You've poked a hole too big for him to fill with movie references! He's fled now.tlsthrowaway111 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:20 pmDude why does it matter? Aren't most biglaw attorney's financially stable? Why is it so important to you to put down someone else's life decisions? Like if you don't want to do biglaw don't do it, whats the point of spending time here telling anyone who makes that decision that they're a loser?bonusnewsnow wrote: ↑Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:03 pmI don't want to repeat myself but movies reflect the culture and society's views. Don't bring up "prestige" if you don't want to be reminded of how society views you. Prestige is the worst argument I can think of for biglaw.Sporty1911 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:51 pmIn the off chance this isn't a troll, OP, you can still have a fulfilling legal career even if you struck out at OCI. I'd suggest trying to isolate yourself from talking to people in biglaw/reading biglaw forums until you can work through the emotions of striking out at OCI and what is causing you to react in this way, and focusing on your 3L grades and a plan to secure employment come next year.
You're going to be entering a tough job market and wasting time on TLS arguing with strangers to justify the mental gymnastics you are playing in your head to justify your future career options isn't going to help. Take care of your mental health, dedicate yourself to getting good grades, and start setting a path for your future.
If you are just a troll--congrats on getting this to 5 pages, but you dropped the ball with the movie references. Probably could have kept this going if you hadn't pushed the boat out with that outrageous argument.
Since you're so interested in interviews, here's a clip from Changing Lanes about a biglaw interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1QVeR_ ... Movieclips
I think a lot of people who are at the crossroads of making a decision like "should I go work for a big law firm?" are concerned with finances, lifestyle, possibility of upwards mobility, exit opportunities, etc. Many go in knowing they will leave in a few years, some stay. What's it to you if they decide to go through with it and become an associate? In your eyes, their loss right? Someone's gotta be the loser in Capitalism right? Shouldn't you be cheering biglaw associates on since they're willingly choosing to be in a "sub-servant position" to yourself?
OP, if you do return, please just consider this advice. Live and let live -- but also don't romanticize/fictionalize what hanging out your own shingle looks like for most solo practitioners. Call this guy's career what it is: an incredibly rare success story. Good news -- in the law, there are many pathways to success. I'll say it again, just live and let live. Calling people losers won't get you far in life. That's usually what losers do.
