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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lastseasonwonder" data-source="post: 89074" data-attributes="member: 4218">So I am going about my usual weekday routine at university - wake up, brush my teeth blah blah blah - then I read this article:<a href="https://www.legalcheek.com/2021/10/revealed-the-extreme-working-hours-of-big-paying-us-law-firms-in-london/" target="_blank">https://www.legalcheek.com/2021/10/revealed-the-extreme-working-hours-of-big-paying-us-law-firms-in-london/</a>What concerns me is not the article itself, but the comments section. I know from the statistics out there that working at a US law firm is hard work. There is no doubt about that! However, some of the comments from those who have suggested they are a trainee or associate at a US law firm overwhelms me quite a bit, and I have applied to some US firms already this cycle and intend to apply to some more. For example:'Weil PE Associate: No one in my team has finished work before midnight for over a year now…' OR 'Actual US Trainee: Count yourself lucky. The article is very accurate from my perspective. I just did a transactional seat in a US firm – was glued to my desk 14-16 hours a day and barely had time to eat a banana, let alone dinner at 8pm. Had it not been for a housemate who cooked for me it would have been Deliveroo at my desk every night for 6 months. Being able to walk away from my desk before midnight was considered a luxury, often I had associates call me with new assignments past midnight or had team briefings at 11pm.'This, therefore, leaves me with some questions:(1) Are the people writing these comments actually working at a US law firm? I would love to hear the perspective of someone from the TCLA community who is working at a US law firm (trainee or associate) [USER=1]@Jaysen[/USER] [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] is there anyone I can speak to for an honest perspective?(2) Is this increase in working hours simply due to WFH and the influx of PE & M&A deal making (hence increase in support finance work too, such as leveraged finance)? Basically, was it always that bad (pre-covid)?Don't get me wrong, I want to work hard and strive for success. However, having no time for dinner - I mean that is just simply ludicrous. Also, this is just from my perspective now (i.e. no relationship/family). I am therefore left wondering if my drive for working at such law firms solely stems from (1) the salary; and (2) let's face it -  the toxic LLB culture.What does everyone think?</blockquote>

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