female corporate lawyer (with a real estate slant), 29 years old. about S$7k per month, not including bonus.
my bosses are decent and my hours are 9am to about 8pm everyday (sometimes earlier, sometimes later). i work weekends at times.
many of my friends have quit. the stress is incredible.
if you want to be moderately well-off, lawyering should be able to provide for that. but if you want to be very rich, you should consider something else (e.g. investment banking, your own business, etc).