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Hi just wondering and canvassing thoughts given the debate above.

What would you consider a successful lawyer?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi just wondering and canvassing thoughts given the debate above.

What would you consider a successful lawyer?

Don't be lawyer. Strike toto or marry into rich famjly life set woohoohoo

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi just wondering and canvassing thoughts given the debate above.

What would you consider a successful lawyer?

I assume you're young considering the tenor of your question. I also assume you expect me to say double starred first, Harvard Law working at Cravath.

My answer would be a happy one. I've come to realise that regardless of how much you're paid, money cannot be a substitute for finding meaning in your work. Find your happiness, even if that means rejecting a big firm or international firm offer in a practice area that you are not interested in.

For instance, if you dread M&A, don't do it. Even working on a record deal won't make you happy. Even if your partners pop champagne to celebrate, you won't be happy. Your family will be happy when you pay them a proportion of your bonus, but you won't be happy. Even earning $2m a year and bragging about it won't make you happy if you dread what you do.

But if you find meaning in your work, you will naturally be motivated by that meaning that you ascribe to it. Don't focus on the money. Money is temporary. Skills on the other hand will stay with you. Make excellence your goal and you will find money easily. You will also have no shortage of job offers. Everyone wants to hire someone who is happy, loves what they do and is good at what they do.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I assume you're young considering the tenor of your question. I also assume you expect me to say double starred first, Harvard Law working at Cravath.

My answer would be a happy one. I've come to realise that regardless of how much you're paid, money cannot be a substitute for finding meaning in your work. Find your happiness, even if that means rejecting a big firm or international firm offer in a practice area that you are not interested in.

For instance, if you dread M&A, don't do it. Even working on a record deal won't make you happy. Even if your partners pop champagne to celebrate, you won't be happy. Your family will be happy when you pay them a proportion of your bonus, but you won't be happy. Even earning $2m a year and bragging about it won't make you happy if you dread what you do.

But if you find meaning in your work, you will naturally be motivated by that meaning that you ascribe to it. Don't focus on the money. Money is temporary. Skills on the other hand will stay with you. Make excellence your goal and you will find money easily. You will also have no shortage of job offers. Everyone wants to hire someone who is happy, loves what they do and is good at what they do.

Easy for u to say if ur family is rich. I need to buy bto

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi just wondering and canvassing thoughts given the debate above.

What would you consider a successful lawyer?

All the money in the world cannot make up for the loneliness you feel in the silence of the night, when you're typing submissions or an agreement in a practice area you dread.

Success also means having friends to celebrate it with you, and buddies to drink with when you have a tough time. It means treasuring your family and kids. It means being kind to your juniors and mentoring them. It means being well-liked by your colleagues at the Bar. It means giving back to society when you can.

If you can't see the forest for the trees, you'll gradually see your friends drop away, your family broken and you'll be disliked by your colleagues, no matter how much you earn and where you are. It'll be too late.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

All the money in the world cannot make up for the loneliness you feel in the silence of the night, when you're typing submissions or an agreement in a practice area you dread.

Success also means having friends to celebrate it with you, and buddies to drink with when you have a tough time. It means treasuring your family and kids. It means being kind to your juniors and mentoring them. It means being well-liked by your colleagues at the Bar. It means giving back to society when you can.

If you can't see the forest for the trees, you'll gradually see your friends drop away, your family broken and you'll be disliked by your colleagues, no matter how much you earn and where you are. It'll be too late.

Lol u got chip ah need be well liked by people as if they really like u

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I assume you're young considering the tenor of your question. I also assume you expect me to say double starred first, Harvard Law working at Cravath.

My answer would be a happy one. I've come to realise that regardless of how much you're paid, money cannot be a substitute for finding meaning in your work. Find your happiness, even if that means rejecting a big firm or international firm offer in a practice area that you are not interested in.

For instance, if you dread M&A, don't do it. Even working on a record deal won't make you happy. Even if your partners pop champagne to celebrate, you won't be happy. Your family will be happy when you pay them a proportion of your bonus, but you won't be happy. Even earning $2m a year and bragging about it won't make you happy if you dread what you do.

But if you find meaning in your work, you will naturally be motivated by that meaning that you ascribe to it. Don't focus on the money. Money is temporary. Skills on the other hand will stay with you. Make excellence your goal and you will find money easily. You will also have no shortage of job offers. Everyone wants to hire someone who is happy, loves what they do and is good at what they do.

Lol you sure you lawyer not? Double starred first at Harvard? Harvard follows the cum laude grading leh, only UK unis like oxbridge follow "first-class" grading.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lol u got chip ah need be well liked by people as if they really like u

Nope. What I'm trying to say is reputation matters.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lol you sure you lawyer not? Double starred first at Harvard? Harvard follows the cum laude grading leh, only UK unis like oxbridge follow "first-class" grading.

I'm referring to two different pedigrees.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lol you sure you lawyer not? Double starred first at Harvard? Harvard follows the cum laude grading leh, only UK unis like oxbridge follow "first-class" grading.

You damn lame leh bro, I'm referring to both.