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Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by MantisToboggan » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:42 pm

What are the best options for NY/CA firms in litigation at median (based on my grades, hovering around median for the last few years), assuming you stay around median? Yes, obviously it would be great if my grades went up, and yes I'm doing what I need to do to try and make that happen (meeting w/ professors, etc.)

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by GreenEggs » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:49 pm

I can't offer a lot of insight but people end up across the board in both NY and CA at lit firms with median grades. People can be more helpful if you list certain firms you're targeting.
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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by SolemnMan » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:49 pm

Median at CLS bars you only at a select few firms (Wachtell, Boies, Munger, etc.). While it's great to do better, your options are wide open at NY/CA.

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by pancakes3 » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:52 pm

chill on the OCI talk. it's only half your grades.

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by MantisToboggan » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm

Kummel wrote:I can't offer a lot of insight but people end up across the board in both NY and CA at lit firms with median grades. People can be more helpful if you list certain firms you're targeting.
I guess my dream firm would be DPW, and I'm extremely interested in MoFo.

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by MantisToboggan » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:01 pm

pancakes3 wrote:chill on the OCI talk. it's only half your grades.
wow! thank you for the great info

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by pancakes3 » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:02 pm

MantisToboggan wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:chill on the OCI talk. it's only half your grades.
wow! thank you for the great info
u mad?

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by MantisToboggan » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:10 pm

pancakes3 wrote:
MantisToboggan wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:chill on the OCI talk. it's only half your grades.
wow! thank you for the great info
u mad?
not really, you're just the exact unhelpful crustlord I expected on here

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by GreenEggs » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:13 pm

MantisToboggan wrote:
Kummel wrote:I can't offer a lot of insight but people end up across the board in both NY and CA at lit firms with median grades. People can be more helpful if you list certain firms you're targeting.
I guess my dream firm would be DPW, and I'm extremely interested in MoFo.
why? what's special about DPW and MoFo for you?
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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by pancakes3 » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:15 pm

MantisToboggan wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:
MantisToboggan wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:chill on the OCI talk. it's only half your grades.
wow! thank you for the great info
u mad?
not really, you're just the exact unhelpful crustlord I expected on here
what kind of help were you expecting now vs. 6 months from now?

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by MantisToboggan » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:23 pm

pancakes3 wrote:
MantisToboggan wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:
MantisToboggan wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:chill on the OCI talk. it's only half your grades.
wow! thank you for the great info
u mad?
not really, you're just the exact unhelpful crustlord I expected on here
what kind of help were you expecting now vs. 6 months from now?
did you not get hugged enough as a kid?

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by jbagelboy » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:27 pm

Again, not a major concern now. But Gibson, Debevoise, Weil, Skadden, ect. are all on the table. If you get your grades up just a tad to low stone, you’ll open up Davis Polk, Simpson, Cravath.

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by TheoO » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:18 am

jbagelboy wrote:Again, not a major concern now. But Gibson, Debevoise, Weil, Skadden, ect. are all on the table. If you get your grades up just a tad to low stone, you’ll open up Davis Polk, Simpson, Cravath.
These are a bit of a stretch (for the average law student), assuming same outcome in spring.

But median is a pretty good place to be for fall grades. Get a couple of As (and you'll have one class with a 2L curve, so one A- should be simple enough).

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Re: Around Median at CLS - Litigation?

Post by jbagelboy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:07 am

TheoO wrote:
jbagelboy wrote:Again, not a major concern now. But Gibson, Debevoise, Weil, Skadden, ect. are all on the table. If you get your grades up just a tad to low stone, you’ll open up Davis Polk, Simpson, Cravath.
These are a bit of a stretch (for the average law student), assuming same outcome in spring.

But median is a pretty good place to be for fall grades. Get a couple of As (and you'll have one class with a 2L curve, so one A- should be simple enough).
Yesh, I mean a median student should bid conservatively and include many non-selective firms before those ones. I was trying to give a sense of the best places that are still worth interviewing with/in the realm of possibility at median

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