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Earl, nutella other biglaw slaves at 40. Do you feel like you threw life away?

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drunken stag film
  07/17/18
Do they even have a soul to begin with?
Lascivious azn kitty cat
  07/17/18
Cq
ocher 180 stage really tough guy
  07/17/18
im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont fee...
Beady-eyed locus legal warrant
  07/17/18
How long have you been in the game?
drunken stag film
  07/17/18
LJL
Beady-eyed locus legal warrant
  07/17/18
Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re pr...
pea-brained spot
  07/17/18
he is an equity partner at Shearman
rusted vivacious prole
  07/17/18
Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies a...
crimson histrionic alpha gas station
  07/17/18
why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?
Sepia Motley State Patrolman
  07/17/18
cq
Beady-eyed locus legal warrant
  07/17/18
Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com? It's...
soul-stirring judgmental party of the first part
  07/17/18
sounds interesting, thanks!
Beady-eyed locus legal warrant
  07/17/18
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racy cumskin native
  07/17/18
interesting service
rusted vivacious prole
  07/17/18
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alcoholic cerebral knife
  07/17/18
“spend meaningful time in places around the globe&rdqu...
Hyperventilating milky nursing home
  05/21/22
nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.
Sepia Motley State Patrolman
  07/17/18
nutella's job is superior (Nutella)
cerise yarmulke university
  07/17/18
. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)
Beady-eyed locus legal warrant
  07/17/18
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Provocative Scarlet Theatre
  07/17/18
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Azure area fanboi
  07/17/18
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Beady-eyed locus legal warrant
  07/17/18
*10-4 in house, actually
alcoholic cerebral knife
  07/17/18
Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like...
know-it-all carnelian boiling water tanning salon
  07/17/18
Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or ind...
big codepig
  07/17/18
That’s for outside counsel to do
know-it-all carnelian boiling water tanning salon
  07/17/18
* over thanksgiving weekend (nutella)
Azure area fanboi
  07/17/18
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wine scourge upon the earth
  07/17/18
I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 y...
know-it-all carnelian boiling water tanning salon
  07/18/18
what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwin...
Provocative Scarlet Theatre
  07/17/18
this
Mildly Autistic Station Therapy
  07/17/18
OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the s...
Provocative Scarlet Theatre
  07/17/18
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big codepig
  07/17/18
You don't know how credited you are. 180
Beady-eyed locus legal warrant
  07/18/18
This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you. ...
Hairraiser Stead International Law Enforcement Agency
  07/18/18
Tech titan Famous musician Pro sports
coral adventurous quadroon
  07/17/18
For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the mili...
big codepig
  07/17/18
In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The onl...
sooty stimulating point french chef
  07/17/18
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alcoholic cerebral knife
  07/17/18
nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same ...
Floppy poppy parlor
  07/18/18
How often do you find your work interesting
big codepig
  07/18/18
almost never. But I have never found any work i've done int...
Floppy poppy parlor
  07/18/18
You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wren...
know-it-all carnelian boiling water tanning salon
  07/18/18
Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nu...
cordovan supple center mexican
  07/18/18
Not even a little.
Drab shrine
  07/18/18
I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding b...
Aquamarine Glittery Idea He Suggested
  07/18/18
I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of ...
coral adventurous quadroon
  07/18/18
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drunken stag film
  05/21/22
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Flirting Mind-boggling Abode
  05/21/22
LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best dec...
Black location keepsake machete
  05/21/22


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Date: July 17th, 2018 3:47 AM
Author: drunken stag film



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:27 AM
Author: Lascivious azn kitty cat

Do they even have a soul to begin with?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442868)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:46 AM
Author: ocher 180 stage really tough guy

Cq

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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:31 AM
Author: Beady-eyed locus legal warrant

im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont feel like ive thrown my life away. im not sure what alternative career path i could have taken that would have been preferable, and biglaw has given me real benefits, like being able to spend meaningful time in places around the globe that i otherwise prob would have never seen. i dont want to do this forever, in fact im pretty fed up with it by now, but i think it was the right move given where i came from

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442874)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:20 AM
Author: drunken stag film

How long have you been in the game?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443096)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:21 AM
Author: Beady-eyed locus legal warrant

LJL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443098)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: pea-brained spot

Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re probably at least worth $1m+, so there’s that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443126)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:38 AM
Author: rusted vivacious prole

he is an equity partner at Shearman

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443212)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:00 PM
Author: crimson histrionic alpha gas station

Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies and coronas at lunch time"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445052)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: Sepia Motley State Patrolman

why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443125)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Beady-eyed locus legal warrant

cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443129)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:15 AM
Author: soul-stirring judgmental party of the first part

Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com?

It's a portal that matches job seekers with companies that need labor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443161)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:16 AM
Author: Beady-eyed locus legal warrant

sounds interesting, thanks!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443163)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: racy cumskin native



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: rusted vivacious prole

interesting service

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443214)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: alcoholic cerebral knife



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:52 AM
Author: Hyperventilating milky nursing home

“spend meaningful time in places around the globe”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44548725)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: Sepia Motley State Patrolman

nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443127)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:49 AM
Author: cerise yarmulke university

nutella's job is superior (Nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443128)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Beady-eyed locus legal warrant

. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443131)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:54 PM
Author: Provocative Scarlet Theatre



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: Azure area fanboi



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Beady-eyed locus legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443130)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: alcoholic cerebral knife

*10-4 in house, actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445281)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:15 AM
Author: know-it-all carnelian boiling water tanning salon

Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like 27-31. Not the best time but also not the worst compared to others (2100 billed my busiest year). I likely wouldn’t have gotten hired at my current job without biglaw credentials so biglaw serves a purpose for lots of people looking to go in-house.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443580)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:32 AM
Author: big codepig

Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or indemnity, hunched over your desk, sneering that's not market!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443685)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:53 PM
Author: know-it-all carnelian boiling water tanning salon

That’s for outside counsel to do

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445007)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: Azure area fanboi

* over thanksgiving weekend

(nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445024)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: wine scourge upon the earth



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:06 PM
Author: know-it-all carnelian boiling water tanning salon

I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 years...hope they’re in better lifestyle jobs now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455433)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:55 PM
Author: Provocative Scarlet Theatre

what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwing your life away

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445018)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: Mildly Autistic Station Therapy

this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445023)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: Provocative Scarlet Theatre

OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the sort of hyperdork narcissism that is unique to XO

"I shouldn't have WASTED MY INCREDIBLY VALUABLE AND MEANINGFUL LIFE on something stupid like BIGLAW! I should have been an ENTREPENEUR or a WRITER because I'm so SMART and UNIQUE and I create VALUE--that's why I'm in BIGLAW."

every balding fag with ED on this shithole website still thinks they're going to run for office or be president tomorrow and considers it a real possibility--these people really are quite disgusting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445048)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: big codepig



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:23 AM
Author: Beady-eyed locus legal warrant

You don't know how credited you are. 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36450043)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:22 PM
Author: Hairraiser Stead International Law Enforcement Agency

This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you.

*sporatic claps slowly rise to a roaring standing ovation*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455508)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: coral adventurous quadroon

Tech titan

Famous musician

Pro sports

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445273)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:34 PM
Author: big codepig

For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the military

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445357)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:33 PM
Author: sooty stimulating point french chef

In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The only thing anyone should be gunning for is financial independence to the degree they want to be independent (e.g. some people want $ just to chill, others want limitless travel etc), everything else is an undignified acceptance of some degree of modern debt slavery.

A lot of people had this as children, when parents essentially offered a temporary freedom by covering a kid's financial obligations, but for most it then goes away forever, or until they're too old to enjoy it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445348)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:36 PM
Author: alcoholic cerebral knife



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445373)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:21 AM
Author: Floppy poppy parlor

nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same level of financial independence for the amount I work.

While I do work a fair amount I now have a completely flexible schedule, dictated only by my clients' bullshit, not anyone at my firm. I usually wake up around 8:30 or 9. I work from home for a little and go to the office around 11. I leave between 6 and 7 to have dinner with my wife every night. If I have more work to do I finish it in my home office.

The stress of billable hours and client demands really does suck, but i can't imagine another job with as much independence as I have now - day to day at least. Had I gone down another path a long time ago maybe I would have found something fulfilling and rewarding $$$ wise, but it's been so long that i can't even imagine what that would be.

I have enough time to play video games, play with my dog, work out whenever i want, and drink and smoke pot all the time. And about 3 times as much money as I need for my lifestyle. Could be worse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36450039)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:12 PM
Author: big codepig

How often do you find your work interesting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455173)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:14 PM
Author: Floppy poppy parlor

almost never. But I have never found any work i've done interesting since I was 20 and got to be an extra in a shitty movie for 3 weeks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455182)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:15 PM
Author: know-it-all carnelian boiling water tanning salon

You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wrench into this whole thing.

I know lots of people who do work after kids go to bed and obviously taking care of young kids after work isn’t the same as relaxing with wife for a few hours as a break.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455492)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:20 PM
Author: cordovan supple center mexican

Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nutella here, sup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455500)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:24 PM
Author: Drab shrine

Not even a little.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455520)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:27 PM
Author: Aquamarine Glittery Idea He Suggested

I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding bennies. Thinking of going mildew because I work that hard already. Crazy? Throwing my life away? Doubtful. The law is all drudgery anyway.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455534)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: coral adventurous quadroon

I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of anything better to do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455547)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:38 AM
Author: drunken stag film



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:36 PM
Author: Flirting Mind-boggling Abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44550051)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:41 PM
Author: Black location keepsake machete

LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best decision I’ve made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44550077)