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- Thu May 07, 2020 11:27 pm
- Forum: General Legal Employment/Post Grad Discussion
- Topic: Anyone else consider law librarianship as a career?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2543
Re: Anyone else consider law librarianship as a career?
One of my good friends did the law librarianship program at my law school (post JD from different law school). He ended up taking a grant funded position at the law school's library. I don't think he was making wheelbarrows of money but he was doing well, and since it was a public institution he had...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:25 pm
- Forum: OCI, Biglaw Summers, and Other First Private Sector Jobs
- Topic: What do you bill for?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1728
Re: What do you bill for?
What about double-billing? Eg being on a conference call for one client while typing up a matter for another? Double billing is a big no-no and will get you and the firm in a shitload of trouble if you’re ever caught. Don’t do it. Thanks. I didn’t think so, but hey, if you can bill while taking a s...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:05 pm
- Forum: Application Process
- Topic: COVID-19 and KJD?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3998
Re: COVID-19 and KJD?
I think it is that important for personal growth. Once you're on the law school train, it's a more loaded/complicated decision to get off. And depending on your goals and the trajectory of the economy, your opportunities for certain jobs as a lawyer may be more limited in the next 2-3 years as the e...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:02 pm
- Forum: Other Pre-Law Questions
- Topic: How Can I Prepare for Law School Exams as a 0L?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4489
Re: How Can I Prepare for Law School Exams as a 0L?
More generally, thinking about law school in terms of "getting ahead of the competition" probably isn't going to help you much as a mindset. In fact it's a good shortcut to developing an anxiety disorder during 1L, if you don't already have one. Focus instead on improving your own understanding and...
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:48 pm
- Forum: General Legal Employment/Post Grad Discussion
- Topic: Severance in Biglaw Require an NDA?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5892
Re: Severance in Biglaw Require an NDA?
Op here. Do firms ever increase severance? I want to ask for 3 more months and phrase it as how the untimely termination has screwed up my budget and plans, instead of threatening to sue. (I.e., I had planned on taking a pregnancy leave by notifying HR, and am being terminated 1 month after the not...
- Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:55 am
- Forum: Choosing a Law School
- Topic: West Coast Consortium Fair
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2844
Re: West Coast Consortium Fair
Agree with UVA2B. You don't apply at these fairs. It's just an opportunity to learn more about each school from admissions officers (and sometimes current students and alums who might be at that school's table). You can also try to extract an application fee waiver from them after you hear their pit...
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:54 am
- Forum: Choosing a Law School
- Topic: Dropping Out and Reapplying
- Replies: 114
- Views: 24152
Re: Dropping Out and Reapplying
OP you have no understanding of several things you're complaining about. 1. Like nony said, fedgov actually is quite diverse with its hires. I was a DOJ SLIP intern and got far in the honors application process (but ultimately didn't get it), and I didn't go to any T14 school. My fellow interns were...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:05 pm
- Forum: Choosing a Law School
- Topic: Dropping Out and Reapplying
- Replies: 114
- Views: 24152
Re: Dropping Out and Reapplying
In this metaphor they both have leather seats.icechicken wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:30 pmperhaps this is what OP meant by "palpably" better - leather seats in a car that drives and looks the same
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:04 am
- Forum: Choosing a Law School
- Topic: Dropping Out and Reapplying
- Replies: 114
- Views: 24152
- Sat Nov 09, 2019 2:55 pm
- Forum: Choosing a Law School
- Topic: Dropping Out and Reapplying
- Replies: 114
- Views: 24152
Re: Dropping Out and Reapplying
updates plz OP There is no update, really. I ended up getting an offer from OCI, as mentioned earlier in the thread, and I am still at this school I hate. I hate being here everyday and wish I could exact revenge on this place somehow. Most of all, of course, I hate myself for having chosen this pl...
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: OCI, Biglaw Summers, and Other First Private Sector Jobs
- Topic: Cancelling an accepted offer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4843
- Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:02 pm
- Forum: Other Pre-Law Questions
- Topic: Guide: Demystifying the character and fitness requirement and what the bar is really looking for
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9468
Re: Guide Demystifying the character and fitness requirement and what the bar is really looking for
that was very insightful information for the OP. Thank you for providing it. Do you think you could post some information on programs and benefits of USC over some other similarly ranked schools? Thank you for being a valued asset to the TLS family. This is a non-sequitur/off-topic post. This guide...
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:13 am
- Forum: General Legal Employment/Post Grad Discussion
- Topic: Law Clerk at Two Jobs at Once?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7812
Re: Law Clerk at Two Jobs at Once?
You seem very defensive about your finances, OP. You're right that we don't know your situation. But the takeaway here shouldn't be "they don't know so they're wrong". Rather, we are telling you that, absent truly extreme circumstances of financial need, this isn't even remotely worth doing, especia...
- Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:16 am
- Forum: Law School Classes
- Topic: best law schools in Australia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4093
Re: best law schools in Australia
Is this a question?
- Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:15 am
- Forum: General Legal Employment/Post Grad Discussion
- Topic: Law Clerk at Two Jobs at Once?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7812
Re: Law Clerk at Two Jobs at Once?
Can't you pick up a research assistant gig at your school for a professor? That should pay more than $10 an hour.
- Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Legal Employment/Post Grad Discussion
- Topic: jobless 3L at T14
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2769
Re: jobless 3L at T14
Apply (and be willing to work) everywhere. If you're looking at government, look outside of big cities since those jobs will be particularly competitive.
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:12 am
- Forum: General Legal Employment/Post Grad Discussion
- Topic: Lateraling - Failing at first firm
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2370
Re: Lateraling - Failing at first firm
Is this a reasonable idea? Yes, if you want to stay in biglaw. It sounds like you're not meshing well with your firm and the practice group you're in. Very reasonable to find another firm and another practice. What are firms looking for? In a junior associate, someone who will do the work. At least ...
- Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:06 pm
- Forum: Under Represented Minority (URM) Admissions
- Topic: URM? International/non-traditional
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2060
Re: URM? International/non-traditional
1) I will let someone else speak to the URM aspect more fully as I am not an expert, but just being of a particular nationality doesn't necessarily make you an URM. What are your other nationalities and do you identify with any other ethnic groups? It's hard to say without knowing more about you. 2)...
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:07 am
- Forum: What Are My Chances?
- Topic: LL.M
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2094
Re: LL.M
I don't know about FSU specifically but most LLMs are revenue generators for law schools, so they're not too picky, at least as compared to JD admissions.
- Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:31 pm
- Forum: General Legal Employment/Post Grad Discussion
- Topic: Partners without enough work
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2408
Re: Partners without enough work
Keep taking the work from other offices, but you should start looking.
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:20 pm
- Forum: Application Process
- Topic: Should I apply ED?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5094
Re: Should I apply ED?
No. ED is rarely a good idea and doesn't allow you to shop around for scholarships. Since you're a splitter, you'll want as many options as you can get.
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:34 am
- Forum: Application Process
- Topic: Older 0L, ready to take plunge, have questions.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5418
Re: Older 0L, ready to take plunge, have questions.
I think hanging out your shingle isn't terrible but you have to be aware you won't make much starting out and possibly for years. The folks I know who did it maybe netted $60k after paying overhead and other costs. Debt minimization should be your highest priority if that is your plan. I know you're...
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 11:17 am
- Forum: OCI, Biglaw Summers, and Other First Private Sector Jobs
- Topic: Bay Area IP Lit Big Law Firms Decision?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3657
Re: Bay Area IP Lit Big Law Firms Decision?
Also the risk of being Latham'd next recession.
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:07 am
- Forum: OCI, Biglaw Summers, and Other First Private Sector Jobs
- Topic: Bay Area IP Lit Big Law Firms Decision?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3657
Re: Bay Area IP Lit Big Law Firms Decision?
IP lit isn't a bad idea if you think you may want to switch to tech transactions later. I would pick wherever has a robust practice for both (in that same office, not IP lit in one office and tech transactions in another) so you can try assignments from each during your summer.
Why no WSGR?
Why no WSGR?
- Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:29 pm
- Forum: Choosing a Law School
- Topic: Dropping Out and Reapplying
- Replies: 114
- Views: 24152
Re: Dropping Out and Reapplying
Now I'm confused. You blamed your school, but now you don't blame your school? And looking back at this thread, you said it was important for you to have a clerkship but then said it was far from your concerns at the moment. To be more direct on my earlier point, I suspect you are probably not good ...