How do lawyers make money?

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It sounds to me like you’re fixated on the $160K+ income. You are unlikely (statistically) to make this. Also realize that to bill the number of hours needed to make that, you will be living in your office. Broken down hourly, you could make just as much in several other professions. I’m not telling you not to go for it, just preparing you for the reality that there are many more top law school applicants than there are Biglaw jobs in this country.

Actually the majority of T14 grads who go into the private sector are able to find 160k jobs. The 160k is also a base salary, which does not require overtime to achieve.</p>