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SWATJester posted:Hate you. Hahaha I felt slightly bad about that. My only experience with American is that while I was working at a firm between college and law school, one of the people I was working with was going to American at night. He applied to the firm we were working at, and even though he was already working there (in a non-lawyer capacity) they still just trashed his resume without even a rejection letter, and this was in either 2007 or 2008 (before the economy blew up). He then quit to study for the bar without a job offer from anywhere and I'm sure that didn't turn out well for him evilweasel fucked around with this message at 19:46 on May 10, 2010 |
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THE MACHO MAN posted:I've been working full time for six years almost, so I'm basically trying to get a better job (journalism). Not totally grasping at straws yet! I was always moderately interested in law, and figured I'd give it a try. Rutgers is significantly worse than American (#48) in the rankings, so see the above story.
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evilweasel posted:Rutgers is significantly worse than American (#48) in the rankings, so see the above story. Thanks again guys for the honest input good luck covering your debts, I guess??
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THE MACHO MAN posted:
Rutgers offered me like 20k to attend. I never applied. Rutgers is up there with Tulsa Law and Phoenix Law. Run, and never look back.
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THE MACHO MAN posted:Hey, sorry I'm bumping from like two pages ago but a couple people responded and I never got back Dude, how many times have you taken the LSAT, and when in the cycle did you apply? There are definitely schools who will take you with those numbers and interesting softs if you apply early enough. Can you somehow insinuate you are gay or a minority? Also, don't go, last thing we need is more lawyers Defleshed posted:So basically your only reasons for going to law school are "to get a better job" and "my undergrad is poo poo".
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Incredulous Red posted:
Going to law school was literally the worst decision I've ever made in my life. And that includes the time when I was a kid and I was working on a model with an exacto knife and my dad said "be careful with that, it's sharp" and I decided to slice my finger with it to see if he was telling the truth. Ainsley McTree fucked around with this message at 22:12 on May 10, 2010 |
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7StoryFall posted:Anyone know someone looking to sublet in NYC from June 1 to early August? Yes, but I think its a studio in Harlem.
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evilweasel posted:Hahaha I felt slightly bad about that. My only experience with American is that while I was working at a firm between college and law school, one of the people I was working with was going to American at night. He applied to the firm we were working at, and even though he was already working there (in a non-lawyer capacity) they still just trashed his resume without even a rejection letter, and this was in either 2007 or 2008 (before the economy blew up). We definitely get those types at American. Funny thing is, I think we're actually starting to slip in the whole "international law/human rights law" prestige area lately, because of the economy tearing up those jobs, meaning we have less alumni to network with/praise to prospective students. On the other hand, we have a great IP department.
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Incredulous Red posted:Dude, how many times have you taken the LSAT, and when in the cycle did you apply? There are definitely schools who will take you with those numbers and interesting softs if you apply early enough. Can you somehow insinuate you are gay or a minority? Seconding. I had similar numbers (sub 3.0 GPA and low-mid 160's LSAT) and I got in to AU. It's totally possible. You have to have a LOT of soft factors in your favor, and even then it's a matter of luck, but it's not impossible. I also got into several other similarly ranked schools (Cardozo, UF, Colorado-Boulder) so I really doubt it was a fluke. On the other hand, that was 3 years ago, things may have changed.
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SWATJester posted:Seconding. I had similar numbers (sub 3.0 GPA and low-mid 160's LSAT) and I got in to AU. It's totally possible. You have to have a LOT of soft factors in your favor, and even then it's a matter of luck, but it's not impossible. I also got into several other similarly ranked schools (Cardozo, UF, Colorado-Boulder) so I really doubt it was a fluke. Seriously, though, I had a sub-3.0 gpa in a science major, plus a median-high LSAT, plus some fun soft factors. You know what that translates to? SCHOLARSHIP MONEY Hell yeah minority ancestors. Hell yeah.
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Incredulous Red posted:Seriously, though, I had a sub-3.0 gpa in a science major, plus a median-high LSAT, plus some fun soft factors. You know what that translates to? SCHOLARSHIP MONEY My grandpa spoke english as a second language and I grew up on an Indian reservation. Unfortunately I'm still white.
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JudicialRestraints posted:My grandpa spoke english as a second language and I grew up on an Indian reservation. Unfortunately I'm still white. shoulda registered for head rights motherfucka
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Seriously the white man took your guys' land, least you can do is affirmative action his rear end out of higher education vato
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Incredulous Red posted:Seriously the white man took your guys' land, least you can do is affirmative action his rear end out of higher education vato Apparently I'm just a really tan white dude. Now if only I actually got some of that white privilege and didn't get 'randomly' searched at every airport it might be a fair trade...
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While reading con law I was suddenly struck by this thought: The law is really this big bubble. The bubble is kept inflated and insulated by the outside world by arcane rituals known as "procedure" and a bizarre, self-actualizing force known as "stare decisis"- kind of like vacuum energy in the big bang. The Supreme court is kind of like the wall of the bubble, sometimes expanding, really just serving as a functional barrier between the outside and the artificial world within. But imagine a world where all processes within the bubble stopped, there would be only chaos and freedom and OH GOD KILL ME
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Incredulous Red posted:While reading con law I was suddenly struck by this thought: thinklikealawyer.txt
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I answered a policy question in my ADR final with an answer of how civil procedure precluded his question. But gently caress what he wanted, my answer was right.
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SWATJester posted:Seconding. I had similar numbers (sub 3.0 GPA and low-mid 160's LSAT) and I got in to AU. It's totally possible. You have to have a LOT of soft factors in your favor, and even then it's a matter of luck, but it's not impossible. I also got into several other similarly ranked schools (Cardozo, UF, Colorado-Boulder) so I really doubt it was a fluke. I took the LSAT twice. The first time I was sick as poo poo and went anyway (143 )... kind of a bad idea. I've always been a good test taker so I was really hoping for 165 or so, but 160 ain't bad. But yeah, my main reason for reconsidering is the money. Without a ride, I'd be screwed if I was unemployed for a year. Just running it through one of those debt calculators is loving scary JudicialRestraints posted:My grandpa spoke english as a second language and I grew up on an Indian reservation. Unfortunately I'm still white. That sucks. Did you try contesting it?? In undergrad, I used to always get screwed on income because my parents were just above the need based for aid. I've got at least three ghettos (including good ol Newark) right next door, but my mostly white city screws me.
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THE MACHO MAN posted:
he was talking about getting a scholarship at admission, not financial aid
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Gregor Samsa posted:Yes, but I think its a studio in Harlem. Yeah, this white boy would get killed, most likely.
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Incredulous Red posted:While reading con law I was suddenly struck by this thought: *puts on sunglasses* *rage against the machine starts playing* *flies away*
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mrtoodles posted:Yeah. Although nm says it's even higher now. I dunno about that. It's still a bunch of money for a pretty damned fun job. I am 3-0 in my last three trials.
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CaptainScraps posted:I answered a policy question in my ADR final with an answer of how civil procedure precluded his question. there was a class action question on my civpro ii final today, and the question started out by saying something like "jane is not sure how to dismiss her case and bring it again in federal court as a class action and she comes to you for advice," so for the adequacy of representation requirement under frcp 23(a)(4) i put "her competence as a lawyer comes into question when the first person she asks about how to voluntarily dismiss a civil action is a first year law student in the middle of finals"
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!!!! I just found a Taco Restaurant that will deliver what sounds like real Tacos AND rockstar energy drinks to my door. I am so going to be undergoing gastronomic distress during property tomorrow morning. e: it's called "The Taco Shop" JudicialRestraints fucked around with this message at 05:08 on May 11, 2010 |
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JudicialRestraints posted:!!!! Wow, hell has frozen over.
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CmdrSmirnoff posted:Yeah, good point. Fucccccccck. So how the hell are we supposed to get articles, let alone a job if we didn't get the 2nd year OCI? This is bullshit. Not keen enough to be a gunner, not stupid enough to be kept out of law school... *sigh*
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nm posted:My source for $88k was you. Maybe it is $83k and I misheard. It's still a buttload of money for a very rewarding job. I might have said $88k. I know it's one of the two. Don't care enough to find out which one it is.
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JudicialRestraints posted:!!!! I had Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner last night and an exam at 8:30 this morning. Tactical error.
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Incredulous Red posted:I had Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner last night and an exam at 8:30 this morning. I remember one time in college I literally skipped a morning class because I had buffalo wings the night before. I was all packed and on my way out the door when there was an urgent grumbling and I said to myself "this is going to take a while" i turned out to be right
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Incredulous Red posted:I had Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner last night and an exam at 8:30 this morning. Making disturbing noises and releasing noxious odors is a time tested strategy to freak the gently caress out of those around you and lower the curve. Bonus points for beginning to sweat/pant followed by mumbled prayers/panting.
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JudicialRestraints posted:Making disturbing noises and releasing noxious odors is a time tested strategy to freak the gently caress out of those around you and lower the curve. The problem is that once you pop the cork, you gotta keep draining the bottle. loving capsaicin in your pipes is a terrible thing, but it does give you that nervous edge that pushes you to finish early, all the while unnerving those around you. Alright, enough of this: Best Battletech mercenary unit. Go.
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Incredulous Red posted:The problem is that once you pop the cork, you gotta keep draining the bottle. loving capsaicin in your pipes is a terrible thing, but it does give you that nervous edge that pushes you to finish early, all the while unnerving those around you. I don't play with little imaginary robots e: unless dreadnaughts count JudicialRestraints fucked around with this message at 07:52 on May 11, 2010 |
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JudicialRestraints posted:I don't play with little imaginary robots no only little imaginary rules
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This thread has pretty much become a running joke for me and some dudes in my class, like once a week or something someone says "did you read that law school thread on SA, did you hear there's a dude applying to starbucks now, hyuk hyuk hyuk" and it made me realize that when people I know talk about "thinking like a lawyer" they really mean surgically removing all traces of empathy and just replacing it with glee and schadenfreude. Well, that's when we aren't talking about our favorite pokemons.
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Incredulous Red posted:While reading con law I was suddenly struck by this thought: nm posted:No cheese on tacos in madison? Some wise Wisconsin grad found their true calling.
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builds character posted:No, no, no... Opposing counsels are Candidates, the act of granting certiorari is Jacob, the Supreme Court is the Island, the MiB is No, no, no... Personal judicial philosophies are Candidates, career politicians are Jacob, judicial review is the Island, the MiB is the non-legally educated populous. No, no, no...
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nm posted:No cheese on tacos in madison? Is La bamba still around? I was fond of their burritos the size of my head.
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I'm leaving my firm this summer to teach full-time (hooray!) and I'm not sure how much notice I should give. This is my third firm and I've been here almost a year. The first one I didn't like them and gave exactly 2 weeks' notice because I felt that was the minimum professional requirement. I got laid off from my second firm so giving notice wasn't an issue. Basically, I know my current firm will need to replace me, and it's likely to be with a new grad who might need some training. I was thinking of giving a month's notice, but I'm just not sure. I don't want to leave them high and dry, but I don't want to give too much notice in the event they are not happy with me leaving and ask me to go immediately (I don't anticipate that happening but you never know). Any suggestions?
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stop going and see how long it takes for them to stop paying you.
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If you know when you need to start preparing for your teaching job (or when you want to start preparing) then give notice now. As long as it's at least two weeks, notice is professionally given, but the longer the better. Edit: Or mention it off-handedly at a cocktail party that you're leaving in two months, then don't mention it again. See if they remember to stop paying you.
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