Get a MBA from a top business school, go into investment banking (NY, not the

Jun 10, 2021
11:18:05am

WDaddy Truly Addicted User

fake banking jobs at Goldman in SLC), get paid $200k, be miserable, endure two years and then work M&A or private equity.

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First-year big law salaries going up to $200,000.

Mrs Featerbottom

6/10/21 11:10am

Similar to post-MBA banking jobs. But it's a miserable experience.

WDaddy

6/10/21 11:11am

Could you elaborate?

JoMax

6/10/21 11:14am

Get a MBA from a top business school, go into investment banking (NY, not the

WDaddy

6/10/21 11:18am

I always crack up at the fake investment bankers of SLC

HiLife

6/10/21 11:34am

They seemed to do a lot more than that on Suits

4th and Niner

6/10/21 11:13am

Not for 1st years brah

Turnpike Lane

6/10/21 11:16am

The opening scene in Suits is where it got too ridiculous to bear.

Mrs Featerbottom

6/10/21 11:23am

Still too low. The 6 years I spent in BigLaw were soul crushing.

slappy

6/10/21 11:14am

What do you do now?

BleedCougarBlue2

6/10/21 11:17am

In house IP tech trans counsel for a large tech company.

slappy

6/10/21 11:18am

Interesting work?

BleedCougarBlue2

6/10/21 11:20am

I actually do enjoy most of it. My undergrad is in engineering, and I support a large engineering team.

slappy

6/10/21 11:24am

7th year is where it starts getting really fun!

Mrs Featerbottom

6/10/21 11:27am

"Well, you've had a great year. I think if you just turn up the dial a BIT that

Tricky

6/10/21 11:43am

Salaries were stagnant for quite a while but have increased drastically over the

LosAlcoug

6/10/21 11:14am

Is this LA area?

delux_247

6/10/21 11:18am

Yeah Orange County

LosAlcoug

6/10/21 11:41am

Big Law sucks. Half the pay with better lifestyle and cost of living is way better.

Turnpike Lane

6/10/21 11:15am

I like the analogy to a castle under siege.

slappy

6/10/21 11:18am

And deceiving depending on where you live.

ebv

6/10/21 11:23am

I saw attorney salaries working for a small population state at only $86k

jrifkin48

6/10/21 11:16am

I interviewed with the civil appellate section of an AG's office some years ago.

ebv

6/10/21 11:34am

I’m really interested in the big law culture. Is it like big business?

StalwartBraveTrue

6/10/21 11:17am

I was surprised at what LAPD officers make. This Sargent gets $329k in compensation, including $100k in overtime and

cheezedawg

6/10/21 11:19am

Met multiple former LAPDs that put in their time to get pension with California

cougcoug3

6/10/21 11:21am

$329K? That is nuts. No wonder CA is broke. 🙁

BleedCougarBlue2

6/10/21 11:21am

329k in total but still.

cougcoug3

6/10/21 11:23am

Yeah, edited. Still crazy.

BleedCougarBlue2

6/10/21 11:23am

Wait, I thought we back the blue?

StalwartBraveTrue

6/10/21 12:36pm

Wow, that is a ton of money - and that’s just Sergeant rank.

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