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BigLaw 5 - 09 Feb 2021 - Main.AlexanderHohl
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I noticed Dawit's "BigLaw" in the "MoneyConcerns" page turned into a blue word with a question mark, meaning it hasn't been discussed before on the Twiki. Maybe this is something to discuss, even outside of the money concerns discussion. I wanted to try out this function, but this is what we all talk about day to day here at CLS, so maybe a conversation in the context of this class would be useful. Personally, I feel that it's strange that BigLaw is such a given for all of us. It's so definite that we talk so much about it. Yet so many of us have internal conflict with it. It's pretty amazing that this is nearly guaranteed for us, but I wonder how this sits with everyone else? | | | I think it's interesting that Biglaw comprises of many firms yet from my experienced they're all usually talked about as one. I've heard culture can differ from firm to firm, but are there any other differences you've heard of? Does all associates do pretty the exact same work regardless of which Biglaw firm they go to?
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I really like the convo going on here. Ethan, to your last point, for a lot of practices, there is sort of a one-size-fits-all work scope that you can apply to most Vault100 firms. If you're in M&A, you can pretty much guarantee that your workflow is going to be sporadic with intense ebbs and flows pretty much anywhere you go.
A practice group like Private Investment Funds is likely to have a more consistent workflow, though still corporate. I would say the biggest difference is the "feel" you get from the people, and the firm's policy on flexibility/WFH, etc.
-- AlexanderHohl - 09 Feb 2021
It is hard, though, because why do we all feel this "need" to go to BigLaw? Do we use "paying back our debt" as an excuse for simply wanting that "stamp" and all that comes with it, both real and perceived? What about the folks that truly do enjoy that work and lifestyle... a lot to consider.
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