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annapavlova wrote:School? Grades?

fornicator wrote:what is my fate?

applied to over 200 law firms at OCI and by mass-mailing this fall, got 3 callbacks, no offers. took mostly business-law kinds of courses during 2L hoping to boost my marketability in the private sector. in the spring i emailed lots of small firms in small towns that i have connections to, asking whether they're looking to expand. all said no--even ones that would have only paid 35k. then i get an email from career services yesterday saying to expect basically no 3L hiring next year.

so it looks like private sector law is basically out, unless i go out on my own, and risk committing malpractice writ large.

it seems that the only way i'd ever escape financial collapse would be to use IBR's public interest provisions, but i don't see how i could even do that. how could i even get into public interest, with courses like securities regulations, bankruptcy, and tax, with no crim pro, no trial ad, etc., and never once having done anything for the public good? obviously, the SEC or IRS would be attractive candidates, but if i can't even break into shitlaw, i can't see that happening either.

so, should i just leave the country?

fornicator wrote:

annapavlova wrote:School? Grades?

top half, t14

Kchuck wrote:If true, this is terrifying.

Mattalones wrote:

fornicator wrote:

annapavlova wrote:School? Grades?

top half, t14

Don't believe it. I know plenty of people in good law schools, both in and out of T14, who did way better than this with similar grades. Something has to be missing here.

Kchuck wrote:If true, this is terrifying.

Mattalones wrote:

fornicator wrote:

annapavlova wrote:School? Grades?

top half, t14

Don't believe it. I know plenty of people in good law schools, both in and out of T14, who did way better than this with similar grades. Something has to be missing here.

Mattalones wrote:

fornicator wrote:

annapavlova wrote:School? Grades?

top half, t14

Don't believe it. I know plenty of people in good law schools, both in and out of T14, who did way better than this with similar grades. Something has to be missing here.

Z3RO wrote:

Mattalones wrote:

fornicator wrote:

annapavlova wrote:School? Grades?

top half, t14

Don't believe it. I know plenty of people in good law schools, both in and out of T14, who did way better than this with similar grades. Something has to be missing here.

Yeah. The user has 3 posts...

Kchuck wrote:If true, this is terrifying.

A'nold wrote:
TITCR, beat me to this post. It's totally just a coincidence that every single supposed top 14 student on here opens a new account.....

Where are the regulars in this situation? They never admit it. And, even if you do, many would be lying about their class standing.

A'nold wrote: Where are the regulars in this situation? You never see it. And, even if you do, many would be lying about their class standing.

disco_barred wrote:

A'nold wrote: Where are the regulars in this situation? You never see it. And, even if you do, many would be lying about their class standing.

I'm a TLS regular and a 1L at a T14. I know several 2Ls and 3Ls in positions very similar to the original poster.

Above median, do students with either big firm jobs or other 'decent' employment outnumber those without? Yes.

Above median, do students with big firm jobs outnumber those with other / no summer plans? Yeah, definitely.

Above median, are students in a position similar to the OP uncommon? Not in the slightest.

Pull your head out of your ass, A'nold. I'm here on t'other side of the fence. The grass is greener but the patches of brown are still alarmingly numerous.

fornicator wrote:
what is my fate?

never once having done anything for the public good...should i just leave the country?

A'nold wrote:Where are the regulars in this situation? You never see it. And, even if you do, many would be lying about their class standing.

disco_barred wrote:

A'nold wrote: Where are the regulars in this situation? You never see it. And, even if you do, many would be lying about their class standing.

I'm a TLS regular and a 1L at a T14. I know several 2Ls and 3Ls in positions very similar to the original poster.

Above median, do students with either big firm jobs or other 'decent' employment outnumber those without? Yes.

Above median, do students with big firm jobs outnumber those with other / no summer plans? Yeah, definitely.

Above median, are students in a position similar to the OP uncommon? Not in the slightest.

Pull your head out of your ass, A'nold. I'm here on t'other side of the fence. The grass is greener but the patches of brown are still alarmingly numerous.

A'nold wrote:

disco_barred wrote:

A'nold wrote: Where are the regulars in this situation? You never see it. And, even if you do, many would be lying about their class standing.

I'm a TLS regular and a 1L at a T14. I know several 2Ls and 3Ls in positions very similar to the original poster.

Above median, do students with either big firm jobs or other 'decent' employment outnumber those without? Yes.

Above median, do students with big firm jobs outnumber those with other / no summer plans? Yeah, definitely.

Above median, are students in a position similar to the OP uncommon? Not in the slightest.

Pull your head out of your ass, A'nold. I'm here on t'other side of the fence. The grass is greener but the patches of brown are still alarmingly numerous.

No, you guys are right, I was way too blankety with my statement. I just get sick of all the JDU trolls that come on here and open new accounts and assume that we will believe them.

I actually really meant what disco just said above, that above median good jobs are more common than not. I mean, I'm sure there are quite a few top 50% HLS grads in trouble right now, but I'm talking on average.