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mikeraskol posted:I'm at NYU and lucky enough to have a post-graduation job offer. I'm a transfer student, did my first year at FSU before coming up to New York. Whoa you're like a mirror Prussian Advisor (UF to Columbia).
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Gotta rock out my last CLE hours this week. Today I get to attend a free viewing of "New Stormwater Regulations in Virginia." The glamorous life of a lawyer.
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Oct 25, 2011 15:05
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entris posted:Gotta rock out my last CLE hours this week. Maritime law!
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Oct 25, 2011 15:07
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MoFauxHawk posted:Maritime law! wait, is that what this cle is going to be about?  I was hoping it was some rainwater run-off issue, which is far more interesting than boat law. At least run-off water is something I encounter in my daily life.
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Oct 25, 2011 15:15
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MoFauxHawk posted:Whoa you're like a mirror Prussian Advisor (UF to Columbia). Nice. Both of the Florida schools seem to do fairly well with transfers, in my transfer class there were 2 from UF and 2 from FSU. mikeraskol fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Oct 25, 2011 |
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Oct 25, 2011 15:40
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entris posted:wait, is that what this cle is going to be about? Those clothes you're wearing? Came here on a boat. The oil refined into gas in your car? 3/4 of the edible poo poo in your kitchen? Boats. Your fancy electronics, consumer goods, and boner pills? Etc etc. Admiralty owns. I'll grant you it's probably more interesting in a port city or somewhere around oil & gas exploration, though.
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Oct 25, 2011 15:51
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Those clothes you're wearing? Came here on a boat. The oil refined into gas in your car? 3/4 of the edible poo poo in your kitchen? Boats. Your fancy electronics, consumer goods, and boner pills? Etc etc. I buy all of my consumer goods via FedEx Air through Amazon. 
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Oct 25, 2011 17:18
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World first LLM in animal law!
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Oct 25, 2011 17:22
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Business posted:World first LLM in animal law! That is criminal. What animal law job requires a JD and an LLM? Paying for an extra degree to do animal law is incredibly, incredibly stupid.
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Oct 25, 2011 17:30
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Feces Starship posted:This is a very good idea and I appreciate it. I think your year is my year. I'm a 3L who is just really lazy about anything not directly related to getting a job Just looked and our info session was in january. If nothing else, the guys name was Nate, so you could try to find him on the lawhelp site.
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Oct 25, 2011 17:40
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entris posted:That is criminal. What animal law job requires a JD and an LLM? Paying for an extra degree to do animal law is incredibly, incredibly stupid. I hate all schools in Oregon. Also welcome NYU transfer homie, I too made the great success journey to more debt.
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Oct 25, 2011 18:28
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Feces Starship posted:mpre study advice - go 1.) have a pulse 2.) try not to be too hungover
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Oct 25, 2011 19:37
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entris posted:I buy all of my consumer goods via FedEx Air through Amazon. The boxes and bubble wrap came here on a boat. So did the Fedex driver probably.
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Oct 25, 2011 21:13
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Phil Moscowitz posted:The boxes and bubble wrap came here on a boat. So did the Fedex driver probably.  It doesn't matter, the CLE was about EPA and state environmental regulations pertaining to housing developments and whatnot and how they control run-off. Holy poo poo it was awful.
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Oct 25, 2011 21:17
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entris posted:It doesn't matter, the CLE was about EPA and state environmental regulations pertaining to housing developments and whatnot and how they control run-off. Holy poo poo it was awful. AA is for Quitters posted:Learning about all the minutae that makes the world work is...cool. You must not have What It Takes. Real Lawyers (to be) think this stuff is cool Also, I'm envisioning that these CLE things are just a string of PowerPoint slides accompanying a speaker for however many hours. Is this anything close to being right?
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Oct 25, 2011 22:14
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Green Crayons posted:
Yeah basically, except today we watched a video of a presentation from 2009, only the cameraman only got the speaker behind the podium and didn't shoot the projector screen, so we had no idea what the powerpoints were. And, by the way, most lawyers who present at CLEs are awful, awful public speakers. A lot of the lawyers who teach CLEs are chosen because they are very well-versed in their field and the subject matter, not because they are particularly engaging speakers.
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Oct 25, 2011 22:55
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Feces Starship posted:mpre study advice - go read the book cover to cover once and try not to get overly drunk the night before the test
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Oct 25, 2011 23:09
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Soothing Vapors posted:2.) try not to be too hungover evilweasel posted:try not to get overly drunk the night before the test I'm sensing a theme here.
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Oct 26, 2011 02:05
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http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/25/news/economy/Obama_student_loan/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1 "But now the White House says it will for a "limited time" offer a .5% interest rate break for all students who consolidate their loans into a direct loan." So I know .5% isn't much but I hope this doesn't mean I have to cancel my consolidation set to take effect in Nov to get the .5% credit.
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Oct 26, 2011 02:39
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Feces Starship posted:fffuuuuuuuuuuuuu i completely forgot about my pro bono requirement. any columbia law goons have a suggestion on the most painless way to get this done? Unemployment Action Center. Take a case that's no more than a week away, spend about 10-15 hours on it, work with a real client and provide real representation in a hearing before an ALJ. Actually cross-examine an employer who will almost always be completely outmatched by you. Help somebody who's unemployed get unemployment insurance. Really easy, really good experience.
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Oct 26, 2011 03:49
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Blakkout posted:I'm sensing a theme here. Don't be me. I retook, having studied the night before and without getting drunk, and I did fine.
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Oct 26, 2011 03:51
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sigmachiev posted:Also welcome NYU transfer homie, I too made the great success journey to more debt. I wish I knew there was a law school megathread back when I was making the decision and going through the transition, it probably would have helped a ton. I'm really happy with the way things worked out though.
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Oct 26, 2011 04:27
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entris posted:That is criminal. What animal law job requires a JD and an LLM? Paying for an extra degree to do animal law is incredibly, incredibly stupid. quote:A federal court is being asked to grant constitutional rights to five killer whales who perform at marine parks — an unprecedented and perhaps quixotic legal action that is nonetheless likely to stoke an ongoing, intense debate at America’s law schools over expansion of animal rights.
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Oct 26, 2011 10:00
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Hey I like animal law f u guys (the LLM is kinda stupid though)
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Oct 26, 2011 12:29
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Just attempted to register for Animal Law seminar. Conflicted with a "real" course. Promised self will take 3L year. Going to learn about boats and animals and gently caress all else. Can't wait to drop $15k on it!
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Oct 26, 2011 13:59
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Green Crayons posted:Just attempted to register for Animal Law seminar. Conflicted with a "real" course. Watch out for the manatee/boat hypo, it's tricky.
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Oct 26, 2011 16:39
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Omerta posted:Watch out for the manatee/boat hypo, it's tricky. Unless you're also an international law person, in which case the hypo is about a dugong and a boat.
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Oct 26, 2011 17:36
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Solid Lizzie posted:What, don't you want to be quoted in Salon? quote:The suit, which PETA says it will file Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Diego, hinges on the fact that the 13th Amendment, while prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude, does not specify that only humans can be victims. gently caress PETA forever. That is awful. I love animals but they don't get any rights.
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Oct 26, 2011 17:41
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Alaemon posted:Unless you're also an international law person, in which case the hypo is about a dugong and a boat. International animal law is really hot right now, lots of jobs there.
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Oct 26, 2011 17:42
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I donno man adorable panda bears can be pretty anal about reviewing and contesting billables.
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Oct 26, 2011 17:50
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TheSqueeze posted:I donno man adorable panda bears can be pretty anal about reviewing and contesting billables. I guess you are more likely to be careful with your hours when there's the chance that you will be mauled by a bear if you overbill.
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Oct 26, 2011 18:07
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entris posted:I love animals but they don't get any rights. Other than the right to be tasty along side mashed potatoes and carrots, amirite?
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entris posted:I guess you are more likely to be careful with your hours when there's the chance that you will be mauled by a bear if you overbill. On the bright side, your loans are automatically forgiven in the event of death or permanent and severe disability. A good mauling ought to go a long way towards permanent and severe disability. Edit: according to my phone, mauling = making. No, phone, bears maul people. People make people. Non-lawyer, non-depressed, non-indebted people make new people. BigHead fucked around with this message at 08:12 on Oct 27, 2011 |
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Oct 26, 2011 18:44
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Roger_Mudd posted:http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/25/news/economy/Obama_student_loan/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1 Classic, it starts in January so I don't qualify. NOT THE CHANGE I VOTED FOR!!!!
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Oct 27, 2011 02:06
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Roger_Mudd posted:Classic, it starts in January so I don't qualify.  policy."Hey, all you guys who already have student loans. gently caress you. We're only helping people who graduate next year and beyond." But... aren't the people who are already in repayment the ones who are defaulting on their loans? If you want to actually do something about student loans, it needs to be retrospective. As for the next generation, you know what a really good forward-looking policy would be? Stop telling kids to indenture themselves for 30 years to get an education.
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Oct 27, 2011 13:56
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10-8 posted:Yeah, this and the 2012 start date to lower IBR payments is a really Well it's being done by executive order rather than going through Congress, so there's probably limits on what can be done legally.
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Oct 27, 2011 14:03
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patent office is hiring again if anyone is interested in
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Oct 27, 2011 16:59
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I had my first work-related interaction with a partner from a large firm today. The case has some really screwed up facts, but essentially, because of the partner at the big firm and the CFO of my client's company, the client is now in default on a complaint for about 300k. The CFO expressed to us that he believed it was partially the big firm's fault. I suggested to the partner I'm working under that we could use the facts to get excusable negligence and have default opened. Partner chuckles and calls the partner at the big firm to DISCUSS. "If [client] even mentions my loving name in an affidavit or casts my firm in any negative light...blood will run through the loving street. We send [client] so much business, if [client] fucks with us we will end [client's] existence." So...yeah. Looks like I'm losing this motion.
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Oct 27, 2011 20:25
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Baruch Obamawitz posted:patent office is hiring again if anyone is interested in gonna go get an engineering degree just so I can get one of these sweet-rear end jobs
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Finally got a call about a clerkship interview... for the Supreme Court of Montana. Is this what my life has come to?
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