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Is biglaw actually that bad?

People seem to ceaselessly bitch about biglaw saying its suc...
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  01/19/26
It sucks ass Mr. Quotemo.
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  01/19/26
OK and the alternative?
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Have functioning testicles.
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Have some ingenuity and go solo and do shitlaw, or get a bul...
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  01/19/26
it depends. depends on you, firm, practice group, what indiv...
Histrionic point brethren
  01/19/26
Lawyer ass answer
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lawyer ass answer for a lawyer ass profession. odd case!
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It’s the correct answer tho
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Histrionic point brethren
  01/19/26
This is true but most of the time these factors come togethe...
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Cr, 95 percent of biglaw associates are whiny little bitches...
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You'll get in everywhere you apply!
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It’s pretty bad
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Do you want to learn from the best and be at the top of your...
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No
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it depends entirely on who you are working for. V10 and you ...
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1st sentence is cr, but this can cut both ways. i assume at ...
Histrionic point brethren
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At v100 there often just isn't enough high stakes "emer...
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  01/19/26
no way, TTTs like Paul Hastings and Cadwalader are notorious...
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it's not good!
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  01/19/26
being employed is prison
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i have a weird CV and have worked all kinds of legal jobs in...
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are you happy you have so many different experiences, or wou...
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Big law is infinitely worse than prosecution imo. At least a...
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I was a partner at baker hostetttler. Was your firm more or ...
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  01/19/26
You'll get in everywhere you apply!
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If it was merely an issue of the workload and if the actual ...
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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:18 AM
Author: cracking gaming laptop double fault

People seem to ceaselessly bitch about biglaw saying its sucks etc. Find it hard to believe it’s that bad if you are smart, hard working, and somewhat socially well-adjusted especially given comp as outside of PE/IB/MBB/FAGMAN the alternative is to earn shit doing some BS corporate email job. Is it just lazy junior associates who have never worked a job ever after being in daycare for 25 years not being able to cope and flaming out?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49600240)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:20 AM
Author: Flatulent circlehead volcanic crater

It sucks ass Mr. Quotemo.

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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:23 AM
Author: cracking gaming laptop double fault

OK and the alternative?

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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:25 AM
Author: Flatulent circlehead volcanic crater

Have functioning testicles.

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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:27 AM
Author: cracking gaming laptop double fault

And do what? Livestreamer? Crypto? Alternative for almost everyone is menial suicide inducing wage cage job.

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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:30 AM
Author: Flatulent circlehead volcanic crater

Have some ingenuity and go solo and do shitlaw, or get a bullshit in house job. If you must live in NYC or LA or whatever you are most likely fucked.

I guess you could suck dick on camera if you are so inclined.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49600256)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:25 AM
Author: Histrionic point brethren

it depends. depends on you, firm, practice group, what individual partners you end up working with, some luck, some economic factors, etc.

impossible to generalize.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49600246)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:30 AM
Author: cracking gaming laptop double fault

Lawyer ass answer

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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:31 AM
Author: Histrionic point brethren

lawyer ass answer for a lawyer ass profession. odd case!

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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:33 AM
Author: cracking gaming laptop double fault



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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:31 PM
Author: onyx laughsome becky locus

It’s the correct answer tho

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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:39 PM
Author: Histrionic point brethren



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Date: January 19th, 2026 11:03 PM
Author: sepia preventive strike abode

This is true but most of the time these factors come together to make for an unpleasant experience only made tolerable by how much money you can make.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602752)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:26 AM
Author: navy rehab

Cr, 95 percent of biglaw associates are whiny little bitches who are afraid of work. You'll love it for sure, will probably even make partner on an accelerated timeline.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49600250)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:28 AM
Author: cracking gaming laptop double fault



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Date: January 19th, 2026 12:32 AM
Author: Flatulent circlehead volcanic crater

You'll get in everywhere you apply!

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Date: January 19th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: Flirting Thriller Feces Hairy Legs

It’s pretty bad

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Date: January 19th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: diverse ticket booth



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Date: January 22nd, 2026 2:41 PM
Author: shimmering base



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Date: January 19th, 2026 4:41 PM
Author: Milky twinkling uncleanness

Do you want to learn from the best and be at the top of your profession?

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Date: January 19th, 2026 4:57 PM
Author: shimmering base

No

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Date: January 19th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: Ultramarine Frisky Trailer Park Mood

it depends entirely on who you are working for. V10 and you have a higher chance of working for psychos who will make your life miserable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49601789)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: Histrionic point brethren

1st sentence is cr, but this can cut both ways. i assume at shitty v100 firms you're more likely to get dumb insecure striver partners who are assholes bc theyre dumb and insecure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49601809)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 9:59 PM
Author: excitant soggy pisswyrm

At v100 there often just isn't enough high stakes "emergency" type work available at a given time to make your life as miserable as is the norm at v10 even if the v100 partners would like to be able to.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602610)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:10 PM
Author: Exciting Brunch Bbw

no way, TTTs like Paul Hastings and Cadwalader are notorious toxic pits

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602649)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 4:44 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted boistinker sanctuary

it's not good!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49601794)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: racy sweet tailpipe

being employed is prison

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Date: January 19th, 2026 9:57 PM
Author: Wonderful bull headed whorehouse

i have a weird CV and have worked all kinds of legal jobs including two stretches of grinding in biglaw lit. i have also been an assistant city attorney, a prosecutor, now i’m solo.

biglaw is not a ton of fun but the people who really bitch about are all younger types who have never had a real job. i have also driven trucks, installed windows, and worked on a paving crew. the worst day of biglaw was like an average day for most of the blue collar jobs i’ve done.

of the law jobs, prosecuting felony crimes was by far the worst grind and the most stressful. you’re in court nonstop, constantly having to respond to motions of varying quality, you’re prepping and coordinating multiple cases for trial every week not knowing what will go, opposing counsel aggressively tries to fuck you over at every step on condensed crim pro timelines, and the judges run the state ragged with the understanding that the ‘office can handle it.’ on top of that, nobody on either side is happy with plea deals and people tend to loathe prosecutors. biglaw stress is nothing compared to prosecuting. i should say the biglaw firms i worked for were not elite by any means so i don’t know what it’s like at the V10 places XO used to worship.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602605)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:01 PM
Author: multi-colored indigo codepig yarmulke



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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:04 PM
Author: Snowy Toaster Roommate

did you ace OCI

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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:12 PM
Author: Exciting Brunch Bbw

are you happy you have so many different experiences, or would you prefer staying in the cushiest job you had

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602653)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:14 PM
Author: mustard crawly senate

Big law is infinitely worse than prosecution imo. At least as a prosbro, the “emergencies” are actual (sometimes life or death) emergencies, and if a weekend or evening is ruined, it’s understandable. On the other hand, the number of holidays/weekends I had ruined by a psychopathic partner or GC who made up an emergency (and where they then didn’t look at the work until weeks later) makes me want to strangle somebody.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602654)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:36 PM
Author: onyx laughsome becky locus

I was a partner at baker hostetttler. Was your firm more or less preftigious?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602692)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:07 PM
Author: emerald school idea he suggested

You'll get in everywhere you apply!

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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:34 PM
Author: supple market ape

If it was merely an issue of the workload and if the actual value of the work product was roughly correlated to the output it’d be fine. It’s the completely performative and imagined/neurosis-fueled obsession about meaningless details as a profession wide cope for the resentment by clients and of clients by lawyers regarding clients frustrations with costs and inefficiency and expectations of 24/7 availability and effort, often not for any real business reason. If you deleted the needless combativeness, dickish gamesmanship around shit like holding drafts until 6 pm Friday to ruin the other side’s weekend, and the degree to which genuinely psychopathic personality types and behaviors are tolerated and frequently rewarded and encouraged, and if firms expected to retain a majority of associates long term instead of expecting and treating them like 90% won’t last 7 years let alone make partner, it would be a very good job. There are exceptions and people who get lucky and land in great situations and have great experiences. But the vast majority are playing a shitty game rigged against them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602684)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: Hilarious jade crackhouse fat ankles

The partner I work for has created one of the cushiest niche specialties I've seen in biglaw. Basically most of our work is just recycling old filings with minor alterations. But we produce a lot of paper so the big corporations we work for just shrug and assume it's worth it. Our bills are a rounding error for them anyway.

There are scams and sweetheart deals scattered all throughout the economy. Some of them exist in biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5823768&forum_id=2...id#49602697)



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Date: January 19th, 2026 11:10 PM
Author: dead bateful theater background story

Im gay

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