LawSchool.Life

I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you're getting assignments, doing them well, and attending all the required events, you're fine. It's hard to bill a lot as a summer some days because of the events/trainings/other things they have you do. If there's a non-billable code for other activities, you...

Normally I'd advise against burning any bridges but it seems like they're not going to look out for you and it's a toxic work environment. If they ask why, you can be polite but candid about the workplace environment giving you concern.

I am looking for a good Civil Rights Lawyer. I beleive that my Fourth Amendment Rights have been violated and will continue to be violated. I hope that someone here can suggest a Lawyer that is willing to take the case. Thank you for your help. You should start with your local bar association (coun...

Danger Zone wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:11 pm

Yeah that's just not true dude. But there's not much point to posting it because the biglaw firm salaries are well known and publicly documented already, easily found online.

It would be nice to get more tips on that sheet from black box firms like Jones Day.

Lewis and Clark bc of the Center for Animal Law Studies and I love Portland. I’ve already been accepted to Willamette in Salem with a good scholarship so worst case scenario I’ll go there and transfer later if I still want to. I just don’t want to get too excited or hopeful for nothing over this em...

Thank you for putting those resources out there. I'm cisgendered myself but I will look into resources where I am located to share on this thread as well for prospective law students or current lawyers to find.

Lewis and Clark bc of the Center for Animal Law Studies and I love Portland. I’ve already been accepted to Willamette in Salem with a good scholarship so worst case scenario I’ll go there and transfer later if I still want to. I just don’t want to get too excited or hopeful for nothing over this em...

Ouch. I'm going to be scared off using brackets in quotes for at least a week.

I would think the most popular LLM programs would be those designed for international students with prior legal education in their home countries coming to the US who want to sit for the bar exam without getting a JD. (NY and Washington State allow this.) After that, tax seems to be the second most ...

Yeah, +1 to stranger. I feel like this decision is being made under time pressure that wouldn't have been necessary if there were discussion about your application strategy earlier. If you're not wild about your options, go ahead and put a deposit down if it makes you feel better, but let's discuss ...

Cost is $8,500 per year to UConn and $13,000 to Illinois. Housing at Illinois would likely add another $8,000 a year to the estimated cost. However, I would likely be <$80,000 in debt from either school. Also, I would probably make more $ in Chicago than in CT. What do you think? Are these already ...

What's your total cost of attendance for each school?

I'm not worried about you getting into law school. Your GPAs are solid and I'm assuming, if you apply yourself and do ample test prep, you can get a good LSAT score north of 165 to get you to a T14, or maybe a T20 school with more scholarships. Your rationale right now reads more like defenses about...

ThaBlackLord wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2019 11:45 pm

Hey guys, do you happen to know which T14 has the lowest COL?

No but you could try looking at Law School Transparency, or just looking up the living cost formulas on each school's financial aid page. Shouldn't take you more than 30 minutes.

How do schools look at re-applicants typically? Will my 1L fall semester GPA matter? Yes, it will matter. If you are doing very poorly and have a low GPA (putting aside class ranking), they will make the inference that you might not be able to handle the workload or that law school isn't a good fit...

tangentially, i have 2 friends trying to move out to Portland and they're leaning pretty heavy on the SO angle. the SO's do have actual Portland ties though. they also tossed out that a third friend of ours is a doctor in Portland and in visiting him, they really like the area. li good luck to your...

Nebby wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 2:11 pm

It's questionable whether harvard lawyers are important and valuable to society

+1

You want to do public interest in Chicago. Illinois seems like a no brainer to me. Theoretically, yes. However, I specifically want to do public interest immigration law. After visiting Illinois, researching their relevant course/clinical offerings, and looking into externship options, I don't thin...

I don’t think this is true for niche PI. If you are looking for something specific in PI, a school or professor’s connections into that field will be incredibly valuable. I don’t know what that means for these schools, but if any of them has a professor with close connections to the PI immigration ...

I don’t think this is true for niche PI. If you are looking for something specific in PI, a school or professor’s connections into that field will be incredibly valuable. I don’t know what that means for these schools, but if any of them has a professor with close connections to the PI immigration ...

I mean, what is there to do other than make some connections? Start dating someone from the area?

MT Cicero wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 12:07 pm

Echos Myron wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:35 pm

This thread is from last year, and OP ended up at Harvard fwiw

After all that effort I put in...

It's like being a parent. "I worked so hard so you could become an English major?!?!"

(English majors and the humanities are important and valuable to society, etc.)

You want to do public interest in Chicago. Illinois seems like a no brainer to me. Theoretically, yes. However, I specifically want to do public interest immigration law. After visiting Illinois, researching their relevant course/clinical offerings, and looking into externship options, I don't thin...

You want to do public interest in Chicago. Illinois seems like a no brainer to me.

What will be your actual COA at these schools, including tuition + living expenses + any other expenses you have for 3 years?

Are there no other options on the table?