[akeck]

That quote is a little... off? If your wife's an attorney and you can't get a refi with getting a job delivering packages, is that house massive? Why would the relatively small contribution of a delivery job push a bank over the line for a refi? Isn't getting a delivery job during the Xmas season usually temporary?

[brudgers]

Legal salaries are bimodal.

https://www.nalp.org/salarydistrib

[ukoki]

Any idea why there's such a narrow peak at 160k? Is it a tax efficiency thing or are law firms colluding on salary? (or something else?)

[JauntTrooper]

It’s the starting salary at biglaw firms. The law profession is very guild-like in it’s hiring practices.

[ryanmetz]

Most attorneys don't work at large firms and don't make nearly as much money as the popular imagination would hold it. There is a huge glut of law school graduates that is driving down wages outside of the white shoe firms, as well.

[rconti]

He clearly stated he needed W2 income. It probably doesn't matter if it pays less than 1099.

[vonseel]

He also mentioned that his checking account is overdrawn, so I think he may need this income.