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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love to practice law, I love the subject matter, I love making big money.  I hate the personalities at a law firm.  Hate, hate, hate.  I hate the politics, the fifedoms, the conniving, etc.  But I stay for the money.

And a PP mentioned that lawyers are there to handle difficult things.  That is the essence of private practice, at least in a large NY firm.  No one calls us with anything good or positive, or east, it is all last minuted bet the company emergencies, or mega deals, or the most complex new financial product, etc etc etc.  Everything is of a massive consequence and the lawyers are the only ones looking at the details.  We're the last line of defense, so if it goes wrong the client has someone to blame.  I equate it to the lawyers being the nerds in high school doing the homework for the quarterback and the head cheerleader on a friday night. But, that's what the money is for.
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OP here and I think the personalities are a big part of it. Spouse tried multiple firms and liked a couple people that they worked with most closely but there seems to be a lot of backstabbing and hierarchy. And no perspective at all. I work in a field where if I mess up someone could get really hurt. So it just seems odd how agitated they get over what is honestly just money. [/quote]

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