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Re: First Department

Post by Slytherpuff » Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:30 pm

jingosaur wrote:One of my affidavits is a notarized letter from me saying the people I worked with for one job wouldn't respond to my emails requesting them to fill out the Pro Bono form. Has anyone here done something similar and will it affect my admission? I have enough hours from other pro bono gigs.
That's what I did for an employer affidavit. I'm still waiting to hear if that's sufficient or if they want me to try harder to get it.

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Re: First Department

Post by Slytherpuff » Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:30 pm

runinthefront wrote:Can I ask a clarification re: the pro bono form? We fill it out ourselves and have it notarized. And then we mail it to our pro bono employers who basically just sign off on it and mail it back without getting a second notarization? Is that the procedure?
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Re: First Department

Post by Toubro » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:21 pm

Just got an email saying my "Orientation Affirmation Completion" is missing. Assuming that's the 2 hour online video?

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Re: First Department

Post by pinky7 » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:41 pm

That’s what i assume too

Although i cannot for the life of me find the darn codes?!

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Re: First Department

Post by Toubro » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:49 pm

pinky7 wrote:That’s what i assume too

Although i cannot for the life of me find the darn codes?!
I haven't watched them yet. They're not in there?!

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Re: First Department

Post by pinky7 » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:05 pm

Toubro wrote:
pinky7 wrote:That’s what i assume too

Although i cannot for the life of me find the darn codes?!
I haven't watched them yet. They're not in there?!
I’m on the last video and haven’t seen anything yet. Unless I’m blind...

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Re: First Department

Post by Toubro » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:12 pm

pinky7 wrote:
Toubro wrote:
pinky7 wrote:That’s what i assume too

Although i cannot for the life of me find the darn codes?!
I haven't watched them yet. They're not in there?!
I’m on the last video and haven’t seen anything yet. Unless I’m blind...
Ugh -- could it be the player you're using? Like it's cropping it out somehow?

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Re: First Department

Post by pinky7 » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:22 pm

Toubro wrote:
pinky7 wrote:
Toubro wrote:
pinky7 wrote:That’s what i assume too

Although i cannot for the life of me find the darn codes?!
I haven't watched them yet. They're not in there?!
I’m on the last video and haven’t seen anything yet. Unless I’m blind...
Ugh -- could it be the player you're using? Like it's cropping it out somehow?

It’s possible. Chrome wouldn’t even load, but on safari i have it on full screen and I’m really looking in the last video. Maybe it’s on the left! Wait, maybe right!

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Re: First Department

Post by barrelofmonkeys » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:29 pm

The codes only pop up for like 2 seconds. You need to be watching quite closely.

eta: at least for 2nd dept. dunno if 1st dept is different?

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Re: First Department

Post by Toubro » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:47 pm

barrelofmonkeys wrote:The codes only pop up for like 2 seconds. You need to be watching quite closely.

eta: at least for 2nd dept. dunno if 1st dept is different?
Not sure if they're the same because our speakers are all first department affiliated

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Re: First Department

Post by pinky7 » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:51 pm

Toubro wrote:
barrelofmonkeys wrote:The codes only pop up for like 2 seconds. You need to be watching quite closely.

eta: at least for 2nd dept. dunno if 1st dept is different?
Not sure if they're the same because our speakers are all first department affiliated
Well i got twenty mins left for the last video so I’ll pray they’re all there

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Re: First Department

Post by Toubro » Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:40 pm

All updates regarding these potentially mythical codes appreciated. I don't want to start watching unless I know they're actually there haha :?

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Re: First Department

Post by polkadot12 » Wed Dec 13, 2017 3:20 pm

Toubro wrote:All updates regarding these potentially mythical codes appreciated. I don't want to start watching unless I know they're actually there haha :?

theyre all sneakily there

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Re: First Department

Post by Carly » Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:01 pm

okay so I walked my application in on November 28, 2017 and received a tentative ceremony date enclosed with an attorney registration form and instructions re: the check on Friday.

Anyone know how long it takes to get the emailed official notice?

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Re: First Department

Post by honeyybee » Thu Dec 14, 2017 3:11 pm

Carly wrote:okay so I walked my application in on November 28, 2017 and received a tentative ceremony date enclosed with an attorney registration form and instructions re: the check on Friday.

Anyone know how long it takes to get the emailed official notice?
I haven't applied yet but what tentative ceremony date were you given?

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Re: First Department

Post by Carly » Thu Dec 14, 2017 3:41 pm

honeyybee wrote:
Carly wrote:okay so I walked my application in on November 28, 2017 and received a tentative ceremony date enclosed with an attorney registration form and instructions re: the check on Friday.

Anyone know how long it takes to get the emailed official notice?
I haven't applied yet but what tentative ceremony date were you given?
3/19 is my tentative date

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Re: First Department

Post by Toubro » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:41 am

Okay the third video didn't have a code, right? :(

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Re: First Department

Post by kumako » Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:21 pm

Toubro wrote:Okay the third video didn't have a code, right? :(
The code appeared at about 12:07 of the video

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Re: First Department

Post by Toubro » Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:54 pm

kumako wrote:
Toubro wrote:Okay the third video didn't have a code, right? :(
The code appeared at about 12:07 of the video
Hmm, it didn't for me. I'll just re watch it I guess :(

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Re: First Department

Post by gtown1212 » Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:40 pm

anyone know what they're up to w/ dates? I walked mine over last night.

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Re: First Department

Post by Banshee » Wed Dec 20, 2017 12:51 am

I received a general information email the other day with an attachment providing info for the interview and the swearing in ceremony. The page on the swearing in ceremony says that everyone is limited to two guests. I had previously asked at my firm and was told there was no limit.

Can anyone from previous ceremonies speak to whether they actually check number of guests or if you're cool as long as you're not rolling in with like 10 people?

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Re: First Department

Post by Slytherpuff » Wed Dec 27, 2017 3:44 pm

I'm very late to the party here, but I've finished 3/4 of the videos and the codes have been very easy to spot so far. They're all there, you might just need to scroll down or adjust your screen to make sure the video isn't cutting off for you.

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Re: First Department

Post by Toubro » Wed Dec 27, 2017 4:16 pm

Yeah, I managed to get all the codes eventually . . .

This whole process has been exhausting

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Re: First Department

Post by Carly » Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:53 pm

Banshee wrote:I received a general information email the other day with an attachment providing info for the interview and the swearing in ceremony. The page on the swearing in ceremony says that everyone is limited to two guests. I had previously asked at my firm and was told there was no limit.

Can anyone from previous ceremonies speak to whether they actually check number of guests or if you're cool as long as you're not rolling in with like 10 people?
was this the email with your finalized dates? so far all i've gotten was the letter with tentative dates and it didn't include number of guests but i'm gunna have to break this to my immediately family in the nicest way possible if it's really a 2 guest limit lol

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Re: First Department

Post by Banshee » Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:37 pm

Carly wrote:
Banshee wrote:I received a general information email the other day with an attachment providing info for the interview and the swearing in ceremony. The page on the swearing in ceremony says that everyone is limited to two guests. I had previously asked at my firm and was told there was no limit.

Can anyone from previous ceremonies speak to whether they actually check number of guests or if you're cool as long as you're not rolling in with like 10 people?
was this the email with your finalized dates? so far all i've gotten was the letter with tentative dates and it didn't include number of guests but i'm gunna have to break this to my immediately family in the nicest way possible if it's really a 2 guest limit lol
No, I received the email with the finalized dates and orientation video information and then about a week later received a general information email that included the 2 guest limit information. I still haven't been able to figure out if the limit is actually enforced though...

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