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Applying to the correct set of law schools will enhance your choices when it comes time to choose where to attend. My advice is that you apply to no more than nine law schools and use the following formula (feel free to modify, if needed, but make sure to keep at least one school in each category): You should apply to 3 “Safety Schools” – that is schools where based on your numeric profile and their numbers, you are likely to be admitted; 3 “Target Schools” – that is schools where based on your numeric profile and their numbers, you have a greater than 50% chance of being admitted. You should apply to 3 “Reach Schools” – that is schools where based on your numeric profile and their numbers, you are not likely to be admitted, but there remains a chance. ...

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KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
10:15
I think starts at like 2 mil?
Ijustwannagetinman
10:24
Managing partner at like a Kirkland or Skadden office has gotta make significantly more than that
manifestT14acceptances
10:45
if i dont get a call from dean z today im gonna start doing rituals in addition to the nail painting pigeon religion ive started
manifestT14acceptances
10:50
wow 11 acceptances 11 rejections and 11 waitlists on the daily total rn :o
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
10:58
@Ijustwannagetinman: when you build up seniority i think they cap out around 20m
Ijustwannagetinman
11:03
Managing partner is diff it's like CEO sorry if that wasn't clear but was asking abt that specifically
GuiltlessPuffyDog
11:16
does anyone know if there is decent earning potential for family law?
manifestT14acceptances
11:17
not to be annoying but how would you define decent earning potential
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
11:17
Oh okay I didn’t know that, thank you
GuiltlessPuffyDog
11:17
nah good question. Like 100k+
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
11:17
Yeah just start your own shingle and make 500k a year
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
11:19
You would probably start out around 100k if you attended a T50
manifestT14acceptances
11:19
super cursory google search says the average family law attorney in nyc makes 110k a year
GuiltlessPuffyDog
11:20
yeah I saw that too its just people on reddit have been telling me average is like 50-60k along with criminal law so I was confused
manifestT14acceptances
11:22
i think as always its going to depend on a number of factors. $110k in nyc really doesnt go as far and people would say that is similar to making like 50/60k in chicago or pittsburgh
GuiltlessPuffyDog
11:22
very true. thanks!
manifestT14acceptances
11:23
if i have a non law related summer job lined up but i am on some waitlists should i try to find a law-y project of some type to work on
Ijustwannagetinman
11:54
110k only doesn’t seem like that much bc of the whole culture of nyc being a whole “keeping up with the jones’” vibe
Ijustwannagetinman
11:55
Everyone needs that doorman apartment. Everyone needs a bottega bag. Everybody needs to eat out 4 times on the weeks and drop $30 on a cocktail. Obviously not everybody needs that but that’s as much of the problem of nyc as living expenses and why ppl think money doesn’t go as far as it can
manifestT14acceptances
11:56
my brother in christ have you seen the cost of rent
Ijustwannagetinman
11:59
I lived in New York ik but a lot of the issue is exaggerated like 110k in New York is not 60k in Chicago lol
manifestT14acceptances
12:02
ftr i got that number using cost of lving converters which aren't 100% accurate but its not like i pulled those numbers out my ass https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/real-estate/cost-of-living-calculator/new-york-manhattan-ny/?city=chicago-il&income=60000 https://www.nerdwallet.com/cost-of-living-calculator/compare/chicago-il-vs-new-york-manhattan-ny
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12:28
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jb2028
12:44
The various cost of living calculators (including the Forbes one above) are bad because these websites cobble them together in a week for clicks
jb2028
12:49
As a result, they just take the same "basket" of goods and multiply it by price data for every city (easy) instead of adjusting for stuff like "people in NYC buy less gas than people in Nashville because why on earth would you own a car in NYC?" (hard)
jb2028
12:55
If you want a decent estimate, government stats like regional price parity are built by actual economists https://apps.bea.gov/itable/?ReqID=70&step=1&_gl=1*10cmwy8*_ga*NDc2ODg2MTk3LjE3MTQ4NDA5OTk.*_ga_J4698JNNFT*MTcxNDg0MDk5OC4xLjEuMTcxNDg0MTU2MC41My4wLjA.#eyJhcHBpZCI6NzAsInN0ZXBzIjpbMSwyOSwyNSwzMSwyNiwyNywzMCwzMF0sImRhdGEiOltbIlRhYmxlSWQiLCIxMDQiXSxbIk1ham9yX0FyZWEiLCI1Il0sWyJTdGF0ZSIsWyI1Il1dLFsiQXJlYSIsWyIxNjk4MCIsIjM1NjIwIiwiMzgzMDAiXV0sWyJTdGF0aXN0aWMiLCIxIl0sWyJVbml0X29mX21lYXN1cmUiLCJMZXZlbHMiXSxbIlllYXIiLFsiMjAyMiJdXSxbIlllYXJCZWdpbiIsIi0xIl0sWyJZZWFyX0VuZCIsIi0xIl1dfQ==
jb2028
12:58
And, incidentally, show NYC is more expensive (Manhattan is 33% above U.S. average, Brooklyn 16%, Queens 15%) but not super different from Chicago (5% above average), so $110K in New York is about $83K in Chicago
jb2028
12:59
(Borough figures from: https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/03/estimating-county-level-regional-price-parities-public-data)
jb2028
12:59
*110K in Manhattan = 83K in Chicago
Cristiano1231
13:14
from my experience food cant be differ by that much but rent is way way way higher in manhattan
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