biglaw bros, explain this person's career history Forum

[Leonardo DiCaprio]

dont quote but i came across this profile:


how does this even work? i have so many questions. how did she go from DA to biglaw then back to DA? why? why give up the money?

[GreenEggs]

dont quote but i came across this profile:



how does this even work? i have so many questions. how did she go from DA to biglaw then back to DA? why? why give up the money?

I know someone who did the exact same thing. She liked her job a lot at DA's office, but was worried about money and starting a family, so she went to a big law firm. She was there a year and left to go back to the DA's office (higher position than her previous). She hated working in big law, thought the work was super boring, and didn't like the hours. I'd imagine this woman did the same. But super creepy that you posted her linkedin here...

[GreenEggs]

I'm more curious why someone who was Phi Beta Kappa ended up at Fordham.

[BigZuck]

Maybe it has something to do with there being more to life than money, people have different priorities, the different folks/strokes dynamic?

Something like that?

[lacrossebrother]

Wtf why would you post this? LinkedIn isn't a fucking tabloid

[A. Nony Mouse]

Dude. Not everyone is motivated by the highest paycheck possible. She probably went to the firm, hated it, and went back to the DA. She could be independently wealthy or have a high paid spouse. She could have an awesome rent-controlled apartment. She could commute hours. She could be good at living on a shoestring. Or it could be that job satisfaction is more important to her than having a nice place to live.

Going from DA to a firm back to DA is probably somewhat unusual, but there's absolutely no reason it should be blowing your mind. Maybe she had a connection in the firm. Maybe she was good enough as a DA they were happy to take her back. Career paths aren't quite as rigid as much of TLS would suggest.

(Chances are good she went to Fordham for free. Maybe she's a "bad test taker" and didn't get money from Columbia or NYU.)

[lacrossebrother]

Dude. Not everyone is motivated by the highest paycheck possible. She probably went to the firm, hated it, and went back to the DA. She could be independently wealthy or have a high paid spouse. She could have an awesome rent-controlled apartment. She could commute hours. She could be good at living on a shoestring. Or it could be that job satisfaction is more important to her than having a nice place to live.

Going from DA to a firm back to DA is probably somewhat unusual, but there's absolutely no reason it should be blowing your mind. Maybe she had a connection in the firm. Maybe she was good enough as a DA they were happy to take her back. Career paths aren't quite as rigid as much of TLS would suggest.

(Chances are good she went to Fordham for free. Maybe she's a "bad test taker" and didn't get money from Columbia or NYU.)

Could you please permaban this asshole for posting a LinkedIn profile for scrutiny? It's disgusting

[A. Nony Mouse]

I deleted the link. That said, it's not like LinkedIn is remotely private. The whole point of it is to broadcast your professional history, and people have posted LinkedIn links on TLS before (admittedly, usually not in this kind of context - more tracking down someone from a news article).

[lacrossebrother]

I deleted the link. That said, it's not like LinkedIn is remotely private. The whole point of it is to broadcast your professional history.

Not for people on TLS to mock. How mortifying would that be? Obviously she took that risk by making it public, but I imagine she envisioned some sort of decorum

[GreenEggs]

I deleted the link. That said, it's not like LinkedIn is remotely private. The whole point of it is to broadcast your professional history.

Not for people on TLS to mock. How mortifying would that be? Obviously she took that risk by making it public, but I imagine she envisioned some sort of decorum

How is it different from all the bio pages people post from websites?

[A. Nony Mouse]

Not sure how the profilee can envision anything in particular about stuff that's posted publicly, or why it's mortifying to the profilee to have one tool on TLS not get her career path. Again, I deleted the link. If the OP continues on a weird and creepy path we'll keep this in mind.

[lacrossebrother]

Who the fuck does that? And do they really say, "critique this guy's life choices?" It's trashy as fuck

[Desert Fox]

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[pancakes3]

pbk isn't any more of a scam than LR

[Desert Fox]

[pancakes3]

it's like $50, and the key's an extra $100. Not as scammy as an actual scam would be... like those "who's who" HS/college yearbooks or whatever.

[Br3v]

What is PBK?

[pancakes3]

phi beta kappa

[Br3v]

phi beta kappa

Oh it's for college GPA?

[RaceJudicata]

Lets find this guy/girl's linkedin and dissect it!!!!

[pancakes3]

phi beta kappa

Oh it's for college GPA?

For the most part, but I think some chapters also tap grad students.

[84651846190]

Some people are smart enough to recognize that biglaw is not worth the long term detriment to your health, family, and social life.

The others end up soulless and alone with a decently-sized pile of money.

[071816]

Who the fuck does that? And do they really say, "critique this guy's life choices?" It's trashy as fuck

hey shut the fuck up

[MistakenGenius]

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