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Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
how many years did you slave in biglaw? happy with your path...
geriatric people who are hurt
  03/20/18
~6 years total, did an in house stint in between firms as we...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
i thought all lawyers were miserable
geriatric people who are hurt
  03/20/18
There are like 1.3M+ lawyers in the US so at least a handful...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
apparently they all poast, too.
geriatric people who are hurt
  03/20/18
(guy new to xoxohth wondering why people are all so happy he...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
...
Grizzly flickering fat ankles
  03/20/18
comp? workload?
floppy jet telephone haunted graveyard
  03/20/18
~500 I check/respond to email a good amount but actual wo...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
you must be really senior to make 500K in house. you must re...
floppy jet telephone haunted graveyard
  03/20/18
Tbf I work in SF/SV where it's not that uncommon, and still ...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
500k jfc. are you a GC? size of company?
puce pontificating spot boiling water
  03/20/18
At various times I've been middle manager in bigtech, senior...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
Congrats, you are in the top 1% of earners in the U.S. and w...
Mint brunch half-breed
  02/06/19
Should I complete this auditors request for the status of li...
irate naked theater stage pozpig
  03/20/18
Never do anything that outside counsel can do, if you arent ...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
Lol give it to outside counsel.
impertinent kitchen
  03/20/18
How many total lawyers in your company?
Ebony Sneaky Criminal
  03/20/18
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Ebony Sneaky Criminal
  03/20/18
Sorry, going to leave current company size vague, but I've b...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
I'm stuck at a $250k/year in-house gig with only 1 year Bigl...
Vibrant Vengeful National Therapy
  03/20/18
Years of xp? 250k is pretty good for 1 year biglaw I thi...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
~6 years total experience.
Vibrant Vengeful National Therapy
  03/20/18
Already in tech. I can already get the jobs at the compa...
Vibrant Vengeful National Therapy
  03/20/18
Hours per week?
Grizzly flickering fat ankles
  03/20/18
<40 unless there's a crisis
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
jfc I'm doing this wrong.
Grizzly flickering fat ankles
  03/20/18
Big law practice group? Did that matter? First in house g...
Rose mad-dog skullcap parlor
  03/20/18
Yes. Tech trans/licensing, tax, emerging growth corporate, a...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
I meant what was your first in house gig?
Rose mad-dog skullcap parlor
  03/20/18
How would a chill senior associate you had never met or work...
vigorous orchestra pit puppy
  03/20/18
1. Already doing work for someone I know and trust 2. Kn...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/20/18
Got some more free time if anyone has q's
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/23/18
Penis / cock size. (real numbers, not internet nuymbers).
Vibrant Vengeful National Therapy
  03/23/18
Why is it "penis / cock"? somewhere between 5.5...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  03/23/18
180 exchange
Carmine buck-toothed church doctorate
  02/06/19
bump if anyone has any q's
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  01/07/19
If I fly out there from dc can I give you head?
frum personal credit line tank
  01/07/19
a/s/l?
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  01/07/19
40/M/DC suburbs
frum personal credit line tank
  01/07/19
if you can change that to 18/F then yes
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  01/07/19
(Homophobe)
frum personal credit line tank
  01/07/19
Do u ever wfh
Ebony Sneaky Criminal
  01/07/19
I'm WFH right now. No set WFH schedule, but other than in pe...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  01/07/19
Do you wish you were closer to the action of what your compa...
mildly autistic deer antler
  01/07/19
Sometimes but generally no. I think a lot of lawyers overfet...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  01/07/19
Happy new year! Another year, same old saving up for the ...
impertinent kitchen
  01/07/19
Around for a bit if anyone has questions. Saw there was a bi...
Charismatic Olive Parlour
  01/30/19


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Date: March 20th, 2018 2:56 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646112)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 2:56 PM
Author: geriatric people who are hurt

how many years did you slave in biglaw? happy with your path in life?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646115)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 2:58 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

~6 years total, did an in house stint in between firms as well

I'm probably as happy as anyone who isnt a rockstar/MLB player/xo pumo can be

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646125)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:07 PM
Author: geriatric people who are hurt

i thought all lawyers were miserable

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646172)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:08 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

There are like 1.3M+ lawyers in the US so at least a handful have to be happy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646178)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:08 PM
Author: geriatric people who are hurt

apparently they all poast, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646180)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:09 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

(guy new to xoxohth wondering why people are all so happy here)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646185)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:57 PM
Author: Grizzly flickering fat ankles



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646599)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 2:57 PM
Author: floppy jet telephone haunted graveyard

comp? workload?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646117)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:00 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

~500

I check/respond to email a good amount but actual work varies.

The vast majority of time I put in a few hours a day, during crises I am putting out fires and shit til late night/weekends/whatever. Thankfully the crises are few and far between.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646131)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:01 PM
Author: floppy jet telephone haunted graveyard

you must be really senior to make 500K in house. you must report directly to the GC right? chances of making GC in a F500 and copping millions in executive pay?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646139)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:06 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Tbf I work in SF/SV where it's not that uncommon, and still isnt enough to buy a really nice home

The main routes to making that in SF/SV are 1. GC 2. be at a startup that hits it, or 3. senior counsel/AGC+ in bigtech with lots of RSUs

0 chance i'll make (or want to be) a random F500 GC. one guy i know is GC of a trash company, probably makes a million but LOL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646166)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:57 PM
Author: puce pontificating spot boiling water

500k jfc. are you a GC? size of company?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646601)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 4:27 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

At various times I've been middle manager in bigtech, senior manager/exec in middle tech, GC at smalltech

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646812)



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Date: February 6th, 2019 10:00 AM
Author: Mint brunch half-breed

Congrats, you are in the top 1% of earners in the U.S. and world.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-02-04/a-global-guide-to-what-it-means-to-be-part-of-the-1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37735199)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 2:58 PM
Author: irate naked theater stage pozpig

Should I complete this auditors request for the status of litigation matters or farm it out to outside counsel?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646121)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:00 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Never do anything that outside counsel can do, if you arent learning/getting anything out of it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646135)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:56 PM
Author: impertinent kitchen

Lol give it to outside counsel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646596)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:31 PM
Author: Ebony Sneaky Criminal

How many total lawyers in your company?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646373)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 5:09 PM
Author: Ebony Sneaky Criminal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35647177)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 5:14 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Sorry, going to leave current company size vague, but I've been the sole lawyer, one of 10-50, and one of 100+ at various points

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35647201)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 3:59 PM
Author: Vibrant Vengeful National Therapy

I'm stuck at a $250k/year in-house gig with only 1 year Biglaw experience. At the moment, recruiters only bring me jobs paying about the same or less.

How do I jump to $500k territory?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646613)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 4:28 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Years of xp? 250k is pretty good for 1 year biglaw

I think as a non GC you can pretty much only make 500k+ in tech or finance (maybe oil/gas, not sure), so if all you care about is money then you should aim for one of those industries

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646830)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 5:00 PM
Author: Vibrant Vengeful National Therapy

~6 years total experience.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35647121)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 5:05 PM
Author: Vibrant Vengeful National Therapy

Already in tech.

I can already get the jobs at the companies that pay $500k, but only at the level where they pay $250k -- which i'm already making. And right now my job is more 180 than those jobs.

I think I'll hold off and get more experience under my belt before jumping to BigTech.

Or maybe just go solo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35647150)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 4:11 PM
Author: Grizzly flickering fat ankles

Hours per week?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646700)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 4:30 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

<40 unless there's a crisis

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646850)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 4:31 PM
Author: Grizzly flickering fat ankles

jfc I'm doing this wrong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646865)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 4:33 PM
Author: Rose mad-dog skullcap parlor

Big law practice group? Did that matter?

First in house gig?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35646891)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 4:59 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Yes. Tech trans/licensing, tax, emerging growth corporate, and a couple of others will get in house far faster than the rest.

No, see above. I've had a few in house gigs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35647114)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 5:02 PM
Author: Rose mad-dog skullcap parlor

I meant what was your first in house gig?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35647128)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 4:47 PM
Author: vigorous orchestra pit puppy

How would a chill senior associate you had never met or worked with before best go about getting on your list to send work to?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35647009)



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Date: March 20th, 2018 5:02 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

1. Already doing work for someone I know and trust

2. Knowing me socially and getting along well would be worth a try, but you would have to be good to keep going back.

3. Sometimes I reach out to OC based on publications in a niche area (e.g. I google "marijuana law" and read something they wrote), but that's obviously rarer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35647129)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 1:47 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Got some more free time if anyone has q's

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35670756)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 2:02 PM
Author: Vibrant Vengeful National Therapy

Penis / cock size. (real numbers, not internet nuymbers).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35670892)



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Date: March 23rd, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Why is it "penis / cock"?

somewhere between 5.5 and 7 if i jam the ruler all the way in i guess

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#35671028)



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Date: February 6th, 2019 11:06 AM
Author: Carmine buck-toothed church doctorate

180 exchange

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37735588)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 6:53 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

bump if anyone has any q's

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547097)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 6:55 PM
Author: frum personal credit line tank

If I fly out there from dc can I give you head?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547115)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 6:58 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

a/s/l?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547142)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 7:06 PM
Author: frum personal credit line tank

40/M/DC suburbs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547189)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 7:12 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

if you can change that to 18/F then yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547248)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 7:24 PM
Author: frum personal credit line tank

(Homophobe)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547321)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 7:02 PM
Author: Ebony Sneaky Criminal

Do u ever wfh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547166)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 7:07 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

I'm WFH right now. No set WFH schedule, but other than in person meetings I don't have to be at the office at a certain time or day. The flip side is that I check and respond to email constantly and work whenever I need to. Kind of like biglaw, except that outside of emergencies most other people arent working/emailing/expecting responses at stupid hours.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547205)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 7:04 PM
Author: mildly autistic deer antler

Do you wish you were closer to the action of what your company does

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547181)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 7:12 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Sometimes but generally no. I think a lot of lawyers overfetishize being in "the business." Being a random product manager or engineer isn't really that exciting outside of a handful of jobs (from personal experience), and you have a limited view of the company/strategy. When you're at the top, being Johnny Ive or Steve Jobs is cool in theory but also super stressful, and good luck getting there. I'm close enough to be involved in most things and have a (small) voice in decisions, and far enough that I can easily go to another company and do something similar with different products/technology that I think is cool.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547242)



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Date: January 7th, 2019 7:56 PM
Author: impertinent kitchen

Happy new year!

Another year, same old saving up for the next shitshack!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37547478)



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Date: January 30th, 2019 4:19 PM
Author: Charismatic Olive Parlour

Around for a bit if anyone has questions. Saw there was a big thread about in house salaries recently.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3923789&forum_id=2#37693030)