Ideal Career Trajectory Forum

[bcapace]

TLS’ers, What do you consider as your ideal or best-case career path to be? For example, T14-->10 years in BigLaw-->Partner, T14 -->3 years in BigLaw-->SEC job, T14-->job in a DA’s office in a Mid-size city-->State Judgeship etc, etc...I may be skipping a few steps here. Please also discuss what your “good-enough” career path would look like. Thanks.

[swampman]

T14 --> 3 Years Biglaw --> Nervous breakdown, homeless --> Running fish taco stand on a beach in Costa Rica.

[catinthewall]

Law School (full scholarship) >> Federal Clerkship >> BigFed Honors Program (stay 10-15 years) >> Federal Bench

[jselson]

Models ---> Bottles

[baal hadad]

Law school -> ??? -> POTUS

[jselson]

wife --> mom --> grandma --> advocate --> FLOTUS

[OhBoyOhBortles]

T14--->European Masters of Law---> General Counsel for FIFA--->Receiving end of many, many bribes by 2022---> Retiring by 40.

[J9ofDiamonds]

Models ---> Bottles

[baal hadad]

Lsu law -> intelligence agency -> position in the administration -> president/dictator of Russia

[jselson]

Dunkin Donuts cashier --> Barista --> Bank teller --> Casino cashier --> Card dealer --> Magician

[094320]

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[LeDique]

On-Topic Poster -> Lounge Poster -> Moderator -> forumadmin

[jselson]

xxx ---> LeDique <--- xxx

[ManoftheHour]

Law School--> Starting point guard on the Lakers--> NBA Championship--> 3 Peat

[FSK]

Law School --> ??? --> MBB --> You're the man now, dawg.

[zot1]

Unranked law school ---> BigFed Honors Program ---> mystery novel author ---> Chopped participant

[sinfiery]

Law school --> Big law 5-6 years --> Repay moderate loan amount + Save up 200k-300k for 30 yr 30k Annuity --> At age 30, move to low CoL area and live off 30k/yr annuity while traveling and doing whatever you want* for the 30 years


* - don't have kids

[FSK]

Law school --> Big law 5-6 years --> Repay moderate loan amount + Save up 200k-300k for 30 yr Annuity --> At age 30, move to low CoL area and live off 30k/yr annuity while traveling and doing whatever you want* for the 30 years


* - don't have kids

You've got to be able to save more than 300K in 5 years if you get market bonuses (and have no kids). Even with sticker debt....

[TLSModBot]

t14 -> Biglaw for 5ish years -> consulting/in-house -> retire -> leather fetish gear craftsman and vendor -> scandalous sex-related death

[transferror]

T5 school ---> graduate #4 in class ---> 9/2/DC COA clerk ---> V2 firm --->in-house at F1 company ---> 0 fucks

[Hikikomorist]

Rich wife ---> Netflix and sushi ---> death.

[Indy16]

Rich wife ---> Netflix and sushi ---> death.

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