Do you like money and dislike free time? Then biglaw might be for you. Branden & Jelena go beyond starting salary to break down all the basics of biglaw.
If you’re planning to pay off your law school debt by getting a lucrative job at an Am-Law 100 firm, don’t send in that seat deposit before listening to this episode. (And, ideally, doing a lot more homework, too.)
How big does a firm have to be to qualify as “biglaw,” anyway?How much can you actually expect to make in biglaw?What’s “up or out,” and does it really mean you’ll get fired a few years in?Why, exactly, do biglaw firms care so much about your grades?Is it possible to do biglaw without selling your soul?Why do so many new lawyers plan on “three-and-out,” but end up either stuck in biglaw for longer than three years or broke and unemployed?Which law schools should you apply to for a shot at biglaw?Links and Further Resources from this Episode:
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