Duke Law Class of 2014 Forum

[WearyCartographer]

To all the 2013ers out there: Did y'all hear back from journals before OCI bids were due? I can't seeing it making much of a difference in how I bid, but it'd be nice to know.

[lawyerwannabe]

Someone in the Class of 2012 said they heard back on July 22. That would be right in the middle of bid week for us.

[lawyerwannabe]

We apparently find out tomorrow by 9 AM about exclusives. Better turnaround time than anticipated.

[beachbum]

We apparently find out tomorrow by 9 AM about exclusives. Better turnaround time than anticipated.

Yeah. And I just read through my note again and noticed plenty of bluebooking mistakes (or, specifically, one mistake that I kept making over and over again). Super.

[wiseowl]

We apparently find out tomorrow by 9 AM about exclusives. Better turnaround time than anticipated.

Yeah. And I just read through my note again and noticed plenty of bluebooking mistakes (or, specifically, one mistake that I kept making over and over again). Super.

Last summer out of the 50ish notes I graded, ZERO (not a single one) had less than 1-2 grave BB errors. The above the line writing is just as important (and for most journals, more so) than BB.

[lawyerwannabe]

We apparently find out tomorrow by 9 AM about exclusives. Better turnaround time than anticipated.

Yeah. And I just read through my note again and noticed plenty of bluebooking mistakes (or, specifically, one mistake that I kept making over and over again). Super.

+1. No grave mistakes but in the bluebooking world it will probably seem pretty monumental lol.

[dabbadon8]

I don't know why duke seems to love to inspire anxiety. I can't see any (good) reason to send an email letting us know journal results will be out tomorrow. They also do the same with grades.

[lawyerwannabe]

TBH, I do not have almost any anxiety over journal notifications. However, when they do it with grades, it is so cruel. I never get anything done the day they are announced to be coming out in like 5 hours.

[quakeroats]

TBH, I do not have almost any anxiety over journal notifications. However, when they do it with grades, it is so cruel. I never get anything done the day they are announced to be coming out in like 5 hours.

Think about the alternative. They could just show up without warning or they could trickle in over a period of weeks. I suspect you'd spend a lot more time refreshing ACES if they didn't send an email first.

[lawyerwannabe]

Yes. Compared to "trickling in" this is much better.

[beachbum]

So... all 2Ls are "staff editors" on journals, right? (Updating resume).

[wiseowl]

yes

[beachbum]

yes

gracias

[beachbum]

Ok, one more question: so doing a second journal would be really, really stupid, right? There's nothing I'm missing?

[WearyCartographer]

Rising 2L too, so take what I say with a grain of salt. But I was in that predicament last week and based on my discussions with 3Ls, alumni, and even CPDC, 80% said don't do it and the other 20% said do it only if you are VERY interested in the topic of the secondary journal. No one said it adds any benefit to your resume.

Basically, I came to the conclusion that unless you were a masochist who really loved Bluebooking and academic scholarship OR you had a strong academic interest on the subject matter of both journals and they would help weave a good tale for employers, don't do it.

[beachbum]

Fair enough, that's about what I was expecting. I don't have a huge interest in the second journal (not enough to justify the time commitment, anyway), so I'll stick with my one.

[WannabeBlueDevil]

Hey all,

Ill be joining you guys next year as a transfer. Any advice about moving to Duke and trying to do well in school would be greatly appreciated.

I am also looking for a housemate/roommate.

Look forward to seeing you around campus, and good luck in OCI!!!

"May the odds be ever in your favor." (sorry, had to it).

[Breezin]

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