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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I've gathered, every single lawyer on DCUM went to Ivy Law, then got hired in BigLaw, then became Highly Successful In-House Counsel. Or, maxing out as a Fed in the very top of the pay band. But if looking to leave Fed, will easily be recruited as an equity partner in Big Law despite having zero clients while in government. No one needs to generate work or clients; they simply become Equity Partner based on Utter, Irreplaceable Brilliance.

Is there no lawyer on here who has a less stellar career? Small law, lower-paying government law,  family law with angry and threatening clientele, criminal law with traffic court and DUI clients, small 
business, one-member LLCs that stiff you on your bill?? Practicing solo or maybe with a couple law school friends from a mid or lower tier law school? Or bring taken advantage of by greedy and/or unsuccessful partners? Anyone??[/quote]

Most of DCUM is like this because this is a super niche board. Most people really did go to a T14, and when you do, you do usually go to BigLaw, then go to Fed, and get a prestigious position that allows you to then leave to a partner position later. Like someone else said, if you go to Reddit, you’ll see a much more typical experience. You’re just on the wrong board for what you are looking for.[/quote]

Part of the issue is most people I know around here chose law because they wanted a prestigious career. I would never have become a lawyer in the first place if the end result would be some low level job with awful clients. I would have just gone into another area entirely if that were my future.[/quote]
I don't think most people choose law thinking the end result will be some low-level job with awful clients. Sometimes Cravath doesn't call back. [/quote]

They really should. It’s not worth taking huge loans for law school if you end up in a low paying job and now have to spend the rest of your life paying back those loans.[/quote]

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