WHY PEOPLE QUIT BIG LAW | Cons of working in Big Law

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[@irvingorr7351]

Please post a video about being the only minority and woman at a law firm. Also, can you discuss the pros and cons being a criminal attorney. Congratulations 🍾 👰🏽‍♀️🎂💍🎁💐

[@aalegalfocus]

I like how you mention microaggressions. I still remember being on a bar association meeting by phone, & the lawyer running the meeting, who was an African American man, asked me if I were a paralegal. Other times, attorneys have been blatantly rude to me. It's definitely a topic we need to talk about to improve the profession.

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Yes we certainly do!

[@georgiamaguire692]

Yes. Speak on it.

[@sabrinan.1048]

I feel like you just traded one microaggression for another here. What does his race have to do with it? Shame on him, and I agree with you that it's a microaggression but it's really interesting that you mentioned his race when that wasn't pertinent to your point.

[@CF.]

What’s wrong with being a paralegal?

[@anthonywurst2548]

What a clear communicator you are! Thanks for this content. Really helpful!

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you!!

[@DianitaMariePV]

I would LOVE a video talking more in depth about BIPOC in Big Law!

[@lawlussmusic]

Brilliant insight, thank you

[@Caribbean_King]

Congratulations on 6 years in the biz!! In reference to how we're treated in the legal field or any field; we're damned if you do and damned if you don't! I've posted on your channel before and I want to go into big law. I'm a Business Law student at Arizona State. We must challenge ourselves to be more than what is expected of us. Every job has its headache's, but at least as a lawyer you're well compensated for the racism and misogyny that comes along with the industry. McDonald's ain't paying enough to suffer that life!

[@hyojinlee]

Thank you for your video - love your channel!

[@TXCTellsAll]

Congrats again and thanks for sharing your perspective!

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you so much! 💕

[@wickednorthshore]

Very insightful from someone who has real experience in big law. Ty!

[@MD-gt6tw]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THESE VIDEOS! It really helps getting an insight

[@TheAspiringBoss]

You’re welcome! I’m glad it helps 💕

[@ThomasinaAdams27]

You are glowing and thank you for these videos, I've been following you for several years now and you always inspire me to keep going and never give up. I am not a Lawyer however my business is working with Attorneys and their Clients in the Litigation Financing sector. I am probably the only African American owned & operated Lawsuit & Litigation Broker in the industry. It is challenging and I absolutely love what I do. It so important to understand the pros and the cons in business this video is very insightful and encouraging at the same time.

[@mskrystinalexis]

Congratulations on your wedded bliss!! 🥂

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you!! 💕

[@hwan8345]

really good info!!!

[@jaidenl1166]

Congratulations on your wedding! Thanks so much for the great content !!

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you 💕💕

[@alexahills1937]

Thank you for your awesome video. Its really nice to hear that the reasons I would like to leave my big law firm are the same reasons that others tend to leave. Before I leave I'm going to have to cope...I was wondering if you've shared how you cope with things like having to be on call and working through weekends - knowing that anyone can ask me to sit at my computer and work at any time just makes me feel so depressed.

[@lolao.310]

Congratulations ❤️

[@rorysophiaa2509]

Congratulations!! I've been a subscriber for a while and recently started going back to school after losing my parents. Your videos motivate me so much and I appreciate you for doing them! I never really comment on videos but I just had to let you know how inspiring and helpful your content is as a black woman aspiring to be a lawyer. Thank you so much and keep being great. ❤️

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you so much! I’m so sorry for your loss 💕💕

[@andreaxcee]

Congratulations on getting married! ♥️ And yes, please make a video about minority attorneys.

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you! And will do 💕

[@omarstephens8106]

Congrats!

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you!

[@xoxo-vp7ww]

Omg! I subscribed days ago after watching one of your other vlogs. You had mentioned a closing so I immediately thought Real Estate Law. My background is in real estate. But, you’re a M+A attorney!!! I’ve decided to pursue law. Private equity will likely be my area of concentration. So happy your channel found me, lol. :) …and congratulations!! ✨💫

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Yay! Thank you!

[@rockeye]

Don’t forget the “top tier salary” comes with the highest costs of living.

[@bubble.ambassador28]

I love ur videos so much!😋😍🥰

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you baby girl 😘😘

[@obj5044]

Second btw I love your vids❤

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you 💕

[@phoebechristina]

Congratulations on your wedding!!! Great insight! Is working for a large corporation considered big law? Where do those legal jobs fall?

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you!!! Working for a large corporation would be considered “in house counsel”.

[@phoebechristina]

@@TheAspiringBoss Awesome thank you!

[@red_monkey_butt]

Great video.. yes please do a video on minority lawyrers and big law

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Will do 💕 thank you!!

[@FullOffSunny]

Six years as a black woman? A Gem 💎

[@TheAspiringBoss]

💕💕💕

[@stephaniepatterson7164]

Seriously.

[@ms.teiacolemanlcmhccctp-ii7995]

Needed to hear this… I think I will be open to it now that I am older, but I would not have been open to it at a younger age and having children. I would have mommy guilt. By the time I finish law school, my baby boy will be completing 10th grade.

[@shaiwestthebrand2163]

Yes if you haven’t already please do a video on being the only black or only black female attorney!

[@ap1397]

How old were you when you graduated law school? Was it hard to get a job after graduation? Love your videos!!

[@aalegalfocus]

Congratulations on your marriage! Thanks for this video about big law.

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you 💕💕

[@chickenahh8350]

I have a question, I am currently a highschool student getting ready to graduate this year. I did some research and i was wondering if a paralegal certification through only the CLS program and having a year or more of work experience working as a paralegal can higher a applicants chances at getting into a Ivy League law school? Especially when combined with good GPA and LSAT? Thank you

[@supersfarm]

Do you find this to be a similar experience for older new to the profession lawyers?

[@makeitcount8164]

Watching sweet magnolias on Netflix and Helen on the show is a lawyer. She however has worked on a divorce, adoption and a case involving property. These are all separate cases. Is this just TV? Or can one practice in multiple areas of law?

[@annabryan7474]

Thank you so much for mentioning the minority attorney issue. Cultural implicit bias is a real thing. I’m trying to get into law school, and I am an Asian young woman. Lol. I feel like there needs to be more culturally and minority representation. Yes, do a video on this! Thank you.

[@10Phy]

Hey I’m not sure if you’ll see this comment but is it possible to transition from big law to public law? Balancing out the genuine desire to pursue public interest but also the debt incurred from law school is a rough one and I always assumed this idea was a pipe dream.

[@R_Lexis]

First and foremost congratulations on the nuptials, I think along the lines that you stated that as long as you have a plan and are strategic with your career path. I would also be interested on your thoughts regarding be the only black person in Big Law.

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you! I am thinking about doing a collaboration for that video with other black lawyers who work in big law so you all can get different perspectives

[@R_Lexis]

@@TheAspiringBoss looking forward to it and I’m here for it!

[@SB-oy9if]

How do you deal with working on weekends/holidays/nights? You seem so chill with it, and I want to be the same way, but man it sucks

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Honestly it ebbs and flows for me so it balances it out. When I’m in it, I can be a bit negative but try to set boundaries and always make time for myself. For example there are two things i don’t compromise on even if I’m busy - going to my workout class and eating dinner with my family every night. Small wins help me get through it.

[@Thatblackkid808]

Can you please make a video about minorities in the legal profession!

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Yes!

[@joytooraw1765]

Congratulations on getting married💕!

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you 💕💕

[@eccentriclocs]

💕

[@TheAspiringBoss]

💕💕💕

[@Essays4College]

How do people date or maintain relationships working 100 hours a week?

[@ryvyr]

Hooray for marriage \(^w^)/ Thank you for this overview! I am going for PD though appreciate this insight :>

[@georgiamaguire692]

Wow. This is so eye opening and sad. I’m sad bc as a minority woman. I felt all the things she said about how white people just don’t include us, those were not her words exactly, but, I felt and do feel that way; and she literally just confirmed that what I’ve been feeling is in fact true. My heart is broken even more about the realities of life.

[@summerkeck9774]

congrats newlywed!

[@TheAspiringBoss]

Thank you 💕💕

[@cynthiaw.3321]

Let me add my two cents here. I've been a legal secretary for 40 long years. The majority of those years were spent in small to medium-sized firms. I'm now five months in with a Big Law firm and can't wait to get out. I didn't even know what Big Law was when I got hired. I can tell you my observations: Big Law firms don't care about you as a person. It's all about money. I miss the slow-paced relationships I had with attorneys I've worked with in the past who actually knew and cared about me. Now I've got 5 attorneys I'm working for and nobody cares about me as a person. They just want to keep adding more and more attorneys to my load without any regard for me. They also manipulate. When I started, I was told I'd have 3 attorneys. Here we are five months into the job, and I've magically got 5. Nobody asked me if I could handle it or even WANTED to handle it. In firms this big, there are lazy, lazy ass people and believe me, you will get stuck dealing with the crap they don't want to deal with because nobody has time or cares enough to hear you complain that your plate is full and that so and so doesn't do their job which creates more work for you. They just want it done. I don't care about the money at this point. My advice: if you want to make lots of money and can go with the flow, do it. It's definitely not for me.

[@CF.]

I’m sorry to hear about your experience. I hope you find a better job soon. ❤

[@cynthiaw.3321]

@@CF. Thanks. Would you believe I stuck it out and am doing great. LOL Can't believe I made the adjustment.

[@CF.]

@@cynthiaw.3321 so glad to hear it got better. 😀❤️🥰