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Originally Posted by Unregistered
For the number of hours the average lawyer puts in a week, the pay is paltry. Worse with the industry wide pay cuts now.
This is not a case of the privileged few griping that they are paid too little.
You try to put in 14 hours a day, 75 hour weeks, on a consistent basis. And watch your social life and physical health slip away.
Why do you think so many young lawyers leave in droves?
Young lawyers are being made to do the most menial tasks for which their bosses can't bill their clients. And in the end, their partners complain that there is not enough revenue to justify higher bonuses.
There is something seriously wrong with the legal services model.
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It's the luck of the draw my friend. I'm a 4yr PQE in a big4, and life is amazing. I work efficiently, barely meet my 1400 hr annual billing quota, and hardly do any OT. I know others put in about twice as much for the same return and burn out, but it doesn't happen to all - only those who end up with the short end of the stick.
14hrs a day sucks. It's a bad draw. Hope you find somewhere better to go soon!