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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Despite the sexism and rose colored glasses of the law hater who idolizes bankers (lol at thinking an associate in IB is a great outcome), corporate law is overrated as a career choice. I’m in my 40s, partner at a V50 (some here may scoff at that, I started at a much better firm and lateraled down twice for my marriage, I can assure you there’s a world of difference in demands). I fundraise for my boarding school class and my non-HYP Ivy, so I don’t live under a rock. A minority of my classmates are complete mess ups without any career or solid income (as in $150,000). There’s more of this than you may think if you didn’t go to an Ivy, they’re not rich either. Of the rest, many are trust fund babies who pretend to work in media or at art galleries or got a medical degree they didn’t use for more than a few years. The remainder are extremely ambitious and hard working and enter fields like finance law and tech. Without a doubt, I work longer hours and pack more in each of those hours than those in other fields. My work is more tedious, dull, and lacking in a range of responsibilities. The worst part is how hard it is to do something else.  In tech you can always join a high risk start up, financiers can join a portco or a boutique or something to work less. If you’re at a big law firm you are as specialized as it gets and it’s not like you can just go join a small firm or go in house and be okay financially. [/quote]
Appreciate your honesty, but why scoff at your former classmate for earning a measly 150k?  I bet some of them are far happier and more fulfilled than they would have been pursuing a tedious, dull, inflexible career for 10x that salary.
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