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Medical School or Law School? |
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please explain |
| Date Posted: |
10/13/2001 |
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"Becoming a partner has more to do with your firm personally liking you and your sales skills than it does with how academically proficient you are with the law. Some of the best attorneys don't make partner."
This statement couldn't be more true. Success in law school will only get one's foot in the door. However, there are many ex-BIG LAW associates that are not doing well. I have personally seen this. Keep in mind that this trend does not just apply to BIG LAW. I'm speaking in reference to nealy all large firms.
It's sad because many associates think they are set once they get into BIG LAW. I didn't make partner at my initial firm which was a BIG LAW firm. I was hired as a partner by a small boutique. Therefore, I'm not earning 'Radiologist' salaries to give you some kind of indication of what I'm earning. Nonetheless, I'm happy with that salary; I'm not complaining.
However, I'm aware that I may not have acquired my partnership in these economic times. The demand for attorneys was extremely high back then.
In regards to medicine, a medicial school grad must complete his residency after graduating from medical school. I will concede that these residents probably work as hard if not harder than most BIG LAW associates. Nonetheless, it's much easier to endure that hard work if you know you are set after your residency is finished.
A BIG LAW associate could work for a firm for 6-7 years and have nothing to show for it. This fact has especially been true this year due to the economy.
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"However, there are many ex-BIG LAW associates that are not doing well."
How so? What happens to a big law associate who does not make partner? Does he not just continue to earn his senior associate wages or moves on to another job?
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