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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want to note how hilariously high the views are for this thread (versus not all that many people actually responding to OP).  There are obviously a lot of miserable biglaw associates lurking.[/quote]

Checking in.[/quote]

I think there are plenty of people like me here too.  Truly middle class people (our HHI's right around 100K) who have a certain fascination with the BigLaw phenomena.[/quote]

The “phenomena” is largely a result of the background of attorneys who work in biglaw. A great majority come from well-to-do families and worked hard to get into the best law schools they could and then busted their butts to position themselves within their law school classes. So there is a pervasive mentality that you’ve got to be the best. This is also why there are so many alcoholic and depressed lawyers (I believe second in the US only to dentists). Since 80% of attorneys do not end up in biglaw bigpay positions they feel inferior to their peers who are now cashing in on all that education and grooming.

That said, I think the perception of the law as a get rich scheme is going the way of the dodo bird. Most people are waking up to the fact that there are more lawyers than lawyer jobs to fill and going to law school is at best a good way to position yourself for a comfortable middle class life. A few will get the top spots but many many more will end up in good, but less lucrative positions. That is more aligned with reality.[/quote]

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