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Totally normal. Don’t sweat it until your at least a few weeks or so into the billable year. this would be January, right? thanks all! It varies by firm. In my experience, the most common start dates for the billable year are 11/01, 12/01, and 01/01. If your firm’s billable year begins sometime muc...

Totally normal. Don’t sweat it until your at least a few weeks or so into the billable year.

You’re overthinking this. You need one sentence, maybe two: “To the best of my recollection, I have received three speeding tickets.” If it asks for dates then just add a second sentence that states the approximate year of each ticket.

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1) No

2) No (even if responsive).

3) Absolutely not.

No. It would require too many classes, and would be too little benefit. You’ve got a great GPA, enjoy the summer!

Currently looking at courses for 2L Fall. Is 4 classes a good number to take, roughly? In terms of credits, like 4+4+4+2. Depends on your goals, really. I think you still need to average 12 hours/semester for 2L and 3L to graduate on time, but other than that it is whether you want to slack, get ma...

Eugene Volokh's book on Academic Legal Writing is worth having if you can afford it. If not, just visit your library and scan the pages that talk about the write on.

I used the 7sage CAS calculator. It says to count all Ws as Fs. The transcript doesn't really say anything to explain it, so not super sure. I'll check ut the website, thank you! You should count a W as an F only if it was punitive, no matter what the 7sage calculator says. Look closely at your off...

Currently looking at courses for 2L Fall. Is 4 classes a good number to take, roughly? In terms of credits, like 4+4+4+2. Depends on your goals, really. I think you still need to average 12 hours/semester for 2L and 3L to graduate on time, but other than that it is whether you want to slack, get ma...

Hi! Is it reasonable for admitted students to email professors (admitted recently) about opportunities in a specific research area? I'm curious, though I'm unsure if it would be to aggressive to contact faculty this early. My opinion: it depends. In particular it depends on your credentials and you...

Got it, so they won't tell us whether it was an H/P/LP memo? I guess that's to be expected. God I'm so stressed. I got a P+ on the closed memo, a P on the open memo, and an H for the term. That is what I meant by my memo grades not being predictive. It is all extremely dependent on your Climenko th...

I got minimal feedback in the form of handwritten comments on the memo. The comments were not indicative of my final grade.

When reapplying to a firm that rejected you for 1L summer, should you acknowledge the previous application in your cover letter? Does it make any difference if the recruiter put a hand-written note of encouragement in the margins of the form letter? No, don't mention it. Recruiting will have you in...

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Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:15 pm

If I have secured an interview, is it fine to reach out to another justice to let them know that I will be in town?

Yes. Feel free to PM me.

It is firm dependent. Best way to find out is to look at the firm bios of appellate associates.

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Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:23 pm

Any idea on whether a DS is still viewed as two H's for EIP purposes? OCS says 1.5, but old TLS threads always suggest its two.

Short answer is that it won't matter.

Any firm sophisticated enough to assign numerical weights will almost certainly just calculate your GPA.

Ignore the flyer, apply now. The judges don't even know the flyer exists. The delay is not strategic.

Need Legal Advice Against Abu Dhabi (UAE) Based Company for several default and fraud in the financial transactions We want legal advice to take the legal action against Abu Dhabi based company. This company cheated with our company and made several default and fraud in the financial transactions b...

got a 1L SA in Houston from a school ranked in the "T20." i'm happy to answer any questions that anyone has. definitely apply 12/1 + go to the winter receptions. I’m kind of disinterested in 1L SAs because it seems firms will be hesitant to give substantive work. I’m thinking of doing a small (2 at...

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Current 2Ls are not in a position to substantiate cutoffs. It isn't a knock against UT to say that higher ranked schools give their students a better shot at TX Biglaw. UT is clearly the dominant school in the state. But that doesn't mean it's the best choice for every individual. For OP, all of thi...

There have been people with biglaw 1l and 2l SAs chiming in on reddit about how Texas firms will dip lower in the class at UT than at lower t13. You should check these threads out because this is where most of the up-to-date discussions are being had. Also, to even stand a chance at some of the sma...

Any advice on 1L spring elective courses? I'm looking to do transnational/regulatory in the energy and environmental arena (corporate law). I don't have Leg Reg until the spring, so I'm hesitant to take Admin and I think Environmental is only offered in the fall. Generally speaking, should it be a ...

I have always marked Hispanic on school records because I am Hispanic. That being said, I do feel rather disingenuous. The purpose of the URM designation in the application process seems to be to assist disadvantaged groups in getting an equal shot at their goals. I have never once felt disadvantag...

Thanks Pneumonia. I'm grateful for your take, it provides a lot of clarity. I would say I was decently successful, to the extent that I've been interviewed a few times in writing and in a video profile about 'untraditional' students at top schools. I can try to jam that in the application to up the...

Congrats on the great LSAT score. You'll have some great options. As for your story, some of it could make a compelling personal statement, but you're substantially overestimating the role that it will play in your applications. You haven't described an unconventional background. In fact quite the o...