Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi fellow kind Sinkies,

Genuine die-lemma: should I choose to join (i) a local Big 4 law firm as senior associate (paid less and work harder/sleep less (therefore likely to burn out), but can become PARTNER) or (ii) an international law firm (paid more and work less/sleep more, but very hard to become partner)?

To give context, pay is $15k+/month at local and $20k+/month at intl, which seems marginal now, but at intl it can go up to $30-40k+/month.

Thanks u