Oh yes! I don't do triathlons anymore, but I still run and ride mountain bikes. I raced fat bikes last year. I also lift weights, which I never did (except for some core off-season training). I like being able to get a little more muscular. I still train 6 days per week, just not anywhere near what I used to do when I was doing Ironman races. If I did not have the physical fitness release, I would lose my mind.



It depends. Realize that not all firms are created equal. But I have experience in a couple large firms. In the larger firms, new associates spend most of their time researching and writing legal memos. Quite often, they are not actually writing briefs, motions, etc., until after a few years. In smaller firm, associates tend to draft more substantive work. My associates, even the new ones, do not draft legal memos. They do a lot of legal research, but we usually then have them write direct portions of the brief, pleading, etc. With my stuff -- if you wrote it, your name goes on it. I spent a year ghost writing and it bugged me after a while. This was especially after being in the Army JAG corps and trying my own cases for a few years. My associates put their name on anything they write. Sometimes, the client needs to see a partner's name, so, I sign it, but they have their names on it. As I get the client more comfortable with that associate, I have the associate sign. That may not be a big deal for a lot of people, but my associates seem to appreciate it.

But, it depends on the firm, the practice area, etc. Larger firms typically pay associates more. You would be surprised, but partners often make more in boutique firms because of the lower overhead. But, again, there are so many variables, it is hard to speak in generalities.

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