RSSLongtime lurker, first time poster. Commercial real estate finance lawyer (179 LSAT).
Wrote to say Malcolm Gladwell has no idea what he’s talking about. Literally all I do is solve complex problems rapid fire. There is always too much work. There are always too many deals. There are always more pieces of paper than one person can *really* read every line of.
The idea that I have unlimited time to sit around thinking to solve obscure issues is ludicrous. The joint venture agreement came in an hour ago and the managing partner of the fund wants a call with you and the tax lawyer in two hours so we can turn the doc tomorrow. You are on 10 other deals and have 4 conference calls already scheduled. You going to ask for extra time?