Biglaw

Midlevel Associate’s Incredibly Unrealistic Expectations Of Working In Biglaw

You're actually going to have to work to earn those salaries.

Pay more; work less.

— An anonymous Am Law 100 associate’s response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about what they’d change about their current firm. Despite a round of raises last year resulting in record high starting salaries and record low billable hours, this associate still isn’t satisfied. More notable and quotable responses can be found here.