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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're earned, to say the least.[/quote]

Not really.[/quote]

Not really? Lawyers at firms don't have to work hard? and a lot? Wonder what my dh is doing all the time at work and while he's up all hours of the night working in our home office.  Hmmmm.....I'd better take a closer look.[/quote]

I think the point is that attorneys are not the only ones working brutal hours, or working hard.  I don't blame folks for taking what the market offers, but I'd love to see a bit of self-awareness.

/wife of Biglaw associate[/quote]

Thanks for this.  I swear people with high-paying professional degrees have their heads up their butts about what kinds of hours other people work.  My parents are both MDs (and so is their social circle), and whenever I mentioned to anyone that I wasn't studying medicine the first response was, "Oh, you don't want to work as hard as your parents."  Yeah, whatever.  DH and I both have PhDs and work in the private sector.  I won't even talk about some of the hours I worked while I was doing research, and while I have a better schedule now DH's is very grueling and involves a lot of last minute international travel as well.  We earn good money because we are in the private sector, but I know a ton of people who work similar hours without anywhere near the same level of compensation.

Sure, Big Law lawyers work hard, but so do a lot of other people who don't have the financial renumeration to show for it.[/quote]

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