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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How prestigious is Big Law in DC? In the Bay Area, it was viewed as a very good but second tier job type for the area. I think a higher-stress orthodontist might be the best comparison. There were a couple of exceptions based on particular firms but it wasn't going to impress many people at a cocktail party (and you were rarely going to be close to the wealthiest or highest income in the room as an attorney).[/quote]

Sorry you don’t make as much money as a BigLaw partner.  [/quote]

I do just fine  :lol:  I didn't know service industry jobs were so well respected in DC though.

Is Big Law really toward the top of the pyramid here though? It honestly isn't out west or even in NYC where Wall Street dominates. Before moving here, I had heard there were a lot of lawyers comparatively so maybe it is different. This also isn't the same type of hub for huge $$ industries like the New York (finance) and the Bay Area (tech). The lawyers really might be among the biggest earners here.[/quote]

How long have you lived here, two weeks?  Do you ever branch out from behind your computer?

If you really have to ask whether being at the top of the legal profession in the nation’s capital - a town built on making and enforcing laws - is considered “prestigious” - then I don’t know what to tell you.  [/quote]

Isn't Big Law a really wide grouping though? I wasn't under the impression that being a generic Big Law partner was the top of the legal profession here. Is it? If you are a partner at Wachtell, it is a huge deal in NYC but very few are going to be impressed by just being a partner at most firms.[/quote]

DC is totally different than NYC where finance is on top. Law really is close to the top of the pyramid in DC. [/quote]

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