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Originally posted by Rudey
75 hours is not too bad. I have a friend in Cravath (NYC) that's doing 100+ right now. I don't know if it's because of whatever he's staffed on or if lawyers cycle, but I also know his total comp this year is very high.
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It's probably a combination of two things, and they're related - it's the cases he's working with, and his relative 'youth'. New-ish lawyers in huge firms are generally called "babies" - they work between 25-50% more than higher-ups, for significantly less money (although still great packages). For a baby lawyer, 100+ hours wouldn't be abnormal - we don't get to talk to them, for obvious (and some less-obvious) reasons: they don't make decisions (and thus can't do anything stupid and/or expensive with their consultants).
Also, it depends on if the person will be a lead in trial, etc etc etc.
Bottom line: WAY more money in NYC (and I've heard it's not a terrible bar)