Becoming a judge (NYC BIGLAW T14 GRADS MAKING $250k+ ONLY)

[rjakapeanut]

Originally Posted by odoreater

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that you also have to be editor in chief of the law review and win the national moot court competition.

one last thing: your *** must taste like strawberry jam

 

[SField]

Teger I don't know dude... did you go to the right pre-school? Otherwise you might end up having to go to Fordham with the other slags and earning a loser-ish 150k a year, having to resign yourself to a pointless life in New Jersey, gazing longingly at the Island, it's shimmering lights illuminating the lives of people who went to the right pre-schools.

Yes, it really is that simple.

PS. I make 251k/year so that makes me super ultra qualified to post in this thread.

 

[odoreater]

Originally Posted by SField

Teger I don't know dude... did you go to the right pre-school? Otherwise you might end up having to go to Fordham with the other slags and earning a loser-ish 150k a year, having to resign yourself to a pointless life in New Jersey, gazing longingly at the Island, it's shimmering lights illuminating the lives of people who went to the right pre-schools.


Do you know me IRL or something? You just described my entire life.

Didn't go to pre-school.
Went to Fordham.
Live in New Jersey.
Made $150k per year.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by odoreater

Do you know me IRL or something? You just described my entire life.

Didn't go to pre-school.
Went to Fordham.
Live in New Jersey.
Made $150k per year.

Well then, you're Teger's cautionary tale, aren't you?

JK... I just made that **** up and obviously a lot of people would be thrilled to go to Fordham.

 

[Artisan Fan]

Originally Posted by odoreater

true, sorry. you can only really become a judge if you work in NYC, Chicago, LA or Washington DC anyway.
All of these cities one earning $250K means little. DC maybe...

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by Artisan Fan

All of these cities one earning $250K means little. DC maybe...

That is quite true.

 

[Connemara]

Here we go again with the money/location argument.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by Connemara

Here we go again with the money/location argument.

Yea nevermind going down that road. The thing is that 250k in any city in the world gives you options and no matter where, you can live comfortably without much worry. Maybe some cities will require you to be a little more sensible with your spending than others, but even in NYC 250k is fine as long as you aren't too aspirational.

 

[slycedbred]

Originally Posted by SField

Yea nevermind going down that road. The thing is that 250k in any city in the world gives you options and no matter where, you can live comfortably without much worry. Maybe some cities will require you to be a little more sensible with your spending than others, but even in NYC 250k is fine as long as you aren't too aspirational.

you're marsupialed. you can't live in nyc unless you make around 3trillion /minute

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by slycedbred

you're marsupialed. you can't live in nyc unless you make around 3trillion /minute
Sure, if you want to live in a box in spanish harlem. You're obviously too poor to even talk to. You aren't even a small timer. You're a micro timer.

 

[ZackyBoy]

Originally Posted by SField

Sure, if you want to live in a box in spanish harlem.

You're obviously too poor to even talk to.

You aren't even a small timer. You're a micro timer.

I was thinking about having a 100 dollar bill bonfire later tonight and maybe roast some king crab and lobster... would you care to join ?

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by ZackyBoy

I was thinking about having a 100 dollar bill bonfire later tonight and maybe roast some king crab and lobster... would you care to join ?
Sorry, I only do gold buillion fondue. I'm just going to be eating whole truffles tonight.

 

[randallr]

What fascinates me most about NYC is that people love to pretend they have money and live the fancy lifestlyes. The real mega-wealthy are much smarter than that. I haven't found this to be the case in most cities I have spent a large amount of time in.

 

[ZackyBoy]

Originally Posted by randallr

What fascinates me most about NYC is that people love to pretend they have money and live the fancy lifestlyes. The real mega-wealthy are much smarter than that. I haven't found this to be the case in most cities I have spent a large amount of time in.
I'd say this is true in the world; not just NYC. It's always the 30 year old driving the ferrari he can't afford the payments on taking his wife out to restaurants he can't afford and will stress over later, while the guy next door looks like a scrub half the time, drives a honda, but then you're shocked that his net worth is enormous and he buys a super car because he can afford it.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by randallr

What fascinates me most about NYC is that people love to pretend they have money and live the fancy lifestlyes. The real mega-wealthy are much smarter than that. I haven't found this to be the case in most cities I have spent a large amount of time in.

Far more true in LA.