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HooKars posted:Yep. Same hours, lower pay, and they bill me out at normal associate rates. From what you've said previously, it doesn't sound like you want to be in a firm forever anyway, so this seems like a pretty good deal even if the pay is lower. At least you don't have to worry about putting on an appearance of being partnership material, and it's easier to find a job when you have a job.
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Oh, gently caress it. My grades are awesome, my CV is middling. I will get two clerkships in summer at good or mid-tier firms, and then re-apply to Allen and Overy (the only firm I've cared about) and get it. I'm just that good. Years from now, I will die alone with a pile of money and a single copy of my hosed up cover letter, tears of blood streaking it, upset at the idea I could've made more money.
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Aug 13, 2010 17:11
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Neurosis posted:Oh well, three errors out of twenty-five applications. There's always next winter. I'm sure there are always spelling and grammatical errors that people don't pick up on and won't get you auto-rejected, but something like spelling the firm's name wrong is probably not one of them. And thanks everyone for the Congrats. I'm still excited to be employed even if it does sadly involve the law
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Yeah I'm pretty sure that even if you reapply, they might be like "Hey it's that guy who spelled our firm name wrong last time" and summarily round-file your resume
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If any of the lawyers have experience with firm mergers (from either side of the merger) please PM me as I'd like to ask you a few questions.
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Probably right. Just having my post-app meltdown in this thread. I have reviewed all my other letters and answers to the silly questions they ask (How does a big firm retain its competitive edge post-GFC? as an example). This is the only application with a major error; of the others one had an 80 entered instead of a 78 in a non-law subject, the third had the place where I heard about them entered as a careers fair where they did not have a stall, but only provided an information pamphlet. But it's good to be told I'm dumb for things I know I'm dumb for because it's too embarrassing to mention these oversights to law friends. 
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entris posted:I always notice typos and I do judge people for them. All else being equal, I am more likely to pay attention to the typo-free person. Whenever I spot a typo in a judge's copy, I make sure to circle it. They amuse my judge.
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Neurosis posted:Probably right. Just having my post-app meltdown in this thread. I have reviewed all my other letters and answers to the silly questions they ask (How does a big firm retain its competitive edge post-GFC? as an example). This is the only application with a major error; of the others one had an 80 entered instead of a 78 in a non-law subject, the third had the place where I heard about them entered as a careers fair where they did not have a stall, but only provided an information pamphlet. Just be more careful in the future. And you owe us each a $5 BJ for our constructive feedback. Hey look, you're employed!
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i also got an offer. go me
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HooKars posted:Business and Finance. Though its a ridiculously obscure subsection of that which kind of sucks. I'm also non-partnership track with the same billable hours as partnership track, but at least they're calling me an associate vs. staff attorney so it won't hurt the resume. Congrats! I'm sorry it's law and business and finance. Congrats to everyone else getting jobs as well.
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Secret Asian Man posted:i also got an offer. go me The end is nigh.
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Hey Minnesota/Iowa/Urbana Champagne goons, how does OCI look? Is the midwest hosed or is it just us?
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JudicialRestraints posted:Hey Minnesota/Iowa/Urbana Champagne goons, how does OCI look? Is the midwest hosed or is it just us? Wisconsin just sucks.
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nm posted:I've been informed that Minnesota has jobs. I may have been mis-informed, but the people I know there are feeling ok. 8/30 of our OCI is from Minneapolis. I'm not sure if Wisconsin is exploding or if our career services office is just trying to induce mass suicide.
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Neurosis posted:Probably right. Just having my post-app meltdown in this thread. I have reviewed all my other letters and answers to the silly questions they ask (How does a big firm retain its competitive edge post-GFC? as an example). This is the only application with a major error; of the others one had an 80 entered instead of a 78 in a non-law subject, the third had the place where I heard about them entered as a careers fair where they did not have a stall, but only provided an information pamphlet. Didn't you say you're in the top 10 or so at UWA? If so, I don't see why you'd have a problem getting a top-tier clerkship, whether it's at A&O or somewhere else. I wouldn't worry too much.
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why is allen & overy the only firm you care about?
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Today I'll be going to a gay wedding where apparently a fortune is being spent on the alcohol. I'll dedicate my drinking tonight to Ainsley getting a job and closing the circle of life as far as this thread is concerned.
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Welp, got handed another batch of files on Friday so it looks like I'll be spending another weekend at the office Is it possible to be burned out after 3 years? gently caress this profession.
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GamingHyena posted:Is it possible to be burned out after 3 years? gently caress this profession.
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GamingHyena posted:Welp, got handed another batch of files on Friday so it looks like I'll be spending another weekend at the office burn out faster, I want your job.
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HiddenReplaced posted:The end is nigh. I got an offer too for a St. Louis firm and my girlfriend wants to move there with me. New thread title time. Also, congrats everybody!
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nm posted:95% of civil firms are irrationally evil. must remember to pick irrationally evil next time I play baldur's gate This is my last weekend before work, gonna see if I can find a place that serves a proper breakfast, the kind that doesn't involve burnt american bacon
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Just chiming in to say gently caress the LSAT. gently caress the LSAT.
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Duper posted:Just chiming in to say gently caress the LSAT. and you will, man. with the right amount of focused attention and practice, you will gently caress that bitch so hard that she wont be able to resist screaming your name and 180 over and over in an eternal climactic refrain. you got this bro
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Duper posted:Just chiming in to say gently caress the LSAT. The LSAT is the easiest test you will take for the rest of your life.
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Taking the LSAT is basically failing the meta-test of life. Also congratulations to those of you who received jobs.
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billion dollar bitch posted:Taking the LSAT is basically failing the meta-test of life. Nah, you don't actually fail the meta-test til you enroll.
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Lykourgos posted:This is my last weekend before work, gonna see if I can find a place that serves a proper breakfast, the kind that doesn't involve burnt american bacon You're in Chicago, right? http://www.theglobepub.com/ Also fun as hell to have a few pints there and watch football. You'll find quite a few other expats there if you go at a busy time. You can thank me later, goon sir.
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should have listened to you, Defleshed. The missus made me go to some place called "bakin' & eggs" up in the norther part of the city, and they serve the typical american bacon. I specifically asked, "does your bacon consist of burnt pieces of bark that taste dreadful?" and not only did they deny this, but they then agreed with my description of how bacon should be, and said that I would be served such quality meat. All lies; the bacon was a somewhat thicker than usual, but just as narrow, strip of charred bark. In other news, I'm reading Courtroom 302 and I'm p sure I did the appeal for one of the characters who crops up. The author is a rank outsider who doesn't appear to understand or appreciate a lot of what goes on about him, but he does a fair job of rekindling warm memories of working there (26th, not 302 specifically). Wish he would stop trying to insert his own, journo-quality opinions into everything, though.
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GregNorc posted:The dot com boom was filled with cool new business models. Reminder that this is good ole Ashton O'Dwyer, the guy who declared his house a sovereign nation after Katrina and who called Federal District Judge Ivan Lemelle a "Negro" in a handwritten contempt opposition
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JudicialRestraints posted:burn out faster, I want your job. Well I mean who doesn't enjoy a 7 day work week? I seriously think I'm getting burned out. Older lawyers, does it ever get better?
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Lykourgos posted:should have listened to you, Defleshed. The missus made me go to some place called "bakin' & eggs" up in the norther part of the city, and they serve the typical american bacon. I specifically asked, "does your bacon consist of burnt pieces of bark that taste dreadful?" and not only did they deny this, but they then agreed with my description of how bacon should be, and said that I would be served such quality meat. All lies; the bacon was a somewhat thicker than usual, but just as narrow, strip of charred bark.
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10-8 posted:I know the chef at B&E and I have eaten there more times than I can count. I really don't know what kind of bacon you're expecting. I mean, come on, B&E has something like five types of bacon to choose from, you couldn't find one to your liking? Do the brits eat their bacon raw? [img]http://img.waffleimages.com/f4281a8c38873428ace13c4949e8248d2705406a/bacon_rasher[sm].jpg[/img] Having lived in England and eaten their bacon, I can tell you that American bacon is better. But Pancetta is better than all of these.
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Workplace violence update: Well the boss that attacked me got let go today. Schadenfreude for the win!
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Roger_Mudd posted:Workplace violence update: Also, gently caress the civil suit, I want details.
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nm posted:English Bacon looks like this it looks like a placenta
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Thank you for the pic NM, but you are dead wrong about which bacon tastes better. I find it confusing that you would even suggest that American bacon has taste.10-8 posted:I know the chef at B&E and I have eaten there more times than I can count. I really don't know what kind of bacon you're expecting. I mean, come on, B&E has something like five types of bacon to choose from, you couldn't find one to your liking? Do the brits eat their bacon raw? They tried to pull that "different types of bacon" rubbish on me; I don't want to hear all the stupid flavourings or methods of smoking they use, I just want a piece of bacon that is actually worthy of that name. Also, B&E was packed full of noisy dickheads, it took fifty minutes to get a seat, and they don't know how to make a cup of tea. Pro-tip: if you're a breakfast place and it takes fifty minutes to get a seat, just close your doors/shoot yourself
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nm posted:Are you still employed? Nah I resigned after she attacked me and I got yelled at for it. Long story short: She was incompetent and didn't do anything (I mean literally in the office for 3-4 hours a week), upper management offered me her job. The day she was supposed to be fired, she got put on probation instead BUT I was told they didn't want me to leave and that I didn't have to take any poo poo from her. I didn't take any poo poo from her, gave some of my own, she flew off the handle and charged me like a bull with rabies. I dodged her but she still made contact (I could have laid her out but no one would believe she charged a 6'2, 220lb dude). CEO came to the office, told me I was acting like a child and wanted me to sit down with her and "work things out". I declined the working of things out and resigned. 8 days later she got fired. You could say we both lost but she made about 3x what I did so I'm claiming victory.
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