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Iโm trying not to seethe at someone coming in here and telling me how cushy my life is. Go away (53)
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The average lawyer makes way less than you think and might have 6 figures in student loans. Also no matter how much money you make, if you work 70-100 hours a week in a thankless job you will hate it. (154)
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Itโs not comparable. For one, pulling 60-70 hours a week for only two years is very manageable. Just law school is three years of that and making next to nothing. Then, for most lawyers, thatโs what theyโll be pulling for the rest of their life or until retirement. [Just to note, Iโm not saying what you did isnโt impressive. However, the issues with working that many hours arenโt immediately noticeable. They slowly creep up on you over years (burnout, mental health issues get worse, social life becomes nonexistentโฆ.)] Lastly, after your workday ended, you probably went to bed and slept like a baby, right? Typically, most lawyers are still thinking about work and worrying about deadlines. As for your general question, I believe the main reason most lawyers hate their field is the toxic work environment. Itโs inherently toxic. Thereโs not much room for praise or compliments. To put it politely, Iโm criticizing the opposing counsel; he or she is criticizing me; the judge i... (23)
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Thank you for your service but you are making an apples to oranges comparison comparing military SERVICE and a white collar job--it doesn't take a licensed attorney, law school graduate, or even a law school student to figure that out. Are you sure you are cut out intellectually and rhetorically for this job, because these "soft lawyers" are the type of peers you'll be dealing with. Making ad hominem attacks of calling people "soft" when you are not even one yet is also not constructive.The fact is, many of these lawyers may have had alternate routes such as accounting, software engineering, investment banking, or even their pre-law jobs that could made more if not the same with less hours and stress. (7)
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Can you clarify why you have to be ready to quit on ethical grounds if you work in-house? (1)
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autodrama: automating away the jobs of dramneurodivergents. Ping HeyMoon if there are any problems or you have a suggestion
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Lawyers are a field oversaturated with rich, talentless r-slurs because they filter a whole lot less than they should. Some make bank though
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This is 100% the truth. Doctors are still well respected and a good choice of profession because med schools filter the shit out of the top 10% of college students. Granted, this is because of the AMA capping residencies, but I think state bars should do the same thing tbh. Some people out of law school will like working for a small or mid level firm, most will hate it. They expect biglaw then seethe when they don't get it. Feds tend to be content because they knew what they were getting themselves into and have much better exit options.
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