What it's really like making partner at a big firm

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do you really think there is a lot of prestige in being a law firm partner and that you've now won at life?

Being partner at a huge firm and making a good living is a good start towards "winning", but it's not everything. Did you actually read my post?

I did. And on behalf of lawyers everyone, thanks for yet another example of living down to the lawyer joke stereotypes.

I'm sorry you have such a poor view of the profession. I still believe Law is a great and worthy pursuit.

[Anonymous]

Good grief. You sound like a egomaniacal freak who will fall into the pond whilst gazing at your own reflection. Sheesh.

I'm not sure what you think the big deal is. The real money is in finance, real estate, or in building a successful business and then selling it or going public. If you are this annoying IRL, good luck bringing in clients.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This has never happened to me on DCUM before (been posting for 5 years now) but I totally know who you are. And we all think you're crazy. At first we thought you were just smug but now we think you're full on delusional.

Oooh, which firm?

Dish! Dish! Dish!

You've got to throw us a few more crumbs. This is the most obnoxious op I've encountered- which is really saying something.

[Anonymous]

I think this is fake because you just posted the other day about whether it would be ok for you to change your status on LinkedIn. Now you're saying you already did it as soon as you were permitted to kiss the brass ring. Are your lips still tingly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you really think there is a lot of prestige in being a law firm partner and that you've now won at life?

Being partner at a huge firm and making a good living is a good start towards "winning", but it's not everything. Did you actually read my post?

I did. And on behalf of lawyers everyone, thanks for yet another example of living down to the lawyer joke stereotypes.

I'm sorry you have such a poor view of the profession. I still believe Law is a great and worthy pursuit.

Only when it's Capitalized.

[Anonymous]

I, too, believe I know the OP. Agree with the PP's opinion of smug and delusional. There's a reason you were given a quiet handshake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you really think there is a lot of prestige in being a law firm partner and that you've now won at life?

Being partner at a huge firm and making a good living is a good start towards "winning", but it's not everything. Did you actually read my post?

I did. And on behalf of lawyers everyone, thanks for yet another example of living down to the lawyer joke stereotypes.

I'm sorry you have such a poor view of the profession. I still believe Law is a great and worthy pursuit.

Only when it's Capitalized.

So that's what OP meant by a well-capitalized Firm.

DLAPiper? That's nearly 50% capitalized...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you really think there is a lot of prestige in being a law firm partner and that you've now won at life?

Being partner at a huge firm and making a good living is a good start towards "winning", but it's not everything. Did you actually read my post?

I did. And on behalf of lawyers everyone, thanks for yet another example of living down to the lawyer joke stereotypes.

I'm sorry you have such a poor view of the profession. I still believe Law is a great and worthy pursuit.

Only when it's Capitalized.

So that's what OP meant by a well-capitalized Firm.

DLAPiper? That's nearly 50% capitalized...

I think that is exactly 50% but then again, none of us are mathematicians...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I made partner, my local office managing partner gave me a letter and handshake. It was announced at a recent firm wide retreat.

I changed my LinkedIn when my local office lead partner confirmed it.

Becoming a voting partner makes you realize that the game has never changed - you keep hustling and deal with the same politics you dealt with in high school, college, grad school, etc.

The money isn't as huge as it sounds. Lifestyle doesn't change, just feels slightly more secure, albeit, still insecure.

Many folks will think you've won at life, and to be fair, you have. However, all the prestige and money is meaningless outside the context of a life well lived - being faithful to your loving spouse, children, friends.

Do you want to be happy as partner? Be happy as an associate. Be happy as a grad student. Live a full, well balanced life - live beneath your means, give generously, and don't let it all go to your head. Don't forget where you came from.

FYI: I'm a dual HYS grad and one of the youngest partners in history at one of the most prestigious and well capitalized firms.

"Won at life"? Everything you've described above is about as far from "winning at life" as I can imagine. But congrats!

[Anonymous]

Lawyers, BigLaw included, are merely scriveners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you really think there is a lot of prestige in being a law firm partner and that you've now won at life?

Being partner at a huge firm and making a good living is a good start towards "winning", but it's not everything. Did you actually read my post?

I did. And on behalf of lawyers everyone, thanks for yet another example of living down to the lawyer joke stereotypes.

I'm sorry you have such a poor view of the profession. I still believe Law is a great and worthy pursuit.

Only when it's Capitalized.

So that's what OP meant by a well-capitalized Firm.

DLAPiper? That's nearly 50% capitalized...

As is MoFo.

It's clearly not quinn emanuel...

I think that is exactly 50% but then again, none of us are mathematicians...

[Anonymous]

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Do you want to be happy as partner? Be happy as an associate. Be happy as a grad student. Live a full, well balanced life - live beneath your means, give generously, and don't let it all go to your head. Don't forget where you came from.

So you've always been a sanctimonious dbag then?

Might be soap box like but I have trouble poking a single hole in that sentence. If you want "happiness" as a goal, that's not going to come from some set brass ring, there will always be another one to reach. OP isn't wrong in that.

[Anonymous]

Ok, PPs, tell us: why did this delusional one make partner so fast?

[Anonymous]

This thread is hilarious. Kind of a parody of the self important DC nobody who will one day die at their desk from the stress of big law + the mortgage on the $2.5m shingle spec house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you really think there is a lot of prestige in being a law firm partner and that you've now won at life?

Being partner at a huge firm and making a good living is a good start towards "winning", but it's not everything. Did you actually read my post?

Yeah, I read your post. Did you read it? Did you forget the part where you said--

"Many folks will think you've won at life, and to be fair, you have."




And frankly being a partner at a huge firm is completely irrelevant, if not a hindrance, to "winning" at life. But then I forgot you think there's a lot of prestige in it. The only people who care about the "prestige" of being partner are the partners and the wannabe partners.