All those years toiling away through being an associate with soul crushing hours and work to have a remote chance at obtaining something which is slightly less soul crushing for like 800k a year? What's the point? Would not even be close to making you actually rich and it isn't enough to be truly appreciably better in any way than someone's life who makes 1/2 that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36642999)

You probably hit those averages in your early 40s after a several years as a junior partner

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36643020)

TCR biglaw strategy, if that's what you're going to do, is to originate and ape BD. Your expertise in any practice area hits a HUGE plateau around year 5 or 6 and there isn't another major jump until you put in another 10,000 hours and become a nation or industry-wide MFE. While this step is in your control, unlike ascent to partnership, the time return profile is similar. So fuck it. If you're a business originator you are spending your time (1) socializing and entertaining , (2) representing friends, (3) delegating substantive work. Oh and you're not fungible, and you actually add profits to the partnership that are attached to your name. You can take the book with you if you don't like the deal at your current firm. You're levels removed from the soul crushing day to day of biglaw, will be infinitely more successful in the short and long-term, and you'll have more time outside of work.

Why don't people do this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36643086)

"Guess what? Grinders don't bring new money to the partnership, and grinders are fungible."

Yikes. One more time for the cheap seats in the back.

Problem is, as you point out, is BizDev and being good at that. A "rainmaker" as it were, but how many autistic people who just want to grind on the hamster wheel would even be good at this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36643097)

And in that partnership race, you’re likely already up against someone whose relative or best friend’s dad or someone is already a GC or something.

Long story short, if you are a mid-level, ask yourself - is there someone ALREADY in my family or social circle who is in a position to send business to a big law firm (regardless of whether thats me at the moment)? If not, BD is going to be tortuous and will likely amount to nothing even after years of effort.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36643799)

stop poasting like a biglawyer you faggot

does anyone actually get business from writing articles? like does an inhouse counsel read one and reach out and go "oh hey interesting article, we wanna hire you!"?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36643992)

He was making like 3-4m so we all just secretly rolled our eyes, but I do get his point now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36643112)

BUT-

It's a question of what it requires to get there and how teeny tiny slim of a chance it is that it will ever even happen. Running a small business, real estate, investing, seems to be so many more ways to generate comparable earnings with less sacrifice. Even the medical profession where salaries are high and work is very stressful but much more rewarding.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36643150)

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(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36646433)

Meanwhile, your billables for the year are probably $1 million as a midlevel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36644913)

your take home - far from that

Your billables are simply what your pimp sells you for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4055355&forum_id=2#36646439)