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'Big Law Killed My Husband': An Open Letter From a Sidley Partner's Widow

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2018/11/12/big-law-killed...
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The Los Angeles bankruptcy group Gabe had so deeply cherishe...
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I found out from someone after he died that the associate re...
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  11/12/18
" I feel like I’ve answered the age-old question ...
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  11/12/18
yeah im sure she had nothing to do with it
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  11/12/18
This may be cr
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  11/12/18
Guy lets loose a bit and has a few drinks at some big partie...
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cr. god they get so mad
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No kids and years of biglaw partnership, the dude must've be...
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  11/12/18
"One [secretary] told me that after working at the firm...
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  11/12/18
odds she is good looking? 0
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If you've never been part of a really great bankruptcy group...
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They do this ceremony where they take out a UCC lien on a vi...
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There’s even a special safe harbor for this
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Lol
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I shouldn't be laughing and yet....
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Everyone here seems to be overestimating how much a junior S...
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Yup, they don’t realize that you have to PAY THE FIRM ...
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Forced savings, though, right? i.e. they have to buy out the...
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wow.
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  11/12/18
“I know in my heart that overall, more than anything, ...
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"Joanna Litt is a dog blogger and brand influencer. She...
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Please tell me this isn’t real.
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  11/12/18
I didn't even read this before I wrote that.
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  11/12/18
Check out this POS 2.5 mil house she sold http://www.nour...
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  11/12/18
you think THAT's a POS? here's a $2.5 M house in a 70% bl...
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  11/12/18
lol at the lonely picture frame in the last one
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  11/12/18
there's one on the toilet too, for some reason: https://m...
Violent dark step-uncle's house
  11/12/18
Congratulations on completing your dermatology residency!
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  11/12/18
"Welcome to the Upp
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  11/12/18
Went a bit crazy and mixed it up.
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I approve of the mixing it up!
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Looks much better here than the wedding photo she used in th...
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Not surprising. Home inspection skills are hardwired into wo...
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godawful party of the first part casino
  11/12/18
yeah he def took the easy way out
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  11/12/18
lol
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He wasn’t enough of a sociopath. Only sociopaths shoul...
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Jesus
Fishy Hideous Heaven
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Horrible
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Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
Dude could have taken his millions and tried to enjoy life o...
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Unless she’s lying, she was begging him to do that
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Sad article. Why is a Chapter 11 case so stressful?
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you know that scene in braveheart where william wallace lead...
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Diverse Institution Ceo
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I know how this feels.
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  11/12/18
It wasn't. The guy was a neurotic pussy. Hence the obvious n...
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Tons and tons of secretarial work at attorney rates. Highly ...
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Exciting den
  11/17/18
Imagine killing yourself over some shitty bankruptcy case.
godawful party of the first part casino
  11/12/18
C'mon dude it was Mattress Firm-- they will be writing about...
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  11/12/18
KEY PORTION: "he had a deep, hereditary mental healt...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
he looks like a sensitive hipster
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this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGxyCs30tfU
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The AutoAdmit Story
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Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
xo is our essential coping mechanism
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sooty house rigor
  11/13/18
He LACKED a hereditary mental health disorder and was unwill...
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Even if you make it in biglaw, you don't really make it.
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It's a pie contest where the prize is that you get to eat le...
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“He was my world, and after losing him, I can absolute...
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yes this sentence is truly evil
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Worst sentence in the essay. Really made me cringe when I no...
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-macconaill-90138b90/ he ...
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Makes you wonder. Feel like pure grinders might get overwhel...
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They think all they have to offer is hard work and eating sh...
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Mods
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Sup
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He probably crushed it at Dickinson back before the PSU merg...
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He was there after the merger. When she wrote that he was th...
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  11/12/18
There was a moment in the early aughts when they were handin...
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lol this woman gave her husband hell for getting drunk a cou...
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  11/12/18
She says she encouraged him to quit. She took him to the ER ...
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You can hear the firm saying “get back in,” when...
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cr, there’s some shrewish tells but come on xo she off...
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TBF, how many guys here would kill to have their wife offer ...
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The best part about it - she was so mad at him for drinking ...
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"for the sake of retaining people like Gabe in these im...
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Violent dark step-uncle's house
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OH THE IMPORTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY LIT!
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lawyers will never abolish or even reform the legal professi...
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“I would find myself during the day thinking how lucky...
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She wanted to dump him for binge drinking only 4 times per y...
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lol They probably made her tone that down
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  11/12/18
When I read that sentence, I thought it said 3-4 times per w...
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btw, she casually mentions this because she thinks she actua...
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cq
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  11/12/18
She just said it was a problem. These were likely social eve...
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Holy shit imagine name dropping Mattress Firm like it was th...
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It's pretty powerful!
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“I called his closest colleague and asked if she had n...
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biglaw partner whose "sense of humor had been gone for ...
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Happy Monday! http://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=...
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  11/12/18
god i hope she doesn't come across xo. you are truly horribl...
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  11/12/18
We aren’t saying anything bad about him
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Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
why aren't we charitable toward this grieving woman? who amo...
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  11/12/18
Shut the fuck up, idiot
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  11/12/18
Date: November 12th, 2018 10:20 AM Author: Mario Lmao i ...
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Well played
Diverse Institution Ceo
  11/12/18
Lol he edited
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https://www.petition11.com/news/notice-of-appearance-gabriel...
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talking shit bout cov-lite loans
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That's really sad. And the widow/author isn't nearly as awf...
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Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
Did we really need to hear about drinking too much?
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
That seemed to be more of a guilt thing on her part rather t...
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  11/12/18
Fair enough I was too harsh
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
Everyone here is quick to blame the wife, and there are plen...
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  11/12/18
Agree she didn’t say anything to be critical of much l...
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Eh not so much blaming as being married to a guy making 7 fi...
Heady walnut resort
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If the wife didnt see the dude's pain enough to get him prof...
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  11/12/18
Yeah I think blaming the firm itself is weak. I think there'...
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  11/12/18
it's not until it's too late that family members learn the t...
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  11/12/18
The Wilson partner's widow's article made me seriously consi...
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Protip don't marry a nagging shrew who gives you shit for dr...
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  11/12/18
You can just put a period after the word "marry."
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  11/12/18
Gabe and I did not have children (except for our dog Ivy) ...
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  11/12/18
Are we sure it is not a genetically human child which identi...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
Law = Shit
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  11/12/18
In no other profession could this mentally ill bro make 7 fi...
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Banking, medicine
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Nah, doctors have to do peer reviewed training in residency....
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Totally false.
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You Yankees should really beg us for Red Dawn just do we can...
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  11/12/18
you are shacked up with a literal Tinder whore.
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  11/12/18
Absolutely devastating
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  11/12/18
My wife is a music teacher who used to be a gig musician. Sh...
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i bet she did some "gigs" with musicians
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Excitant Wagecucks
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Oof
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Imagine at 42 years old realizing that all you had was your ...
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  11/12/18
jfc at the tagline-post synergy
Exciting den
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Some lawyers write treatises or have left their mark on the ...
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lobbying huh? LMAO
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A 42yo old bro could still get married and have kids especia...
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youre insane if you get your life's value from work, particu...
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Not only replaceable but half the work is complete make work...
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cr
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cr wtf. lol at this GC flame about finding meaning through w...
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Appetizing state
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I am insane then.
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Cr.
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uh bro are you forgetting that this guy was a PROUD PET PARE...
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  11/12/18
This is 100% the takeaway from this article. This was all...
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  11/12/18
and it is not just biglaw partners. What you are describing ...
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agree 100%
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They killed God and gave people iPhones
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This is probably CR but for the wrong reason. As someone wh...
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  11/13/18
Don't you think it's more than that though, especially as yo...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/13/18
this is why we have xo
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Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
very well said but it will trigger many here no doubt...
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Absolutely CR.
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Sadly cr. The part about spending the day at the grave of...
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wish i would have met you wish i would have met you wish i...
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It's literally the Ebenezer Scrooge lesson. Surprised people...
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it's difficult to pick out a particular sentence or paragrap...
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And saying "Thanks!" each time a rock is placed on...
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Coral Apoplectic Knife
  11/12/18
This is the worst part: “Then came Sidley’s h...
henna temple
  11/12/18
yea, I don't feel bad for either of these people.
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  11/12/18
You guys are assholes
Motley giraffe
  11/12/18
somehow all our "lib" posters are the most reliabl...
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  11/12/18
How stupid are you? I think it's pathetic to attack the dead...
Motley giraffe
  11/12/18
Nobody is attacking the dead guy. Few are attacking the grie...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
That's what you pulled out from "you guys are assholes&...
Motley giraffe
  11/13/18
it's gone unremarked upon but her solution here was "le...
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  11/12/18
more tellingly, it is a very TEMPORARY response. she even sa...
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  11/12/18
"I told him we could go snowboarding just like I always...
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Exciting den
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A very California GenX "no worries bro" solution
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Excitant Wagecucks
  11/12/18
cr, you can tell with their approaches to life, she would ha...
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if he didn't eat a bullet and quit his job he'd still be dea...
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/12/18
from his semiannual bingedrinking sessions?
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
It sounds like I have more drinks in a week than this guy ha...
green hospital
  11/12/18
Its the fault of the state that so many of you Americans hav...
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  11/12/18
People who substitute wagework and frippery for self-develop...
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LJL if you think she would have stayed married to him for 5 ...
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aqua metal stage famous landscape painting
  11/12/18
Making biglaw tolerable is Sisyphean
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
Yeah, I just wrote about that above
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
She told him to quit, and she thought it was just the immedi...
stimulating preventive strike
  11/12/18
every once in a while, the media crafts the perfect story fo...
Emerald Depressive Base
  11/12/18
Lol at pretending big law and not mental illness is the real...
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  11/12/18
plus the guy who killed himself was a little fucked in the h...
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  11/12/18
A mentally well person would say fuck this and bail long bef...
fear-inspiring sweet tailpipe
  11/12/18
Like 5 of the posters ITT have even sniffed a biglaw firm.
Motley giraffe
  11/12/18
you're a stupid bitch. we complain about this because we've ...
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  11/12/18
Holy shit I have met both. Seemed like good people.
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
Damn
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  11/12/18
Thoughts and prayers.
Bat Shit Crazy Goyim Azn
  11/12/18
im shuddering in fear thinking of the poor associate who got...
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  11/12/18
"Ross we've had a setback. Need you in office ASAP. Now...
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  11/12/18
"this is a big opportunity for you, you should consider...
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  11/12/18
And also to prepare the bill for the dead partner’s ti...
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  11/12/18
oh god, imagine the vultures coming out trying to grab credi...
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  11/12/18
this is why it is firm policy to require that all time is in...
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Appetizing state
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JFC: “Then came Sidley’s handling of Gabe&rsq...
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  11/12/18
Shows you just how mentally ill he was that he cared what th...
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  11/12/18
this my friend, is the true mark of a legit xo poaster
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  11/12/18
* of the OTHER support staff on the floor
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Fishy Hideous Heaven
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oh fuck
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I not only know all their names, I make sure they know who I...
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  11/12/18
If random people could give us reviews here I might care but...
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  11/12/18
No, I give THEM reviews. I let them know they were good so t...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
You work in a cubicle?
Mischievous patrolman hairy legs
  11/12/18
This bank has no permanent offices for anyone. The CEO could...
bright brunch international law enforcement agency
  11/12/18
(Managing Director at the Central Eastern Ozarks Federal Cre...
Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead
  11/12/18
ironically the Central Eastern Ozarks Federal Credit Union p...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
...
Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead
  11/12/18
lawyers sitting 2 cubicles down lawyers sitting 2 cubicles ...
Dead Burgundy Principal's Office
  11/12/18
oof
Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground
  11/12/18
...
racy startled dopamine
  11/12/18
It all makes sense.
Sepia headpube
  11/12/18
Between this am marrying the tinder girl I see why this guy ...
green hospital
  11/12/18
...
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  07/11/19
Overall, this article is far less ghoulish than the one by t...
dull church building ratface
  11/12/18
Guy was a closet homo
Bossy Crimson Useless Brakes Mother
  11/12/18
Pup Partner
Dead Burgundy Principal's Office
  11/12/18
What led you to this conclusion?
mind-boggling maroon pit becky
  11/12/18
Took one look at the guy, and no kids
Bossy Crimson Useless Brakes Mother
  11/12/18
sad. sounds like an heroic wife, and she probably gave up a ...
Cerise concupiscible school double fault
  11/12/18
She probably cashed that check and then published the story
henna temple
  11/12/18
Most people have terrible jobs and don’t make 7 figure...
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
no amount of money makes it feel nice to sleep 10 hours per ...
Cerise concupiscible school double fault
  11/12/18
http://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3180134&mc=130...
Sick gay wizard
  11/12/18
To people saying he had millions, I'm not sure that's the ca...
Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder
  11/12/18
He may have had a spendthrift wife such that he was deep in ...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
possible
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
that or the other part of his identity (or their identities)...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
Something tells me it wasn’t his idea to move to L.A.
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
perhaps. i see from his linkedin that he was at some Delawar...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
Pretty sure I drank with him when visiting friends in DE.
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
"Congratulations! It looks like you're extra popular th...
Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground
  11/12/18
...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
...
Cobalt church
  11/12/18
She is an LA native. My guess is that she convinced him to m...
aqua metal stage famous landscape painting
  11/12/18
Low millions. Like $2 million. Not enough to retire on but e...
bright brunch international law enforcement agency
  11/12/18
42. No kids. Biglaw for years, including at a partner level....
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
Cr. LJL at proles here: “Sidley PPP is $1m/year. So af...
Dead Burgundy Principal's Office
  11/12/18
Oh right he has big dog expense gtfo
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
(guy who was in biglaw like 10 years ago) Sidley PPP is 2...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
Oh they each get $2m? Wow. So after 5 years he has $10M.
Dead Burgundy Principal's Office
  11/12/18
i know youre a little slow, but people dont become partner s...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
*dumb and unfunny as usual
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
People who dont work in big law don’t understand this....
Dead Burgundy Principal's Office
  11/12/18
maybe if youre financially retarded. youd have to be a real ...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
per his linkedin he was at a firm in Delaware for almost 4 y...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
hm ok maybe his story was a bit different then
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
sick Delaware neg
Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker
  11/12/18
Show ur work, starting with $80k take home as first year, an...
Dead Burgundy Principal's Office
  11/12/18
my work is ive been in biglaw over 10 years and was at about...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
All that matters is what he made during his (almost) 5 years...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
No way he doubled his take home first year of partnership. H...
Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder
  11/12/18
It really depends on the firm. Some junior partners make the...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
i know. they make $500K-$700K for service partner types.
rusted stock car lodge
  11/12/18
You dontt have a wife who robbed your for crack and kids in ...
rusted stock car lodge
  11/12/18
...
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/14/18
Impossible. I saved nearly 700k working in compliance for li...
bright brunch international law enforcement agency
  11/12/18
He didn’t live in an apartment by himself eating MREs ...
Dead Burgundy Principal's Office
  11/12/18
Neither did I.
bright brunch international law enforcement agency
  11/12/18
MREs are quite expensive per-calorie, definitely not a solid...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
(SteveMRE)
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
*making half of what a 1st year makes in biglaw
Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker
  11/12/18
You are a slob who lives in a shit tenement in Brooklyn and ...
Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder
  11/12/18
Guy seems like he had an incredible amount of pressure on hi...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
Yes
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
I like the parenthetical “he graduated third in his cl...
Swashbuckling new version persian
  11/12/18
That stood out to me as well.
Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground
  11/12/18
Dat status signaling.
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
I want summa cum laude on my tombstone, bro.
bright brunch international law enforcement agency
  11/12/18
I'll have peppers and sausage on my Tombstone
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
I think you have to actually graduate summa for that
talented slippery water buffalo hell
  11/12/18
Immediately made me think of the thread where a guy praised ...
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
Killing yourself over a shitty store that sells mattresses
ungodly charcoal boistinker really tough guy
  11/12/18
lol at deranged lawyers ITT unable to fathom the complexitie...
Sick gay wizard
  11/12/18
this would be a devastating response, if anyone ITT had said...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
there is literally a subthread just an inch or two above thi...
Sick gay wizard
  11/12/18
Good point. Warmed-over antinatalist drivel is what's truly ...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
Never said that. Go get some coffee, freshen up, try again.
Sick gay wizard
  11/12/18
...
180 senate coffee pot
  11/12/18
no the point of that subthread was that he could have walked...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
...
Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground
  11/12/18
...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
Walked away into what exactly? Maybe he felt like there was ...
Sick gay wizard
  11/12/18
the fact that he had nothing to live for besides work is ano...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
A cushy law job.
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
You might be able to eventually create your own cushy practi...
Claret antidepressant drug chad
  11/12/18
(Reading comprehension masterman)
comical psychic marketing idea
  11/12/18
...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
...
aqua metal stage famous landscape painting
  11/12/18
...
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/12/18
"He said he felt like a phony who had everyone fooled a...
mind-boggling maroon pit becky
  11/12/18
...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
:(
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/12/18
he was not necessarily wrong, seems they were trying to phas...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
lol @ GC
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
I first wrote "if the numbers demand" but that jus...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
Look what the algorithm made me do.
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
cr. the truth of the matter is almost everyone but a few rai...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
especially so for him given his background with pedestrian s...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
that combined with his whole team having left the firm prob ...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
very throwback xo comment here, "things would've been W...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
nah, but it probably helped explain some of his insecurity a...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
...
Fluffy legal warrant
  11/12/18
i mean don't we all feel like this?
Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground
  11/12/18
...
Startling Parlor
  11/12/18
everyday
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
...
racy startled dopamine
  11/12/18
I always feel like I'm just keeping a seat warm. Having dire...
onyx sinister university
  11/13/18
weak
supple flirting cuckoldry
  11/12/18
this is my biggest nightmare. killing myself and having my d...
Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground
  11/12/18
...
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
absolutely devastating
Diverse Institution Ceo
  11/12/18
Guy strove his life away supporting a high-cost lifestyle, &...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
...
Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground
  11/12/18
Fuck.
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
...
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/12/18
...
spectacular mahogany death wish locus
  11/12/18
...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
...
racy startled dopamine
  11/12/18
...
Excitant Wagecucks
  11/12/18
no escape
frozen space place of business
  11/12/18
...
Heady walnut resort
  07/11/19
Lol
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/12/18
...
vivacious idiotic faggotry
  11/12/18
Gabe and I did not have children (except for our dog Ivy)
Excitant Wagecucks
  11/12/18
I guarantee Ivy was a tiny little yappy fuckdog that she wan...
Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground
  11/12/18
Thank God for that
supple flirting cuckoldry
  11/12/18
Maybe if the mattresses weren't so firm they'd still be in b...
Slimy bearded locale brethren
  11/12/18
anyone seen a certain la re atty around
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
Upon reading this a 2nd time — whoa does it come acros...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
eh, i'd probably be a little bitter and selfish if someone c...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
Joanna discovered her passion for real estate during the pro...
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
the person above who said the wife seemed childish was proba...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
oh rly u like eating out every meal, not working, not cleani...
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/12/18
Seems like it’s a plea to let people know it’s n...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
likely true but given her current situation I'm willing to c...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/12/18
I am, too, & she makes some good points about the nature...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
You are quite sensitive about your own skeletons. I don't ca...
Fluffy legal warrant
  11/12/18
Maybe. But his binge drinking & mental illness seem like...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
It's about how he worked himself to death, of course drugs a...
Fluffy legal warrant
  11/12/18
I don’t think it takes “enormous hangups” ...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
I think everyone's reading a lot into this. Nothing she wrot...
stimulating preventive strike
  11/12/18
...
light nudist point
  11/12/18
(cuck)
electric chartreuse address
  11/12/18
All the people here who express that sentiment are selfish d...
Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder
  11/12/18
There are plenty of things in there that scream “shrew...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
A lot of these comments are essentially asking "why did...
comical psychic marketing idea
  11/12/18
...
frozen space place of business
  11/12/18
No wonder he killed himself
turquoise travel guidebook
  11/12/18
Hmmmnnn... Seems like a lot to unpack here.
navy irradiated scourge upon the earth
  11/12/18
NATURE | OF | ASSIGNMENT
pearl house-broken plaza yarmulke
  11/12/18
At least she won't have to worry about whether to change her...
Claret antidepressant drug chad
  11/12/18
...
Exciting den
  11/13/18
Everyone is way too hard on the wife here and drawing every ...
Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican
  11/12/18
...
Passionate peach pervert ape
  11/12/18
Yes, thank you.
stimulating preventive strike
  11/12/18
I usually don’t like you because of politics but you a...
Adventurous Abusive Gaming Laptop Abode
  11/12/18
I'll take it lol
stimulating preventive strike
  11/12/18
...
Adventurous Abusive Gaming Laptop Abode
  11/14/18
It deserves a more charitable reading for sure.
Claret antidepressant drug chad
  11/12/18
...
comical psychic marketing idea
  11/12/18
Good god how do you get super stressed doing BANKRUPTCY work...
henna temple
  11/12/18
The stress does not come from appreciating the magnitude (or...
Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican
  11/12/18
If his firm refused to give him more resources he should hav...
henna temple
  11/12/18
Doesn’t sound like he had that decision makiing author...
Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican
  11/12/18
Uh the client has the decision making authority, and he has ...
henna temple
  11/12/18
He didn’t have the authority to tell the client that S...
Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican
  11/12/18
Yes he did, if he was the one the client assigned the work t...
henna temple
  11/12/18
He was a partner, for God’s sake
henna temple
  11/12/18
Not the relationship partner
Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican
  11/12/18
Relationship partner wasn’t running the matter. what&r...
henna temple
  11/12/18
If you’re the junior partner on a deal you didn’...
Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican
  11/12/18
Well you have no choice but to tell the client that if the f...
henna temple
  11/12/18
ok, you're some kind of law student or something I get it no...
Passionate peach pervert ape
  11/12/18
if you are a KYS biglaw bitch you tell the client by blowing...
galvanic impertinent hall
  11/12/18
lol. his bar license provides the ethical and actual authori...
talking zippy tanning salon selfie
  11/12/18
Do you really think a guy who KILLED HIMSELF over trying to ...
Passionate peach pervert ape
  11/12/18
No, obviously he was not going to do that. We are discussing...
henna temple
  11/12/18
you think the rational man / economic actor *should* do some...
Passionate peach pervert ape
  11/12/18
1. Telling client to bring in another firm is not a big dea...
Startling Parlor
  11/12/18
lol yeah just go tell the client that your massive global bi...
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
Cr, it is laughably unrealistic to think for one second that...
comical psychic marketing idea
  11/12/18
Mattress Firm was a money laundering scheme and this was a h...
mind-boggling maroon pit becky
  11/12/18
Puts a whole new angle on "hiding money under the mattr...
Fragrant Shrine Laser Beams
  11/12/18
you're an idiot
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/12/18
(mattress and pillow company bootlicker)
Startling Parlor
  11/12/18
My wife has this personality type (the dude, not the wife). ...
rusted stock car lodge
  11/12/18
May you avoid the Second Lathaming.
Claret antidepressant drug chad
  11/12/18
...
turquoise travel guidebook
  11/12/18
I'm also a shitty striver like the guy who killedself - also...
rusted stock car lodge
  11/12/18
"including being really nice to all support staff"...
dashing faggot firefighter turdskin
  11/12/18
i mean she manages the financial reporting division at a tec...
rusted stock car lodge
  11/12/18
oh i thought she was a nurse
dashing faggot firefighter turdskin
  11/12/18
lol wtf. No all of her relatives in the motherland want to ...
rusted stock car lodge
  11/12/18
This is the funny thing about Big Corps. You can be some $1...
nighttime cerebral corn cake
  11/12/18
Everyone who is not an owner of a business or firm is workin...
comical psychic marketing idea
  11/12/18
lol
Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker
  11/12/18
jeez
low-t parlour
  11/12/18
Disgusting thread. I should have known the overwhelming XO r...
Sepia headpube
  11/12/18
blaming wifey is xo's way of coping when things get 'too rea...
embarrassed to the bone irate box office factory reset button
  11/12/18
...
180 senate coffee pot
  11/12/18
...
Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican
  11/12/18
To be fair, I think many blame the firm and the guy
henna temple
  11/12/18
...
mind-boggling maroon pit becky
  11/12/18
She didn't need to put his drinking problem or "persona...
Laughsome useless friendly grandma
  11/12/18
I agree it's extraneous at best, a bad look for the wife. Bu...
180 senate coffee pot
  11/12/18
deep anxiety of xo struck? 450 posts lol
Heady walnut resort
  11/12/18
you can post the next one when a pro poker player kills self...
180 senate coffee pot
  11/12/18
Guy probably did work himself to death. Bill high threes fo...
Medicated Razzle-dazzle Property Milk
  11/12/18
thought you were a partner, cucky? what do you care if "...
Yellow range
  11/12/18
Guy’s name is Irish as fuck. I’d imagine his &ld...
odious therapy site
  11/12/18
Didn’t realize you were at PAC. Lol.
Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder
  11/12/18
It’s too early in the case. No fee apps have been file...
aromatic lay
  11/14/18
*sponsored by council of mid law and boutique law shops
greedy trailer park filthpig
  11/12/18
Poasting in a 400 poast thr- Oh wait
lascivious national toilet seat
  11/12/18
So uh time to poach Sidley associates to jump in house?
Sexy Sex Offender
  11/12/18
Better act quick, lot of them already have a firm commitment...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
...
Sexy Sex Offender
  11/12/18
Ljl at wagecucks going to the mattresses with themselves IT ...
Stirring Chocolate Organic Girlfriend
  11/12/18
I'd just like to register my complaint about the handful of ...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
agree
thriller jew theater
  11/12/18
glad you're back
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/12/18
ty.
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
i'm one of the people you're talking about, brother. whil...
Boyish Ticket Booth
  11/12/18
That's fair. I do hope she does not find this thread, though...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
that's fair, too.
Boyish Ticket Booth
  11/12/18
as to the nature of the legal profession, which greatly rese...
Medicated Razzle-dazzle Property Milk
  11/13/18
180
navy irradiated scourge upon the earth
  11/13/18
cr
Boyish Ticket Booth
  11/14/18
...
Silver gunner
  11/15/18
...
vivacious idiotic faggotry
  11/12/18
...
vivacious idiotic faggotry
  11/12/18
So no Sidley Walk, then?
cream clown
  11/12/18
It would be an insult to the dignitas of CSM if they even at...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
she admits in the article that biglaw did not kill her husba...
frozen space place of business
  11/12/18
This is really about the need for gun control and also the p...
Public Bath Generalized Bond
  11/12/18
Not to mention Obamacare and of course Merrick Garland.
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
...
Fluffy legal warrant
  11/13/18
What a downer. This guy who had parents and other family th...
violent feces idiot
  11/12/18
woah mattress retailer that's a guy's life, huh? a ma...
Gold Legend Nibblets
  11/14/18
non-lawyer here - if after he went to the emergency room ...
copper buck-toothed area athletic conference
  11/12/18
His career would be over, his wife would quite likely leave ...
Doobsian Stage
  11/12/18
he would get ghosted out of the firm. its not like the day h...
thriller jew theater
  11/13/18
Why aren’t there exit options I don’t get it.
Heady walnut resort
  11/13/18
i dunno man lawyers are fucking retarded and if you dont fit...
thriller jew theater
  11/13/18
False - completely dependent on how long he took off. If it ...
Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford
  11/13/18
i think youre overestimating this guy's market value
thriller jew theater
  11/13/18
I'm not saying he'd have a shot at the V50 (or that he'd wan...
Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford
  11/13/18
Just do check yourself into a mental hospital with suicidal ...
Doobsian Stage
  11/13/18
How did we go from ER to mental hospital? And even if you we...
Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford
  11/14/18
What do you think would happen at the ER, which would assist...
Doobsian Stage
  11/17/18
Nah - he may have gotten a few passive aggressive "you ...
Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford
  11/13/18
An "extended" leave of absence is more than a week...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/13/18
Right. And if he went to hospital or doc with suicidal ideat...
Doobsian Stage
  11/13/18
A month off or something would likely be really hard to reco...
Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford
  11/14/18
He's completely wrong. Involuntary admissions for SI, let al...
Boyish Ticket Booth
  11/14/18
100% right
effete liquid oxygen
  11/13/18
You're going to spend eternity chained to Satan's throne.
Fluffy legal warrant
  11/13/18
...
Sexy Sex Offender
  11/13/18
...
Sexy Sex Offender
  11/13/18
...
mind-boggling maroon pit becky
  11/13/18
...
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/13/18
for maximum lulz you should suggest that his grindstone view...
180 senate coffee pot
  11/13/18
...
Sexy Sex Offender
  11/13/18
lol
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/14/18
...
Fluffy legal warrant
  11/14/18
If he were an xo poaster he could have joined CSLG.
elastic band
  11/13/18
does CSLG hire people with no litigation experience? asking ...
thriller jew theater
  11/13/18
This guy was basically a high-achieving version of TMF
soggy hyperactive school cafeteria affirmative action
  11/13/18
what a shit show. I don't doubt that biglaw killed this guy,...
indigo nursing home
  11/13/18
...
Fluffy legal warrant
  11/13/18
I’m a bankruptcy associate and have been to some dark ...
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/13/18
What makes bankruptcy worse than other practice areas?
Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead
  11/13/18
Can be extremely adversarial. Creditors and debtors looking ...
elastic band
  11/13/18
bankruptcy folks at my firm do seem especially demented.
Stubborn deer antler
  11/13/18
jfc MODS
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/13/18
jfc
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/14/18
I thought this poast was the beginning of a cover letter to ...
mind-boggling maroon pit becky
  11/13/18
...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/13/18
Wow if he lasted one more week he would have seen this. ...
elastic band
  11/13/18
c&P (or at least summarize)
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/13/18
Global chairman for baker Mackenzie took a leave of absence ...
elastic band
  11/13/18
Yes career over for cancer/accident/exhaustion (when you&rsq...
tan dragon
  11/13/18
Now we know that's BS. I personally worked with 2 guys (asso...
Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford
  11/14/18
Right. And even getting fired isn’t even “career...
elastic band
  11/14/18
the guy in OP literally SHOT HIMSELF rather than face the sh...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/14/18
I think we can agree he wasn’t being rational. He had ...
elastic band
  11/14/18
Fuck this shit profession.
Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead
  11/13/18
If you believe that...
Honey-headed know-it-all dysfunction
  11/13/18
...
thriller jew theater
  11/13/18
Not sure why people are beating up on the wife. There&rsquo...
tan dragon
  11/13/18
yet another nutella humblebrag. thread is complete
180 senate coffee pot
  11/13/18
not sure where the humblebrag is
Stubborn deer antler
  11/13/18
Aren't you forgetting their fur baby?
Doobsian Stage
  11/13/18
So if you make partner in biglaw it’s actually a burde...
Heady walnut resort
  11/13/18
it's like checking into the Hotel California
Stubborn deer antler
  11/13/18
...
Passionate peach pervert ape
  11/13/18
...
Heady walnut resort
  11/13/18
...
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/13/18
...
thriller jew theater
  11/14/18
thread really hit home huh ?
pea-brained circlehead
  11/14/18
no one noticed the wife kept her name?
Fishy Hideous Heaven
  11/14/18
http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&foru...
Claret antidepressant drug chad
  11/14/18
My girlfriend has repeatedly told me that I “need to f...
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/14/18
Your workload isn’t fixed. Is your firm free market or...
elastic band
  11/14/18
the debt means i have less leverage to walk away yes peop...
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/14/18
Yeah I hear you but I think ramping down to 7-9 billables a ...
elastic band
  11/14/18
I'm a solo in a high volume practice and it's no better. I a...
Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead
  11/14/18
can you shut off notifications and block off time to answer ...
Boyish Ticket Booth
  11/14/18
just take less cases, it's remarkably easy. I have the op...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/14/18
I hate every aspect of being a lawyer and I'm trying to earn...
Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead
  11/14/18
Right there with you
green hospital
  11/14/18
Why dont you cop a gov job?
Appetizing state
  11/15/18
...
henna temple
  11/14/18
fewer*
Heady walnut resort
  11/14/18
shrug
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/14/18
Just do less work. I’ve been at a V5 for almost a deca...
henna temple
  11/14/18
Yep. I’m at a v10. Billing 1900-2100 a year for 4 year...
elastic band
  11/14/18
What’s your end game
electric chartreuse address
  11/14/18
???
Startling Parlor
  11/14/18
Keep resisting income creep, pay down debt and move to in ho...
elastic band
  11/14/18
5th year in V10 still with debt?
Cerise concupiscible school double fault
  11/14/18
Yeah I’m an idiot
elastic band
  11/14/18
...
Heady walnut resort
  11/14/18
this is insanely credited advice. i do the same thing.
thriller jew theater
  11/14/18
Wife and I have a rule: I never discuss work.
effete liquid oxygen
  11/15/18
...
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/15/18
I’ve gone something along the lines of 240, 310, 260 t...
effete liquid oxygen
  11/15/18
...
blathering impressive sandwich
  11/15/18
Nobody is making you stay in biglaw Heck, even working at...
Appetizing state
  11/15/18
...
rambunctious queen of the night
  11/26/18
I really need to kill myself
khaki sticky french chef
  11/15/18
Think of the xo thread that would produce?!
aqua metal stage famous landscape painting
  11/15/18
I've been meaning to get around to it, but who has the time?
Stubborn deer antler
  11/15/18
I actually don't think its the hours that make law so bad bu...
pistol
  11/15/18
This is a bit of a generalization, but this is one of the th...
floppy magenta dilemma
  11/15/18
I think it's terrific you go out of your way to give positiv...
Doobsian Stage
  11/15/18
180
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/15/18
great job!
Stubborn deer antler
  11/15/18
cr fumblerooski called me "numbnuts" a couple days...
flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap
  11/15/18
...
Stubborn deer antler
  11/15/18
??? I have received 99% positive feedback over the years and...
Startling Parlor
  11/15/18
this is standard in biglaw. generic positive feedback just m...
sable
  11/19/18
This.
onyx sinister university
  11/15/18
I make mistakes all the time and don’t GAF
Startling Parlor
  11/15/18
this is also true of xo posting
180 senate coffee pot
  11/19/18
Best part of these 1000 post threads is someone always gets ...
violet up-to-no-good background story
  11/17/18
MY tragedy.
Yapping messiness
  11/26/18
https://www.ft.com/content/1e8293f4-a1db-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5e...
Lilac fighting dingle berry
  07/11/19
“When you call in with something like cancer or stress...
Claret antidepressant drug chad
  07/11/19
For sure! Oh his group heads couldn’t be bothered for ...
Lilac fighting dingle berry
  07/11/19
Dude should have just quit. Lol at your entire self worth be...
High-end Half-breed
  07/11/19
same group for the guy who walked across the country FYI
indigo nursing home
  07/11/19
"Dude should have just quit." Maybe. But then w...
Claret antidepressant drug chad
  07/11/19
Oh No!
aqua metal stage famous landscape painting
  07/11/19
He knows his wife would leave him if the money spigot was ev...
Heady walnut resort
  07/11/19
...
Fishy Hideous Heaven
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Despite these efforts, Litt is still angry. In the months s...
Fishy Hideous Heaven
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" There was a history of mental illness in his maternal...
Heady walnut resort
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JFC Dan Clivner, managing partner of Sidley Austin&rsqu...
Ruby Fanboi
  07/11/19
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Milky potus prole
  07/11/19
Seems like flame.
Heady walnut resort
  07/11/19
CR, this cannot be true
insecure juggernaut
  07/11/19
Youth culture killed my dog!
aqua metal stage famous landscape painting
  07/11/19
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2019/12/11/joanna-litt-re...
Lilac fighting dingle berry
  12/12/19
we can do better
Exciting den
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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:20 AM
Author: Exciting den

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2018/11/12/big-law-killed-my-husband-an-open-letter-from-a-sidley-partners-widow/

'Big Law Killed My Husband': An Open Letter From a Sidley Partner's Widow

The wife of Sidley Austin partner Gabe MacConaill shares her story.

By Joanna Litt | November 12, 2018 at 09:00 AM

https://images.law.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/405/2018/11/Gabriel-MacConaill-Article-201811111445.jpg

Gabriel MacConaill and Joanna Litt on their wedding day.

Joanna Litt’s husband, Gabe MacConaill, a 42-year-old partner at Sidley Austin, committed suicide in the parking garage of the firm’s downtown Los Angeles office last month.

My husband took his life—our life—on Sunday, Oct. 14, one month to the day before our 10-year wedding anniversary. We had been planning a trip for over a year in anticipation of celebrating.

I’m beyond lost and I don’t know how I’m going to get through the rest of my life. Gabe was my best friend, my partner, my lover, and my constant. I turned to him for everything, and he was always there with the most perfect advice and words. He was my world, and after losing him, I can absolutely say, my better half. Gabe and I did not have children (except for our dog Ivy) and we made that deliberate choice so we could focus solely on our life together, because we were happy. And now he’s gone. He saw no other choice or path.

I never thought in a million years that he could or would do that. And I keep going back to one thought: “Big Law” killed my husband.

We met on our first day of law school (he graduated third in our class). We had every class together and sat next to each other for two bars because of our last names. He was the smartest person I had ever met. He was also the kindest, most selfless person I’ve ever met.

I know in my heart that overall, more than anything, we were happy. I would find myself during the day thinking how lucky I was to have him and our life. No one made me feel more special and loved— everything he did, he did for us. And that’s why I have this overwhelming need to tell our story, his story. I don’t want anyone else to experience the utter shock and pain I am in.

Gabe and I worked hard at our marriage. Marriage isn’t easy and I would never pretend it was. Our most serious problem revolved around Gabe’s struggle with binge drinking. It wasn’t on a daily basis, but maybe three or four times a year there would be some event or function where he drank too much. I was hard on him for it—it made me so uncomfortable and mad and sad when he would cross that line. I didn’t have much compassion or realize his drinking was masking a deeper pain and I made him feel felt very guilty. As a result, he would stop drinking for a month or two and be OK for a while, but then there’d be a lapse.

https://images.law.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/405/2018/11/Gabriel-MacConaill-Vert-201811111455.jpg

Gabriel MacConaill delivering a toast at his brother’’s wedding.

He saw someone professionally a few times, but that was it. In his way, he was working on it— and that meant a lot to me, so we stayed together.

Then there were a series of ill-fated events at work. First, his mentor and confidant suddenly announced he was leaving the firm. This had a huge impact on Gabe personally. It also caused a big shake up at the firm, and another of his treasured partners left to take early retirement.

Gabe, thrust suddenly into an important leadership role, was told in no uncertain terms that the firm was not going to hire any lateral support. Shortly thereafter, the last partner who was senior to Gabe decided to leave, and an associate whom Gabe spent a lot of time mentoring also left. The Los Angeles bankruptcy group Gabe had so deeply cherished and relied on for support had fallen apart.

It was also during this time that Gabe was asked to chair the summer associate program. Sidley’s position in some rankings had fallen and Gabe poured his heart and soul into that program. I know there were many others that helped him, but he passionately assumed responsibility for all 13 candidates, wanting to make sure they had the professional summer experience of a lifetime and wouldn’t hesitate to accept an offer from the firm. The success of the program was overwhelming and he didn’t even tell me. I found out from someone after he died that the associate reviews were glowing.

Finally, Gabe started working on the Mattress Firm case—a huge bankruptcy. It was a little over a month away from filing a Chapter 11 petition, and I had never seen him so stressed out and anxious. He was trying not to burden me with what was going on, but he wasn’t sleeping, I hadn’t seen him smile in weeks, and most everything he said was negative.

He told me he had experienced stress during cases before, but it had never been this bad. I didn’t know what to do. I tried to be positive and encouraging and just make our home as pleasant a place to come home to as possible.

https://images.law.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/405/2018/11/Gabriel-MacConaill-Vert-201811111447.jpg

Gabriel MacConaill and Joanna Litt recreating their engagement photo.

The Sunday before leaving to file in Delaware, he spent all day at the office. When I finally called him that evening, it was clear he was in distress and had been working himself to exhaustion. He told me his body was failing him. I picked him up and we decided he should go to the emergency room. He actually said to me on the way there, “You know, if we go, this is the end of my career.”

I’ve never felt so helpless in my life. I didn’t know whom to reach out to or to tell my husband was in crisis. I called his closest colleague and asked if she had noticed anything unusual with his behavior at work. She said he was working more with his door closed, and then she said something I’ll never forget: She said his sense of humor had been gone for a while. I asked her to keep an eye on him at work and then I just brought him home. I tried to make sure he slept and was rehydrating and eating so he could make the trip to Delaware.

About a week later Mattress Firm publicly filed. I sent an article announcing the bankruptcy to my mom and a couple of close friends with the exact words, “This is the case that is killing my husband.”

Gabe came home from Delaware late Tuesday evening. I was hoping the worst was over, but he wasn’t any better. I convinced him to skip a conference in Los Angeles that he was supposed to attend that Wednesday and Thursday and we stayed home together. I thought this would do him some good, but what I found out later was that he had stopped responding to work emails. And when he told me he was going into work that Friday, he instead spent the day at his biological father’s grave—a man he never met—a couple of hours away from our home.

During this terrible spiral, I told him to quit. I told him we could sell our beautiful house and move to Mammoth, our happy place, and snowboard all winter and then figure it out. He said he couldn’t quit in the middle of a case. The irony is not lost on me that he found it easier to kill himself. I thought after this case was over, we’d find a path back to being happy.

Suicide has now become my new world and I am desperately searching for answers. Because to those that knew him best, his family, friends and colleagues, this came without warning. Though it’s only the beginning stages of trying to figure out why this happened, I came across a concept, maladaptive perfectionism, that combines unrealistic standards of achievement with hypercriticism of failing to meet them.

Gabe displayed most if not all of the characteristics. Simply put, he would rather die than live with the consequences of people thinking he was a failure.

MacConaill with his dog Ivy.

Looking back on the things Gabe confided in me, I now know I missed a lot of signs. He told me he felt like he was doing the work of three people—and I think that’s being generous. He told me the deal to resolve the bankruptcy kept changing. He also felt that while a senior partner in Chicago was heading the case, a lot of pressure fell directly on him.

We spoke a handful of times about how he should just try to care less about the work, but knowing the kind of person my husband was, that was never going to happen. He said he felt like a phony who had everyone fooled about his abilities as a lawyer, and thought after this case was over, he was going to be fired—despite having won honors for his work.

On the morning he killed himself, he said he got an email and had to go into work to put something together. I wanted to ask if I could go with him and just sit there, but instead, I simply offered to make him a sandwich for lunch. And without any hesitation, he said, “No baby, I’ll be fine—I won’t be long.” I’ll be haunted by those words forever. He gave me a few kisses, and tried to get Ivy to come cuddle me.

And then he left, taking his gun with him, and shot himself in the head in the sterile, concrete parking structure of his high-rise office building.

I feel like I lost my husband so quickly—within the course of a month—but I’m now starting to realize how hard he must have been on himself all the time. The constant striving to be perfect at work, to be the perfect husband, son, uncle, brother and friend. And then living with this deep unbearable shame that he wasn’t performing to the impossibly high standards he set for himself. He said a few times how he couldn’t turn off his head, but again, I didn’t understand the severity of that statement.

Maladaptive perfectionists lack self-compassion. I should have held him just a little longer, loved him a little harder, and told him way more often how proud I was of him and how much I loved him—exactly as he was. I’ll make penance for this for the rest of my life and for just not seeing the depth of the sorrow and pain he was going through.

Then came Sidley’s handling of Gabe’s suicide—“damage control” that included a last-minute invitation for me and my mom to attend a service at the firm. We went because I needed to see what kind of narrative they were creating. There were a handful of attorneys there, but in the immense receiving line of people who patiently waited to tell us about their unique story of Gabe, most were support staff. One told me that after working at the firm for years, Gabe was the only attorney to take the time to know her name.

I heard story after story about Gabe’s encouraging nature and how he made people feel like they could succeed at anything they put their mind to. One close colleague said she wished “Gabe had his own Gabe.”

Finally, packing up his office, I was handed a gift left by someone who just missed saying goodbye to him. He had decided to go to law school after numerous discussions with Gabe. The gift was a leather plaque; on it was inscribed, “It Can Be Done.”

Gabe lived his life with integrity and treated those around him with sincerity, kindness, and a genuine sense of presence. Unfortunately, I know my husband died not knowing the impact he had on so many people. I believe he died feeling overworked, inferior and undervalued. And I know he died with a lot of shame.

So as I write our story and think about it more and more, I know “Big Law” didn’t directly kill my husband—because he had a deep, hereditary mental health disorder and lacked essential coping mechanisms. But these influences, coupled with a high-pressure job and a culture where it’s shameful to ask for help, shameful to be vulnerable, and shameful not to be perfect, created a perfect storm.

I don’t have any immediate solutions, but for the sake of retaining people like Gabe in these important professions, something needs to change. We need people like him walking this earth; they make it a better place. My husband was impeccable with his word, and actually cared so immensely about the job he did and how people viewed him. He wasn’t focused on the bottom line or lining his pockets with more money. He cared about his clients and the hundreds and thousands of people impacted by a corporation filing bankruptcy. Not to mention, he was really good at what he did.

I was having a hard time getting older. I’m 41 and would think about how time was flying by. We weren’t as young or vibrant. I feel like I’ve answered the age-old question how do you make time slow down. You lose the love of your life. Now, there’s just so much time left, and infinite sadness. I’ll live the rest of my life trying to fill his shoes and help anyone from having to go through this horrendous, needless experience.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214875)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:23 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine

The Los Angeles bankruptcy group Gabe had so deeply cherished and relied on for support had fallen apart.

The Los Angeles bankruptcy group Gabe had so deeply cherished and relied on for support had fallen apart.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214889)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:25 AM
Author: turquoise travel guidebook



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215304)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:22 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine

I found out from someone after he died that the associate reviews were glowing

I found out from someone after he died that the associate reviews were glowing

I found out from someone after he died that the associate reviews were glowing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214879)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:22 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M53FcPoWtA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214882)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:23 AM
Author: curious home black woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214886)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:23 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

" I feel like I’ve answered the age-old question how do you make time slow down. You lose the love of your life."

--Cosmo would cover this story very differently.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214887)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:23 AM
Author: rebellious clear kitchen philosopher-king

yeah im sure she had nothing to do with it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214890)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:28 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine

This may be cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214903)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:30 AM
Author: Aquamarine indirect expression garrison

Guy lets loose a bit and has a few drinks at some big parties and she goes into mega shrew mode.

Very sad story though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214910)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:49 AM
Author: vigorous native police squad

cr. god they get so mad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215041)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:30 AM
Author: big keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214912)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:38 PM
Author: Marvelous jet-lagged internal respiration newt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219582)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:25 AM
Author: Violent dark step-uncle's house

No kids and years of biglaw partnership, the dude must've been loaded. Why the fuck didn't he GTFO and enjoy his money?

"The Los Angeles bankruptcy group Gabe had so deeply cherished and relied on for support had fallen apart."

The sheer absurdity of this is sad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214896)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:26 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

"One [secretary] told me that after working at the firm for years, Gabe was the only attorney to take the time to know her name."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214897)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:49 PM
Author: crawly awkward center

odds she is good looking? 0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228389)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker

If you've never been part of a really great bankruptcy group, you just can't understand.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214985)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:42 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

They do this ceremony where they take out a UCC lien on a vial of tears then foreclose (outside the UFTA period). It's very moving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214988)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:53 AM
Author: unhinged mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215066)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:56 AM
Author: crusty red set

There’s even a special safe harbor for this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215097)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:57 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215100)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:23 AM
Author: Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215286)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:54 PM
Author: harsh zombie-like immigrant lettuce

Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219709)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:55 PM
Author: cream clown

I shouldn't be laughing and yet....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219713)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:19 PM
Author: Exciting den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219954)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:35 PM
Author: infuriating multi-colored field quadroon

Everyone here seems to be overestimating how much a junior Sidley partner is likely to be worth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216135)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:01 PM
Author: Startling Parlor

Yup, they don’t realize that you have to PAY THE FIRM equity contributions when you first make partner, so your first several years of partner pay are no better than senior associate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216314)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:56 PM
Author: cream clown

Forced savings, though, right? i.e. they have to buy out the widow for those shares now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219722)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:29 AM
Author: vibrant corner wrinkle

wow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214907)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:30 AM
Author: jade forum

“I know in my heart that overall, more than anything, we were happy.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214916)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:32 AM
Author: Coiffed orchestra pit candlestick maker

"Joanna Litt is a dog blogger and brand influencer. She lives in Los Feliz. You can see her at yoga, brunch, or joannalitt.com"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214924)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:33 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214934)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:33 AM
Author: Mischievous patrolman hairy legs

Please tell me this isn’t real.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214935)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Goyim Azn

http://www.nourmand.com/agents/46389-Joanna-Litt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214994)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:45 AM
Author: Coiffed orchestra pit candlestick maker

I didn't even read this before I wrote that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215006)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:48 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215034)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

Check out this POS 2.5 mil house she sold

http://www.nourmand.com/real-estate/3200-coldwater-canyon-avenue-studio-city-ca-91604/18329412/53821439

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215911)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:03 PM
Author: Violent dark step-uncle's house

you think THAT's a POS?

here's a $2.5 M house in a 70% black, 15% hispanic neighborhood:

https://media.halstead.com/pictures/19012194-8_l.jpg

https://media.halstead.com/pictures/19012194-7_l.jpg

https://media.halstead.com/pictures/19012194-4_l.jpg

https://media.halstead.com/pictures/19012194-5_l.jpg

https://media.halstead.com/pictures/19012194-6_l.jpg



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215922)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:04 PM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

lol at the lonely picture frame in the last one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215928)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:13 PM
Author: Violent dark step-uncle's house

there's one on the toilet too, for some reason:

https://media.halstead.com/pictures/19012194-3_l.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215987)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:44 PM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

Congratulations on completing your dermatology residency!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217142)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:46 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

"Welcome to the Upp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217158)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:54 PM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

Went a bit crazy and mixed it up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217217)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:55 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

I approve of the mixing it up!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217220)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: Laughsome useless friendly grandma

Looks much better here than the wedding photo she used in the hit piece.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217918)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:19 AM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

Not surprising. Home inspection skills are hardwired into women. Extraordinarily gifted at finding and keeping a record of even the most minor flaws.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222400)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:40 AM
Author: godawful party of the first part casino



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214978)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:52 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

yeah he def took the easy way out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215062)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:00 PM
Author: arousing ruddy meetinghouse

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215905)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:16 PM
Author: Diverse Institution Ceo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216439)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:32 AM
Author: Mischievous patrolman hairy legs

He wasn’t enough of a sociopath. Only sociopaths should ever work in biglaw for any extended period of time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214928)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215382)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:32 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

Jesus

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214929)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: curious home black woman

Horrible

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214941)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:35 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214942)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:35 AM
Author: slate bbw

Dude could have taken his millions and tried to enjoy life outside biglaw.

He took the easy way out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214943)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:37 AM
Author: Mischievous patrolman hairy legs

Unless she’s lying, she was begging him to do that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214963)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:37 AM
Author: Lime outnumbered menage telephone

Sad article. Why is a Chapter 11 case so stressful?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214956)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:39 AM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

you know that scene in braveheart where william wallace leads the scottish townspeople into the english fort to kill the local magistrate (the guy that killed wallace's wife)?

the townspeople eventually kill all the soldiers inside the fort and start closing in on the magistrate and his one personal guard while making terrifying "aiyaiyaiyai!" barbarian sounds. the guard basically shits his pants and surrenders, and the townspeople kill the magistrate.

gabe macconail, bless his soul, was the lone guard in this scenario. and he should have surrendered.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215379)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:08 AM
Author: dull church building ratface



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215582)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:16 PM
Author: Diverse Institution Ceo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216448)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:18 PM
Author: Adventurous Abusive Gaming Laptop Abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216462)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:20 PM
Author: Aquamarine indirect expression garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216982)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:55 PM
Author: turquoise travel guidebook



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217224)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:23 PM
Author: green hospital

I know how this feels.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218285)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 7:01 PM
Author: Transparent Trip Stag Film

It wasn't. The guy was a neurotic pussy. Hence the obvious negative cognitive distortions and the suicide.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218831)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:06 AM
Author: Mentally impaired razzle sanctuary

Tons and tons of secretarial work at attorney rates. Highly stressful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223062)



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Date: November 17th, 2018 5:37 AM
Author: Exciting den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37250359)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:37 AM
Author: godawful party of the first part casino

Imagine killing yourself over some shitty bankruptcy case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214959)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:41 AM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting

C'mon dude it was Mattress Firm-- they will be writing about that epic bankruptcy filing decades from now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215392)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:37 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

KEY PORTION:

"he had a deep, hereditary mental health disorder and lacked essential coping mechanisms."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214965)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: Lime outnumbered menage telephone

he looks like a sensitive hipster

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214975)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:54 AM
Author: Iridescent hairraiser station

this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGxyCs30tfU

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215078)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:46 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine

The AutoAdmit Story

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215018)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: Lime outnumbered menage telephone



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215023)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:48 AM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215036)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:51 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215057)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:52 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215059)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:57 AM
Author: Coral Apoplectic Knife

xo is our essential coping mechanism

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215098)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:21 AM
Author: Violent dark step-uncle's house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215268)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:47 AM
Author: godawful party of the first part casino



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215436)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:52 AM
Author: histrionic bat-shit-crazy community account library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215464)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:04 PM
Author: Excitant Wagecucks



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216344)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:44 PM
Author: Excitant Wagecucks



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217146)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 1:36 AM
Author: sooty house rigor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221496)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:51 AM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant

He LACKED a hereditary mental health disorder and was unwilling/unable to maim himself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215056)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: Mustard stain

Even if you make it in biglaw, you don't really make it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214971)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

It's a pie contest where the prize is that you get to eat lead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214984)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:46 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215021)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:52 AM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215060)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:20 PM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216032)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:45 PM
Author: vengeful underhanded reading party whorehouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220173)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: poppy bateful gaping pisswyrm



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214983)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 1:46 AM
Author: Narrow-minded shitlib cumskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221514)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:42 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

“He was my world, and after losing him, I can absolutely say, my better half.”

Jesus Christ at equivocating here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214987)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:21 AM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

yes this sentence is truly evil

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215273)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:04 PM
Author: arousing ruddy meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215932)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:59 PM
Author: odious therapy site

Worst sentence in the essay. Really made me cringe when I noticed it on my 2nd read.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217268)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: Lime outnumbered menage telephone

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-macconaill-90138b90/

he was UG summa but ended up going to Penn State (Happy Valley campus)? Must have been 150s lsat bro trying to hack through a woods too dense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214992)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:45 AM
Author: curious home black woman

Makes you wonder. Feel like pure grinders might get overwhelmed eventually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215011)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:46 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

They think all they have to offer is hard work and eating shit, they plod along filled with shame at being inadequate, until eventually they cannot eat any more shit, but their programming will not allow them to stop. I know people like this. Worry for'em.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215022)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: curious home black woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215024)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:10 AM
Author: poppy bateful gaping pisswyrm

Mods

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215179)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:39 PM
Author: Exciting den

!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218690)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:27 PM
Author: rusted stock car lodge

Sup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217024)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:06 AM
Author: Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker

He probably crushed it at Dickinson back before the PSU merger

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215155)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:46 AM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Goyim Azn

He was there after the merger. When she wrote that he was third in his class, I was impressed. Then I saw where he went to school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215434)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:13 AM
Author: Provocative kink-friendly gas station idea he suggested

There was a moment in the early aughts when they were handing out merit money to react to NYU’s gaming of the rankings, but your explanation is more likely.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215205)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

lol this woman gave her husband hell for getting drunk a couple times a year? you can tell he knew he couldnt keep the marriage together if he lost his huge paying biglaw job. sounds horrible

hey man, nice shot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214993)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:51 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215053)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:58 AM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

She says she encouraged him to quit. She took him to the ER b/c he was overworking himself. Everyone will be assuming she's trying to make herself look better, but there's no smoking "get back in" here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215103)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:25 PM
Author: Sadistic Fat Ankles

You can hear the firm saying “get back in,” when he wants to go to the ER but says it will end his career.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216515)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:29 PM
Author: Adventurous Abusive Gaming Laptop Abode

cr, there’s some shrewish tells but come on xo she offered to make the man a sandwich!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216557)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:34 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216607)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:17 PM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

TBF, how many guys here would kill to have their wife offer that?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216956)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:00 PM
Author: odious therapy site



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217277)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:26 PM
Author: green hospital

The best part about it - she was so mad at him for drinking that she even brought it up in her article about her husband killing himself. There was no reason to bring up his getting drunk 3-4 times a year outside of just letting everyone know that she's still pissed.

Amazing that this man didn't take up her offer to go to Mammoth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218312)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:42 PM
Author: frozen space place of business



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219612)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:44 AM
Author: Chestnut Cowardly Crackhouse Alpha

"for the sake of retaining people like Gabe in these important professions, something needs to change."

actually this "profession" needs to be thrown in the trash.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214997)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:44 AM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37214999)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:44 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215000)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:46 AM
Author: Mischievous patrolman hairy legs



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215013)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: curious home black woman



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:59 AM
Author: crusty red set



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:23 AM
Author: Violent dark step-uncle's house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215284)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:23 AM
Author: Violent dark step-uncle's house

OH THE IMPORTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY LIT!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215285)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:48 AM
Author: godawful party of the first part casino



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215441)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:52 AM
Author: histrionic bat-shit-crazy community account library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215467)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:06 PM
Author: arousing ruddy meetinghouse

lawyers will never abolish or even reform the legal profession

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215942)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:23 PM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:33 PM
Author: onyx sinister university



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:41 PM
Author: Exciting den

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(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218701)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:06 PM
Author: Opaque associate



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Date: November 26th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: ebony wonderful spot codepig



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:45 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

“I would find myself during the day thinking how lucky I was to have him”

It passes for self awareness that making 7 figures is lucky?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215005)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:46 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

She wanted to dump him for binge drinking only 4 times per year?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215015)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: curious home black woman

lol

They probably made her tone that down

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215030)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:59 AM
Author: twinkling unholy market coldplay fan

When I read that sentence, I thought it said 3-4 times per week, which seems about right to me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215110)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:00 AM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215114)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:08 AM
Author: rebellious clear kitchen philosopher-king



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215166)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:48 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

btw, she casually mentions this because she thinks she actually had a reasonable gripe and people will sympathize. the reality must have been MUCH worse for this guy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215031)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:01 PM
Author: odious therapy site



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217288)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:49 AM
Author: Aquamarine indirect expression garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215043)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:04 AM
Author: rebellious clear kitchen philosopher-king

cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215142)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:15 AM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

She just said it was a problem. These were likely social events (work, family, etc) where he got shit-faced and embarrassed them. She brought it up because she realized she was too hard on him and missed it as a flag of deeper issues.

Edit: Didn't realize you posted this. We addressed it further down, never mind

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215219)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Holy shit imagine name dropping Mattress Firm like it was the H-bomb.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215029)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:48 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215033)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:49 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215039)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:49 AM
Author: godawful party of the first part casino



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215040)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:01 AM
Author: Coral Apoplectic Knife



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215121)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:34 AM
Author: Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder

It's pretty powerful!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215349)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:50 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

“I called his closest colleague and asked if she had noticed anything unusual with his behavior at work. She said he was working more with his door closed, and then she said something I’ll never forget: She said his sense of humor had been gone for a while. I asked her to keep an eye on him at work and then I just brought him home.”

Basement virgin here but I’m pretty sure work wives don’t lament DH’s lack of humor to real wife, then get asked to “watch him.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215048)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:52 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

biglaw partner whose "sense of humor had been gone for a while" -- oh no, there are hundreds of suicide risks in Chicago alone!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215058)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:54 AM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

Happy Monday!

http://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2582754&mc=180&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215077)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:58 AM
Author: Boyish Ticket Booth

god i hope she doesn't come across xo. you are truly horrible ratfaces.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215104)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:01 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine

We aren’t saying anything bad about him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215117)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:01 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215119)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:12 AM
Author: Boyish Ticket Booth

why aren't we charitable toward this grieving woman? who among us is without sin? why does her attempt to bring attention to a need for better support in a dysfunctional profession become a fillip for misogyny?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215199)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:20 AM
Author: citrine theater stage

Shut the fuck up, idiot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215264)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:21 AM
Author: Boyish Ticket Booth

Date: November 12th, 2018 10:20 AM

Author: Mario Lmao

i suck cock

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215264)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215272)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:18 PM
Author: Diverse Institution Ceo

Well played

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216458)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:31 PM
Author: Adventurous Abusive Gaming Laptop Abode

Lol he edited

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216569)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:00 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine

https://www.petition11.com/news/notice-of-appearance-gabriel-macconnaill-partner-at-sidley-austin-llp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215115)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:25 AM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215305)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:53 PM
Author: Exciting den

talking shit bout cov-lite loans

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218776)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:01 AM
Author: twinkling unholy market coldplay fan

That's really sad. And the widow/author isn't nearly as awful as the woman who wrote about the Wilson Sonsini partner who OD'd. I feel bad for this one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215123)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:02 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215126)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:05 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Did we really need to hear about drinking too much?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215149)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:07 AM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

That seemed to be more of a guilt thing on her part rather than trying to make him seem bad. She is talking about signs she missed and how she was too hard on him for it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215161)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:12 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Fair enough I was too harsh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215196)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:14 AM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

Everyone here is quick to blame the wife, and there are plenty of other articles out there with horrible wives making it all about themselves or pushing their husbands deeper into the work abyss, but that doesn't seem to be the case here at all.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215210)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:18 AM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican

Agree she didn’t say anything to be critical of much less blame her for her husbands death

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215251)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:37 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Eh not so much blaming as being married to a guy making 7 figures is obviously awesome there are going to be drawbacks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215368)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:41 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

If the wife didnt see the dude's pain enough to get him professional help -- yeah, I blame the wife at least in part. If she couldnt save him expecting his law firm to is kind of hilariously absurd especially since partner to partner interactions at firms are actually not necessarily a daily or even weekly thing. It's possible he had face time with more senior partners once a quarter and for 2 minutes max and no associate was going to dig into his situation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215390)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:59 PM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

Yeah I think blaming the firm itself is weak. I think there's something to be said for the soulless nature of it. Everyone seems to agree with that. The part about the husband being the only one who knew a secretary's name after YEARS? That's horrifying. They don't even address each other by name? Is it just "you, get this done?"

She did say he was seeing a therapist and she saw he was stressed. I think it's easy to think it's temporary based on an assignment and not see the bigger picture. Hindsight, etc etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216306)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:07 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

it's not until it's too late that family members learn the true nature of that assignment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216365)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:30 PM
Author: green hospital

The Wilson partner's widow's article made me seriously consider MGTOW as an idea that is unfairly ridiculed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218332)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:03 AM
Author: massive smoky partner boltzmann

Protip don't marry a nagging shrew who gives you shit for drinking 3x/year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215140)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:30 PM
Author: green hospital

You can just put a period after the word "marry."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218336)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:04 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine

Gabe and I did not have children (except for our dog Ivy)

Gabe and I did not have children (except for our dog Ivy)

Gabe and I did not have children (except for our dog Ivy)

Gabe and I did not have children (except for our dog Ivy)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215146)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:06 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

Are we sure it is not a genetically human child which identifies as a dog named Ivy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215151)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:06 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

Law = Shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215159)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:11 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

In no other profession could this mentally ill bro make 7 figures per year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215187)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:15 AM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican

Banking, medicine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215214)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:24 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

Nah, doctors have to do peer reviewed training in residency. Its 2-4 years of socializing with other doctors all day. A crazy bro would get found out and never make it. Banking is too client facing too. Only in law do you get sufficient insulation from other people that crazy can go unnoticed on the regular like this until you killself. Its why no other profession has the substance abuse and killself rates of law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215294)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:23 PM
Author: arousing ruddy meetinghouse

Totally false.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216054)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:07 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

You Yankees should really beg us for Red Dawn just do we can free you from the yoke of women like this. LJL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215165)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:36 AM
Author: Sick gay wizard

you are shacked up with a literal Tinder whore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215752)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:37 AM
Author: curious home black woman

Absolutely devastating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215761)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:39 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

My wife is a music teacher who used to be a gig musician. She cares not one shit for money or prestige hence why we live in Flatbush and not some gentrified part of Brooklyn where all the black people have been quietly shipped the fuck out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215774)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:49 AM
Author: Cerise concupiscible school double fault

i bet she did some "gigs" with musicians

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215842)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:15 PM
Author: Excitant Wagecucks



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216436)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:31 PM
Author: green hospital

Oof

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218338)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:15 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

Imagine at 42 years old realizing that all you had was your corporate legal practice. You were particularly adroit at completing paperwork in a fastidious and timely manner. Beyond that, nothing. No children to watch grow. No involvement with the community, save for a few articles you've published in legal journals discussing your fastidious and timely paperwork skill. No close circle of friends to enjoy weekend barbecues with. A wife who is more a room mate.

Sure, you have a pile of money, but after your short flame in this universe is extinguished, you will be forgotten. No progeny. No legacy. Maybe a short firm-wide email. By next Thursday, your office has been given to another partner.

Our modern world is full of traps. Spend your time carefully.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215217)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:23 AM
Author: Exciting den

jfc at the tagline-post synergy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215282)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:24 AM
Author: racy startled dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215297)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:25 AM
Author: electric chartreuse address

Some lawyers write treatises or have left their mark on the law in other ways (lobbying etc)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215299)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:57 AM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting

lobbying huh? LMAO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215493)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:26 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

A 42yo old bro could still get married and have kids especially with millions in the bank. This dude was just mental.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215306)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:26 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

youre insane if you get your life's value from work, particularly if you are in some corporate role where EVERYONE is replaceable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215311)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:27 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

Not only replaceable but half the work is complete make work BS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215315)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:27 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215316)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:35 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

cr wtf. lol at this GC flame about finding meaning through work unless you're an artist/writer/musician

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215357)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:50 AM
Author: Appetizing state



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215845)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:54 PM
Author: Medicated Razzle-dazzle Property Milk

I am insane then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218068)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 5:39 AM
Author: Glittery Crystalline Private Investor Toaster

Cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221813)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:37 AM
Author: Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder

uh bro are you forgetting that this guy was a PROUD PET PARENT?!?!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215366)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215520)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:03 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

This is 100% the takeaway from this article.

This was all a problem because his job was the only thing in his life that gave him meaning, or a purpose. Probably that and consumerism. I mean, even his wife threw in a line about how they were just about to take some trip.

We often like to talk about how kids of wealthy parents who make it big with some idea or business are "playing with house money", and in some respects it's true, because there isn't a risk of failure. If it works great, but if it doesn't who cares or on to the next thing.

We've gotten away from "playing with house money" spiritually. The reason all of this was too much to bear was because this guy had nothing else in his life to give him purpose. Sitting in some ski house with his wife just snowboarding and spending money on dinners wasn't it. His wife couldn't tell that his real issue was that there was nothing there to give his life greater purpose.

In the past things like family (and i mean a real family -- children), faith, community, etc. all gave people tremendous purpose. People weren't nearly as wrapped up in money and jobs as a way to give their lives meaning -- the money and work was simply a way to provide for the things that were ACTUALLY meaningful.

What this guy needed was something to give his life meaning. He needed to have children who loved him, or he needed to find God, or he needed to become a mentor to kids who lost their fathers. Something, anything other than tying one's entire worth and identity to a bankruptcy filing and an anniversary trip, which was expensive as hell no doubt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215547)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:13 AM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting

and it is not just biglaw partners. What you are describing also contributes to the heroin problem in this country. A lot of people are directionless and what used to give them a sense of identity (religion, community, family, occupation) are no longer there. Netflix and Facebook aren't doing a very good job of filling the void.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215614)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

agree 100%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215651)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:38 PM
Author: Contagious Mildly Autistic Chapel Love Of Her Life

They killed God and gave people iPhones

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216649)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 10:42 AM
Author: haunting location multi-billionaire

This is probably CR but for the wrong reason. As someone who grew up in the church and is now a non-believer, the biggest value organized religion provides for mental well-being is that it gives people an easy way to develop community, provides regular access to in-person experience with like-minded people, and offers a massive support system especially to those raising kids. If there was a true secular alternative, it would provide the same mental health benefits to people imho. Definitely agree that we are gradually seeing more and more evidence of how bad "connectivity" is for human beings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222892)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 12:39 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

Don't you think it's more than that though, especially as you move down the IQ/ability chain into the lower classes?

Organized religion not only provides a moral code and guidance on how one should live, but it also provides a higher purpose, and treats life on Earth as just one part of the journey.

For a group of people who already failed the marshmallow test as kids, and thus have a hard time delaying gratification, doesn't the concept of an afterlife and judgment help to serve as an additional way to keep people doing the right thing, and striving for paradise in eternity?

I mean, if you're Tyrone from the ghetto with no religion, and you believe life is just life and then you die, can you really blame him for just wanting to live as hedonistically as possible?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223740)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:41 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

this is why we have xo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216676)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:17 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215631)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:37 AM
Author: soul-stirring rehab blood rage

very well said but it will trigger many here no doubt...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215765)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:51 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

Absolutely CR.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215851)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:00 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215908)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:31 PM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky

Sadly cr.

The part about spending the day at the grave of his biological father that he never knew was haunting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216110)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:36 PM
Author: galvanic impertinent hall

wish i would have met you

wish i would have met you

wish i would have met you i'd say nice shot.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216630)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:44 AM
Author: Pink Charismatic Cuck



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222535)



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Date: November 17th, 2018 7:46 AM
Author: jade forum

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37250469)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:25 AM
Author: curious home black woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215687)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:03 PM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

It's literally the Ebenezer Scrooge lesson. Surprised people haven't learned it by now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216330)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:26 PM
Author: khaki sticky french chef



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216532)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:33 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

it's difficult to pick out a particular sentence or paragraph to quote here, the whole thing is like being buried under a pile of 75 lb rocks, lowered upon you one-by-one, slowly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215346)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:34 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

And saying "Thanks!" each time a rock is placed on you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215353)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:21 PM
Author: dashing faggot firefighter turdskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216481)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:42 AM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215396)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: Coral Apoplectic Knife



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215420)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:57 AM
Author: henna temple

This is the worst part:

“Then came Sidley’s handling of Gabe’s suicide—“damage control” that included a last-minute invitation for me and my mom to attend a service at the firm. We went because I needed to see what kind of narrative they were creating. There were a handful of attorneys there, but in the immense receiving line of people who patiently waited to tell us about their unique story of Gabe, most were support staff. One told me that after working at the firm for years, Gabe was the only attorney to take the time to know her name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215500)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: spectacular mahogany death wish locus

yea, I don't feel bad for either of these people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215423)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:50 AM
Author: Motley giraffe

You guys are assholes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215450)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:58 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

somehow all our "lib" posters are the most reliable GC bootlickers. "Oh don't blame the FIRM for this, we can't say anything bad about the FIRM"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215890)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:33 PM
Author: Motley giraffe

How stupid are you? I think it's pathetic to attack the dead guy and his grieving widow. Considering your default is to run and score political jabs here, not shocked your brain can't piece it together.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216122)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:11 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

Nobody is attacking the dead guy. Few are attacking the grieving widow. (Those that are, I disagree with them).

Everyone, however, is bashing the firm. You come in here screeching how dare you criticise, it’s pretty clearly a defense of the firm, and the toxic Biglaw culture that gave rise to this tragic suicide.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217351)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 4:39 PM
Author: Motley giraffe

That's what you pulled out from "you guys are assholes".

Might be time for a break from this website for you, honestly man. You are a little overheated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37225396)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:52 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

it's gone unremarked upon but her solution here was "let's go snowboarding" which is fundamentally a childish (or at least teenagish) response. I agree he should have walked away but her offering snowboarding as an alternative is just baffling. that's something you do on vacation, you can't craft a meaningful life out of it, and certainly not at 42 years old

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215462)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:54 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

more tellingly, it is a very TEMPORARY response. she even says we can go snowboarding and 'figure things out'. that sounds like a really short break. this dude would have had millions in savings, they already had things figured out. really sounds to me like she'd have wanted him to get back on the bike pretty soon.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215479)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:57 AM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

"I told him we could go snowboarding just like I always wanted!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215492)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 7:00 PM
Author: Exciting den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218826)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:57 PM
Author: Brindle pozpig bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219725)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:58 AM
Author: Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker

A very California GenX "no worries bro" solution

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215504)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:59 AM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215511)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215524)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:36 AM
Author: curious home black woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215758)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:32 PM
Author: Excitant Wagecucks



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216578)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:59 AM
Author: Orchid Alcoholic Fortuitous Meteor Indian Lodge

cr, you can tell with their approaches to life, she would have lost respect for him just like he would have lost respect for himself. it's a sad and toxic situation if two strivers have no pressure release valve.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215518)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:30 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

if he didn't eat a bullet and quit his job he'd still be dead of alcoholism within 5-10 yrs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216101)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:31 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

from his semiannual bingedrinking sessions?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216106)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:36 PM
Author: green hospital

It sounds like I have more drinks in a week than this guy had in a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218366)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:57 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

Its the fault of the state that so many of you Americans have no meaning in your life. The state does not promote service or family leaving you with nothing in middle age. Shit doesnt have to be grounded in religion even but active indoctrination and propaganda efforts from the age of 6 up to the age of 60 are needed for the mental health of the entire body politic. Ideological programs have to be well crafted and well funded. Its easy to go wrong with them and just create a generation of cynics, but even Cicero and shit understood the need for his kind of thing 2,000 years ago.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215497)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:02 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

People who substitute wagework and frippery for self-development and growing up often offer these sorts of adolescent "solutions" to deep-rooted problems. It makes me sad. She wanted to be there for him and do something but she didn't understand what he was going through and didn't know how.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215542)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:04 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215557)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:05 AM
Author: Motley giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215562)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:05 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

LJL if you think she would have stayed married to him for 5 minutes if the paychecks stopped coming.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215565)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215618)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:21 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Making biglaw tolerable is Sisyphean

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215660)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:05 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

Yeah, I just wrote about that above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215566)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:06 PM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

She told him to quit, and she thought it was just the immediate case that was the problem. The whole point is that she didn't see the bigger picture, but it's unfair to say that she didn't care or told him to "get back in." She was trying to get him to stop.

During this terrible spiral, I told him to quit. I told him we could sell our beautiful house and move to Mammoth, our happy place, and snowboard all winter and then figure it out. He said he couldn’t quit in the middle of a case. The irony is not lost on me that he found it easier to kill himself. I thought after this case was over, we’d find a path back to being happy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216354)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:53 AM
Author: Emerald Depressive Base

every once in a while, the media crafts the perfect story for XO to sink its teeth into

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215472)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:56 AM
Author: fear-inspiring sweet tailpipe

Lol at pretending big law and not mental illness is the real problem here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215486)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:58 AM
Author: spectacular mahogany death wish locus

plus the guy who killed himself was a little fucked in the head

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215503)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: fear-inspiring sweet tailpipe

A mentally well person would say fuck this and bail long before getting to this point. But big law is a nut house ofc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215529)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Motley giraffe

Like 5 of the posters ITT have even sniffed a biglaw firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215530)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:28 PM
Author: Cracking sneaky criminal electric furnace

you're a stupid bitch. we complain about this because we've all been there

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220433)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:59 AM
Author: odious therapy site

Holy shit I have met both. Seemed like good people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215516)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: godawful party of the first part casino

Damn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215528)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:01 AM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Goyim Azn

Thoughts and prayers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215537)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

im shuddering in fear thinking of the poor associate who got the call and has to pick up the pieces of this case with basically no help

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215519)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:01 AM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

"Ross we've had a setback. Need you in office ASAP. Now is your time to step up to the plate."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215536)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:02 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

"this is a big opportunity for you, you should consider yourself lucky!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215543)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:02 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215546)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:03 AM
Author: henna temple

And also to prepare the bill for the dead partner’s time!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215548)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:05 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

oh god, imagine the vultures coming out trying to grab credit for ole Gabe's share of the points

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215564)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: Snowy masturbator

this is why it is firm policy to require that all time is in and released on a daily basis - timekeepers could off themselves at any moment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223116)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:52 AM
Author: Appetizing state



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215859)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:01 AM
Author: henna temple

JFC:

“Then came Sidley’s handling of Gabe’s suicide—“damage control” that included a last-minute invitation for me and my mom to attend a service at the firm. We went because I needed to see what kind of narrative they were creating. There were a handful of attorneys there, but in the immense receiving line of people who patiently waited to tell us about their unique story of Gabe, most were support staff. One told me that after working at the firm for years, Gabe was the only attorney to take the time to know her name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215531)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:03 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

Shows you just how mentally ill he was that he cared what the name of some support staff chick was. I have no fucking clue what the names of any of the lawyers sitting 2 cubicles down are. I have not one clue in hell about the names of even 1% of the support staff on the floor.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215550)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:06 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

this my friend, is the true mark of a legit xo poaster

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215570)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:10 AM
Author: Orchid Alcoholic Fortuitous Meteor Indian Lodge

* of the OTHER support staff on the floor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215594)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:18 PM
Author: Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216016)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:42 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216178)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:47 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

oh fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216214)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:57 PM
Author: beady-eyed twisted nowag rigpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216289)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:57 PM
Author: racy startled dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216819)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: exhilarant office round eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217602)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:11 PM
Author: rebellious clear kitchen philosopher-king



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219371)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:30 PM
Author: Cracking sneaky criminal electric furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220450)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

I not only know all their names, I make sure they know who I am, that I'm giving them good reviews, and that they can come talk to me any time. This is purely practical. I have a great advantage in gossip.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215602)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

If random people could give us reviews here I might care but at this bank you have to request reviews from people and if I dont work with you on shit I'm not requesting a review from you and so have no incentive to even know your name. Cuts down on the talking. Its DEAD quiet on every floor here except when people are on work calls. Plus, bros sit in NY but work with teams in Ohio or wherever. Nobody is really working with any of the people they actually sit next to.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215622)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:16 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

No, I give THEM reviews. I let them know they were good so they owe me favors.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215626)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:13 AM
Author: Mischievous patrolman hairy legs

You work in a cubicle?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215611)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:16 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

This bank has no permanent offices for anyone. The CEO could come here and they would stick him in a cube or more likely they would turn one of huddle rooms into a temporary office for him, but even MDs are in cubes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215624)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:17 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

(Managing Director at the Central Eastern Ozarks Federal Credit Union)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215630)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:56 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

ironically the Central Eastern Ozarks Federal Credit Union probably has offices for everyone ranked higher than teller.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215877)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:16 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215625)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:22 AM
Author: Dead Burgundy Principal's Office

lawyers sitting 2 cubicles down

lawyers sitting 2 cubicles down

lawyers sitting 2 cubicles down

lawyers sitting 2 cubicles down

Every time you get irritated with ARE reptile, please remember that this is his life, and be compassionate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215670)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:32 AM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

oof

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215728)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:04 PM
Author: racy startled dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216863)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: Sepia headpube

It all makes sense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217533)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:39 PM
Author: green hospital

Between this am marrying the tinder girl I see why this guy constantly advocates for a Stalinist revolution, he's begging for someone to put him out of his misery.

TBF, me too. Dying in a purge seems much more dignified than what I do every day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218380)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 2:44 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38515985)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:04 AM
Author: dull church building ratface

Overall, this article is far less ghoulish than the one by the wife of that SV partner who OD'd on heroin and was trying to launch her literary career

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215555)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:06 AM
Author: Bossy Crimson Useless Brakes Mother

Guy was a closet homo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215569)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:23 AM
Author: Dead Burgundy Principal's Office

Pup Partner

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215680)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:37 PM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky

What led you to this conclusion?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216142)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: Bossy Crimson Useless Brakes Mother

Took one look at the guy, and no kids

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216943)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:09 AM
Author: Cerise concupiscible school double fault

sad. sounds like an heroic wife, and she probably gave up a big old check from the firm to share a lot of these gruesome details as a warning to others.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215588)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: henna temple

She probably cashed that check and then published the story

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215604)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:22 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Most people have terrible jobs and don’t make 7 figures. This didn’t seem that grim.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215668)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:50 AM
Author: Cerise concupiscible school double fault

no amount of money makes it feel nice to sleep 10 hours per week

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215849)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:10 AM
Author: Sick gay wizard

http://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3180134&mc=130&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215596)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:18 AM
Author: Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder

To people saying he had millions, I'm not sure that's the case. Dude was only like 39 or 40 years old. Granted, not having kids helps that, but it's not like he could have retired in Los Angeles on his savings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215643)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:21 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

He may have had a spendthrift wife such that he was deep in debt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215659)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:24 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

possible

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215682)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:29 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

that or the other part of his identity (or their identities) was living somewhere prestigious, fancy dinners and vacations, etc. that just compounds the concept that money and his job were the only things giving him purpose.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215717)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:34 AM
Author: odious therapy site

Something tells me it wasn’t his idea to move to L.A.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215744)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:41 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

perhaps. i see from his linkedin that he was at some Delaware firm and then went to Sidley in LA. perhaps she wanted to move to a more cosmopolitan city, or perhaps in 2009 he took advantage of a great time to be a BK lawyer and then felt stuck with no book and a resume that had subpar credentials.

either way, i doubt his wife wouldn't have wanted to downgrade lifestyles.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215784)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:45 AM
Author: odious therapy site

Pretty sure I drank with him when visiting friends in DE.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215810)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:48 AM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

"Congratulations! It looks like you're extra popular these days!" (LinkedIn auto email to his still-active work inbox)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215828)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:49 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215840)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:18 PM
Author: Cobalt church



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217401)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:46 AM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting

She is an LA native. My guess is that she convinced him to make the move. Usually people only work in Delaware if they have ties to the area-- he might be from Philly area but deferred to the wife who wanted to make the move to the big time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215813)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:22 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

Low millions. Like $2 million. Not enough to retire on but enough that no bro should killself at 42.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215665)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:23 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

42. No kids. Biglaw for years, including at a partner level. Guy should have 3 bucks minimum. No one says you have to retire in LA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215678)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:25 AM
Author: Dead Burgundy Principal's Office

Cr. LJL at proles here: “Sidley PPP is $1m/year. So after being a partner for 5 years, he has $5m right there!!!”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215688)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:27 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Oh right he has big dog expense gtfo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215702)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:28 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

(guy who was in biglaw like 10 years ago)

Sidley PPP is 2M easy by now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215708)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:30 AM
Author: Dead Burgundy Principal's Office

Oh they each get $2m? Wow. So after 5 years he has $10M.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215720)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:34 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

i know youre a little slow, but people dont become partner straight away, generally if youre 42 you would have been working at outsized salaries for the better part of two decades, with your better earning years coinciding with the strongest bull market run in decades. so this guy would have had ample opportunity to put away a ton of cash. no one has suggested 10M, but youre being dumb as usual.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215738)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:36 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

*dumb and unfunny as usual

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215756)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:40 AM
Author: Dead Burgundy Principal's Office

People who dont work in big law don’t understand this. Saving absolute max, this guy might have had $500k after 10 years. Then he gets breakfast, takes a loan from the firm to fund his “capital account,” and his first year draw is $500k. Second year is $600, by year 5 when he iced himself he was looking at $1.3. Add all that up and subtract 50% for taxes, and he might have had $1m. Oh but the story says he bought a house. So he’s back to $800, but around $600 in equity due to RE boom. Unless he’s gonna hie to Thailand like TT6, he has to keep working at Sidley. Hth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215779)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:42 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

maybe if youre financially retarded. youd have to be a real fuckup to only have 500k after 10 years of biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215788)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:43 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

per his linkedin he was at a firm in Delaware for almost 4 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215794)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:44 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

hm ok maybe his story was a bit different then

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215801)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:44 PM
Author: Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker

sick Delaware neg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216196)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:49 AM
Author: Dead Burgundy Principal's Office

Show ur work, starting with $80k take home as first year, and assuming he and his wife each had $120k LS loans.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215839)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:53 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

my work is ive been in biglaw over 10 years and was at about 1M at the 10 year mark. this is coming in with 200K debt, being financially clueless and making no particular great efforts to maximize savings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215861)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:58 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

All that matters is what he made during his (almost) 5 years as a partner at Sidley.

Even if you assume only $500k saved before partnership, he could have averaged $1M per year the last 5 years. That coupled with some stock market gains could have easily given him $2-3M. No reason to believe he couldn't have saved $1M on $4-5M of partnership profits.

I don't know what Sidley pays its new partners, or how easy it is to advance in partnership distributions, but that's all that matters.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215895)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:07 PM
Author: Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder

No way he doubled his take home first year of partnership. He would have been lucky to hit $1M after 5 years of partnership. It wasn't like this guy was bringing in new clients - the story notes he was dependent on senior partners and he basically shit his pants at getting Mattress Barn.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218165)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:09 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

It really depends on the firm. Some junior partners make the same as senior associates, others get a substantial pay increase right away to the tune of $800k-1M, and I'm not talking about V5 firms either.

I don't know how Sidley pays its junior partners. Perhaps someone else knows more about that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218179)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:35 PM
Author: rusted stock car lodge

i know. they make $500K-$700K for service partner types.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218359)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:41 PM
Author: rusted stock car lodge

You dontt have a wife who robbed your for crack and kids in the Bay Area.

That said plenty of junior service partners at firms like Sidney are making $600k not $2million.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217126)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:17 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228743)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:44 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

Impossible. I saved nearly 700k working in compliance for like a decade making half what they make in biglaw. Then I inherited a million but that's not relevant here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215799)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:46 AM
Author: Dead Burgundy Principal's Office

He didn’t live in an apartment by himself eating MREs for ten years tho

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215814)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:49 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

Neither did I.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215837)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:23 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

MREs are quite expensive per-calorie, definitely not a solid FIRE strategy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216061)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:27 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

(SteveMRE)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216083)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:45 PM
Author: Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker

*making half of what a 1st year makes in biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216203)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:08 PM
Author: Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder

You are a slob who lives in a shit tenement in Brooklyn and dated Tinder 4s. Chill bros living in MFH or LA aren't saving 50% of their take home per year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218175)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:28 AM
Author: odious therapy site

Guy seems like he had an incredible amount of pressure on him in every facet of his life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215707)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:29 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

Yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215713)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:37 AM
Author: Swashbuckling new version persian

I like the parenthetical “he graduated third in his class”. That this venom shrew included it an screed about her demented husbands workplace suicide should tell you everything you need to know about these soulless fucking vampires.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215759)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:44 AM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

That stood out to me as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215800)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:47 AM
Author: odious therapy site

Dat status signaling.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215823)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:53 AM
Author: bright brunch international law enforcement agency

I want summa cum laude on my tombstone, bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215865)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

I'll have peppers and sausage on my Tombstone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215915)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:08 PM
Author: talented slippery water buffalo hell

I think you have to actually graduate summa for that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215957)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:54 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Immediately made me think of the thread where a guy praised Trump's style in using them to his advantage. This is case in point: you get to boast while having attribution be murky.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215868)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:57 AM
Author: ungodly charcoal boistinker really tough guy

Killing yourself over a shitty store that sells mattresses

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215889)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:02 PM
Author: Sick gay wizard

lol at deranged lawyers ITT unable to fathom the complexities of consciousness that would compel someone to killself

"b-but he must've had so much money, it was just a deal gone wrong, I don't get it derp derp"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215917)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:04 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

this would be a devastating response, if anyone ITT had said that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215930)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:05 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215935)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:06 PM
Author: Sick gay wizard

there is literally a subthread just an inch or two above this one arguing over how much money he might've had. what is the relevance? it is completely beside the point, yet xo can't help but go there. they really think if only he had just a few more shekels in the bank, everything would be just A-OK.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215938)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:07 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

Good point. Warmed-over antinatalist drivel is what's truly in order here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215949)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:09 PM
Author: Sick gay wizard

Never said that. Go get some coffee, freshen up, try again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215960)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:18 PM
Author: 180 senate coffee pot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218247)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:12 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

no the point of that subthread was that he could have walked away, easily, yet was compelled to continue because it wasn't "enough" to him, an attitude which xo (rightly) recognizes as poisonous.

there's also a little bit of EPAH bragging that he makes more than a biglaw partner, but that's kind of beside the point.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215982)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:14 PM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215994)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:17 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216009)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:18 PM
Author: Sick gay wizard

Walked away into what exactly? Maybe he felt like there was nowhere to go, no refuge from whatever was eating away at him inside. It’s not even an uncommon sentiment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216021)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:21 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

the fact that he had nothing to live for besides work is another point raised, ad nauseum, above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216039)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:21 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216043)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:23 PM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216057)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:23 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

A cushy law job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216058)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:06 PM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

You might be able to eventually create your own cushy practice, but 40-something worker bees don't get hired into cushy jobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216876)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:13 PM
Author: comical psychic marketing idea

(Reading comprehension masterman)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220866)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:23 PM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216051)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:06 PM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215940)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:15 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216003)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:14 PM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky

"He said he felt like a phony who had everyone fooled about his abilities as a lawyer, and thought after this case was over, he was going to be fired—despite having won honors for his work."

He strove to death

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215993)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:14 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37215996)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:18 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

:(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216018)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:18 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

he was not necessarily wrong, seems they were trying to phase out the bankruptcy group. Maybe they were keeping along to wring as many billables out of one last big case.

And even if he was wrong, he wasn't irrational. Even if they weren't going to get rid of him, they are at all times *thinking* about getting rid of him, and everyone, and will do so at a drop of the hat if the numbers make sense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216020)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:20 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

lol @ GC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216034)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:29 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

I first wrote "if the numbers demand" but that just shows how ingrained this way of thinking is. the numbers can't "demand" shit, it's the people who make decisions, but this is how they would frame it 100% . We're not really making this decision, the excel spreadsheet tells us what to do and we have to do it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216093)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:32 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Look what the algorithm made me do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216116)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:26 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

cr. the truth of the matter is almost everyone but a few rainmakers at biglaw is totally disposable if the numbers shift a bit in the wrong direction.and contrary to popular thought, you aint shit without the biglaw brand behind you most of the time

so basically 'imposter syndrome' is actually just pure rationality for biglawyers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216071)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:32 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

especially so for him given his background with pedestrian schools and 4 years in a midlaw firm in Delaware

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216114)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:37 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

that combined with his whole team having left the firm prob would have caused him a lot of anxiety, and he was probably right to be worried, im sure he was on borrowed time. poor guy. must be hard to have perspective when youre dealing with that and just getting crushed with work too. hard to take a moment to reflect.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216143)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:57 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

very throwback xo comment here, "things would've been WAY better if he just had T6 + V10 on his resume!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216292)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:00 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

nah, but it probably helped explain some of his insecurity and why he felt like a phony.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216312)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:35 PM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216134)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:19 PM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

i mean don't we all feel like this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216031)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:29 PM
Author: Startling Parlor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216098)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:32 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

everyday

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216119)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: racy startled dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216812)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:52 PM
Author: onyx sinister university

I always feel like I'm just keeping a seat warm. Having direct reports, I see that this feeling is common among attys.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37224613)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:26 PM
Author: supple flirting cuckoldry

weak

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216072)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:24 PM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

this is my biggest nightmare. killing myself and having my dumbass wife write something like this for everyone to read

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216062)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:24 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216066)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:37 PM
Author: Diverse Institution Ceo

absolutely devastating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216140)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:41 PM
Author: odious therapy site

Guy strove his life away supporting a high-cost lifestyle, & after he finally cant take it anymore & blows his brains out everyone gets to read about how he had a problem with binge drinking.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216167)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:43 PM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216187)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:45 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

Fuck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216202)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:48 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216222)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:54 PM
Author: spectacular mahogany death wish locus



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216266)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:01 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216316)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:01 PM
Author: racy startled dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216850)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:02 PM
Author: Excitant Wagecucks



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216854)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:04 PM
Author: frozen space place of business

no escape

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216864)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 3:06 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516103)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:48 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216218)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:42 PM
Author: vivacious idiotic faggotry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220584)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:24 PM
Author: Excitant Wagecucks

Gabe and I did not have children (except for our dog Ivy)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216065)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:26 PM
Author: Abnormal Theatre Hunting Ground

I guarantee Ivy was a tiny little yappy fuckdog that she wanted. i can picture it now and am 100% I am correct

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216073)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 12:29 PM
Author: supple flirting cuckoldry

Thank God for that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216092)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:05 PM
Author: Slimy bearded locale brethren

Maybe if the mattresses weren't so firm they'd still be in business

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216353)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:15 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

anyone seen a certain la re atty around

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216428)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:16 PM
Author: odious therapy site

Upon reading this a 2nd time — whoa does it come across as self-centered. Holy shit. MY husband took OUR lives. We didn’t have kids intentionally so we could focus on US (read: the lifestyle she craved). He did this one month to the day before OUR anniversary vacation (hers) that WE planned for a year (she planned, probably with all photo ops carefully charted).

Then she rats the guy out for binge drinking.

Seems like a lot of the purpose behind this essay is blame shifting due to deep guilt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216443)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:20 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

eh, i'd probably be a little bitter and selfish if someone close to me committed suicide. i wouldn't write a national article about it though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216469)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:22 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Joanna discovered her passion for real estate during the process of purchasing her first home in Los Feliz

https://www.fentonla.com/agents/joanna-lit/

u can't make this stuff up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216487)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:25 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

the person above who said the wife seemed childish was probably right.

stuff like that is such a childish response to a life event.

it's like people who go on vacation a bunch of times and talk about how amazing travel is or how great other countries are, instead of realizing that vacation is nice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216520)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:31 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

oh rly u like eating out every meal, not working, not cleaning, throwing towels on the floor eh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216571)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:32 PM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216584)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:28 PM
Author: odious therapy site

Seems like it’s a plea to let people know it’s not *her* fault.

I’m sure she’s fishing for a lot of, “You did your best,” “It’s not your fault,” “There was nothing you could do” type of sympathetic responses.

Then again, she does make some good points about Biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216550)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:34 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

likely true but given her current situation I'm willing to cut her some slack

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216603)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:16 PM
Author: odious therapy site

I am, too, & she makes some good points about the nature of Biglaw.

But at the same time, for a nationally published essay, she includes some private things that I don’t think he’d want aired & that aren’t necessary to the point about Biglaw. Rather, those parts seem included to show people it isn’t her fault. It also seems like there’s more to the story than just Biglaw pushing him to suicide, which may be why she decided to have this published and include those private details.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216945)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:40 PM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant

You are quite sensitive about your own skeletons. I don't care if ppl poast about my freaky habits when I'm dead, fortunately I will not be able to care about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217123)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:51 PM
Author: odious therapy site

Maybe. But his binge drinking & mental illness seem like odd things to write about in a nationally published essay after your husband offs himself because of Biglaw. Would those things be included in a eulogy? Are they germane to the title “Biglaw killed my husband”? Just seems like there’s more behind the essay than illuminating the perils of Biglaw. That said, she’s going through a very awful situation & this may be her way of grieving. I certainly do cut her some slack; it must be a terribly emotional time & it is certainly tragic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217192)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:31 PM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant

It's about how he worked himself to death, of course drugs and alcohol are part of that narrative. You really must have enormous hangups (and have some weird identification with the dead guy somewhat) to latch on that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217514)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: odious therapy site

I don’t think it takes “enormous hangups” to feel sorry for a guy who strove his whole life, didn’t know his father, felt the only way out of his enormous burden was suicide, & then has negative personal details published after his death.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217587)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:36 PM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

I think everyone's reading a lot into this. Nothing she wrote screamed "shrew." Who knows what was behind their choice not to have kids. I wouldn't assume it was just her. Maybe they both wanted this lifestyle and he just got too deep into work. Maybe they liked their life and travel, etc and didn't want to throw a wrench into it. Plenty of people here have expressed that sentiment. That's why she feel betrayed and refers to him taking "our" lives. This was their arrangement. Just them. And now it's just her. And that sucks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216625)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:39 PM
Author: light nudist point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216656)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:41 PM
Author: electric chartreuse address

(cuck)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216671)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:37 PM
Author: Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder

All the people here who express that sentiment are selfish dumb assholes, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217095)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:16 PM
Author: odious therapy site

There are plenty of things in there that scream “shrew.”

She mentions where he ranked in his LS class.

She says she told him they could sell their “beautiful” home.

She says she told him they could move to “their happy place,” which was a ski resort.

Think she isn’t status obsessed? Think the marriage would have lasted if he wasn’t bringing in big money to sustain the lifestyle she wanted? Think he wasn’t acutely aware of the pressure on him to support that lifestyle?

Then there’s this quote, that says it all: “He was my world, and after losing him, I can absolutely say, my better half.”

So she didn’t fully appreciate him until he was gone?

Like I said, it’s tragic & I’m willing to cut her slack; but there are definitely signs this guy was under immense pressure in his personal life in addition to his professional life. And her reaction to his drinking indicates she probably has a controlling personality. This poor guy felt like he had no way out but death.

I think ggtp has grasped it perfectly ITT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217389)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:17 PM
Author: comical psychic marketing idea

A lot of these comments are essentially asking "why did this dude kill himself instead of just quitting?" But when his wife ponders that question, she's being selfish. Classic XO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220891)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:05 PM
Author: frozen space place of business



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216868)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:56 PM
Author: turquoise travel guidebook

No wonder he killed himself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217233)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:22 PM
Author: navy irradiated scourge upon the earth

Hmmmnnn... Seems like a lot to unpack here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216489)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:34 PM
Author: pearl house-broken plaza yarmulke

NATURE | OF | ASSIGNMENT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216605)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 1:42 PM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

At least she won't have to worry about whether to change her name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216684)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 4:33 AM
Author: Exciting den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221752)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:10 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican

Everyone is way too hard on the wife here and drawing every possible inference against her and making some up as well.

She wrote that she Told him he should quit his job and they would downsize.

The guy had serious mental health issues and none of those are necessarily the fault of his wife.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216909)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:13 PM
Author: Passionate peach pervert ape



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216930)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:16 PM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

Yes, thank you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216950)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: Adventurous Abusive Gaming Laptop Abode

I usually don’t like you because of politics but you are right here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217014)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:53 PM
Author: stimulating preventive strike

I'll take it lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217212)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:45 AM
Author: Adventurous Abusive Gaming Laptop Abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230364)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:00 PM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

It deserves a more charitable reading for sure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217278)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:18 PM
Author: comical psychic marketing idea



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220894)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:18 PM
Author: henna temple

Good god how do you get super stressed doing BANKRUPTCY work for “Matress Firm Inc.” (that’s their actual name)??? I mean, this is about as low pressure as you get in biglaw. The company is going belly up anyways, they have to pay your bills bc the judge will make them, and they are a fucking mattress company. Very sad though. The dude should not have been in a law firm. At a firm you need to be very zen about the fact that you might be out on your ass at any moment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216965)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:23 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican

The stress does not come from appreciating the magnitude (or lack thereof) of a case or deal. It comes from the amount of work that must be completed by constant deadlines.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216991)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:29 PM
Author: henna temple

If his firm refused to give him more resources he should have told the client that they needed to bring in another firm because his firm couldn’t handle it on their own.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217042)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:32 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican

Doesn’t sound like he had that decision makiing authority. He was a junior partner bill in a storm. At that point he might as well just quit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217052)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:35 PM
Author: henna temple

Uh the client has the decision making authority, and he has an obligation to give the client honest advice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217081)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:37 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican

He didn’t have the authority to tell the client that Sidley couldn’t handle the work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217094)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:42 PM
Author: henna temple

Yes he did, if he was the one the client assigned the work to and he was unable to do it. There is no magical “authority” needed to say, “you know what, we don’t have then capacity for this so you need to bring in another firm”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217131)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:44 PM
Author: henna temple

He was a partner, for God’s sake

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217145)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:45 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican

Not the relationship partner

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217150)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:09 PM
Author: henna temple

Relationship partner wasn’t running the matter. what’s with your weird shtick?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217338)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:50 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican

If you’re the junior partner on a deal you didn’t bring in and not the relationship or ultimate partner oversight you can’t tell the client that your firm can’t handle it without first getting approval from the more senior partner who brought it in. That’s all there is to it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217622)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:59 PM
Author: henna temple

Well you have no choice but to tell the client that if the firm won’t give you the resources to do the work. Unless you (a) half-ass the case or (b) work yoursel to death and still fail to get it all done.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217682)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:07 PM
Author: Passionate peach pervert ape

ok, you're some kind of law student or something I get it now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217722)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:58 PM
Author: galvanic impertinent hall

if you are a KYS biglaw bitch you tell the client by blowing your brains out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219744)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:14 PM
Author: talking zippy tanning salon selfie

lol. his bar license provides the ethical and actual authority to take the action suggested above.

what are you on the management committee for sidley?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217364)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:30 PM
Author: Passionate peach pervert ape

Do you really think a guy who KILLED HIMSELF over trying to do a good job was going to tell his biggest client his firm wasn’t up to the task? Forget about how he’d be risking his own capital. Are you a retard?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217502)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:02 PM
Author: henna temple

No, obviously he was not going to do that. We are discussing what a rational human being SHOULD have done in his situation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217694)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:06 PM
Author: Passionate peach pervert ape

you think the rational man / economic actor *should* do something that would ruin him professionally and financially? are you speaking in a strict abstract ethical sense?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217715)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:20 PM
Author: Startling Parlor

1. Telling client to bring in another firm is not a big deal

2. If the alternative is death then yes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217825)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:23 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

lol yeah just go tell the client that your massive global biglaw firm is unable to handle the workload. thatll go over well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219988)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:20 PM
Author: comical psychic marketing idea

Cr, it is laughably unrealistic to think for one second that he had the real option of firing a major client that wasn't his.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220910)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:23 PM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky

Mattress Firm was a money laundering scheme and this was a hit job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216996)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:48 PM
Author: Fragrant Shrine Laser Beams

Puts a whole new angle on "hiding money under the mattress"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217174)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:02 PM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

you're an idiot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218508)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:44 PM
Author: Startling Parlor

(mattress and pillow company bootlicker)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218716)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:54 PM
Author: rusted stock car lodge

My wife has this personality type (the dude, not the wife). Thank god for glass ceilings and female lack of self awareness. Also Catholicism that prevents self harm (and helps prevent self awareness).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217218)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:57 PM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

May you avoid the Second Lathaming.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217249)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:00 PM
Author: turquoise travel guidebook



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217281)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:01 PM
Author: rusted stock car lodge

I'm also a shitty striver like the guy who killedself - also don't have much else going on in life. But I have enough sociopath tendencies to not give a shit and derive too much value from the work.

My wife is extremely good at her job and is loved by everyone and takes the extra effort in everything she does professionally - including being really nice to all support staff and making cookies and shit to thank them for stuff they are supposed to do.

She also takes career slights very hard and personally sometimes. If she had to deal with half the shit I deal with from lawyers and clients she would probably kill herself or rampage the company too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217286)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:31 PM
Author: dashing faggot firefighter turdskin

"including being really nice to all support staff"

bro isnt your wife support staff?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217516)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:11 PM
Author: rusted stock car lodge

i mean she manages the financial reporting division at a tech company. I guess to the extent she is not a code developer, she is support staff. But she makes ~$150K and supervises a dozen people or so, so she has lots of people below her, plus IT and HR drones to be nice to.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217747)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:35 PM
Author: dashing faggot firefighter turdskin

oh i thought she was a nurse

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218356)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:36 PM
Author: rusted stock car lodge

lol wtf. No all of her relatives in the motherland want to come here to be nurses. Her cousins are all nurses here too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218367)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:10 PM
Author: nighttime cerebral corn cake

This is the funny thing about Big Corps. You can be some $150K/yr drone, but somehow manage 15 other pointless drones who make $90K. Just shows how bloated our society is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219868)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:21 PM
Author: comical psychic marketing idea

Everyone who is not an owner of a business or firm is working class

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220919)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 2:59 PM
Author: Scarlet titillating cruise ship windowlicker

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217267)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:05 PM
Author: low-t parlour

jeez

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217318)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:39 PM
Author: Sepia headpube

Disgusting thread. I should have known the overwhelming XO reaction would be to blame the widow for his suicide, but I hoped for a more empathetic tone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217556)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:50 PM
Author: embarrassed to the bone irate box office factory reset button

blaming wifey is xo's way of coping when things get 'too real'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217620)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:22 PM
Author: 180 senate coffee pot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218275)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 3:50 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Shivering Business Firm Mexican



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217624)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:01 PM
Author: henna temple

To be fair, I think many blame the firm and the guy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217689)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:14 PM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217768)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:35 PM
Author: Laughsome useless friendly grandma

She didn't need to put his drinking problem or "personality disorder" on blast. She probably did so because, as an officer of the court, she is indoctrinated to consider the arguments on both sides. But she really just through her poor dead husband under another bus.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217942)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:24 PM
Author: 180 senate coffee pot

I agree it's extraneous at best, a bad look for the wife. But if you're going for Searing Honesty in an article about suicide, occasional binge drinking and mental health issues are going to be mentioned, as well as how much My Husbandsuicide ended Our Lives; that's just the way people write in 2018

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218289)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 4:40 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

deep anxiety of xo struck? 450 posts lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37217969)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:25 PM
Author: 180 senate coffee pot

you can post the next one when a pro poker player kills self, see if it gets traction here.

generally they don't have concerned wives to write eulogies (however awkwardly and badly) about them, but who knows.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218305)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:17 PM
Author: Medicated Razzle-dazzle Property Milk

Guy probably did work himself to death. Bill high threes for a few months and see how you feel. Add the pressure of a wife with a made up job and other commitments.

Someone needs to pull Sidley’s bill (debtor’s counsel has to submit bills) to see how many hours he was working. I’d do it, but my firm would wonder why I was pulling it.

If he had just taken a weekend, or even a night, to have a binge drink, he probably would have been fine. But his wife would not let him, and work commitments likely did not allow it.

I wonder what his hereditory mental illness was? Probably bipolar. Maybe schizophrenic. And knock his schools, but summa UG and summa LS

takes some doing and he did make partner at a good firm (although I am not sure, but I think Sidley is two tier so he was probably making biglaw associate money, not $2m a year).

I would like to have a binge drink to honor him, but I got too much work to do.

RIP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218235)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:47 PM
Author: Yellow range

thought you were a partner, cucky? what do you care if "someone" wonders why youre pulling something?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218733)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:59 PM
Author: odious therapy site

Guy’s name is Irish as fuck. I’d imagine his “mental illness” was a guilt complex & depression with a comorbid fondness for drink.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218815)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: Flickering Flesh Mental Disorder

Didn’t realize you were at PAC. Lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219816)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:49 AM
Author: aromatic lay

It’s too early in the case. No fee apps have been filed yet. Also the Fed app will only show his billing post-bankruptcy filing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230376)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:32 PM
Author: greedy trailer park filthpig

*sponsored by council of mid law and boutique law shops

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218342)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 5:35 PM
Author: lascivious national toilet seat

Poasting in a 400 poast thr-

Oh wait

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218360)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:46 PM
Author: Sexy Sex Offender

So uh time to poach Sidley associates to jump in house?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218722)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:47 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

Better act quick, lot of them already have a firm commitment to jump out window.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218727)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 6:56 PM
Author: Sexy Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37218802)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 7:58 PM
Author: Stirring Chocolate Organic Girlfriend

Ljl at wagecucks going to the mattresses with themselves IT CAN BE DONE!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219288)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:10 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

I'd just like to register my complaint about the handful of holier-than-thou poasters who have come in here to gripe about the xo way of mourning. I will gladly discuss my poasting ITT with the widow. I feel for this guy, feel for her, know people like'em, not such bad folk, just don't know what they're signing up for, what they're doing, or how to get out. Lots of us are trapped in the maze like that, and I'll be God-damned if you're going to deprive us of our gallows humor.

But you tut-tutters, know this: your haughtiness does not make you compassionate. You felt the need to take this thread, which was about honoring our fallen colleague and lightly roasting his wife, and make it all about how _you_ are better than everyone else, because _you_ feel only-and-just the socially-prescribed emotions at the socially-prescribed times, in perfect mechanical sequence like a breech-loading gun. Fuck off!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219365)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:28 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

agree

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219507)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:32 PM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

glad you're back

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220060)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 9:45 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

ty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220180)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:38 PM
Author: Boyish Ticket Booth

i'm one of the people you're talking about, brother.

while reading this thread, i was thinking that there's a better-than-usual chance, given his background, given her background, that she might come across these comments on xo.

and while reading the widow's article, i asked some of the same questions raised here. but i saw her statements, well-annotated by the xo crew, as an effort to lay bare the couple's struggles and her own foibles in hopes of helping others avert the same tragedy. as awake poasters who contemplate killing areselves on a nightly basis, surely we can find a moment of grace for this woman. if there's a time to give her the benefit of the doubt, surely now is that time. if not for her, then for areselves.

you're also right to point out the danger of sanctimony for my ilk. but i don't agree that the comments ITT are light roasts of the widow. they are substantially darker and less restrained than that. and i make these points not because i am better than any of you, but because i have also been a shithead on xo, and from time to time, we can all use a reminder from are friends not to be a shithead. and we are all friends here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220554)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:43 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

That's fair. I do hope she does not find this thread, though I do sincerely hope the many other women in her situation pre-calamity do, and have a care -- for they might still be snapped out of their dogmatic slumbers as to the nature of the legal profession, which greatly resembles the protocol by which depression is induced in rats.

That aside, I don't think I'd have any objection to you and the others making substantially the same comments, but calling out individual people for individual comments. It's the blanket dismissal of all of us and all of our comments that grates.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220591)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:51 PM
Author: Boyish Ticket Booth

that's fair, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220674)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:11 AM
Author: Medicated Razzle-dazzle Property Milk

as to the nature of the legal profession, which greatly resembles the protocol by which depression is induced in rats.

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221580)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 6:19 PM
Author: navy irradiated scourge upon the earth

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37226123)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 12:28 AM
Author: Boyish Ticket Booth

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228564)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 2:26 AM
Author: Silver gunner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37236577)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:52 PM
Author: vivacious idiotic faggotry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220688)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:51 PM
Author: vivacious idiotic faggotry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220672)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:37 PM
Author: cream clown

So no Sidley Walk, then?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219577)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:38 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

It would be an insult to the dignitas of CSM if they even attempted such a thing. Don't wanna start a war.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219587)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 8:44 PM
Author: frozen space place of business

she admits in the article that biglaw did not kill her husband. so the title of the article is clickbait?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37219621)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:39 PM
Author:  Public Bath Generalized Bond

This is really about the need for gun control and also the pathetic, rage-filled fragility of privileged white males.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220566)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:53 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

Not to mention Obamacare and of course Merrick Garland.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220691)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 10:06 AM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222684)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 10:52 PM
Author: violent feces idiot

What a downer. This guy who had parents and other family that loved him, but he ended it all along in a parking garage over stress about a chapter 11 filing for a matress retailer. Feel bad for him and his family.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220680)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 12:37 AM
Author:  Gold Legend Nibblets

woah

mattress retailer

that's a guy's life, huh? a mattress retailer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228593)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:21 PM
Author: copper buck-toothed area athletic conference

non-lawyer here -

if after he went to the emergency room he had taken a short leave for mental health care, what's the most likely consequence he would have seen at work?

and if they demoted or fired him, could he have sued?

the line about him feeling like his career would end if he followed the path of treating his symptoms gave me chills

truly sad story

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220921)



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Date: November 12th, 2018 11:24 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

His career would be over, his wife would quite likely leave him, and no he wouldn't be able to sue.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37220945)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 1:40 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

he would get ghosted out of the firm. its not like the day he got back theyd say "GOTCHA, YOURE FIRED", he would just see his work dry up, then his reviews would note that he's not producing and that if he doesnt shape up they will have to think of 'alternative options'. inevitably, no more work would come his way and he'd be told to leave. it's very hard to sue in a situation like that, and as a white heterosexual male, he wouldnt have any of the crutches that people like to lean on in those sorts of discrimination suits. so i think his success in going after the firm would be limited.

of course, no other firm is going to touch a 40+ guy who washed out of sidley under dubious circumstances.

so he was totally right about that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221503)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:05 AM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Why aren’t there exit options I don’t get it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221560)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:08 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

i dunno man lawyers are fucking retarded and if you dont fit into their rigid structure its hard to find your way

basically 99% of employers would ding this guy for being 'overqualified' and just too old generally even if he would likely do a fine job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221568)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:35 AM
Author: Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford

False - completely dependent on how long he took off. If it was a 1 day ER visit, no problem whatsoever. Work emails get delayed all the time.

A couple of days probably fine as well as long you tell the firm you have a medical issue and there are no important deadlines that absolutely requires his involvement (a senior associate could probably competently cover for him). A week or longer than it depends on how busy the practice is and how many other people there are that can do your job. It sounds like they were short-staffed as it was, don't think they were in any rush to cut him.

Partners in their 40s get hired by mid-sized firms all the time. Lower ranked firms also like to poach service partners from top tier firms. You make it sound like his only option was to lateral to Kirkland, when there are a slew of places like DLA or Dorsey who would probably hire the dude, not to mention the hundreds of midsized firms that would be interested in hiring a biglolyer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221609)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:37 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

i think youre overestimating this guy's market value

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221615)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:38 AM
Author: Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford

I'm not saying he'd have a shot at the V50 (or that he'd want to). There are a lot of Amlaw 500 firms out there that make just these sorts of hires. Granted, they often pay crap (like $200 - $400K for a service partner), so it would be a significant downgrade, but then again he should have enough saved up. Also, the whole myth that midlaw is just as bad as biglaw is just a myth. The hours can be bad (but not really brutal 300+ hour months) and the people can be just as shitty or worse, but biglaw is a unique beast.

Keep in mind, the whole selling point of midlaw is "biglaw quality for midlaw prices", so naturally it is essential for midlaw to hire biglaw refugees to make this pitch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221620)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 5:34 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

Just do check yourself into a mental hospital with suicidal ideation and walk out the next day then disclose to your firm what was up without being stigmatized NBD.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221803)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 12:08 AM
Author: Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford

How did we go from ER to mental hospital? And even if you went to a mental hospital, you would not have to disclose to your firm.

Just say some crap like you had a serious inner ear infection or your vision went strange so you went to get it checked out and they made you take some bed rest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228491)



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Date: November 17th, 2018 7:06 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

What do you think would happen at the ER, which would assist him yet not lead to a commitment, if he went when he was suicidally depressed?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37250441)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:24 AM
Author: Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford

Nah - he may have gotten a few passive aggressive "you back now?" emails from his senior partners, but they wouldn't pull him from the middle of the case. And he probably would have gone the next few months or couple of years with an asterisk next to his name with something like "may be unreliable on a critical case." But I've seen people "disappear" for a few days for various medical reasons (of course they or a family member let the firm know they'd be out for a few days) and nobody fired them, just a bit of gossip and fake concern.

But they probably would have let him stay on as partner, as long as the market didn't nosedive. The fact that half his team defected indicates strong job security.

If he were to take an extended leave of absence (say longer than a week), then questions would be raised and it's probably 50/50 whether he'd be out the door at the end of the year - depends on how busy the practice is and staffing.

Even if he left, he could have easily lateralled to a midsized firm or maybe even a peer firm. It's incredibly easy for biglaw partners from decently ranked places like Sidley to lateral to lower-tiered firms as a non-equity partner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221598)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:44 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

An "extended" leave of absence is more than a week. This is exactly what I'm talking about - only in biglaw would somebody say something like this with a straight face. Crippling depression and suicidal ideation isn't something you just get over in a couple of days. In normal workplaces it's NBD to take off a week when someone sprains his ankle.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222528)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:49 AM
Author: Doobsian Stage

Right. And if he went to hospital or doc with suicidal ideation, it would take a month MINIMUM to get out. If he had my counsel, I could arrange something plausible. But he was a boyscout.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222570)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 12:10 AM
Author: Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford

A month off or something would likely be really hard to recover from (at the firm) unless you were a serious rainmaker or senior partner.

I don't know much about psych hospitals so the month minimum is a surprise to me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228500)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 12:23 AM
Author: Boyish Ticket Booth

He's completely wrong. Involuntary admissions for SI, let alone voluntary, almost never last anywhere close to a month.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228548)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 1:12 PM
Author: effete liquid oxygen

100% right

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223983)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 10:04 AM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant

You're going to spend eternity chained to Satan's throne.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222669)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 10:57 AM
Author: Sexy Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223008)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:03 AM
Author: Sexy Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223049)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:12 AM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223100)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 2:57 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37224631)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: 180 senate coffee pot

for maximum lulz you should suggest that his grindstone views are indicative of being a member of the Korean serf caste, and that he doesn't actually deserve to be surnamed Kim like a real aristocrat or something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37225345)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 4:35 PM
Author: Sexy Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37225365)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:17 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228746)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:53 AM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230398)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:51 AM
Author:  elastic band

If he were an xo poaster he could have joined CSLG.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222586)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:53 AM
Author: thriller jew theater

does CSLG hire people with no litigation experience? asking for a friend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222597)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 1:44 AM
Author: soggy hyperactive school cafeteria affirmative action

This guy was basically a high-achieving version of TMF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221511)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 1:51 AM
Author: indigo nursing home

what a shit show. I don't doubt that biglaw killed this guy, and I am skeptical its the result of some latent mental illness, except in the sense that he lacked certain proactive abilities to manage his life effectively (including the understanding of when to quit).



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37221531)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:48 AM
Author: Fluffy legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222561)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:24 AM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

I’m a bankruptcy associate and have been to some dark places psychologically as a result of the work. I feel like I could have taken enough off this guy’s shoulders to maybe keep him from offing himself. Makes me sad. He seemed like a really good dude.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222433)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

What makes bankruptcy worse than other practice areas?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222479)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author:  elastic band

Can be extremely adversarial. Creditors and debtors looking to screw each other. Lots of ethical dilemmas when a company is failing and people are desperate. More insane deadlines and expectations than other groups.

If you’re doing creditor side work and the lenders are distressed debt investors they are usually significantly smarter than you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222524)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:31 AM
Author: Stubborn deer antler

bankruptcy folks at my firm do seem especially demented.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223211)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:01 PM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

jfc MODS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228053)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:19 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

jfc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228751)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: mind-boggling maroon pit becky

I thought this poast was the beginning of a cover letter to Sidley's bankruptcy group

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223109)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:28 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223195)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 9:54 AM
Author:  elastic band

Wow if he lasted one more week he would have seen this.

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2018/10/24/after-baker-mckenzie-chair-takes-leave-for-exhaustion-other-leaders-share-pressures/

*cue hordes of biglaw psychos distinguishing a managing partner with this guys position

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37222608)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:12 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

c&P (or at least summarize)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223098)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 12:07 PM
Author:  elastic band

Global chairman for baker Mackenzie took a leave of absence for exhaustion. People came out in support of him. He’s not done here like some people above would say he’d be.

I know things would be different for a junior service partner but not everyone in biglaw is as insanely ruthless as people make them out to be.

What would have happened if the dude got into a car accident or had cancer? Would his career have been over too? People in that position should just take a break if they are literally on the brink of breaking themselves.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223475)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 3:42 PM
Author: tan dragon

Yes career over for cancer/accident/exhaustion (when you’re not the global chairman).

Junior service partners are fungible and global chairman is not. There are plenty of junior service partners who aren’t depressed/sick etc. That’s the distinction.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37224920)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 12:15 AM
Author: Insanely Creepy Anal Piazza Halford

Now we know that's BS. I personally worked with 2 guys (associate level) who took nearly a year off for cancer treatment, and they left voluntarily several years later. This was at a V5, so your experience may differ at Chadbourne or Reed Smith.

You only get fired or career-ended when some ailment causes a serious disruption to an ongoing matter. In case you haven't noticed, law firms are desperate for competent mid/senior level lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228519)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:19 AM
Author:  elastic band

Right. And even getting fired isn’t even “career ending”. How many people lateral all the time? Jesus lawyers are such risk averse drama queens.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230199)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:28 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

the guy in OP literally SHOT HIMSELF rather than face the shame of lateraling to a lower "ranked" firm, as determined by some low-circulation magazine that nobody actually reads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230246)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:26 PM
Author:  elastic band

I think we can agree he wasn’t being rational. He had a lot of options in life but he couldn’t dig himself out of the pressure of the case he was working on. He may have internalized all of the stresses of the case on all sides (his client, their employees and the creditors even). Someone above was spot on when they said he was sociopathic enough to survive this job. Or perhaps he was just plain overworked and sleep deprived so he lost his marbles.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37231293)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 12:02 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

Fuck this shit profession.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37223444)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:35 PM
Author: Honey-headed know-it-all dysfunction

If you believe that...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228300)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:38 PM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228314)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: tan dragon

Not sure why people are beating up on the wife. There’s nothing to suggest she was riding him to continue working like this for the money.

The sad thing is that this guy strived really hard to get to where he was and just couldn’t see why it wasn’t worth it. I feel bad for him and his wife. At least no children involved.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37224943)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: 180 senate coffee pot

yet another nutella humblebrag. thread is complete

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37225388)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 4:57 PM
Author: Stubborn deer antler

not sure where the humblebrag is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37225574)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 4:40 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

Aren't you forgetting their fur baby?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37225409)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 5:00 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

So if you make partner in biglaw it’s actually a burden if you want to quit and get an easier job? Wtf?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37225595)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 5:02 PM
Author: Stubborn deer antler

it's like checking into the Hotel California

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37225605)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 6:22 PM
Author: Passionate peach pervert ape



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37226147)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 6:56 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37226333)



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Date: November 13th, 2018 11:26 PM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228235)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:19 AM
Author: thriller jew theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228754)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:19 AM
Author: pea-brained circlehead

thread really hit home huh ?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228755)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:22 AM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

no one noticed the wife kept her name?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228759)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 2:18 AM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37216684

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37228971)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 2:52 AM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

My girlfriend has repeatedly told me that I “need to ffind more balance in my work life” (been billing 12-14 hours daily for the last several weeks)

I told her I understand, that I’m trying the best I can and asked her if she had any ideas on how I might do that

She says no, I don’t know anything about your job

I say, “exactly”

She tells me I’m being mean

I tell her that, as a mid level with crushing student debt, the amount of shit I have to eat at work is basically fixed at “unreasonably demanding”

I tell her then that, assuming a fixed workload, her demanding “more balance” from me without offering a way to achieve that balance is no different from her saying “work faster” or “be better”

“Let’s go snowboarding in mammoth” no different from “get back in”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37229028)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:17 AM
Author:  elastic band

Your workload isn’t fixed. Is your firm free market or do you get assigned deals? Either way you can find a way to take on less work.

What do your loans have to do with it? If paying back loans was your only goal, you can do that without killing yourself at work. You won’t get fired for Having lower hours and if you do get pushed out it won’t be for years, at which point you can rinse and repeat at another firm if you still have debt.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230181)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 2:43 PM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich

the debt means i have less leverage to walk away

yes people with mortgages also have this problem, but at the end of the day you can still sell your house

what's your practice area?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37231906)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 3:46 PM
Author:  elastic band

Yeah I hear you but I think ramping down to 7-9 billables a day isn’t the same as walking away at most places. Maybe your group is different though and if that’s the case maybe you should lateral to a more humane place. But if your goal is the cop breakfast then that’s fine and you should do what you gotta do. But debt itself shouldn’t force you to a pretty miserable schedule when plenty of biglaw folks work significantly less.

I do finance

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37232446)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:27 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

I'm a solo in a high volume practice and it's no better. I also work 60+ hours almost every week.

My wife tells me to just "care about work less" or "take it less personally" when clients make unreasonable demands. She means well, but I already don't care about the clients or the work. It's a matter of survival. I have to care about doing shit timely and with at least a minimal level of competency to avoid getting sued by clients or disbarred.

It's hard not to live in a perpetual state of anxiety and depression when you get a work email every two minutes on average, all while trying to do actual work. I woke up to 15 work emails this morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230241)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:29 AM
Author: Boyish Ticket Booth

can you shut off notifications and block off time to answer emails?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230253)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:32 AM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

just take less cases, it's remarkably easy.

I have the opposite problem. I can't convince myself to do any more work than necessary to pay the mortgage. After that point I'm like, who the fuck cares.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230266)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Degenerate Stead

I hate every aspect of being a lawyer and I'm trying to earn as much as possible as quickly as possible so I can escape and do something else. I've just destroyed my mental health doing it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230326)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 4:09 PM
Author: green hospital

Right there with you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37232589)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 3:34 AM
Author: Appetizing state

Why dont you cop a gov job?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37236674)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: henna temple



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230427)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 4:00 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

fewer*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37232539)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 4:05 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

shrug

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37232574)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:59 AM
Author: henna temple

Just do less work. I’ve been at a V5 for almost a decade and I average like 35 billable hours per week. I just looked it up, and the last time I billed 60 hours in a week was one week four years ago. 50 hours or more is exceedingly rare.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37230419)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 12:45 PM
Author:  elastic band

Yep. I’m at a v10. Billing 1900-2100 a year for 4 years now, so an average of 40 hours a week with a month of vacation each year. Some crazy nights when signing or closing but most days I say fuck it and bounce by 5-6.

What if you have a sudden fire drill on a deal but you’re already on an important call for another deal? You can’t drop the call to handle the other matter. The second matter will just have to wait until you can turn to it. Start treating aspects of your personal life as being as important as an important call for a deal. Anyone chases you? Tell them you were tied up. Literally no one has ever asked what other matter I was working on that caused the delay. They just assume you were busy with work.

If anything, doing this makes you look even busier and partners and clients start to learn they can’t just make you jump whenever they say jump. If it’s partnership you’re looking for then that isn’t a good thing, but if you prioritize self respect and work life balance, just stand up for yourself more.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37231017)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:19 PM
Author: electric chartreuse address

What’s your end game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37231242)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:21 PM
Author: Startling Parlor

???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37231257)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:22 PM
Author:  elastic band

Keep resisting income creep, pay down debt and move to in house or business side job w predictable hours.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37231260)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 1:27 PM
Author: Cerise concupiscible school double fault

5th year in V10 still with debt?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37231296)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 3:59 PM
Author:  elastic band

Yeah I’m an idiot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37232537)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 4:07 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37232582)



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Date: November 14th, 2018 10:29 PM
Author: thriller jew theater

this is insanely credited advice. i do the same thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37235432)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 12:20 AM
Author: effete liquid oxygen

Wife and I have a rule: I never discuss work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37236130)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 12:23 AM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37236141)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 12:05 AM
Author: effete liquid oxygen

I’ve gone something along the lines of 240, 310, 260 the last three months and it’s like something in my head broke during that 310 month. Was on a trip with buddies and they were like “man you just don’t look happy” as I checked my phone for the 80th time when they just turned theirs off.

When the job isn’t bad, I like it a lot. But those few months coupled with a tough superior and a tough client or two make it into something downright terrible and you are deluding yourself if you think otherwise.

Human beings were not meant to behave in this way. Law used to be a noble profession now it’s just an assembly line of emails emptying into a trough as we slop it up with the other out of shape piggies.

People in this thread are bashing the shrew wife. So odd to me. Clearly there were several horrid things at play in this bros life. But they key takeaway is the mercenary nature of this shit - even moreso at a firm like Sidley that actually tries to sell law students and laterals on being more collegial than others (ljl). Can’t make this shit the center of the universe or you will crack. I don’t have any answers to any of this. I just know where the blame lies and it isn’t with the wife.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37236047)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 12:23 AM
Author: blathering impressive sandwich



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37236143)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 3:37 AM
Author: Appetizing state

Nobody is making you stay in biglaw

Heck, even working at a fund is better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37236676)



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Date: November 26th, 2018 4:46 PM
Author: rambunctious queen of the night



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37304382)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 4:19 AM
Author: khaki sticky french chef

I really need to kill myself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37236730)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 10:53 AM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting

Think of the xo thread that would produce?!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37238022)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 11:37 AM
Author: Stubborn deer antler

I've been meaning to get around to it, but who has the time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37238281)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 11:53 AM
Author:  pistol

I actually don't think its the hours that make law so bad but the toxic perfectionist culture and surrounding expectations. In other areas of work, people make mistakes at least 20% of the time if not more. Law is an area where 99.9% excellence and .1% failure is unacceptable. This naturally leads to a lot of mental illness. I've realized through time that not being hard on myself for mistakes is the most important way to stay sane. People become extremely mentally ill when they chase perfection, which is why biglaw sees the most of these suicide stories.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37238373)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 11:58 AM
Author: floppy magenta dilemma

This is a bit of a generalization, but this is one of the things that makes women really unhappy in Biglaw practice. The feedback from many partners is almost uniformly negative. I.e., one never gets any feedback at all unless it's something that you fucked up or needs fixing or to add something you didn't see or know.

That's one of the reasons I go out of my way to constantly give positive feedback to associates. I really like them to know what they are doing well in addition to things they can improve.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37238403)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Doobsian Stage

I think it's terrific you go out of your way to give positive feedback. More people should do that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37239380)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 4:46 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37240205)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 4:51 PM
Author: Stubborn deer antler

great job!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37240244)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 4:53 PM
Author: flatulent tantric volcanic crater jap

cr fumblerooski called me "numbnuts" a couple days ago and I've been brooding ever since

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37240251)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 4:57 PM
Author: Stubborn deer antler



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37240282)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 6:41 PM
Author: Startling Parlor

??? I have received 99% positive feedback over the years and almost no criticism. I thought that was standard in biglaw TBH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37240921)



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Date: November 19th, 2018 12:53 AM
Author: sable

this is standard in biglaw. generic positive feedback just means that you didn't do a shit job. when you don't get any feedback at all, they want you to feel ashamed that you didn't get positive feedback and then quit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37261580)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 2:22 PM
Author: onyx sinister university

This.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37239357)



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Date: November 15th, 2018 6:39 PM
Author: Startling Parlor

I make mistakes all the time and don’t GAF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37240913)



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Date: November 19th, 2018 11:47 AM
Author: 180 senate coffee pot

this is also true of xo posting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37263117)



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Date: November 17th, 2018 5:44 AM
Author: violet up-to-no-good background story

Best part of these 1000 post threads is someone always gets raped

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37250364)



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Date: November 26th, 2018 10:31 PM
Author: Yapping messiness

MY tragedy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#37306172)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 2:26 PM
Author: Lilac fighting dingle berry

https://www.ft.com/content/1e8293f4-a1db-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5efd1

FT with a rather brutal takedown. LJL at his group heads not even writing his widow a note!

Sorry would c/p but on my phone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38515863)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 2:46 PM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

“When you call in with something like cancer or stress, in a discreet and professional way the firm will respond,”

Right. 😉

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38515991)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 2:48 PM
Author: Lilac fighting dingle berry

For sure! Oh his group heads couldn’t be bothered for this article, Sidley just happened to have a really sympathetic other partner to respond to this story.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516005)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 2:48 PM
Author: High-end Half-breed

Dude should have just quit. Lol at your entire self worth being whether you billed 3k hours or not. What a fucking loser. Walk away dumbass.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516006)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 2:53 PM
Author: indigo nursing home

same group for the guy who walked across the country FYI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516033)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 2:57 PM
Author: Claret antidepressant drug chad

"Dude should have just quit."

Maybe. But then what? He'd be DONE HERE.

"Early 40s non-equity service partner with no book here. I can has job?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516057)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 5:26 PM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting

Oh No!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516699)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 3:17 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

He knows his wife would leave him if the money spigot was ever turned off, even temporarily.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516147)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 3:19 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516158)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 2:59 PM
Author: Fishy Hideous Heaven

Despite these efforts, Litt is still angry. In the months since, she feels Sidley Austin’s response has been minimal. “The two managing partners of the bankruptcy division did not call me, email me, send me a letter,” she says. “I still haven’t heard from either partner. I also didn’t hear from the slightly senior partner who Gabe was working Mattress Firm with. None of them.”

Sidley Austin stands by its actions as appropriate. “Simply put, I’m exceptionally proud of the way the firm handled the announcement and communication of his death without stigma, without embarrassment, without hiding it,” says Clivner. “They don’t teach you this in law school and for myself personally, and for the firm, we did it right.”



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516069)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 3:23 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

" There was a history of mental illness in his maternal family line, though she had never seen signs of it in him before."

Thanks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516182)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 4:18 PM
Author: Ruby Fanboi

JFC

Dan Clivner, managing partner of Sidley Austin’s Los Angeles . . . says MacConaill did not go to any of his senior partners about his mental health or workload, and that for Sidley to be able to provide support, an employee would need to be willing to ask for help. To illustrate his point, Clivner references his own personal struggle at the time: his husband had terminal cancer, and the firm was supportive of his needs.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516463)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 4:39 PM
Author: Milky potus prole

I’m not in biglaw but litigate against them. Saddest thing I ever saw was a senior associate billing hours while in hospice with terminal cancer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516533)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 4:54 PM
Author: Heady walnut resort

Seems like flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516591)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 4:56 PM
Author: insecure juggernaut

CR, this cannot be true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516598)



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Date: July 11th, 2019 5:29 PM
Author: aqua metal stage famous landscape painting

Youth culture killed my dog!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#38516712)



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Date: December 12th, 2019 1:29 PM
Author: Lilac fighting dingle berry

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2019/12/11/joanna-litt-reminds-legal-industry-we-can-do-better-as-individuals/

Dudes widow is lawyer of the year...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#39254903)



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Date: December 14th, 2019 4:08 PM
Author: Exciting den

we can do better

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4130893&forum_id=2#39265582)