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1L Summer Job Advice
DA's office in a major city vs. in house counsel for a very large corporation for someone who wants to do biglaw
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do you lean litigation or transactional?
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Transactional, though not really too sure yet
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then go with the in-house position.Anonymous User wrote:Transactional, though not really too sure yet
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agreed.Boba Fett wrote:then go with the in-house position.Anonymous User wrote:Transactional, though not really too sure yet
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thanks, sounds like its not a significant difference between the two, right?
So if working for the DA would be much more convenient for logistical reasons, should I still consider it?
So if working for the DA would be much more convenient for logistical reasons, should I still consider it?
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In house counsel is going to be more directly relevant to pursuing a BigLaw career. If you know you want to do BigLaw now, why even bother with the DA's office? Let someone who might actually want to work in criminal law in the future have that spot.
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Good point, but I guess I don't really know for sure, still a 1L without any experience. Also, its largely a matter of convenience, the DA job logistically would be significantly easier.vanwinkle wrote:In house counsel is going to be more directly relevant to pursuing a BigLaw career. If you know you want to do BigLaw now, why even bother with the DA's office? Let someone who might actually want to work in criminal law in the future have that spot.
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The difference between the two is huge--their totally different experiences.Anonymous User wrote:thanks, sounds like its not a significant difference between the two, right?
So if working for the DA would be much more convenient for logistical reasons, should I still consider it?
If you're asking whether there's a difference in "prestige"--again, it totally depends on what you want to do, and I think if you wanted to be a trial lawyer you would already know it.
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if you want biglaw take the inhouse gig.
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If you don't mind me asking, how did you get the in-house position?
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he first applied, he was then interviewed, and, lastly, they offered him the position.Anonymous User wrote:If you don't mind me asking, how did you get the in-house position?
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Get paid, go in-house.
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The better question is: why are both of these anonymous?Anonymous User wrote:he first applied, he was then interviewed, and, lastly, they offered him the position.Anonymous User wrote:If you don't mind me asking, how did you get the in-house position?
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Job-fail deniability.mistergoft wrote:The better question is: why are both of these anonymous?Anonymous User wrote:he first applied, he was then interviewed, and, lastly, they offered him the position.Anonymous User wrote:If you don't mind me asking, how did you get the in-house position?
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Anonymous User wrote:thanks, sounds like its not a significant difference between the two, right?
So if working for the DA would be much more convenient for logistical reasons, should I still consider it?
As mentioned, there is a huge difference between the two in terms of what you will actually be doing. Though, there is virtually zero difference in terms of your future prospects. In fact, if you think you are leaning toward transactional work it might be a good idea to check out crim. and see what it is all about. Figuring out what you want to do is often about finding out what you don't want to do.
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