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Boomer reflects on billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trade those years for anything

"“As a Cravath associate in the 1980s for nearly 10 yea...
misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret
  05/25/18
This line about chartering a helicopter is as fraudulent as ...
misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret
  05/25/18
Cr. Boomers are lying scum
Soul-stirring silver area patrolman
  05/25/18
They weren't working that many hours in the 80s. Cravath PPP...
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  05/25/18
cr it's total bullshit so he can bitch to his current associ...
misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret
  05/25/18
cr
mustard arousing immigrant
  05/25/18
TBF there was a lot more inefficiency then. You had to call ...
Aromatic vermilion whorehouse friendly grandma
  05/28/18
Uphill both ways etc
Cheese-eating school twinkling uncleanness
  05/25/18
this may sound...bizarre
exciting transparent business firm jewess
  05/25/18
gas every last boomer starting with this one
Khaki national security agency
  05/25/18
Just bill 3000 hours on average a year and not make partner....
fiercely-loyal toilet seat
  05/25/18
Boomer reflects on u billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trad...
180 free-loading antidepressant drug macaca
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misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret
  05/25/18
Fraudulent boomer lies. Also this is obviously johnsmeye...
claret appetizing legal warrant temple
  05/25/18
bump for Memorial Day billers
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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret

"“As a Cravath associate in the 1980s for nearly 10 years, my ‘low’ was 2,500 hours and my ‘high’ was 3,500. During one nine-month stretch on takeover litigation as the lead associate, I averaged 90 hours a week, and at the end of it worked for 56 hours straight without a break or any sleep, to meet a filing deadline (made by chartering a helicopter to get the papers to court on time). I wouldn’t trade those years for anything. It was the best work possible for a young lawyer, at the best law firm on earth.”"

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/do_you_believe_you_are_fairly_compensated_for_your_work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124937)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret

This line about chartering a helicopter is as fraudulent as the 3,500 hours he charged his clients for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124941)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: Soul-stirring silver area patrolman

Cr. Boomers are lying scum

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124976)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: slippery seedy cruise ship haunted graveyard

They weren't working that many hours in the 80s. Cravath PPP was only about 700k in 1986 or 1.6 million in today's dollars. They were working far less than now (in addition to lower billing rates and less leverage).

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/02/business/busy-law-firms-profits-leap.html



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124963)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:40 AM
Author: misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret

cr it's total bullshit so he can bitch to his current associates about how he worked so much harder back in the day, with a smile on my face!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124970)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: mustard arousing immigrant

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124975)



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Date: May 28th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: Aromatic vermilion whorehouse friendly grandma

TBF there was a lot more inefficiency then. You had to call in and check your messages. And when there were things like TROs going on — which there were a ton of in the junk bond corporate raider days — you would be in the office 24/7, though you often had to wait for shit (from typists, from courriers, etc.) and couldn’t bill that.

Also $1.6 M was not bad when a 3br apartment on CPW cost $1 M.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36139413)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: Cheese-eating school twinkling uncleanness

Uphill both ways etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124985)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: exciting transparent business firm jewess

this may sound...bizarre

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124988)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: Khaki national security agency

gas every last boomer starting with this one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125003)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: fiercely-loyal toilet seat

Just bill 3000 hours on average a year and not make partner. Aka Cravath system.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125303)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:43 AM
Author: 180 free-loading antidepressant drug macaca

Boomer reflects on u billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trade those years for anything

ftfy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125311)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:46 AM
Author: misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125333)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: claret appetizing legal warrant temple

Fraudulent boomer lies.

Also this is obviously johnsmeyer flaming the ABA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125318)



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Date: May 28th, 2018 9:03 AM
Author: misanthropic carnelian mad cow disease regret

bump for Memorial Day billers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36139349)