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abandon biglaw offer to pursue commercial real estate dev?

the situation: just-graduated 3L with an offer at a major ma...
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/13/15
Bullshit.
Onyx Market Knife
  06/16/15
do not look back
Violent Bearded Immigrant Antidepressant Drug
  06/13/15
Guess I can stop checking my email to see if Johnsmeyer has ...
pontificating territorial locale
  06/13/15
sadly this is urban CRE and i won't know the joys and intric...
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/13/15
CRE will always be there if you want it. BigLawl will not.
Marvelous foreskin rigpig
  06/13/15
do you think this is true re: CRE? bearing in mind that this...
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/13/15
(literally the worst advice ever poasted)
diverse coffee pot library
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Copper forum
  06/14/15
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Arousing Khaki Messiness
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emerald multi-billionaire
  06/14/15
go do CRE you idiot. you know that you are better suited fo...
Dashing meetinghouse private investor
  06/13/15
thank you. i think you're right.
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/13/15
btw, you will also probably suck at biglaw so I wouldn't fac...
Dashing meetinghouse private investor
  06/13/15
no, agreed that i will definitely suck. the choice is basica...
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  06/13/15
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flirting fantasy-prone legend
  06/14/15
flame. but why the fuck would you even ask this question?
sepia site twinkling uncleanness
  06/13/15
like every idiot who attended LS, i am somewhat risk averse....
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/13/15
THIS IS YOUR FUCKING BEST CHANCE IN LIFE YOU IDIOT. DO NOT P...
Bat shit crazy aphrodisiac internal respiration
  06/13/15
cr
Arousing Khaki Messiness
  06/14/15
Take the CRE opportunity, aggressively refi your loans down ...
Bat shit crazy aphrodisiac internal respiration
  06/13/15
...
Violent Bearded Immigrant Antidepressant Drug
  06/13/15
A lot more shit on your college and law school campuses were...
diverse coffee pot library
  06/13/15
Let's switch up the facts w a little hypo. What if the guy h...
Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke
  06/13/15
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Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke
  06/14/15
Depends, how FRATTY is the team he's joining
Copper forum
  06/14/15
BAIN Dallas
Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke
  06/14/15
Didn't read OP but yes of course
free-loading cuckold shitlib
  06/13/15
"i am generally ill-suited to working for others and sk...
Canary Twisted Dopamine
  06/14/15
This thread is a good example of the doors law school can op...
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  06/14/15
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Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke
  06/14/15
You should probably think about why this multimillion dolar ...
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sooty infuriating pisswyrm toaster
  06/14/15
"There is an old story about a financial economist and ...
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/16/15
what experience do you have managing people and projects?
sooty infuriating pisswyrm toaster
  06/14/15
TBF not sure what kind of advice you even hope to get here. ...
bull headed headpube
  06/14/15
Op - listen to Colt
slap-happy hairy legs mexican
  06/14/15
Flame. What the fuck kind of CRE project pays out that much ...
salmon garrison preventive strike
  06/14/15
It sounds like he is talking about a back-in after payout, w...
Bat shit crazy aphrodisiac internal respiration
  06/14/15
his prediction is also probably wildly optimistic, but that'...
Arousing Khaki Messiness
  06/14/15
this is correct
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/15/15
So you have no experience managing commercial development......
Soul-stirring Cordovan Casino
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Cr OP has some further explaining to do before I can make th...
Dull gaping pozpig
  06/14/15
what difference does it make? it'll get him good experience...
Arousing Khaki Messiness
  06/14/15
the difference is, if he is lying about one thing, he may be...
Soul-stirring Cordovan Casino
  06/14/15
Not disagreeing but that line of discussion is not super hel...
Bat shit crazy aphrodisiac internal respiration
  06/14/15
I'm guessing it is some hookup from his dad or uncle or some...
razzle-dazzle hominid international law enforcement agency
  06/14/15
yep that's how u make it in amerika. these faggots then tell...
Boyish impertinent philosopher-king
  06/14/15
Even if it is a major hookup, no one/group with $20 million ...
Soul-stirring Cordovan Casino
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presumably you understand that a $20 million project does no...
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/15/15
there's a family connection to the prospective investors, ye...
Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression
  06/15/15
it sounds almost as crazy as the idea that somebody with no ...
diverse coffee pot library
  06/14/15
Well, except that happens all the time. What the OP is desc...
razzle-dazzle hominid international law enforcement agency
  06/14/15
$160,000 is compensation for potential which is signaled by ...
Soul-stirring Cordovan Casino
  06/14/15
>>Most of these jobs are no partners track except in n...
razzle costumed plaza
  06/16/15
bros should I take 3.5mm/yr for a CRE project or work at DLA...
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Date: June 13th, 2015 7:48 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

the situation: just-graduated 3L with an offer at a major market V50, low 100s in debt. through personal connections, some shit i learned in/prior to LS, and a ton of luck, i've been offered the opportunity to manage a ~$20m commercial real estate project from start to finish. details are still hazy but i would pull a salary around $75-90k for 2.5 years while working on the project and 25-30% equity in the project, which i estimate would be worth $8-10m net of debt in 7 years.

pros: the upside is obviously huge. i am more interested in the CRE opportunity. i would be self-employed and self-directed. i am generally ill-suited to working for others and skilled at managing people and projects.

cons: much higher chance of failure. the development is relatively high risk/high reward. i would live like a pauper while making loan payments until the payout, which is quite a ways down the road.

input welcome. seems like i know the answer already but it's always good to see if others have insights i missed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112200)



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Date: June 16th, 2015 12:32 AM
Author: Onyx Market Knife

Bullshit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28129858)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 7:49 PM
Author: Violent Bearded Immigrant Antidepressant Drug

do not look back

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112208)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 7:53 PM
Author: pontificating territorial locale

Guess I can stop checking my email to see if Johnsmeyer has responded to my application to manage that Mega farm he inherited.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112251)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 7:54 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

sadly this is urban CRE and i won't know the joys and intricacies of BBW ranching... yet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112262)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 7:59 PM
Author: Marvelous foreskin rigpig

CRE will always be there if you want it. BigLawl will not.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112301)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:04 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

do you think this is true re: CRE? bearing in mind that this is not an entry-level associate position at a CRE firm but a chance to manage & be a full-fledged partner on a project.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112339)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:28 PM
Author: diverse coffee pot library

(literally the worst advice ever poasted)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112517)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 1:58 AM
Author: Copper forum



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28114519)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 10:21 AM
Author: Arousing Khaki Messiness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28115671)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 1:52 AM
Author: emerald multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28114492)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:15 PM
Author: Dashing meetinghouse private investor

go do CRE you idiot. you know that you are better suited for, and more interested in it. Even if it doesn't pan out you'll get some experience and contacts and can keep progressing.

Whereas if you do biglaw, you'll make an extra 200k over that 2 year span (100k after taxes) but will have been miserable and have no relevant experience.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112416)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:26 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

thank you. i think you're right.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112504)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:30 PM
Author: Dashing meetinghouse private investor

btw, you will also probably suck at biglaw so I wouldn't factor in any possibility that you can maek it to partner. no offense, but most people suck, especially those that dont want to be lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112531)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:58 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

no, agreed that i will definitely suck. the choice is basically take this chance now or put in my 3 years to pay off my loans before doing something similar to this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112747)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 1:51 AM
Author: flirting fantasy-prone legend



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28114486)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:17 PM
Author: sepia site twinkling uncleanness

flame. but why the fuck would you even ask this question?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112440)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:27 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

like every idiot who attended LS, i am somewhat risk averse. i also have personal connections in the major market where my V50 would be. i'm trying not to factor that into what i think should be a professional decision, but it's tricky. (the CRE gig is in my secondary city hometown.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112510)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:32 PM
Author: Bat shit crazy aphrodisiac internal respiration

THIS IS YOUR FUCKING BEST CHANCE IN LIFE YOU IDIOT. DO NOT PASS THIS UP. EVEN IF YOU FAIL COMPLETELY, YOU WILL BE 100% MORE PREPARED FOR 100% MORE INTERESTING AND MORE LUCRATIVE SHIT THAN BIGLAW. DO NOT FUCK THIS UP.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112549)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 10:21 AM
Author: Arousing Khaki Messiness

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28115676)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:19 PM
Author: Bat shit crazy aphrodisiac internal respiration

Take the CRE opportunity, aggressively refi your loans down to <3.0% interst, do not look back

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112454)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:24 PM
Author: Violent Bearded Immigrant Antidepressant Drug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112487)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 8:29 PM
Author: diverse coffee pot library

A lot more shit on your college and law school campuses were named for real estate developers than for lawyers. HTFT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28112522)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 11:26 PM
Author: Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke

Let's switch up the facts w a little hypo. What if the guy had an MBB associate offer instead of Biglaw?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28113613)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:25 AM
Author: Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28114066)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 1:58 AM
Author: Copper forum

Depends, how FRATTY is the team he's joining

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28114517)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 2:20 AM
Author: Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke

BAIN Dallas

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28114641)



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Date: June 13th, 2015 11:28 PM
Author: free-loading cuckold shitlib

Didn't read OP but yes of course

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28113627)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 2:00 AM
Author: Canary Twisted Dopamine

"i am generally ill-suited to working for others and skilled at managing people and projects."

let me stop u right there chief

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28114526)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 2:22 AM
Author: Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke

This thread is a good example of the doors law school can open w focused efforts. I've noticed especially employers in the real estate space LOVE hiring fresh law school grads and new lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28114653)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 7:08 AM
Author: Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28115319)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 7:15 AM
Author: Sienna filthpig

You should probably think about why this multimillion dolar opportunity was not offered to an experienced RE project manager and/or snapped up by said individual.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28115322)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 9:59 AM
Author: sooty infuriating pisswyrm toaster



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28115590)



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Date: June 16th, 2015 12:04 AM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

"There is an old story about a financial economist and passionate defender of the efficient markets hypothesis who was walking down the street with a friend.

The friend stops and says, "Look, there is a $20 bill on the ground!"

The economist turns and coolly replies, "Can't be. If there was a $20 bill on the ground, somebody would have already picked it up."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28129567)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 9:59 AM
Author: sooty infuriating pisswyrm toaster

what experience do you have managing people and projects?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28115594)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 10:31 AM
Author: bull headed headpube

TBF not sure what kind of advice you even hope to get here. You seem to understand the criteria well enough, less certain higher reward with more stable but lower returns.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28115704)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 11:42 AM
Author: slap-happy hairy legs mexican

Op - listen to Colt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28115907)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:25 PM
Author: salmon garrison preventive strike

Flame. What the fuck kind of CRE project pays out that much in equity to the project manager? And are you saying you only get equity at the end?

This sounds like a retail construction project (anchored strip center in the burbs), but still probably flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116119)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:26 PM
Author: Bat shit crazy aphrodisiac internal respiration

It sounds like he is talking about a back-in after payout, which wouldn't be uncommon

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116126)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:32 PM
Author: Arousing Khaki Messiness

his prediction is also probably wildly optimistic, but that's not really the point. the point is that even if he makes far, far less than he expects on that back end, even nothing, it's a better route to go down than biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116154)



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Date: June 15th, 2015 11:59 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

this is correct

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28129520)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:29 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Cordovan Casino

So you have no experience managing commercial development...

but someone is willing to pay you 30% equity to act as a project manager without any skin in the game yourself...



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116139)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:31 PM
Author: Dull gaping pozpig

Cr OP has some further explaining to do before I can make the flame/not flame determination

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116145)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:32 PM
Author: Arousing Khaki Messiness

what difference does it make? it'll get him good experience in a much better career path than biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116157)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:35 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Cordovan Casino

the difference is, if he is lying about one thing, he may be lying about a lot of things and it may not actually be a better career path.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116163)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:46 PM
Author: Bat shit crazy aphrodisiac internal respiration

Not disagreeing but that line of discussion is not super helpful to him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116212)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:35 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle hominid international law enforcement agency

I'm guessing it is some hookup from his dad or uncle or someone in the family. Obviously no one gets 30% of the promote on a $20mm development deal with zero experience without a major hookup.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116167)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:37 PM
Author: Boyish impertinent philosopher-king

yep that's how u make it in amerika. these faggots then tell Russian girls they are self made men.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116179)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:43 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Cordovan Casino

Even if it is a major hookup, no one/group with $20 million is going to give someone with no experience the type of responsibility that is reasonably compensated by a 25-30% promote.

Unless it is literally his dad's money, the dad is going to be doing the work, and there are no other financial partners.

Even non-capital partners have to have some skin in the game, or a tremendous amount of service potential.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116206)



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Date: June 15th, 2015 11:44 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

presumably you understand that a $20 million project does not require investors to put up $20 million in cash

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28129350)



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Date: June 15th, 2015 11:43 PM
Author: Zombie-like At-the-ready Stock Car Indirect Expression

there's a family connection to the prospective investors, yes. without giving too much detail, the project is one that i identified myself (though i obviously would have to learn an absolute fuckton). it's viable largely because of a combination of tax credits that are not commonly used or well understood in this market, but that i happened to study in great detail in LS. so i do add some value. i have pretty unimpeachable leadership/mgmt credentials from before LS – apologies but not going to give more detail.

30% was probably on the optimistic side, but i am going to try to pull it. i would probably be happy with 15-20% if that's all i can get.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28129336)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:38 PM
Author: diverse coffee pot library

it sounds almost as crazy as the idea that somebody with no prior experience as a corporate attorney might be offered a $160,000 starting salary and partner-track job at a large law firm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116188)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:44 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle hominid international law enforcement agency

Well, except that happens all the time. What the OP is describing almost literally has never happened....unless the OP is the son, nephew, brother or twink of whoever runs the development company.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116208)



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Date: June 14th, 2015 12:45 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Cordovan Casino

$160,000 is compensation for potential which is signaled by a lot of years of going to good colleges and or law schools.

Most of these jobs are no partners track except in name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28116210)



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Date: June 16th, 2015 12:09 AM
Author: razzle costumed plaza

>>Most of these jobs are no partners track except in name.

Wait, WHAT?!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#28129626)



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Date: April 21st, 2017 3:26 PM
Author: Cheese-eating Grizzly Corner Yarmulke

bros should I take 3.5mm/yr for a CRE project or work at DLA Piper???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2907676&forum_id=2#33128613)