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Phil Moscowitz posted:With a market this hot, law school sounds like a great idea honestly. one ultimate secret lawyers don't want you to know
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Yuns posted:I am no longer a biglaw partner by the way. I'm a general counsel now. Do you get more than 3 hours of sleep a night now?
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Nov 17, 2021 05:21
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We tell you to not go to law school because we want to keep all the money
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Nov 17, 2021 05:53
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Phil Moscowitz posted:With a market this hot, law school sounds like a great idea honestly. - me, taking the LSAT in 2004 so I could enroll 2005 and graduate in 2008
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Nov 17, 2021 14:58
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TheMadMilkman posted:Do you get more than 3 hours of sleep a night now? Probably just lifts more.
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Nov 17, 2021 18:37
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builds character posted:The market for associates is extraordinarily hot right now so I expect they will in fact hire a ton of associates to do work at coastal rates (billing too). I would guess that as soon as the market is not hot they will stop providing market raises and these are the first folks who will be on the chopping block. Out of the 50-200 they hire they will make some partners but at a lower rate than elsewhere. I would be surprised if the market for associates remained this hot for 10 years but wtf do I know about anything. We did something similar to the associate farm though at a much smaller scale. We have two offices without any partners, I think. I am guessing Kirkland will stay at market, with a lower chance of making partner unless you are an obvious star. It is so hard to envision a world in which work actually slows down.
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Nov 17, 2021 22:03
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gvibes posted:We are offering six figure signing bonuses to certain types of lateral associates now. It's insane. 
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Nov 17, 2021 22:09
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gvibes posted:We are offering six figure signing bonuses to certain types of lateral associates now. It's insane. how about for Texas government lawyers with extensive state litigation experience?
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Nov 18, 2021 00:23
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gvibes posted:We are offering six figure signing bonuses to certain types of lateral associates now. It's insane. Thread title no longer ironic, time for a change.
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Nov 18, 2021 00:24
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gvibes posted:We are offering six figure signing bonuses to certain types of lateral associates now. It's insane. 
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Nov 18, 2021 01:22
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It's not actually that new, folks, it's just an expanded phenomenon. My buddy (NYC biglaw, mix of levfin and blue chip) lateraled to a new city and got enough in bonus to finish off his law school debt, and this was early 2019. The same is just now true for most transactional practices.
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Nov 18, 2021 02:38
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Yes but how can I get that money with no private firm experience and a law degree from an unaccredited for profit school?
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Nov 18, 2021 04:24
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I genuinely don't understand what drives people to do biglaw over other kinds of law. I mean I guess money is nice but jesus christ. Speaking for myself, it was the sense that I’d suffered to get there and that having got onto the conveyer belt it would be suicidal to get off it again and I would never again have the same degree of personal or professional success. This turned out not to be the case, but it still kept me there for 9-10 years.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Yes but how can I get that money with no private firm experience and a law degree from an unaccredited for profit school? Eminent Domain?
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Nov 18, 2021 04:59
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sullat posted:Eminent Domain? you know what i do!
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Beefeater1980 posted:Speaking for myself, it was the sense that I’d suffered to get there and that having got onto the conveyer belt it would be suicidal to get off it again and I would never again have the same degree of personal or professional success. This turned out not to be the case, but it still kept me there for 9-10 years. Crushing student loan debt also helps? Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Yes but how can I get that money with no private firm experience and a law degree from an unaccredited for profit school? I would recommend having at least one but ideally both parents with a high level work-giving job at a major client of many firms.
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Nov 18, 2021 06:22
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Hmm ship sailed there but I have valuable government contacts!
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gvibes posted:We are offering six figure signing bonuses to certain types of lateral associates now. It's insane. Do they need any nords?
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gvibes posted:We are offering six figure Any demand for Russians?
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"Certain types"
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Nov 18, 2021 16:55
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gvibes posted:We are offering six figure signing bonuses to certain types of lateral associates now. It's insane. Care to broadly identify the types of laterals getting those fat signing bonuses?
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Vox Nihili posted:Care to broadly identify the types of laterals getting those fat signing bonuses? corporate m&a associates i bet
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evilweasel posted:corporate m&a associates i bet Spacs are really driving the M&A world nuts.
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Vox Nihili posted:Care to broadly identify the types of laterals getting those fat signing bonuses? e: https://abovethelaw.com/2021/10/biglaws-throwing-around-500000-signing-bonuses-in-red-hot-lateral-market/ I cant figure out how real this 500k number, but it sounds transactional. gvibes fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Nov 19, 2021 |
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Has the thread already discussed this batshit story about a lady committing identity theft so she can...appear as a criminal defense attorney?quote:The mail fraud charge was for submitting a change-of-address form in another lawyer’s name to the state bar, then having that lawyer’s bar card was forwarded to Devlin’s address.
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Nov 19, 2021 05:15
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The Dagda posted:Has the thread already discussed this batshit story about a lady committing identity theft so she can...appear as a criminal defense attorney? Is "lack of requisite moral character" just a code phrase saying she wasn't white enough? Because that description is broad enough to swallow the entire legal profession.
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Nov 19, 2021 20:02
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TheWordOfTheDayIs posted:Is "lack of requisite moral character" just a code phrase saying she wasn't white enough? Because that description is broad enough to swallow the entire legal profession. To get denied based on 2 decade old convictions it's a safe bet that they were pretty egregious and/or involved dishonesty or fraud. She served 2 years, so these weren't small time charges.
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Pook Good Mook posted:To get denied based on 2 decade old convictions it's a safe bet that they were pretty egregious and/or involved dishonesty or fraud. She served 2 years, so these weren't small time charges. I mean, she then engaged in pretty serious identity theft and fraud so not only must she have committed something pretty bad - she then proved the bar right in rejecting her.
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Pook Good Mook posted:To get denied based on 2 decade old convictions it's a safe bet that they were pretty egregious and/or involved dishonesty or fraud. She served 2 years, so these weren't small time charges. Also, quote:was ordered to pay $565,355 in restitution, which includes $368,800 in illegally obtained funds from the Small Business Administration, the prosecution said. Devlin accessed the funds through the government’s Paycheck Protection Program to support workers and businesses during the pandemic.
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Nov 19, 2021 21:32
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the dmv is a low hanging golden apple of discrimination
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Hey thread. Long time first time. I graduated from undergrad in May 2007. 4.0 gpa at a large state school. My June 2021 LSAT was a 180. I have received a scholarship offer from Cal and Stanford for full ride. I'm in at Harvard with no money, and Yale hasn't responded. Should I bother going at this point?
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lol. full ride include board and books? You're older than a regular law student, so you'll be with people younger and with a lot less life experience. You wanna put off your life for 3 years? What are you doing now?
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Shageletic posted:lol. HDD91 is currently selling their dummy thicc self on only fans for rent money.
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Nov 23, 2021 17:32
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i got 180 millimeters for you right here
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Nov 23, 2021 17:52
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Soothing Vapors posted:i got 180 millimeters for you right here There's a 100 millimeters per centimeter, so 1,8 cm? Nothing to write homey about
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sorry you commie nordic gently caress im not some gormless american, you cant pull that poo poo on me
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*hiding AskJeeves tab w/ QUIKC HOW MANY MM PER CM in search box*
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Hey thread. Long time first time. Did you go to LSU or Alabama
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Shageletic posted:lol. well I'm a practicing lawyer
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:well I'm a practicing lawyer hopefully one day you'll get enough practice to be a real lawyer
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