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Understanding the typical corporate environment and what it means to get up and go to work every day (which is way I would not leave being a doctor and go to law, especially BigLaw. Litigation vs. Other top . I’m considering corporate big law but I’m concerned I won’t be happy! Been reading a lot of reddit and its scaring me away The stress of BigLaw is incredibly difficult to appreciate until you've lived it. I absolutely hate it. It is also why it pays so well - if not for But i calculated this on my free time (at 4am on Reddit) and concluded that I work 61% more than other clerks, well technically my co-SA isn’t really an SA she’s a CA with years of experience. Even if you hate big oil companies in general, as you point out, do you really care whether Chevron or Exxon is correct in how to interpret a pricing provision and which one owes the Very interested in Antitrust but hate litigation, what should I do? I'm a law student right now with summer lined up. They were not made to feel welcome. Definitely worth doing and just quit if you hate it a lot. I moved from midlaw to biglaw about 5 months ago, and due to having to wait awhile for conflicts checks to clear, I had to hold my tongue that I was leaving. It’s totally hit or miss depending I fucking HATE law practice. I'm sure people had it worse than me. When is the best time to move? Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. Man, that Lebowski month was sweet. Transactional : r/biglaw r/biglaw Current search is within r/biglaw Remove r/biglaw filter and expand search to all of Reddit 47 votes, 146 comments. I would look at finding a good gig as a doctor. am I going to hate my life? Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu. If anyone has any suggestions for a T&E lawyer trying to leave the big law grind, I'm open to them, because 2024 is the year I walk away from this bullshit and Why is the Reddit r/BigLaw so much douchier than Fishbowl? I get the sense that there's a lot more institution defenders (think Seniors gunning for Partner) versus the cynical Two former Big Law associates wandered into r/Biglaw looking to recruit for their remote, tech-forward firm. I was pushed into employment law, but I hate it. For The difference I see between my situation and my friends in biglaw is that my hours are fairly predictable and I have a decent ability to plan my days and weeks in advance, I’m on some large, traditional Biglaw cases (several partners, five to six associates) where I am doing research, doc review, and some first-year grunt work like making binders and circulating To be sure, Biglaw absolutely can be brutal, but it is very individual. Put in trueThe "horror stories" are overblown tbh. There is a reason why it consistently leads all jobs in lowest job satisfaction. That’s why many people go in house and then go back to a firm they don’t hate There are biglaw partners who will not hire a K-JD student, period. You have probably at least 2 years even if you totally phone it in. Just a reality check because it seems as though tons of people are absolutely terrified of Biglaw/think it is an absolutely terrible lifestyle that they will hate with extreme hours, but Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu. i’m taking out a lot in loans so I expect to grind big law for at least 5 years. The chances of finding "happiness" in BigLaw would be hard. For every tragically terrible story someone tells, there are many more "normal" experiences. Kirkland and Ellis Reputation I know Kirkland gets a lot of hate and has a reputation as a sweatshop but I’m wondering what exactly makes it so much worse than peer firms. I don't think I just hate big law or the practice group I chose, but honestly just the practice of law. I ended up doing big law and am now at a V20 firm in NYC doing M&A. Sure, you work a lot, but it's not like you work until Even if you hate this job and blow it (I’m sure you won’t), no one gets fired as a first year, barring a recession. But I also know people who did less than me as an associate who are still partners So, my question is: What is the main factor behind the extremely low job satisfaction especially among corporate attorneys at big law firms? Also, what makes your job worse than investment Now that I’m in BigLaw and am assigning things to summers, I can see why it’s just structurally impossible to give you anything even remotely important or challenging or “real” even if we My advice is if you haven't already gone to law school, talk to and shadow as many lawyers as you can. Why is big law making me so miserable? : r/biglaw r/biglaw Current search is within r/biglaw Remove r/biglaw filter and expand search to all of Reddit i’m trying to navigate potential careers and all i have gathered from reading about biglaw on reddit is that you work 100 gorillian hours and want to 30 votes, 38 comments. I'm very interested in Antitrust, but my understanding is that Antitrust means I think this is an important comment if you just hate working, well it’s going to be the same thing everywhere.

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