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Cold hard truth - outside of V5 BIGLAW hours are not bad

It's basically 45-50 hour weeks with like 10 random weekends...
Arousing wild piazza nowag
  11/21/17
So why does the whole board whine about this shit and tell p...
mind-boggling cerise bawdyhouse nibblets
  11/21/17
law school is a very dangerous financial gamble because you ...
Sinister orange party of the first part location
  11/21/17
Success rate is 90% ...
disgusting national security agency
  11/21/17
that's not even true at like HLS
Sinister orange party of the first part location
  11/21/17
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comical prole partner
  01/07/18
It's self selection. The type of people who tend to become ...
Arousing wild piazza nowag
  11/21/17
This also rings true. I give juniors work expecting them to ...
Honey-headed Aromatic Boltzmann
  11/21/17
Signing up for the February LSAT right now ty
mind-boggling cerise bawdyhouse nibblets
  11/21/17
I imagine there is probably a large subset of naive people w...
Milky Persian Toilet Seat
  11/21/17
Largely true
Honey-headed Aromatic Boltzmann
  11/21/17
Its somewhat true, but you're on call 24/7 and you can defin...
Mildly Autistic Cracking Step-uncle's House
  11/21/17
Possible. Agreed. However, let's dispel of the notion th...
Arousing wild piazza nowag
  11/21/17
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Coiffed Provocative Whorehouse Trust Fund
  11/21/17
Bump as BIGLAW whiners stroll into their offices an hour aft...
Arousing wild piazza nowag
  11/21/17
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Greedy ticket booth associate
  11/21/17
lol at "leaving by 7" like that isn't TTT
Milky Persian Toilet Seat
  01/07/18
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Khaki soul-stirring clown
  01/07/18
lol 9:39 is way too early to get into MFH biglaw. I cop...
Judgmental umber menage
  01/07/18
Who gives a fuck when you actually arrive at the office. It'...
cerebral crawly home
  01/07/18
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Coiffed Provocative Whorehouse Trust Fund
  11/21/17
BUMP as BIGLAW whiners work 3 hours today and leave at 3pm.
Arousing wild piazza nowag
  11/22/17
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Wonderful trump supporter
  01/07/18
Some of the worst places are out of the V5 Quinn, K&E...
Vivacious Range Fortuitous Meteor
  01/07/18


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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:03 AM
Author: Arousing wild piazza nowag

It's basically 45-50 hour weeks with like 10 random weekends a year kind of fucked.

Outside of V5 most people don't hit bonus.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736703)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:04 AM
Author: mind-boggling cerise bawdyhouse nibblets

So why does the whole board whine about this shit and tell people not to go to law school ?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736710)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:04 AM
Author: Sinister orange party of the first part location

law school is a very dangerous financial gamble because you not cop biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736716)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:08 AM
Author: disgusting national security agency

Success rate is 90% ...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736746)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:14 AM
Author: Sinister orange party of the first part location

that's not even true at like HLS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736770)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: comical prole partner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35102885)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:08 AM
Author: Arousing wild piazza nowag

It's self selection. The type of people who tend to become lawyers are the type of people who tend to be miserable people who will never be happy in life.

Be honest with yourself, if you are a happy person and/or generally know how to make yourself happy, BIGLAW probably won't be hell. But, if you are a miserable person anyway you will hate BIGLAW.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736738)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:13 AM
Author: Honey-headed Aromatic Boltzmann

This also rings true. I give juniors work expecting them to do a competent job, but they kill themselves over shit that doesn't matter all the time. It's a personality thing where some people just can't see the big picture and strike that balance

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736767)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:14 AM
Author: mind-boggling cerise bawdyhouse nibblets

Signing up for the February LSAT right now ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736768)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:18 AM
Author: Milky Persian Toilet Seat

I imagine there is probably a large subset of naive people who grew up in a bubble and just assumed they would be successful pursing their aspirations because that's what happens when you're smart. Then they realized the only actual jobs in law which don't require bootstrapping are in biglaw, you can't just make the theoretical spacelaw practice of your dreams materialize out of nowhere, and subsequently are thoroughly miserable. Not only to they have to come to terms with the fact that they were an idiot, but now instead of doing what they were "supposed" to do (ie some vague dream) they end up doing some of the most pointless make-GC work that exists and work more hours than all of their non-finance friends (even if the average is less than what xo makes it out to be).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736792)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:05 AM
Author: Honey-headed Aromatic Boltzmann

Largely true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736720)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:18 AM
Author: Mildly Autistic Cracking Step-uncle's House

Its somewhat true, but you're on call 24/7 and you can definitely get fucked.

You can easily luck out and bill 1200 hours a year for a ocuple of years. You can also get fucked and bill 2500 a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736790)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 12:20 AM
Author: Arousing wild piazza nowag

Possible. Agreed.

However, let's dispel of the notion that people who bill under bonus get shitcanned immediately. Outside of the top firms you can last 5+ years with 1500 a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34736805)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:45 AM
Author: Coiffed Provocative Whorehouse Trust Fund



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34738527)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:39 AM
Author: Arousing wild piazza nowag

Bump as BIGLAW whiners stroll into their offices an hour after staff. Most of you will be leaving by 7.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34738467)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:44 AM
Author: Greedy ticket booth associate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34738518)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 2:29 PM
Author: Milky Persian Toilet Seat

lol at "leaving by 7" like that isn't TTT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35102867)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 9:53 PM
Author: Khaki soul-stirring clown



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35105630)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: Judgmental umber menage

lol 9:39 is way too early to get into MFH biglaw.

I cop dat gentleman's 10:45

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35102876)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 9:53 PM
Author: cerebral crawly home

Who gives a fuck when you actually arrive at the office. It's nice but doesn't mean the lifestyle doesn't suck. I come in late as fuck but frequently work late and work nearly every weekend (to varying degrees)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35105625)



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Date: November 21st, 2017 9:39 AM
Author: Coiffed Provocative Whorehouse Trust Fund



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34738471)



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Date: November 22nd, 2017 1:22 PM
Author: Arousing wild piazza nowag

BUMP as BIGLAW whiners work 3 hours today and leave at 3pm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#34748867)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 2:27 PM
Author: Wonderful trump supporter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35102859)



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Date: January 7th, 2018 9:50 PM
Author: Vivacious Range Fortuitous Meteor

Some of the worst places are out of the V5

Quinn, K&E, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804301&forum_id=2#35105600)