392)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:36 PM
Author: Beta Associate

things i did to pass time:

apply to in-house jobs

watch netflix/hulu

online shop

surf the net generally

go to restaurants downstairs on random afternoons

go to the gym

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074385)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:36 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

and now?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074389)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:39 PM
Author: Beta Associate

livin da 9-6 in-house dream.

i did search for in-house jobs for about 2.5 years though. start now.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074405)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:40 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

is it really that much better? r u in a litigation role?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074417)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:50 PM
Author: Beta Associate

maybe 25% lit now, 75% corp. legal work is never going to be sexy or interesting. what i do now is not more interesting than i did before from a substantive perspective, but it is about 1000% times better.

the main issues i had w/ biglaw was billing and the lack of job security. you could never enjoy a slow week or month b/c you knew the partners were looking at your hours and wondering if this is when they're going to fire you.

taking your example on drafting rogs, i don't have to account for my hours and stress about whether billing 15 hours on them is acceptable. hell, i might not even spend 2 hours on it and nobody will give a shit as long as i get it done on time. your QOL improves massively once you're no longer subject to billing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074476)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:52 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

i agree-- i feel like without billing you could shrug off a lot of the other negatives...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074488)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:49 PM
Author: Swashbuckling arrogant theater stock car

You people watching Netflix at work make me feel a lot better about cruising xoxo on my iphone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074465)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 4:58 PM
Author: naked reading party faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27074529)



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Date: January 7th, 2015 9:02 PM
Author: boyish cyan trust fund

Impregnate your wife. 9 months later you get a totally 180 2 weeks off where you just have to answer emails and deal with guilt about "slacking." I am in day 3 of this now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27075926)



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Date: January 8th, 2015 1:23 AM
Author: floppy white dog poop school

Describe

Also, just 2 weeks?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27077603)



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Date: January 8th, 2015 2:54 AM
Author: flirting boistinker

Same thing happened to a friend of mine who was a 2nd year at the time-- two days after the birth of his first child, he was getting email requests to do things like priv logs and discrete research assignments. They didn't explicitly tell him not to take his paternity leave, but they did say things like, "We're really all hands on deck here, so if you could work on this we would really appreciate it. Team players are what we really need here." Long story short, he ended up taking three days, then coming right back to work. Then bonus season rolled around and he got either no-bonus-pwned. LJL at 2009.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27077899)



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Date: January 8th, 2015 1:34 AM
Author: Smoky vibrant parlour half-breed

Go inhouse. Best case you land a good job and you get to filter out the most boring parts of practice and boss around outside counsel a lot. Worst case it's still much easier to slack inhouse than at a firm in almost all cases, and that gives you a longer runway to plot a bigger career shift, plus contacts in "the business" that will be way more useful as a network, sounding board, etc. to make it happen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27077628)



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Date: January 8th, 2015 2:09 AM
Author: bat-shit-crazy den travel guidebook

really liked this thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27077756)



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Date: January 8th, 2015 9:10 AM
Author: big-titted pit mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27078530)



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Date: March 2nd, 2015 3:01 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27417182)



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Date: January 20th, 2015 12:15 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation

bumpo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27151571)



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Date: April 12th, 2015 1:08 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27675924)



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Date: April 13th, 2015 2:19 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27682590)



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Date: May 27th, 2015 1:29 PM
Author: big-titted pit mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#27974325)



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Date: June 1st, 2015 9:43 AM
Author: big-titted pit mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#28011703)



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Date: July 21st, 2020 5:31 PM
Author: nofapping stimulating hairy legs goyim



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2777013&forum_id=2#40641013)