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[quote=Anonymous]This is purely to satisfy my own curiosity as I'm well established in my own career (which is obviously not law).

For a late-30s / early 40s lawyer at a "Big Law" firm, what is the work life balance ... i.e., how many hours of 'at work' work & how many hours of 'at home' work are required?

What's the stress level?  i.e., is it stressful from an existential point of view ("I've got to win more cases & more clients or I get fired") or just from a desire to continually climb the ladder & earn more?

Assuming a top-ish performer, what's the annual comp look like?  Maybe not for the top of the top person that's a super achiever & 100% career focused, but for someone that is very good at his/her job, but only puts a B+ effort into the internal politics side, and/or is satisfied doing enough to be top quartile but doesn't care about top decile?

Is the work satisfying or intellectually stimulating?

I've always wondered what this job would be like ... all the stress of 'making partner' and meeting billable hours targets turned me off back when I was pondering careers, but it certainly seems like a potentially lucrative gig for those that put the time in.[/quote]

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