Any biglaw lawyers here genuinely enjoy their job? Forum

[unlicensedpotato]

And this is why some biglaw lawyers don't enjoy their jobs.

[kaysta]

and also, to be clear, i like my job more than i dislike it. it's not a matter of disliking it. it's being constantly terrified that i don't have a real future in it and that even if i last a while in biglaw, long term career stuff is a total black box.

i just think the WOW THESE PEOPLE ARE WHINERS thing is totally misguided. i know very smart folks who worked various white color jobs, and still the vast majority dislike biglaw.

i actually think this is one of the reasons that being a PD is a pretty sick gig outside of the pay: long term career prospects are clearer and more solid than some dude who moved commas and Dechert for three years. you might disagree, but think it's pretty true. crying too hard to cogently rebut copy paste from another website

nice to know youre reading all my posts, its flattering that I have a fanbase, tho its jsut one fucking weirdo, and its a little gay

[A. Nony Mouse]

and also, to be clear, i like my job more than i dislike it. it's not a matter of disliking it. it's being constantly terrified that i don't have a real future in it and that even if i last a while in biglaw, long term career stuff is a total black box.

i just think the WOW THESE PEOPLE ARE WHINERS thing is totally misguided. i know very smart folks who worked various white color jobs, and still the vast majority dislike biglaw.

i actually think this is one of the reasons that being a PD is a pretty sick gig outside of the pay: long term career prospects are clearer and more solid than some dude who moved commas and Dechert for three years. you might disagree, but think it's pretty true. crying too hard to cogently rebut copy paste from another website

nice to know youre reading all my posts, its flattering that I have a fanbase, tho its jsut one fucking weirdo, and its a little gay

Sorry to put this entertaining fight on hold, but don't use "gay" as a putdown, dude. I mean, how old are you?

[smaug]

and also, to be clear, i like my job more than i dislike it. it's not a matter of disliking it. it's being constantly terrified that i don't have a real future in it and that even if i last a while in biglaw, long term career stuff is a total black box.

i just think the WOW THESE PEOPLE ARE WHINERS thing is totally misguided. i know very smart folks who worked various white color jobs, and still the vast majority dislike biglaw.

i actually think this is one of the reasons that being a PD is a pretty sick gig outside of the pay: long term career prospects are clearer and more solid than some dude who moved commas and Dechert for three years. you might disagree, but think it's pretty true. crying too hard to cogently rebut copy paste from another website

nice to know youre reading all my posts, its flattering that I have a fanbase, tho its jsut one fucking weirdo, and its a little gay

as nony can attest i'm well versed in all aspects of BL scholarship

[Anonymous User]

OP here. At a smaller firm I worked at, my boss would have about 3-4 active complex cases and about 7-10 other smaller cases. Because everything in lit is basically scheduled based on the court's scheduling order, I didn't think they were so bad. Vast majority of MSJ motions or any other replies/responses were based off templates already used in the past so I didn't think it was super hard so long as I knew the issue at dispute thoroughly. I usually had 7-8 hour work days, half of which were just redditting all day because I paced myself knowing how long any particular project would take.

Is this any different at larger firms?

[dixiecupdrinking]

OP here. At a smaller firm I worked at, my boss would have about 3-4 active complex cases and about 7-10 other smaller cases. Because everything in lit is basically scheduled based on the court's scheduling order, I didn't think they were so bad. Vast majority of MSJ motions or any other replies/responses were based off templates already used in the past so I didn't think it was super hard so long as I knew the issue at dispute thoroughly. I usually had 7-8 hour work days, half of which were just redditting all day because I paced myself knowing how long any particular project would take.

Is this any different at larger firms?

Yes.

[Anonymous User]

I'm coming up on a year in big law (litigation). To be honest, what I find worst about the job is that people are frequently complaining about hating it (wanting to quit the law, hating the firm, anger at particular senior associates/partners). I am not a big optimist in general but I basically don't complain because what's the point? It just makes the job worse for other people to hear your complaints, and any job where you are paid a lot to work a lot under high stress will have a downside. My experience is some of the work is very interesting, other work is more boring and has to get done. My least favorite thing is being tasked with researching a topic where I know that it is extremely unlikely there is supporting case law. I generally enjoy the job and like being an attorney, but I can confirm that a majority of the attorneys I work with (NYC big law V20) do not like the job.