The Official 1L Summer Employment Thread - 2012 Edition Forum

[Dany]

Totally uncalled for.

[Guchster]

Totally uncalled for.

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maybehedidnotgetjoke?

[adonai]

Totally uncalled for.

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maybehedidnotgetjoke?

maybethatwasthejokebutitwasntveryfunnysoi'llstopandgocryinthecornernow

[Dany]

legit confused

[Guchster]

legit confused

halp

[bk1]

While SEC as a 2L seems to be a terrible idea at least in combined TLS opinion. How does it look as a 1L? I'm actually interested in securities litigation and have prior w/e in the investment industry. Only catch on this offer is that it's for the Salt Lake City office (my 2nd choice for location) and I'm weighing it against a small public interest organization in San Diego. I'm hoping to get back to SoCal from a BC/BU/GW/ND but have very strong ties to the region (family, UD school, and w/e before school). Have grades that should at least get me big law interviews as long as I repeat or don't drop drastically next semester.

The reason people on TLS think that SEC for 2L summer is a bad idea is because generally at top end schools your 2L summer is for a place that will lead to a postgrad employment offer. Nothing wrong with the SEC for 1L. Since your resume screams SoCal outside of your law school, I think there's nothing wrong with going to Salt Lake if you really would prefer the SEC over the PI org.

[Anonymous User]

Finally got a job offer. Waiting to hear on three more places, but talk about a weight off my shoulders.

[drmguy]

Finally got a job offer. Waiting to hear on three more places, but talk about a weight off my shoulders.

Same here

Can't express how great it feels to get that over with before spring break.

[Anonymous User]

Finally got a job offer. Waiting to hear on three more places, but talk about a weight off my shoulders.

Same here

Can't express how great it feels to get that over with before spring break.

Fuck, man, I know. It's a huge, huge weight off my shoulders. I have been freaking out about it and not doing well in class the last two weeks due to all the stress. OCI sucks. I hate it. Hopefully I can stay at whatever firm I end up at and avoid OCI as a 2L.

And I have dealt with stress really well. I went in super cool/calm to finals and did really well because I wasn't freaking out. Somehow, OCI had gotten to me, though.

[drmguy]

Finally got a job offer. Waiting to hear on three more places, but talk about a weight off my shoulders.

Same here

Can't express how great it feels to get that over with before spring break.

Fuck, man, I know. It's a huge, huge weight off my shoulders. I have been freaking out about it and not doing well in class the last two weeks due to all the stress. OCI sucks. I hate it. Hopefully I can stay at whatever firm I end up at and avoid OCI as a 2L.

And I have dealt with stress really well. I went in super cool/calm to finals and did really well because I wasn't freaking out. Somehow, OCI had gotten to me, though.

Yep, I was losing sleep over it.

The takeaway for others is don't stop working. If you keep at it you'll find something.

[Anonymous User]

Finally got a job offer. Waiting to hear on three more places, but talk about a weight off my shoulders.

Same here

Can't express how great it feels to get that over with before spring break.

Fuck, man, I know. It's a huge, huge weight off my shoulders. I have been freaking out about it and not doing well in class the last two weeks due to all the stress. OCI sucks. I hate it. Hopefully I can stay at whatever firm I end up at and avoid OCI as a 2L.

And I have dealt with stress really well. I went in super cool/calm to finals and did really well because I wasn't freaking out. Somehow, OCI had gotten to me, though.

Yep, I was losing sleep over it.

The takeaway for others is don't stop working. If you keep at it you'll find something.

Now hopefully I get offers from the other firms I am waiting on and have a choice. Won't stress out over that since I got a single offer now, though. Would be nice, but I won't be greedy.

[deliriousxix]

what do you guys think is a better option: in-house legal internship for a big corporation or state court judge?

[r6_philly]

what do you guys think is a better option: in-house legal internship for a big corporation or state court judge?

I'd take the in-house.

[094320]

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[ph14]

what do you guys think is a better option: in-house legal internship for a big corporation or state court judge?

I'd take the in-house.

[deliriousxix]

Ok, thanks guys! That's what I was leaning towards too.

[Puttanesca]

Had an interview today with 100% behavioral interview questions. Anyone else have this happen?

[adonai]

Had an interview today with 100% behavioral interview questions. Anyone else have this happen?

Had one where about half were behavioral. I find those questions easier to answer on the spot than trying to sell past work experience.

[Lasers]

sigh...inside the top 10%...when will it be mine turn for a summer jerb?

[Puttanesca]

Had an interview today with 100% behavioral interview questions. Anyone else have this happen?

Had one where about half were behavioral. I find those questions easier to answer on the spot than trying to sell past work experience.

Yeah, I actually kind of enjoyed the behavioral questions.

sigh...inside the top 10%...when will it be mine turn for a summer jerb?

What kinds of places have you been applying to? I would think gov't and PI wouldn't be too overly difficult. I applied to 15 gov't and PI positions (mostly gov't), got 9 interviews, and 3 offers. Still waiting to hear back from the 6 others I interviewed with.

[Lasers]

sigh...inside the top 10%...when will it be mine turn for a summer jerb?

What kinds of places have you been applying to? I would think gov't and PI wouldn't be too overly difficult. I applied to 15 gov't and PI positions (mostly gov't), got 9 interviews, and 3 offers. Still waiting to hear back from the 6 others I interviewed with.

probably my fault because i've only been looking at paying firms and in-house.

is there a place i can find listings for PI/govt stuff? thanks.

at this point, i really don't care what i do now.

[Flips88]

probably my fault because i've only been looking at paying firms and in-house.

is there a place i can find listings for PI/govt stuff? thanks.

at this point, i really don't care what i do now.

Yeah well you might have considered that only like 15-20% of people at even the best schools get firm gigs 1L and most of those are diversity SAs or people with ties to a home market.

Sorry you have to go slumming.

http://www.pslawnet.org/

[Dany]

probably my fault because i've only been looking at paying firms and in-house.

is there a place i can find listings for PI/govt stuff? thanks.

at this point, i really don't care what i do now.

Yeah well you might have considered that only like 15-20% of people at even the best schools get firm gigs 1L and most of those are diversity SAs or people with ties to a home market.

Sorry you have to go slumming.

http://www.pslawnet.org/

Being unemployed is scary and there's no need to be rude to someone without a job for the summer, especially since you already have one and since he acknowledged that his search wasn't the right approach.

But seconded on pslawnet. Tons of postings.

[bk1]

Also ask if your CSO has access to the Gov Honors Handbook.

[Lasers]

probably my fault because i've only been looking at paying firms and in-house.

is there a place i can find listings for PI/govt stuff? thanks.

at this point, i really don't care what i do now.

Yeah well you might have considered that only like 15-20% of people at even the best schools get firm gigs 1L and most of those are diversity SAs or people with ties to a home market.

Sorry you have to go slumming.

http://www.pslawnet.org/

thanks.