Rising 3L - Firm jobs in Chi with no SA, no firm experience
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:40 pm
I'm a rising 3L at a school that is not a feeder for Chicago, so my adviser has no idea what I should do to try to get a job in Chicago. I am moving to Chicago when I graduate (Spring of 2014) for my spouse's job. Any ideas of law firms I could apply to in Chicago that might be interested in a candidate like me?
I'm at a T30 law school, and I'm in the top 20%. I don't do journal or moot court, but I do an extracurricular that involves writing briefs that are filed with courts on behalf of pro bono clients. I also do some other extra curriculars, and I'm the president of one of them.
I spent my 1L summer with local gov and my 2L summer with a federal agency. I didn't feel like there was much room for improvement at either job - I never received constructive feedback on any assignments; they always just said that my work was really good and that I was one of the best interns they had ever had. I definitely liked the compliments, but I want to work somewhere where they will help me become a better lawyer.
Any suggestions about jobs in Chicago are appreciated, and firms more so. Thanks!
I'm at a T30 law school, and I'm in the top 20%. I don't do journal or moot court, but I do an extracurricular that involves writing briefs that are filed with courts on behalf of pro bono clients. I also do some other extra curriculars, and I'm the president of one of them.
I spent my 1L summer with local gov and my 2L summer with a federal agency. I didn't feel like there was much room for improvement at either job - I never received constructive feedback on any assignments; they always just said that my work was really good and that I was one of the best interns they had ever had. I definitely liked the compliments, but I want to work somewhere where they will help me become a better lawyer.
Any suggestions about jobs in Chicago are appreciated, and firms more so. Thanks!