Salaries and Firms - DC

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by On n'a qu'une vie
Puh-lease! Try thinking outside the box just once. Of course big firm lit and corporate practice "doesn't always lend itself to such accomodating practice locales." But if you think the practice worth having is the quote big firm lit and corporate end quote, you are destined to a life of mind-numbing, box-bitching, minder and grinder days.

Most of us who are any good eventually become specialists. That's called having a niche practice. And having a niche means people consult you because you know something that others don't. They don't give a rat's ass where you're sitting when they call.

But if you haven't yet figured out how to forward calls to your cell phone, or use IM for any reason other than to avoid yelling through the door at your secretary, you may need to stay tied to that desk a bit longer.

Besides, you think the rain making partner that brings in that big firm lit and corporate work is sitting in some office 12 hours a day working "collaboratively" to crank out briefs and proxy statements. No 'em's out schmoozing on the golf course, or the slopes, or the bay, or 'em's on a plane to Europe or Bahrain getting a pitch ready.

If I thought I had to sit in a downtown DC lawfirm in order to practice my "profession," and that was the best I could do, I'd shoot myself before another minute passed.

(not looking for a gun, thank you very much).

Frenchy, you know I love you like a sister, but your little rant here has just about no connection in reality to the place where I practice law. There are specialties that are best pursued at a big firm. There are big-firm rainmakers who write briefs instead of golfing. And there are other reasons to go into an office other than to answer your phone or talk to your secretary. I'd love to do what I do in a ski town, but it's just not going to happen. So stop giving the law students unrealistic expectations.