life is meaningless. humans are simply the first organisms conscious enough to question our existence, and self-important enough to believe there there's some meaning to our existence. we're so...
mid-size firms often provide the best lifestyle with decent starting compensation (generally anywhere from $80-120k in major markets) but they're pretty hard to get considering many mid-sized firms...
brah, it seems like you have no clue what biglaw entails. doc review? i do almost no doc review. while it does depend on your firm, biglaw is desirable for three main reasons: 1) the training. big...
the legal market is indeed in terrible shape at the moment, with few signs of recovery on the horizon. with that said, i don't think OP made a bad decision to go to law...
the plus part is right. the minus thing is totally wrong so long as what you did is legal. besides a prestigious externship (LOL) or a 1L SA (LOL), all 1L legal jobs are pretty much equal in the eyes...
most of the lawyers at my firm get in at 9-9:40 just about everyday. some people get in as early as 7-8, other get in as late as 10. there's really no need for face time/coming in early so long as...
if you bill bogus hours, the client will reject it. getting push back from a client isn't fun; if you're taking too long or billing obscene hours for tasks that don't warrant that much time, your...
unrealistic as fuk. first, harvey is like a master of all practice areas, which just doesn't happen in practice. second, the paralegals and secretaries are not usually hot; they are usually nice but...
yep, i've heard of burn out. my mentality is pretty conducive to biglaw though, so i'll probably stick with it for a couple years before i decide to move on.
