I can't imagine anyone with any bit of cultural exposure endorsing the culture in LA. Maybe someone so white they don't even like Thai food?Helmholtz wrote:Is "LA culture" being used here as a plus or minus?Curious1 wrote:I think LA/west coast in general is being neglected a bit here. There are nice-ish areas downtown now, and lots of firms are in West L.A., which is super nice and not too expensive (you can work in West Hollywood and live in Westwood).
I know a bunch of associates (at Gibson Dunn) who are doing this and they tell me rent is not bad at all. And of course there's the weather and the culture and such.
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Curious1 wrote:No, the pay must be good.IAFG wrote:Haha so to be biglaw, the work must be hard and the hours must be long?Glock wrote:Any 10+ shop that provides market pay or close to market pay. Obviously there are better and worse jobs inside biglaw. The point is that you are making the $ and busting your ass- I advocate a pretty low bar for a "biglaw" definition.
Making 160k at a V25 in NYC is substantially similar to making 115k at Snell and Wilmer Phoenix, except 115k in Phoenix has significantly higher purchasing power than 160k in NYC. The hours are long, the work is hard, the pay is pretty good. I'd call both biglaw, but obviously you can prestigewhore inside it.
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Biglaw (n): Subset of legal jobs with salaries which make actually earning a law degree worthwhile, for which you will almost certainly never be competitive if you do not break 170 on the LSAT.
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Didn't break 170.mrloblaw wrote:Biglaw (n): Subset of legal jobs with salaries which make actually earning a law degree worthwhile, for which you will almost certainly never be competitive if you do not break 170 on the LSAT.
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So true. I converted my tiny pink 152 LSAT into a biglaw gig: TT waitlist, top 10% 1L, xfer to way better school, biglawl offers. I AM THE 1%.Grizz wrote:Didn't break 170.mrloblaw wrote:Biglaw (n): Subset of legal jobs with salaries which make actually earning a law degree worthwhile, for which you will almost certainly never be competitive if you do not break 170 on the LSAT.
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1al·mostGrizz wrote:Didn't break 170.mrloblaw wrote:Biglaw (n): Subset of legal jobs with salaries which make actually earning a law degree worthwhile, for which you will almost certainly never be competitive if you do not break 170 on the LSAT.
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Still, u mad?mrloblaw wrote:1al·mostGrizz wrote:Didn't break 170.mrloblaw wrote:Biglaw (n): Subset of legal jobs with salaries which make actually earning a law degree worthwhile, for which you will almost certainly never be competitive if you do not break 170 on the LSAT.
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Err...no. But gold star for beating the odds, Chief:Grizz wrote:Still, u mad?mrloblaw wrote:1al·mostGrizz wrote:Didn't break 170.mrloblaw wrote:Biglaw (n): Subset of legal jobs with salaries which make actually earning a law degree worthwhile, for which you will almost certainly never be competitive if you do not break 170 on the LSAT.
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"Yeah, well, you know, that's just like your opinion, man."Grizz wrote:In Orlando, it's tops, better than the biglawl branch offices.Anonymous User wrote:Clarification: Lowndes may be the most prestigious firm BASED in Orlando, but not the most prestigious firm with an office in Orlando.Grizz wrote:Here's something interesting. Broad & Cassel Orlando and GrayRobinson Orlando are NLJ250, yes, but neither is actually the most preftigiouf firm in Orlando (or get the best work). Lowndes is, and they are NOT NLJ250.bk187 wrote:Top firms in a given market. Generally means they pay market or close to it (e.g. I would consider a firm that pays $145k in Chicago to still be biglaw).
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Extreme anti LTK trolling.IAFG wrote:I can't imagine anyone with any bit of cultural exposure endorsing the culture in LA. Maybe someone so white they don't even like Thai food?Helmholtz wrote:Is "LA culture" being used here as a plus or minus?Curious1 wrote:I think LA/west coast in general is being neglected a bit here. There are nice-ish areas downtown now, and lots of firms are in West L.A., which is super nice and not too expensive (you can work in West Hollywood and live in Westwood).
I know a bunch of associates (at Gibson Dunn) who are doing this and they tell me rent is not bad at all. And of course there's the weather and the culture and such.
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Desert Fox wrote:Extreme anti LTK trolling.IAFG wrote:I can't imagine anyone with any bit of cultural exposure endorsing the culture in LA. Maybe someone so white they don't even like Thai food?Helmholtz wrote:Is "LA culture" being used here as a plus or minus?Curious1 wrote:I think LA/west coast in general is being neglected a bit here. There are nice-ish areas downtown now, and lots of firms are in West L.A., which is super nice and not too expensive (you can work in West Hollywood and live in Westwood).
I know a bunch of associates (at Gibson Dunn) who are doing this and they tell me rent is not bad at all. And of course there's the weather and the culture and such.
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All firms that pay the "market" rate in a given market + all V100 firms
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New definition: Biglaw means you can buy the Tesla Model S as your first car. HTH.
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Generally I think of biglaw as the top 200 or so NLJ 250 firms that pay 6-figures. It's such a fluid distinction, so hard to pin down a definition.
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Who the fuck hasn't already bought a car at some point before they get to law school?c3pO4 wrote:New definition: Biglaw means you can buy the Tesla Model S as your first car. HTH.
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Obvi I mean first nice car. Law students drive beat up old things but often dream of buying their first "real" car after they get a job. Biglaw gives that option.IAFG wrote:Who the fuck hasn't already bought a car at some point before they get to law school?c3pO4 wrote:New definition: Biglaw means you can buy the Tesla Model S as your first car. HTH.
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A big lawyer with student loans cannot afford to pay $1600/month for a car.c3pO4 wrote:Obvi I mean first nice car. Law students drive beat up old things but often dream of buying their first "real" car after they get a job. Biglaw gives that option.IAFG wrote:Who the fuck hasn't already bought a car at some point before they get to law school?c3pO4 wrote:New definition: Biglaw means you can buy the Tesla Model S as your first car. HTH.
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WLRK or bust.
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Ironic because WLRK has like a little over 200ish lawyers?Julio_El_Chavo wrote:WLRK or bust.
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Doing something you don't really want to be doing.
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(person who didn't get biglaw)MC Southstar wrote:Doing something you don't really want to be doing.
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Incorrect.Julio_El_Chavo wrote:(person who didn't get biglaw)MC Southstar wrote:Doing something you don't really want to be doing.
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Oh, well then pardon me.MC Southstar wrote:Incorrect.Julio_El_Chavo wrote:(person who didn't get biglaw)MC Southstar wrote:Doing something you don't really want to be doing.
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The model S is only 49k. Pay off ur loans in 3 years and then drive it. NBDrayiner wrote:A big lawyer with student loans cannot afford to pay $1600/month for a car.c3pO4 wrote:Obvi I mean first nice car. Law students drive beat up old things but often dream of buying their first "real" car after they get a job. Biglaw gives that option.IAFG wrote:Who the fuck hasn't already bought a car at some point before they get to law school?c3pO4 wrote:New definition: Biglaw means you can buy the Tesla Model S as your first car. HTH.
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Let's also remember that the majority of them are in NYC, where no one can afford to park a car, even if you could afford the payments and insurance.rayiner wrote:A big lawyer with student loans cannot afford to pay $1600/month for a car.c3pO4 wrote:Obvi I mean first nice car. Law students drive beat up old things but often dream of buying their first "real" car after they get a job. Biglaw gives that option.IAFG wrote:Who the fuck hasn't already bought a car at some point before they get to law school?c3pO4 wrote:New definition: Biglaw means you can buy the Tesla Model S as your first car. HTH.
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