POLL: For CB lawyers who have worked/are working at Big Law, how long have you worked there? How was your experience?

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Jul 10, 2017
3:05:24pm

federer 3rd String

POLL: For CB lawyers who have worked/are working at Big Law, how long have you worked there? How was your experience?

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POLL: For CB lawyers who have worked/are working at Big Law, how long have you worked there? How was your experience?

federer

7/10/17 3:05pm

Currently working Big Law. Sometimes it is fine and I leave at a reasonable

Pied Piper

7/10/17 3:13pm

How long have you been there? Do you plan on staying longterm? I considered it

federer

7/10/17 3:17pm

I have been doing it 4 years. I went in thinking I would do it 3-5 years. Over

Pied Piper

7/10/17 3:36pm

IME (NY biglaw), ibanking is significantly worse. Lawyers are whiners.

Hodor

7/10/17 3:45pm

ibanking the pay is significantly better though right?

Baron

7/10/17 3:48pm

Yes, at least at the level of biglaw associate (Wachtell excepted).

Hodor

7/10/17 3:53pm

I haven't worked in Big Law, but you really think I Banking is worse? I think

federer

7/10/17 3:51pm

That seems true. You are certainly beholden to the partner/deal team/client in

Hodor

7/10/17 3:58pm

I get that point, too. It's probably true the I bankers tend to be more abrasive

federer

7/10/17 4:09pm

Practice group and firm matters so much. Also, the type of legal skills you get aren't same you

Baron

7/10/17 3:22pm

I worked in a practice (trusts and estates) that didn't have the same kinds of

hansel

7/10/17 3:36pm

Trusts and estates definitely seems like one of the better practice areas. I've

federer

7/10/17 3:49pm

may not help you much, but I did as a legal assistant before law school

byujag

7/10/17 3:18pm

Hey byujag! We've actually chatted before. I'll be in the AF as a JAG and hope

federer

7/10/17 3:22pm

Also, you mentioned pay. While it's true that JAG is not a path to luxury that

federer

7/10/17 3:34pm

Wasn't that a Fleetwood Mac song?

Sea Chicken

7/10/17 3:30pm

I did BigLaw for about 7 years

Doctor Rosenrosen

7/10/17 3:32pm

I hear you. It's funny because I went to a law school where virtually

federer

7/10/17 3:43pm

I worked at Big Law for 7 years then

zzcoug

7/10/17 3:32pm

Currently in biglaw. It's brutal.

GilaHank

7/10/17 4:32pm

I totally get it. Once you're in it's so hard to get out, and especially with

federer

7/10/17 4:45pm

All biglaw firms have adopted the new Cravath scale (starting at $180) at most

Hodor

7/10/17 4:49pm

Yes it's on the Cravath scale, plus an essentially guaranteed Cravath level

GilaHank

7/10/17 4:58pm

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