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Agesilaus posted:Taco chat is one of the worst aspects of american culture. Death to tacos Ok grumblefish, we've put up with a lot, but now you've gone too far. nm fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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what's the deal with how they make quesadillas at felipe's and anna's and boca grande in cambridge. is the "grilled burrito" style quesadilla more authentic, because I definitely never had any like that in california or the southwest also where's all the good tacos in this town, i need some taco trucks
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# ? Feb 24, 2012 19:38 |
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J Miracle posted:It's still nothing like law school Yay we've established law school is useless at teaching you the practice of law. It's like going to architecture school for five years and being given a hammer on your first day on the job.
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# ? Feb 24, 2012 20:35 |
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MEET ME BY DUCKS posted:also where's all the good tacos in this town, i need some taco trucks should've thought of that before you came to massachusetts
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CaptainScraps posted:Yay we've established law school is useless at teaching you the practice of law. You guys just don't value that they taught you how to "Think Like a Lawyer"TM. It was totally worth the 150k because of my new and exiting ability to "Think Like a Lawyer"TM.
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# ? Feb 24, 2012 21:17 |
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Red Bean Juice posted:should've thought of that before you came to massachusetts what's wrong with this terrible state, why are there seafood trucks selling 12 dollar sandwiches but no tacos
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# ? Feb 24, 2012 21:19 |
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Ok, taco chat has me down for getting tacos at some point today. Any recommendations for the Denver area? I've only been to: http://www.patzcuaros.com/ and http://www.dcorazonrestaurant.com/ (LoDo's location). I loved both of them, but I really don't have the experience that you all seem to have when it comes to authentic tacos/burritos. Guide me, wise ones. EDIT: And I've been to http://www.restauranteur.com/laloma/ tau fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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Stop fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Jan 30, 2013 |
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I Am Not A Lawyer but I can say I've enjoyed Pinche Tacos while drunk in Denver. edit: I cannot speak for their authenticity, however, as I am not familiar in the study of the One True Taco plester1 fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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plester1 posted:I Am Not A Lawyer but I can say I've enjoyed Pinche Tacos while drunk in Denver. Nice. I've heard their whiskey selection is great! Double-whammy!
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CaptainScraps posted:Yay we've established law school is useless at teaching you the practice of law. I actually think architecture is a really good analogy. While you're in school, you can think of whimsical and crazy things that are theoretically interesting, challenge existing structures (lol) etc. But then you graduate and you're drawing up plans for another 3 bed, 2 bath, colonial with granite countertops or proofreading a structured credit agreement to make sure all the blanks were filled in. And that realization completely sucked the desire to do anything out of me once I got an SA. Why bother?
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The Dagda posted:Edit: you're at Berkeley, right? Didn't they just build a new Gordo's on Telegraph? I remember the Gordo's on College being fairly good, maybe you'll have luck there if you don't want to haul your rear end all the way out to Oakland or SF. They did indeed, and the locations are pretty much equidistant to my house. It's the best game in town and there are times when their carnitas is legitimately awesome but it's been hit and miss for me the last couple times I've been. Even at its best it is not better than many places in SD.
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Roger_Mudd posted:You guys just don't value that they taught you how to "Think Like a Lawyer"TM. It was totally worth the 150k because of my new and exiting ability to "Think Like a Lawyer"TM. I don't think I actually learned how to "Think Like a Lawyer"TM. Can I get a refund?
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# ? Feb 25, 2012 00:08 |
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Woo hoo! I got a 1L Summer Associate in NY Biglaw! Go to law school, plenty of jobs, die happy!
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Omerta posted:I actually think architecture is a really good analogy. While you're in school, you can think of whimsical and crazy things that are theoretically interesting, challenge existing structures (lol) etc. But then you graduate and you're drawing up plans for another 3 bed, 2 bath, colonial with granite countertops or proofreading a structured credit agreement to make sure all the blanks were filled in. That's not how I remember it at all. I just remember a load of meaningless bullshit, usually about subjects that I couldn't give a toss about. Law school no basis in reality, doesn't challenge anything, nothing crazy happens there (at least not in a good sense), and there is nothing more boring than the drudgery of the bluebook. Then I started real life law work and found myself with plenty of challenging and interesting cases. Gonna challenge existing structures by demanding trial by ordeal sometime soon; still performing research, though. Agesilaus fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Feb 25, 2012 |
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Colorblind Pilot posted:Woo hoo! I got a 1L Summer Associate in NY Biglaw! Well, you know what they say about having high hopes, soaring into the sky... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2OS2pwrZTI
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Stop posted:The West Village Dos Toros isn't that great. Feels and tastes like a glorified chipotle but ymmv. I'll stop by there sometime, thanks for the tip. To be honest, I do head over to Spanish Harlem sometimes, I've found some pretty tasty tacquerias over there. Very different from what I'm used to, though, and the only thing I've had over there was tacos. Sometimes, I just want something big, foil-wrapped, and full of goddamn everything.
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# ? Feb 25, 2012 07:30 |
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Staten Island has an amazing couple of streets full of awesome taquerias and Latin bakeries within walking distance of the ferry. And while you're there, you might want to try the best Sri Lankan and Liberian food in the country. Yes, I know you're not actually going to go there. Edit: Also if you want a giant foil-wrapped burrito-like thingy, get a Caribbean/South Asian roti on Staten Island, also walking distance from the ferry.
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MoFauxHawk posted:Staten Island has an amazing couple of streets full of awesome taquerias and Latin bakeries within walking distance of the ferry. And while you're there, you might want to try the best Sri Lankan and Liberian food in the country. Yes, I know you're not actually going to go there. I would it if wasn't 4000mi away and gas didn't cost 4.40
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# ? Feb 25, 2012 21:45 |
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This is causing a huge clusterfuck at my school http://abovethelaw.com/2012/02/this-is-how-you-apply-to-be-dean-of-your-law-school-even-if-it-means-you-wont-get-the-job/#more-138265 quote:It reads like a true, Jerry Maguire-style “mission statement.”
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# ? Feb 25, 2012 23:28 |
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That's pretty excellent. I'm quoting his letter here because it's worth reading and it's better than the ATL version with crappy commentary.quote:
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# ? Feb 26, 2012 02:29 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUdB8gCMcXI Howard E. Abrams Professor of Law
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# ? Feb 26, 2012 03:36 |
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The only problem I have is that "entrepreneurial" is often a code word for "There are no jobs, so start a small business that is almost certain to fail due to the same market conditions that caused the shortage of jobs in the first place." Seriously, "I can't find a job" is probably the worst reason ever to start your own company.
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Colorblind Pilot posted:Woo hoo! I got a 1L Summer Associate in NY Biglaw! Are you a URM or LGBT or otherwise diverse? I only ask because I've literally never heard of a 1L summer associate gig going to a non-diverse applicant.
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Konstantin posted:The only problem I have is that "entrepreneurial" is often a code word for "There are no jobs, so start a small business that is almost certain to fail due to the same market conditions that caused the shortage of jobs in the first place." Seriously, "I can't find a job" is probably the worst reason ever to start your own company. I guess it could lead to a ton of hyper-specialized practices, but even then you need some firm experience just to learn how to write briefs and motions and how to file them. If I can't get a government job, I'm definitely considering a practice that just specializes in agricultural work like farm program payment/crop insurance management, Chapter 12 bankruptcies, and USDA NAD appeals. There can't be more than 100 people doing that nationally right now, and most of the existing ones are ancient. That still leaves the issue of marketing yourself and actually getting the clients through the door, though. Mons Hubris fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Feb 26, 2012 |
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Stop fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Jan 30, 2013 |
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Question: how long after application do you generally hear from places? I got waitlisted at Georgetown fairly quickly, and Columbia rejected me a little bit ago, but the others I haven't heard from and it's been about eight weeks now. Should I follow up with admissions offices, or would that be being a pest?
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Lilosh posted:Are you a URM or LGBT or otherwise diverse? I only ask because I've literally never heard of a 1L summer associate gig going to a non-diverse applicant. It's not that uncommon at good schools. Pre-2009 25% of the class would get them. Now...probably more like 10%.
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HiddenReplaced posted:It's not that uncommon at good schools. Pre-2009 25% of the class would get them. Now...probably more like 10%. I was just about to post pretty much this. As an '08 graduate I think pretty much everyone in my class who wanted a big firm summer associate their 1L year got one. Of course now several of those people don't have jobs at all so...yeah, times have changed.
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Lilosh posted:Are you a URM or LGBT or otherwise diverse? I only ask because I've literally never heard of a 1L summer associate gig going to a non-diverse applicant. i had one. i am white + lovely student
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Lilosh posted:Are you a URM or LGBT or otherwise diverse? I only ask because I've literally never heard of a 1L summer associate gig going to a non-diverse applicant. Most of our 1L SAs were whitebread.
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Are you a Summer Associate or some kind of clerk/researcher, because not all large firms give 1Ls the SA label even if they do pretty much what the 2L summers do.
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# ? Feb 26, 2012 10:48 |
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So close to being done with this bar exam. Pass or fail (most likely the latter, cause lol @ remembering all the rules well enough to express them on an essay, and the MBE is only worth 1/3) at least I'll be done. Allahu akhbar!
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Unamuno posted:So close to being done with this bar exam. Pass or fail (most likely the latter, cause lol @ remembering all the rules well enough to express them on an essay, and the MBE is only worth 1/3) at least I'll be done. Agreed. I've gone from not caring about it, to devoting my waking life to learning it, to realizing there is no way I can learn all that poo poo. I'm just gonna do some MBE stuff today and read over model essay answers. My plan is if I blank on an essay, to just make up a plausible-sounding rule and make it seem like I know what I'm talking about. Confidence, man.
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Fluffykins posted:My plan is if I blank on an essay, to just make up a plausible-sounding rule and make it seem like I know what I'm talking about. Confidence, man. I'm avoiding doing MEE questions by posting in this thread. It is really a lot about confidence and the ability to just plow through. I'm sure it was talked about at the time, but summer 2011 exam had a MEE question about interlocutory appeals and when they were proper. It was one of those great times you could tell when people were getting to the question by watching them, because they would get a really confused look on their face. Anyway, I had no idea what I was talking about and I got an average score for the question (which is, of course, much more than is needed to pass.) At least I don't have to deal with the MBE this time around.
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Feces Starship posted:i had one. i am white + lovely student Hey, check your email when you get a sec. I emailed you about a week ago about the sublet you mentioned a few pages back.
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sigmachiev posted:Are you a Summer Associate or some kind of clerk/researcher, because not all large firms give 1Ls the SA label even if they do pretty much what the 2L summers do. I'm a Summer Associate and I'm just sort of part of the 2L SA class. They told me that most people I work with won't even know I'm a 1L since they're integrated into the SA class. And from what I hear, 1Ls get permanent offers at the end of the summers just like 2Ls, so that means I can officially stop giving a poop about law school. I'm not a URM or anything, but I do have a tech background and work experience.
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# ? Feb 26, 2012 17:31 |
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Even if firms call them Summer Associates, summer associates at Biglaw firms are still clerks. Since I was a little baby, I remember my dad always talking about the "law clerks" at his little firm. Biglaw firms may use that fancier sounding title, but make no mistake about the fact that you're clerking at these firms.
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tech background seems even better for getting a 1L SA position than URM I haven't met any classmates with tech backgrounds without an SA position if they wanted one
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Lilosh posted:Hey, check your email when you get a sec. I emailed you about a week ago about the sublet you mentioned a few pages back. sorry. replied to u
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