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If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
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A sandwich COULD cost $13 here, but it's also available under $5. Plus, price and quality aren't directly proportional in NYC like in most of the country. For example, the best steak in the City isn't even half of what you'd pay at the high-end steak houses elsewhere: http://nymag.com/bestofny/food/2012/steak/SBL wrote: A sandwich that's $6 here is $13 there, and on and on.
Tickets to the Met on Saturday night can cost $500, but the same tickets are $20 if you know where to get them. You could walk in Barneys at get a Brioni suit off the rack for $5k, or you could get a made-to-measure suit from one of hundreds of tailors for less than a fifth of that. There's a cheaper way to do just about everything in NYC, and rarely is the drop in quality noticeable. Contrast this with most of the country where good stuff tends to be less available and more expensive for what it is.
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Here? http://swampland.time.com/2013/10/15/te ... peachment/SBL wrote:If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
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This. I was so worried when I spent a summer working in NYC but once I found my way around it actually wasn't that much worse than Chicago. It was nowhere close to other HCOL areas I've been too like London, Hawaii or Tokyo. In fact I think SF is more expensive, although it could be I spent less time there and don't know the cheap areas.quakeroats wrote:A sandwich COULD cost $13 here, but it's also available under $5. Plus, price and quality aren't directly proportional in NYC like in most of the country. For example, the best steak in the City isn't even half of what you'd pay at the high-end steak houses elsewhere: http://nymag.com/bestofny/food/2012/steak/SBL wrote: A sandwich that's $6 here is $13 there, and on and on.
Tickets to the Met on Saturday night can cost $500, but the same tickets are $20 if you know where to get them. You could walk in Barneys at get a Brioni suit off the rack for $5k, or you could get a made-to-measure suit from one of hundreds of tailors for less than a fifth of that. There's a cheaper way to do just about everything in NYC, and rarely is the drop in quality noticeable. Contrast this with most of the country where good stuff tends to be less available and more expensive for what it is.
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quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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Neck and neck with Quincy at this point.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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I seem to remember him being one of those weirdos who gets macho about how many hours they bill, but maybe I'm confusing him with someone else. I don't think he's going to get a lot of traction with his "NYC isn't expensive" thing though.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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I went to Berkeley, so people clamoring to impeach presidents for dumb reasons doesn't really phase me at this point.quakeroats wrote:Here? http://swampland.time.com/2013/10/15/te ... peachment/SBL wrote:If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
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There are people, and then there are lieutenant governors.SBL wrote:I went to Berkeley, so people clamoring to impeach presidents for dumb reasons doesn't really phase me at this point.quakeroats wrote:Here? http://swampland.time.com/2013/10/15/te ... peachment/SBL wrote:If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
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I've written quite a bit about New York, and that is not a fair reading of my position."NYC isn't expensive" thing though.
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Wasn't he a rabid Michigan troll who receded when they continued to place poorly relative to peers?SBL wrote:I seem to remember him being one of those weirdos who gets macho about how many hours they bill, but maybe I'm confusing him with someone else. I don't think he's going to get a lot of traction with his "NYC isn't expensive" thing though.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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Ya. Charlotte has a nice COL too and a fair amount of work, if the Deep South ain't your thing.SBL wrote:If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
Biglaw bro of mine in Charlotte was renting a massive 3br for a fraction of what I paid for a smallish 1br in MFH. But then again, he had to live in Charlotte.
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Everything he's said is correct.SBL wrote:I seem to remember him being one of those weirdos who gets macho about how many hours they bill, but maybe I'm confusing him with someone else. I don't think he's going to get a lot of traction with his "NYC isn't expensive" thing though.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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Not the steak thing. He said it references the best steak in the city, but the article says it's merely the best in Brooklyn. A lot less amazing.dixiecupdrinking wrote:Everything he's said is correct.SBL wrote:I seem to remember him being one of those weirdos who gets macho about how many hours they bill, but maybe I'm confusing him with someone else. I don't think he's going to get a lot of traction with his "NYC isn't expensive" thing though.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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If you're REALLY in it for the money, focus on first year salaries is myopic. Over a 30 to 40 year career I'd be surprised if NYC incomes didn't skew highly towards the top end vs. secondary markets where you'll have more disposable income on the 1st year's salary. Obviously only a small portion of the people who start law school will become partners, GCs, CEOs, etc. - but a non-negligible portion will. If you're really motivated by money and thinking long term, differences in comp (or probability of attaining comp) will wipe out salary/tax differences over 10 years worth of a career in like a month.SBL wrote:If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
Having said, if you're only planning a short tour of duty in biglaw and/or intense legal jobs, starting in a lower CoL location makes all kinds of sense. Your emergency fund will get you a hell of a lot further if you rage quit biglaw in Texas or Oklahoma than it will in MFH.
Truer words have never been spoken. I remember some hilarious debates over NYC firms, Duke's placement in NYC firms, vault rankings, etc. from the Halcyon days of TLS.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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as tsl noted above, he was some duke troll who continually waded into uva-specific threads to crow about the glory of DUKEIAFG wrote:Wasn't he a rabid Michigan troll who receded when they continued to place poorly relative to peers?SBL wrote:I seem to remember him being one of those weirdos who gets macho about how many hours they bill, but maybe I'm confusing him with someone else. I don't think he's going to get a lot of traction with his "NYC isn't expensive" thing though.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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As a native Texan I can confirm that I woke up this morning wanting to impeach Obama. I also called all of my friends to ensure they felt the same.quakeroats wrote:Here? http://swampland.time.com/2013/10/15/te ... peachment/SBL wrote:If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
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thesealocust wrote:If you're REALLY in it for the money, focus on first year salaries is myopic. Over a 30 to 40 year career I'd be surprised if NYC incomes didn't skew highly towards the top end vs. secondary markets where you'll have more disposable income on the 1st year's salary. Obviously only a small portion of the people who start law school will become partners, GCs, CEOs, etc. - but a non-negligible portion will. If you're really motivated by money and thinking long term, differences in comp (or probability of attaining comp) will wipe out salary/tax differences over 10 years worth of a career in like a month.SBL wrote:If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
Having said, if you're only planning a short tour of duty in biglaw and/or intense legal jobs, starting in a lower CoL location makes all kinds of sense. Your emergency fund will get you a hell of a lot further if you rage quit biglaw in Texas or Oklahoma than it will in MFH.
Truer words have never been spoken. I remember some hilarious debates over NYC firms, Duke's placement in NYC firms, vault rankings, etc. from the Halcyon days of TLS.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
I lol'd at the "halcyon days of TLS." And also got weirdly nostalgic.
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Quick update on Sallie Mae and credit cards: good buddy of mine was just able to get an entire payment on a credit card, without any fee. Had to fight a little, but he got it.
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Ding ding.thesealocust wrote:If you're REALLY in it for the money, focus on first year salaries is myopic. Over a 30 to 40 year career I'd be surprised if NYC incomes didn't skew highly towards the top end vs. secondary markets where you'll have more disposable income on the 1st year's salary. Obviously only a small portion of the people who start law school will become partners, GCs, CEOs, etc. - but a non-negligible portion will. If you're really motivated by money and thinking long term, differences in comp (or probability of attaining comp) will wipe out salary/tax differences over 10 years worth of a career in like a month.SBL wrote:If you're purely in it for the money, Texas biglaw is the obvious choice.
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That's me. It's nice to be right, but if I saved even one student from choosing Michigan/UVA over Penn/Duke it's been worth it.IAFG wrote:Wasn't he a rabid Michigan troll who receded when they continued to place poorly relative to peers?SBL wrote:I seem to remember him being one of those weirdos who gets macho about how many hours they bill, but maybe I'm confusing him with someone else. I don't think he's going to get a lot of traction with his "NYC isn't expensive" thing though.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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I can see how you'd read it like that, but NY Mag wasn't doing a borough-specific set of reviews. They turned a few heads when they announced:IAFG wrote:Not the steak thing. He said it references the best steak in the city, but the article says it's merely the best in Brooklyn. A lot less amazing.dixiecupdrinking wrote:Everything he's said is correct.SBL wrote:I seem to remember him being one of those weirdos who gets macho about how many hours they bill, but maybe I'm confusing him with someone else. I don't think he's going to get a lot of traction with his "NYC isn't expensive" thing though.5ky wrote:quakeroats has never not been insufferable on TLS.
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How often are you all asking for more work during a downtime? I asked yesterday, and all my partners said they didnt have anything...so i basically sat around and researched waiver wire pickups for week 7. Today, I get in and do a small 15 min assignment, nothing major. But now i have nothing to do. I don't want to get on their nerves with my constant requests but I honestly can't research fantasy football anymore.
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this is my fear of big law: i know i'll have to cope with extremely busy weeks and extremely slow weeks, but, unlike busy weeks, slow weeks do not result in a change in the amount of hours spent at the office. what happens if you just go home when you have nothing to do (especially after informing the need-to-knows that you need work)?DwightSchruteFarms wrote:How often are you all asking for more work during a downtime? I asked yesterday, and all my partners said they didnt have anything...so i basically sat around and researched waiver wire pickups for week 7. Today, I get in and do a small 15 min assignment, nothing major. But now i have nothing to do. I don't want to get on their nerves with my constant requests but I honestly can't research fantasy football anymore.
Edited: this is a fear for me because doing nothing in an office, even if there is nothing to do, results in weird guilt emotions/time moves slow as fuck.
Edited again: do NYC big law firms provide associates with a way to get grammar/punctuation proof reads before submitting assignments?
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Do research that pertains to your practice. In my downtime I've been reading about startups and investment round term sheets.DwightSchruteFarms wrote:How often are you all asking for more work during a downtime? I asked yesterday, and all my partners said they didnt have anything...so i basically sat around and researched waiver wire pickups for week 7. Today, I get in and do a small 15 min assignment, nothing major. But now i have nothing to do. I don't want to get on their nerves with my constant requests but I honestly can't research fantasy football anymore.
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