Milbank/Davis Polk/Cravath Scale: NYC to 215-415k Forum

[Anonymous User]

I was thinking of lobster rolls for today's game, seeing as I'm on the Milbank scale.

[bigboybob]

Thats savage. Hoping Neil gives us Lobster tomorrow boys.

[Anonymous User]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

[Anonymous User]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

Working with the game on in the background.

[Anonymous User]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

I got an email from a Partner but was told I can respond after the game.

[Anonymous User]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

I got an email from a Partner but was told I can respond after the game.

How long do you otherwise have to respond in a typical situation? lol

[Anonymous User]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

I got an email from a Partner but was told I can respond after the game.

How long do you otherwise have to respond in a typical situation? lol

It’s for a deal closing…we hope…tomorrow. So with no Super Bowl…Partner would probably want a response in an hour…or at least an acknowledgment of such email if I couldn’t respond.

[Anonymous User]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

I worked this morning/early afternoon and logged off before the game. I have received a few emails, but nothing that requires an immediate response.

On a typical weekend, I will work at least 4–5 hours over both days (or I’ll do nothing on Saturday and catch up on Sunday if I have the option). Sometimes you’ll have something blow up and Saturday and Sunday might as well be weekdays. Those weekends aren’t that common, but they do happen.

[Anonymous User]

Getting close to a month of being paid less than DLA and FF lmao

[Anonymous User]

Aright back to work you slackers

(jk I actually had no weekend work, adding as data point for the kid)

[Anonymous User]

DPW is out here cleverly waiting for Russia to invade Ukraine so it has geopolitical instability as an excuse to not re-raise.

[Anonymous User]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

Unfortunately I worked with it on in the background for about half of the game (and watched the other half of the game), but this is the first weekend I’ve worked more than an hour or two since mid-December. Just bad timing.

FWIW, I usually work fairly late Friday night and get started at like 6 am Monday morning to protect my Saturday and Sunday as much as possible.

[Anonymous User]

DPW is out here cleverly waiting for Russia to invade Ukraine so it has geopolitical instability as an excuse to not re-raise.

This, but for the 50 bp fed hike in March

[Anonymous User]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

There's a partner I work for who likes to joke on Fridays that it's "only two more workdays until Monday." It's in a very friendly, we-all-hate-this-crap sort of way. But I guess he didn't hate it enough because he made it his entire life. I do hate it so I'm trying to quit biglaw

As a law student though, that's not a reason to avoid biglaw. Being a junior associate is a fantastic gig for the outrageous pay, and if you can't stand it after 2-4 years, you just go get a different job.

[Yardbird]

Law student here. Are you guys (associates) enjoying the superbowl? Do you have time to watch it uninterrupted or without thinking about work? Just trying to figure out if biglaw is really a you're working every minute of the week, even on the weekends type of thing.

There's a partner I work for who likes to joke on Fridays that it's "only two more workdays until Monday." It's in a very friendly, we-all-hate-this-crap sort of way. But I guess he didn't hate it enough because he made it his entire life. I do hate it so I'm trying to quit biglaw

As a law student though, that's not a reason to avoid biglaw. Being a junior associate is a fantastic gig for the outrageous pay, and if you can't stand it after 2-4 years, you just go get a different job.

It really depends on how comfortable you are at setting boundaries and time management. You may not be able to drink while watching the game if you have to work that day, but there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to set aside a few hours on a Sunday to spend with family and friends - you may have to make up that time before / after the game but it’s doable. In my experience, most big law attorneys, especially juniors, are not great at time management or setting appropriate boundaries. Now if you have a deadline during the game or right after the game, that’s another issue but you can’t do too much about that.

[Anonymous User]

TODAY IS THE . . . who am I kidding, they’ve broken our spirits

[Anonymous User]

TODAY IS THE . . . who am I kidding, they’ve broken our spirits

Today is the day that DPW allows my firm to become one of the handful of compensation leaders, paying me $20k more than my counterparts at DPW, Cravath, STB, S&C, etc.

[Anonymous User]

We are so deep into unprecedented territory at this point that I'm not even sure what to think anymore. If this deafening silence from firms reaffirms anything, it's that partners could not care less about associate comp and will do anything in their power to avoid paying even a smidgeon more than they need to.

[Anonymous User]

My Milbank-matching check hit today. Can't believe I make more than V10 associates all because of DPW.

[Anonymous User]

They were just waiting until Valentines Day to show their love to us. We’ll hear by the end of today and probably everyone will be sent 100 roses for waiting.

[AureliusCapital]

Another no name firm matches Milbank and the V10 remain at old market..

https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/unlike- ... ank-money/

[Anonymous User]

Everyone bragging about getting paid higher than top firms right now are going to be pretty upset if there is a re-raise and their firm doesn’t re-match

[Anonymous User]

DPW is out here cleverly waiting for Russia to invade Ukraine so it has geopolitical instability as an excuse to not re-raise.

This, but for the 50 bp fed hike in March

Priced in already, no?

[AureliusCapital]

DPW is out here cleverly waiting for Russia to invade Ukraine so it has geopolitical instability as an excuse to not re-raise.

This, but for the 50 bp fed hike in March

Priced in already, no?

Its been priced in for weeks. I bought a house in early January and it was priced in.

[Anonymous User]

Everyone bragging about getting paid higher than top firms right now are going to be pretty upset if there is a re-raise and their firm doesn’t re-match

The irony of suggesting firms that have matched won't match while being at a firm that hasn't matched.