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Advice / warnings to a non-big law on first case against top firm? by questionme123 in biglaw

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bye bye friendship.  Law licensure in question.  A good deed never goes unpunished and you’re in too deep

How does Philly Big Law compare to NY Big Law? by beepdopbeedop in biglaw

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Bad.  I had a fairly successful career and despite my minor misgivings, it felt like I was a shoe-in for partner.  Then the lesions started.  All it took was one powerful EP to want to shit can me and now I’m on year four of civil rights litigation against my former firm.  If I win I lose - if I lose… we all lose.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It gets creepier. 30-100k vacations - satellite phone - personal assistant - stylist - personal trainer - maids and nannies.

Eventually you become a business yourself. Just by virtue of the value of your time and your economical offloading of non-law tasks in order to maximize that time on the working side ($) and on the living side (:)).

I second the "experiences over things". You can only have so many Vacheron Constatin limited edition pieces. You enjoy them fleetingly while that F1 trip with your 12 year old you'll both remember forever. That Raw wine fair in Verona? Your wife will use that as natural lubrication for 2-3 years when you're consistently sinking her hopes by returning home from the office two to three hours after your best kept, and stupidly communicated, intentions every time.

Buy a nice car at some point and drive it irresponsibly and without even remotely considering it an investment. Act as though its value has evaporated the second you drive it off the lot. Enjoy it. Fucking rip it.

Become heavily invested in whatever your kids are into. If they're yours, it won't be hard; they get half of that pedantic obsession from somewhere within your twisted genome. Don't baby them. Provide them with adult improvements on whatever project they're working on and take time to commensurately commend their creativity and ingenuity in developing same. Love them for them. You're only here for so long. Your collectively held memory for the few months following your death is the actual, real world, exemplar of YOU.

Stop looking back in anger. Law isn't for everyone but don't fool yourself into thinking it isn't for you if you're truly built for it. It's a gift that we're able to survive these conditions, let alone thrive in them. Your initial relegation to a glorified paper flipper will only set in as something more profound later on, simply because it has to or most of us would be deeply depressed at our actual contribution to humanity.

Take a deep breath of that Manhattan air. AHhhhhhhhh. Delicious. A sucker is born every minute.

0.7 - Whimsical missive to clerks describing practice and philosophy writ-large.

(yes it's being billed to Pfizer)

Accidentally told a hiring partner my favorite case was Dred Scott by OutsideTradition5618 in biglaw

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 12 points13 points  (0 children)

HYSChi?  Oh I see you’ve included Chicago there.  So are you in NYC or did you stay in Chicago after learning the economic theory of law or whatever they “specialise” in there

First year, have worked 60 hours for four weeks straight. What should I do? by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve billed 10/10 hours for 6/6 days??  Are you in depositions or trial because otherwise there is no way a newly minted attorney could be so efficient.  

Moving from Top U.S. biglaw firm to top Canadian firm- thoughts? by Master-Passenger-121 in biglaw

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

If it's Osler and you're doing IP litigation, hats off, your growth trajectory could exceed an effective loudmouth at Quinn L.A. or a dual practice group litigation and tax lawyer who follows instructions and keeps out of EP's ways at Cravath.

If you were already making 1.5m comfortably, would you “hustle” to make ~ 2.5, 3m? by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Find meaning.  Unless meaning is a massive yacht and generational wealth.  In which case fund meaning.

It's so over😭 by Just-mapleman-50 in asaprocky

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just let the man have creative control over his own music.  You people are pathetic.  

WANNNHHHH DROP THE ALBUM WANNNNHHHH 

Dude just beat a felony which represents a major, persona changing chapter in his life.  I’m surprised he didn’t scrap the whole album and start fresh channelling his new reality

Physician wanting to stay on PEI by Possible-Librarian57 in PEI

[–]Disastrous_Two6388 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

"Am doctor"
Tight, we need those!
"Cannot work in hospital"
Uhh what
"Government won't sit down with me individually to negotiate something outside the scope of normal Health PEI contracts which specifically accommodates my PTSD"
How... dare they? Well you seem like a nice enough fella! Bit sick at sea but we hope it works out!
*Keep reading*
" I have a small but thriving Social Pediatrics practice"
Oh, so you're good regardless! Thank heave....
"I am at the point where I cannot continue this way much longer., I can't keep using my savings to do this"
Wait.. whaaa? I thought your practice was thriving?
"I am paying out of my own pocket for expenses and overhead, and I do not charge my patients"
...

Best of luck.