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Starting a new poll for dem for prez thread. The names/lineup posted just fine EXCEPT the votes from the last poll are somehow carrying over. Instead of everyone starting at Zero, it’s the % carried over from whoever had been in that space. Michael Bennet now has Biden's 11 votes, because Biden had...

Starting a new poll for dem for prez thread. The names/lineup posted just fine EXCEPT the votes from the last poll are somehow carrying over. Instead of everyone starting at Zero, it’s the % carried over from whoever had been in that space. Michael Bennet now has Biden's 11 votes, because Biden had ...

You just negotiate a bonus - not really walking away from $$$ Sure you might be able to negotiate a prorated bonus but I doubt you can retrieve your lost hours from the previous firms. Given that it's nearly June, losing 1000 billable hours could result in kissing off tens of thousands. Thus, firms...

As a lateral in a very “ties” based market ― I was fortunate that the firm was pressed to fill the opening. It is that time of year where associates might be reluctant to walk away from the hours they’ve already accumulated toward their ’19 bonus. Maybe?

Thanks to all.

A bit of a backdrop on this situation. Despite a great resumé, the word just came down that “ties/connection” to the area is necessary. The company’s reasoning, “burnt too often.” Unfortunately, that’s where it stands for now. So, let’s get creative….

I know a second-year associate (T10 grad) currently working at a hellhole. He has a shot at a dream job, the problem is he has no connections to the city or state. This firm WANTS connections. Has anyone here ever maneuvered around this barrier? Or can offer a CREATIVE solution?

Actually and unfortunately, I can.

A firm with a gunners-list, that would take small mindedness down to a whole new level.

TMK, firms do not have a “gunners list.” Keep in mind, attorneys are always busy, so you may not hear back right away. Give it a week or so and move on down the list. Again, do not overthink this.

My experience is limited to reaching out to alumnus working in my LS city. I received an immediate response (followed by their lunch invitation). My guess, if there had been no reply I probably would have waited a week or so before reaching out to another alumnus. I never reached out to an alumnus i...

Give it ten days.
Are the aluminis working in your city?

Some popular states dangle a “no state income tax” inducement but do not provide a UBE option. Sadly, in those states you must retake the entire bar. For laterals, this can be a deal breaker.

A few years ago a good friend got stuck working Title IX cases. When the partner received a call from a worried parent, the partner would say $75K, if the parent was still on the line, they were off and running. She said that every male client wanted to know one thing, how to beat the lie detector. ...

I phoned an alumnus (she was a second-year associate), she invited me to lunch and she insisted that she pick up the tab. It all went well. The luncheon must have helped, her firm offered me. So yes, I’d say calling an alumnus can be beneficial.

It’s been a couple of years since interviewing at a leading Miami firm. They were nowhere near matching. If this has changed, I think it would have been well publicized. But hey, keep checking.

For sure, Miami is not in lockstep with NYC. Sorry.

The one surprise, my main credit card was placed under a fraud alert. My card was routinely declined. I called the fraud dept and explained that I had moved, they partially fixed it. The same thing happened with another card. Maybe the remedy is (if there is one) call the card company and alert them...

1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Stanford
4, Columbia
5. Chicago
6. Penn
6. NYU
8. Berkeley
9. Duke
10. Mich
11. UVA
12. Cornell
13. Northwestern
14. G’town
15. Vandy
16. Texas
17. UCLA
18. USC
19. Minn
20. Emory
21. Wash St. Louis
22. Boston U
23. W&L
24. ASU
25. Boston College

Does that poster even respond to the criticisms of their advice? I guess it's still a problem if we have to step in to tell OP that we think the advice is bad. There are just a whole lot of things that is wrong with going to Emory here. It's the employment opportunities combined with the very limit...

Once again, if you’re up for no-school debt. Emory. Here’s why ― with good grades your odds of landing at one of Atlanta’s top two headquartered[ [V] firms are excellent. Once there, you will receive numerous headhunter calls offering you fantastic opportunities ― then you can move ahead at will. D...

Once again, if you’re up for no-school debt. Emory. Here’s why ― with good grades your odds of landing at one of Atlanta’s top two headquartered[ [V] firms are excellent. Once there, you will receive numerous headhunter calls offering you fantastic opportunities ― then you can move ahead at will. Di...

Accepting an Emory full-ride is obviously a no-brainer. Should the full-ride falls through ― accept the best T13 deal offered that guides you to your target markets ― it’s good that you’re amenable to DC/NYC (not everyone is). As far as how much more a T13 is worth obviously depends on numerous vari...

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Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:20 am

Toni should I transfer to H

If you are accepted....sure!

Dusty taking a long time to realize this is a losing and stupid battle. It is a big-time losing battle...for you! Harvard 31. UVA 0. To be fair, according to the updated partnership results…..Harvard 31 UVA 6 As I posted earlier, best to consider the long-range partnership advantages of Harvard. Th...

Dusty taking a long time to realize this is a losing and stupid battle. It is a big-time losing battle...for you! Harvard 31. UVA 0. To be fair, according to the updated partnership results…..Harvard 31 UVA 6 As I posted earlier, best to consider the long-range partnership advantages of Harvard.

At my firm, there are only associates and partners. I think this is firm-specific and also utterly meaningless. It’s not meaningless where it means something. At my firm there were special trainings and seminars that went with reaching mid-level or senior, and a change in expectations of case manag...