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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The bottom line is that "BigLaw" is one type of law job, and it's pretty similar across most of the 100+ firms that make make up "BigLaw."  So if a lawyer says she works for "BigLaw," that tells you about what her job entails (long hours, hard work, corporate culture, maybe only moderately rewarding, but well compensated).  In a similar vein, if someone says she is a "government lawyer," that also tells you lots about what her job entails, even if you have no idea what government agency she works for.

What kind of work goes on at BigLaw?  All sorts of work -- litigation, transactional "deal work,"  tax planning, employment advice, advice on compliance with import/export regulations, health care compliance, etc etc etc.  Usually the work is fairly complex and demanding, so BigLaw charges the highest rates to clients, and thus the clients are mostly corporations that can afford the high rates.  Because the work is complex and demanding, BigLaw usually hires only highly credentialed associates with good grades from strong law schools.  And it pays those associates high salaries.  But in exchange for those high salaries, BigLaw demands that the associates work very hard and be willing to sacrifice their time/health/emotions to BigLaw.

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