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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son's fiancee is studying to be a lawyer and I wander if she is thinking about these issues (nobody in her family is a lawyer). She has ADHD tendencies so I don't know that she'd be good at staying focused on a Saturday afternoon or making best use of a half hour at home before dinner.

For people who have been through that grind: does it ever let up later in your career and how many years does it take to get there? 
If 10 new hires start down that path (1900+ billable hours), how many of those 10 progress to a higher level that allows more time away from work?[/quote]

First of all, there are many legal jobs outside of “biglaw” and if you aren’t at a top 25 law school, biglaw is somewhat unlikely anyway for better or for worse. Most people don’t stay in biglaw and, for those that do, progressing to a higher level doesn’t really mean more time away from work - except maybe at the margins and in terms of perhaps some increased flexibility.

Most people that do go to biglaw do it for a few years to pay off loans, create some savings, gain experience, and get it on their resume - because it is sort of a signal that can be useful throughout a career.

From there, though, people pivot to smaller firms, govt, non-profits, companies, trade associations and so on.[/quote]

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