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OptimistPrime posted:The other thing is to remember that things change. Now that poo poo has hit the fan and is slowly pulling back together, it's easier to gauge how a firm will react, but when I chose a place, I did it based on their perceived "humanity" and didn't mind that their prestige was confined to one region. faegre and benson?
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billion dollar bitch posted:How many significant figures should a GPA contain? there's a kid at my firm who has his GPA on his resume to 4 significant digits, I crack up every time I read it like, he thinks some managing partner at some firm is going reject him for his 3.97, but hire him on the spot for his 3.9743 Soothing Vapors fucked around with this message at 20:57 on Jul 16, 2010 |
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evilweasel posted:
At UT, it *has* to be two figures, no rounding, I assume that's relatively standard. Roger_Mudd posted:What's that smell? Oh that's right it's Houston. (doesn't work if your not from Houston) Man, I miss Houston, as a friend of mine once said, "Houston is the sort of city where you can party 'til four then walk down the street and get in on an underground poker league." I miss being able to go out at three in the morning and still find a ton of kickass restaurants.
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Daico posted:At UT, it *has* to be two figures, no rounding, I assume that's relatively standard. It was a trick question because Columbia doesn't officially recognize/provide GPA
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TheBestDeception posted:It was a trick question because Columbia doesn't officially recognize/provide GPA that's what they say but then they award honors based on your non-existent gpa (though they don't provide it or their official method for calculating it) low-tier honors is 3.410 or greater, high-tier honors is 3.800 or greater (but they don't recognize gpa!) evilweasel fucked around with this message at 21:08 on Jul 16, 2010 |
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Jul 16, 2010 21:03
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Daico posted:Man, I miss Houston, as a friend of mine once said, "Houston is the sort of city where you can party 'til four then walk down the street and get in on an underground poker league." So it's basically like every other cool city in the US except in lovely texas
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Phil Moscowitz posted:So it's basically like every other cool city in the US except in lovely texas most east coast cities you party till 2, which is a severe problem if you get used to that and then come to new york and constantly accidentally stay out till 4 when you need to be functional the next day
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Phil Moscowitz posted:So it's basically like every other cool city in the US except in lovely texas Watch your mouth pretty boy.  
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Phil Moscowitz posted:So it's basically like every other cool city in the US except in lovely texas Yeah, you're right, I guess there is less douche-y coastal elitism making GBS threads things up.
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Daico posted:Yeah, you're right, I guess there is less douche-y coastal elitism making GBS threads things up. but more lovely texas making GBS threads things up
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evilweasel posted:most east coast cities you party till 2, which is a severe problem if you get used to that and then come to new york and constantly accidentally stay out till 4 when you need to be functional the next day That's why God made Adderall.
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billion dollar bitch posted:That's why God made Adderall. how does adderall help with a hangover and four hours of sleep? cause if it does I'm so getting some
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I work for a solo practitioner right now and the understanding has been that I would work through the third year. I just interviewed with a federal judge for a fall externship. HOWEVER, if I get an offer for the externship I can't work for a private practice at the same time because of potential conflicts (this is a rule the court has, not just my own thoughts). Basically, I'd have to dick over the guy who hired me and I know he wouldn't take it well, but on the other hand it's federal and I want to clerk when I get out...gently caress maybe I'll get "lucky" and they'll just turn me down and I won't have to wrestle with this issue gently caress I need to go drink
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J Miracle posted:I work for a solo practitioner right now and the understanding has been that I would work through the third year. I just interviewed with a federal judge for a fall externship. HOWEVER, if I get an offer for the externship I can't work for a private practice at the same time because of potential conflicts (this is a rule the court has, not just my own thoughts). File this one under "problems you want to have"
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Do you have any hope of getting a federal clerkship? Getting an externship is far far easier since you're not competing with people from all over the country. Don't get me wrong, an externship can be a wonderful opportunity, but, you need to figure out whether it's going to help your career or not. Conversely, there is only so much benefit that you'll get out of working for a solo practitioner. Is the solo's practice doing well? Do you think it's something that could lead to a job offer? If you're just balancing unpaid externship with federal judge versus low paid internship with a solo that wont lead to a job offer, then the externship might still be worth it because of the unique experience it will offer.
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gvibes posted:Seriously? I think there's a difference between thinking about it and really taking it into consideration when making your decision. For example, if you want to be all happy and you want to work in SV you might go to work for Gunderson Dettmer because they're nice and they do good VC work and they were one of the first firms to really escalate associate compensation. Sure they're not super prestigious but they have good connections in the industry and they're an excellent firm so you'll probably be fine. Compare that line of thought to: Do I want to be a partner? Probably, but what if I don't and what if I don't make it? What if I only realize I don't want to be a partner four years in? What if I want to totally switch careers? Which firm will provide me the best opportunity to change careers or even just practice areas? Prestige becomes far more important in the latter calculus. Although, counterpoint - if you choose prestige you're less likely to be happy and more likely to leave.
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entris posted:JudicialRestraints why would you agree with that non-attorney in the legal questions thread I can't in good faith encourage him to reverse that plea agreement but I thought it would be funny if he would actually go through with it. I figured a little ego padding to let him know he's smarter than all them lawyers with their book lurnin would do the trick and convince him to go to trial on the DUI. I'm expecting a trip report when he gets out of jail in 6 months.
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Don't encourage the rabble, even if they do get lucky and occasionally spout a truth.
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J Miracle posted:I work for a solo practitioner right now and the understanding has been that I would work through the third year. I just interviewed with a federal judge for a fall externship. HOWEVER, if I get an offer for the externship I can't work for a private practice at the same time because of potential conflicts (this is a rule the court has, not just my own thoughts). How influential is the solo in the community you're in? Honestly, I didn't see the utility of clerkships when I first started out. Then I realized I don't know what the gently caress a judge thinks or how they make their decision and wish I had done one.
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externships won't get you a clerkship or a job when you get out, working for the solo might
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Phil Moscowitz posted:externships won't get you a clerkship or a job when you get out, working for the solo might Yep.
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poofactory posted:...It is surely difficult and most solos will likely fail, business is loving good for those that make it. I know dude, it is rough to get a solo started but if you're making a good living at it your definitely making some money, know what I'm sayin'?
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The janitor thread posted:Selavi, if men menstruated, janitors would be paid more than loving CEOs, or you would never get anybody to do the job.
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Heysh, you need to knoshk. People are workig here.
Sorry sir. I'll come back later.
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evilweasel posted:Worrying thing I just discovered: one of the paralegals just told me we have showers on one of the floors (not associated with a gym or anything). That's, uh, not a good sign. When they start giving out free greeting cards and pantyhose, then you should worry
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Defenestration posted:We have a shower in my publishing company. I wouldn't worry about it Every company should have showers. It'd encourage fatties to bike to work. I feel passionate about this issue, oddly enough. I feel passionate about showering with my coworkers.
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Also, for those of us taking the bar, is it worrisome that I remember 100% of my mnemonics but don't remember what they all apply to? I remember "MD's favorite son" (MDFVSO) but don't remember what it's for, and North Minneapolis, Witch Doctor vs Aorta (NMPLSMDVSAO) but don't remember what it's for. Oh, god. Edit: I even remembered how to spell mnemonics on my first try 
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Law360, New York (July 15, 2010) -- After abandoning the model briefly during the recession, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has become the third major law firm in recent weeks to announce it will revert back to a lockstep associate salary structure in 2011, and legal industry experts expect more firms to follow suit. well that sounds pretty-- quote:While associate pay structures may have changed as firms struggled to stay profitable during the economic downturn, the market rate for top-tier associates never changed, Williams said. quote:the market rate for top-tier associates never changed quote:top-tier poo poo
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Met an undergrad tonight who couldn't decide between two potential career paths. Either she will become an international human rights lawyer, or a criminal profiler for serial killers. Couldn't decide which path would lead her to greater disappointment. I smiled and nodded. Wish I was joking.
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BigHead posted:and North Minneapolis, Witch Doctor vs Aorta (NMPLSMDVSAO) but don't remember what it's for. Oh, god. What the christ?
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TheSqueeze posted:Met an undergrad tonight who couldn't decide between two potential career paths. She'd have better luck if she was considering picking between the NBA and the NFL, complete with the lack of requisite skills and incorrect gender.
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gvibes posted:e: Specifically, it was in claim construction briefing, and one side basically said "term X means Y," the other side responded, "Well, Y is an example of an X, but R, S, and T are also Xes (look at wikipedia!), so the proposed construction is too narrow." I'd use that 24/7 in claim construction, although it's established law that the PTO does claim construction differently.
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TheBestDeception posted:It was a trick question because Columbia doesn't officially recognize/provide GPA So what does Columbia actually give to students at the end of the semester? Just their grades in individual classes?
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jake1357 posted:So what does Columbia actually give to students at the end of the semester? Just their grades in individual classes? yep
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Shouldn't you be able to calculate your GPA from that? I don't see the point of that system
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billion dollar bitch posted:I'm firmly above median, billion dollar bitch posted:I mean honestly, 3.28 ... what do you think my chances are? I thought median at Columbia was at least 3.3. Edit: Also how do Columbia students know whether to calculate A- as 3.7 or 3.66, and B+ as 3.3 or 3.33? I guess you could look at how the undergrad does it. Or is there a standard for law schools?
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No official cum GPA = no official rankings = all Columbia students are special and none of them is bottom 50%
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MoFauxHawk posted:I thought median at Columbia was at least 3.3. After a lot of hunting around last year I found Columbia uses two digits but I don't recall how I figured that out. Since I had a lot of +'s but few -'s I wanted two digits so I needed to find something to justify that.
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Soothing Vapors posted:Shouldn't you be able to calculate your GPA from that? I don't see the point of that system insert stupid joke that every professor makes that "i know you went to law school so you wouldn't have to do math LOL"
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Petey posted:http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12826115 how did anyone fall for that poo poo, my firm gets like twenty of those a week
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