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People keep talking about how HYS gives you these jobs that nobody else gets. But nobody elaborates.

I'll start: http://www.state.gov/s/l/

However, it's not clear to me that "L" is a YSH advantaged place. Might just be Y.

need more charts/graphs ITT

also: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=228857

Unicorn jobs aren't really all that cool anyway. Just sound prestigious.

Desert Fox wrote:People keep talking about how HYS gives you these jobs that nobody else gets. But nobody elaborates.

It's because you went to NU and wouldn't understand even if we tried to explain it. Just keep looking for prior art and stop asking questions.

[quote="AfghanTourist"]I'll start: http://www.state.gov/s/l/

However, it's not clear to me that "L" is a YSH advantaged place. Might just be Y.[/quote

Huh? That position is almost always filled by an HLS grad.

unc0mm0n1 wrote:

AfghanTourist wrote:I'll start: http://www.state.gov/s/l/

However, it's not clear to me that "L" is a YSH advantaged place. Might just be Y.[/quote

Huh? That position is almost always filled by an HLS grad.

People on the TLS forget all too often that outside of article 3 clerkship and top big law shops, the difference between HYS is non-existent. I never really understood their penchant to exaggerate the value of YLS, I don't see anyone consecrating UChi in a CCN discussion because of the marginal advantage it offers in academia/clerkship.

Black Astronaut?

Cited Source:

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=bla ... tedIndex=1

It's where you work 9-5 for $160k.


Edit: oh did you mean ones that exist? I'll get back to you

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worldtraveler wrote:Unicorn jobs aren't really all that cool anyway. Just sound prestigious.

Know who I am jealous of now that I practice? Shitlawyers. They go to court, have actual trials, don't deal with a lot of the biglaw institutionalized psychosis bullshit... There is nothing about unicorn jobs that appeals to me. I guess maybe impact litigation but I reeeeaaaaally don't want to deal with nonprofit world drama.

IAFG wrote:

worldtraveler wrote:Unicorn jobs aren't really all that cool anyway. Just sound prestigious.

Know who I am jealous of now that I practice? Shitlawyers. They go to court, have actual trials, don't deal with a lot of the biglaw institutionalized psychosis bullshit... There is nothing about unicorn jobs that appeals to me. I guess maybe impact litigation but I reeeeaaaaally don't want to deal with nonprofit world drama.

Goibg to court is over rated.

Desert Fox wrote:

IAFG wrote:

worldtraveler wrote:Unicorn jobs aren't really all that cool anyway. Just sound prestigious.

Know who I am jealous of now that I practice? Shitlawyers. They go to court, have actual trials, don't deal with a lot of the biglaw institutionalized psychosis bullshit... There is nothing about unicorn jobs that appeals to me. I guess maybe impact litigation but I reeeeaaaaally don't want to deal with nonprofit world drama.

Goibg to court is over rated.

But it gets me out of my windowless office.

Desert Fox wrote:

IAFG wrote:

worldtraveler wrote:Unicorn jobs aren't really all that cool anyway. Just sound prestigious.

Know who I am jealous of now that I practice? Shitlawyers. They go to court, have actual trials, don't deal with a lot of the biglaw institutionalized psychosis bullshit... There is nothing about unicorn jobs that appeals to me. I guess maybe impact litigation but I reeeeaaaaally don't want to deal with nonprofit world drama.

Goibg to court is over rated.

I just spent the week in court and had the time of my life. Have you ever even been inside a courtroom?

IAFG wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

IAFG wrote:

worldtraveler wrote:Unicorn jobs aren't really all that cool anyway. Just sound prestigious.

Know who I am jealous of now that I practice? Shitlawyers. They go to court, have actual trials, don't deal with a lot of the biglaw institutionalized psychosis bullshit... There is nothing about unicorn jobs that appeals to me. I guess maybe impact litigation but I reeeeaaaaally don't want to deal with nonprofit world drama.

Goibg to court is over rated.

I just spent the week in court and had the time of my life. Have you ever even been inside a courtroom?

and inside the dock doesn't count

you'd think that would count more

IAFG wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

IAFG wrote:

worldtraveler wrote:Unicorn jobs aren't really all that cool anyway. Just sound prestigious.

Know who I am jealous of now that I practice? Shitlawyers. They go to court, have actual trials, don't deal with a lot of the biglaw institutionalized psychosis bullshit... There is nothing about unicorn jobs that appeals to me. I guess maybe impact litigation but I reeeeaaaaally don't want to deal with nonprofit world drama.

Goibg to court is over rated.

I just spent the week in court and had the time of my life. Have you ever even been inside a courtroom?

1 you bitched about it non stop.

2 yes I did immigration court and it was terrible.

Someone mentioned in the other thread that in house at a major sports league counts as a unicorn job, so I was curious.

Don't know if these are accurate listings

NFL
http://www.martindale.com/Profile/Profi ... gId=434936
HYS-- 3
CCN-- 6
other t14-- 2
other-- 12

NBA
http://www.martindale.com/National-Bask ... people.htm
HYS-- 5
CCN-- 2
other t14-- 3
other-- 1

Desert Fox wrote: 1 you bitched about it non stop.

2 yes I did immigration court and it was terrible.

I bitch about my kid nonstop too doesn't mean my world doesn't revolve around her

Desert Fox wrote:

IAFG wrote:

worldtraveler wrote:Unicorn jobs aren't really all that cool anyway. Just sound prestigious.

Know who I am jealous of now that I practice? Shitlawyers. They go to court, have actual trials, don't deal with a lot of the biglaw institutionalized psychosis bullshit... There is nothing about unicorn jobs that appeals to me. I guess maybe impact litigation but I reeeeaaaaally don't want to deal with nonprofit world drama.

Goibg to court is over rated.

Thats because when biglawyers go to court, they just take notes or hold papers. Glorified water boys.

In terms of QOL, it seems like PI attorneys love their lives a lot more. Curious to see what "unicorn" PI attorneys think.

Some unicorn jobs have more approachable counterparts, that people overlook because of prestige. E.g. top grads fall over themselves to get a chance to do appellate work. But most of the guys who argue on the reg in our circuit court are from small local firms and went to Temple or whatever.

I used to think being an immigration lawyer would be interesting because you're in court all the time. Then I did a lot of immigration work my 3L year and realized an asylum interview is about 3 hours of just sitting there.

worldtraveler wrote:I used to think being an immigration lawyer would be interesting because you're in court all the time. Then I did a lot of immigration work my 3L year and realized an asylum interview is about 3 hours of just sitting there.

It would be a fun starter gig, but unless you had rich foreign royalty and celebs as clients most would be state run clinic type stuff or paid in wages that illegal immigrants can afford to pay.

It would be an interesting thing to do as a summer clinic to be sure. I'd hate to wake up a decade later realizing that I can't afford to quit since I am chasing a pension on it though.

Associate position in lifestyle a midlaw in Austin, Atlanta, or other dream cities for naive 0Ls. Pays 160k and 9:00~18:00 working hours; guaranteed partner track; in fact, you will be made partner by 33 years old; substantial responsibilities early on.

Occasionally, you will see a thread on TLS asking for this kind of jobs.

I wan to be the biglaw partner who does only animal law, takes only cases that he believes are in the best interests of the animals involved, and does mostly pro bono work. kthnx