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[quote=Anonymous]
I work as an in-house lawyer at a Fortune 100 company, and used to work in BigLaw.  (I am 52 years old.)  My DH works in BigLaw now after working many years as an attorney in the federal government.

1. It sounds like your DH chose a specialty that is very demanding. Within BigLaw there are types of specialties that do not have such crazy deadlines.  I personally never considered Litigation or Mergers/Acquisitions because a mentor steered me away from those due to quality of life issues, early in my career.

2.  Because there are a lot of high-quality law firms from which to choose, and so many lawyers, I can understand why BigLaw lawyers want to be super-responsive with turning the work around.  Otherwise, the client will easily go elsewhere.  I have noticed that, every time my employer is in the news for any reason, we get so many solicitations from law firms to offer to represent us.  Or various firms will offer to do a free CLE.  It's perhaps inevitable in a field that is saturated with smart people who want to charge high rates -- there is going to be a lot of competition, and a need to provide very high-quality and fast turnaround.[/quote]

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