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1) Yes, I think we were told about firm's grade cut-offs in an event at the beginning of April (although that was 5 years ago, so they may have adjusted the event's timing since then). 2) You can do the write-on in the evenings after work and on the weekend. No need to ask for a late start date at w...

It would depend on the specific language of the seat deposit, but most schools would require you to withdraw from consideration at other schools if you weren't going to ride a waitlist there. You couldn't submit a new application to a T-14 if you put a seat deposit down elsewhere. I'd echo pancakes'...

Yep, no need to bring anything other than something to take notes with. Asking questions about housing options and trying to get fee waivers would be great. And keep in mind that family housing through the school may not be the only option available - you can also aim for an off-campus apartment tha...

Yeah, in all honesty the people I know who do that type of work now started in big law doing defense-side work and then moved to the DOJ Antitrust Division or an AUSA's office when they had 4+ years of experience. Entry-level positions as an AUSA require DOJ Honors, and if you want that from the st...

I would like a spring bonus, please

Keep a shoe drawer at work. I wear athletic shoes while commuting to work (I walk) and change when I get in. No one will care if you show up in casual shoes as long as you change once you're at your desk.

Welcome to LSL! What questions do you have about law school, the application process, the legal profession, etc.? We can either answer them in here or direct you to a thread/poster who can help you out.

I wouldn't talk about interviewing for the promotion - cut that out entirely. I think you can talk about being a manager, but if you give us a little more information about the incident you want to write about, we can help you shape it so that it doesn't raise any red flags for the admissions commit...

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Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:00 am

So do we think salaries will increase next summer or do we have to wait and hope that the bonuses increase next year?

We need summer bonuses again, at the very least.

All I can offer is anecdotal evidence, but I know the New York office of my firm values bankruptcy clerkships. I think doing one would be a real asset to you if you want to do bankruptcy work someday, and otherwise it could be useful in litigation for large, complex cases. I don't have any advice on...

I figured that I would post an update. I applied to five law schools already: Harvard, UChicago (ED), Columbia, UPenn, UVA, and Georgetown. I plan to finish up NYU, Yale, BU, and Cornell apps soon. I was already offered an interview to Columbia and UChicago and have those at the end of the week. I ...

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Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:19 am

210Watch wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:45 am

NY to $210k.

Davis Polk is having an associate town hall next week at which I assume this will be announced. What else is there to discuss?

Yep, I can't wait to hear the NY to $210k announcement. But maybe another firm will beat them to it!

^Yes, the above are great points. Can you tell us why you want to go to Chase in particular and if you'd be open to going to school somewhere that has much better employment outcomes? Are you open to doing a full-time program at a different law school? Most people who go to law school take out a lot...

Schools will look at your full file, including your deployment and your graduate degrees, but the actual GPA they will consider and report is that 2.99 undergraduate GPA. That's definitely on the low end, so I would try to devote as much time as possible to studying for the LSAT. You want to get as ...

Here's where everyone's at so far though:
https://abovethelaw.com/2019/11/biglaw- ... fall-2019/

You've forgotten the NY to 180 190 200 spirit already. Stay optimistic and keep bringing it up until it happens. Save the downturn talk for elsewhere.

Paul Weiss didn't feel like rocking the boat though:
https://abovethelaw.com/2019/11/biglaw- ... ouncement/

Maybe Simpson Thacher so they can relive their glory days of being market leaders for compensation (back in 2007)

Which firm can we count on to battle it out with Cravath/Milbank and raise the bar this year?

Ugh, don't be like this, Cravath.

https://abovethelaw.com/2019/11/cravath ... lly-begin/

Milbank is out so far: https://abovethelaw.com/2019/11/breakin ... -are-here/
Edit: Same as last year.

Cravath needs to step in and set a new Cravath scale for this year!

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Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:20 pm

Bonus announcements are trickling out, can we get a new poll (is Cravath going to bump up bonuses, are we staying the same as last year, are all of our bonuses getting revoked in December due to a recession)?

Here was my general timeline - keep in mind that this was for waiving in from a UBE state, and that non-UBE jurisdictions will be in a different pile so could be processed at a different pace. June 2018 - submitted NCBE C&F July 2018 - submitted DC Bar app October 2018 - NCBE C&F is completed and is...

I don't work in PI so please take this with a grain of salt, but I think if you're leaning towards some sort of law reform-oriented position later on, then a 2L position at a PD's office is perfectly fine and would probably be a great option. I think it could be a benefit down the road for the types...

Yeah, I have nothing bad to say about Themis. Good choice!