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Re: Big Law
AMLaw100 + V100 = Biglaw.
NLJ250 is probably the closest published list to this and not a bad definition, but it does include firms that aren't AMLaw100 or V100 which could be considered Midlaw (Brown Rudnick, foley hoag, Akerman Sentertift, Arent Fox, etc.).
NLJ250 is probably the closest published list to this and not a bad definition, but it does include firms that aren't AMLaw100 or V100 which could be considered Midlaw (Brown Rudnick, foley hoag, Akerman Sentertift, Arent Fox, etc.).
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Can you expect to stay in biglaw longer in a secondary market than you would in NYC? All biglaw firms have the leveraged up and out model; but, I can't help thinking your associate position would be more secure in Cleveland or Chicago than NYC.
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The difference is you can go from NYC biglaw to secondary market biglaw, but you are going to have issues going from secondary market biglaw to anywhere but midlaw/gov/inhouse.buckilaw wrote:Can you expect to stay in biglaw longer in a secondary market than you would in NYC? All biglaw firms have the leveraged up and out model; but, I can't help thinking your associate position would be more secure in Cleveland or Chicago than NYC.
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Re: Big Law
the biglaw life - good and bad - can be found all over the place - there are openings all across the country (http://www.gobiglaw.com) - you really have to figure out where you are comfortable living. some cities have high salaries and cost of living is low.
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What is wrong with you?Desert Fox wrote:1) You idiots should stop using linear cost of living calculators. They are not accurate at higher levels of income, especially for somene living alone, and with significant debt. 40K in chicago might equal 75K. But 80K doesn't equal 150K.
No a person with a 160K big law salary doesn't have the same QOL than a partner in NYC (300K) has.
2) When people talk about big law they mean firms that pay a lot (depends on the market), and has a lot of associates (again relative to the market). A lot of people also lump in boutiques.
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? wtf is wrong with what he wrote?unc0mm0n1 wrote:What is wrong with you?Desert Fox wrote:1) You idiots should stop using linear cost of living calculators. They are not accurate at higher levels of income, especially for somene living alone, and with significant debt. 40K in chicago might equal 75K. But 80K doesn't equal 150K.
No a person with a 160K big law salary doesn't have the same QOL than a partner in NYC (300K) has.
2) When people talk about big law they mean firms that pay a lot (depends on the market), and has a lot of associates (again relative to the market). A lot of people also lump in boutiques.
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I thought biglaw = doing transactional work for $160,000 a year.
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I was referring to the fact he constantly calls people idiots or some other derogatory name in almost all of his posts. He seems to all ways degrade people no matter what they ask or how they ask it. That answer would have been reasonable sans the name calling.thecilent wrote:? wtf is wrong with what he wrote?unc0mm0n1 wrote:What is wrong with you?Desert Fox wrote:1) You idiots should stop using linear cost of living calculators. They are not accurate at higher levels of income, especially for somene living alone, and with significant debt. 40K in chicago might equal 75K. But 80K doesn't equal 150K.
No a person with a 160K big law salary doesn't have the same QOL than a partner in NYC (300K) has.
2) When people talk about big law they mean firms that pay a lot (depends on the market), and has a lot of associates (again relative to the market). A lot of people also lump in boutiques.
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Welcome to TLS!unc0mm0n1 wrote:I was referring to the fact he constantly calls people idiots or some other derogatory name in almost all of his posts. He seems to all ways degrade people no matter what they ask or how they ask it. That answer would have been reasonable sans the name calling.thecilent wrote:? wtf is wrong with what he wrote?unc0mm0n1 wrote:What is wrong with you?Desert Fox wrote:1) You idiots should stop using linear cost of living calculators. They are not accurate at higher levels of income, especially for somene living alone, and with significant debt. 40K in chicago might equal 75K. But 80K doesn't equal 150K.
No a person with a 160K big law salary doesn't have the same QOL than a partner in NYC (300K) has.
2) When people talk about big law they mean firms that pay a lot (depends on the market), and has a lot of associates (again relative to the market). A lot of people also lump in boutiques.
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HeavenWood wrote:Welcome tounc0mm0n1 wrote:I was referring to the fact he constantly calls people idiots or some other derogatory name in almost all of his posts. He seems to all ways degrade people no matter what they ask or how they ask it. That answer would have been reasonable sans the name calling.thecilent wrote:? wtf is wrong with what he wrote?unc0mm0n1 wrote: What is wrong with you?TLSthe internet!
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seriously? I put money if he saw any of these people in real life he'd never say half the stuff he says. It seems the toughest people on the internet are the exact opposite in real life.HeavenWood wrote:Patriot1208 wrote: Welcome toTLSthe internet!life?
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I was being facetious.unc0mm0n1 wrote:seriously? I put money if he saw any of these people in real life he'd never say half the stuff he says. It seems the toughest people on the internet are the exact opposite in real life.HeavenWood wrote:Patriot1208 wrote: Welcome toTLSthe internet!life?
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- Patriot1208
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Another internet tough guy accusation, I love these. And actually think df is the same irl.unc0mm0n1 wrote:seriously? I put money if he saw any of these people in real life he'd never say half the stuff he says. It seems the toughest people on the internet are the exact opposite in real life.HeavenWood wrote:Patriot1208 wrote: Welcome toTLSthe internet!life?
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