The Vale of Tears (3L Job Hunting) (No advice for 0/1/2Ls) Forum

[Anonymous User]

Doc review bro, do that. $30/hr, 40 hours a week.

[JenDarby]

Doc review bro, do that. $30/hr, 40 hours a week.

You get paid that much doing doc review?

[Ludo!]

Doc review bro, do that. $30/hr, 40 hours a week.

Easier said than done, most of the doc review jobs I've seen have required you to already be barred and usually have experience too

[Bubbles 4 Life]

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[newyorker88]

Doc review bro, do that. $30/hr, 40 hours a week.

You get paid that much doing doc review?

That's about standard in NY

http://www.yorkson.com/jobdetail.asp?jobid=2850

[BarbellDreams]

$30 is standard for NY, $27 for other big cities (think Philly, Chicago, etc.), $25 for mid sized cities (think Charlotte, Nashville), $21 for smaller mid size cities (think Pittsburgh, Richmond) and slightly under 20 for everything else.

[newyorker88]

Doc review bro, do that. $30/hr, 40 hours a week.

Easier said than done, most of the doc review jobs I've seen have required you to already be barred and usually have experience too

That's true too. All the ones I've seen require you to be barred and I just took the bar last week.

[snowpeach06]

Well, I'm out of the Vale, I was offered that job on the spot at my interview yesterday. I'm still not entirety sure what I'll be doing, but hopefully it'll be interesting and involve some international travel. Now I just have the awkward task of quitting a fellowship I'm doing early, and the really annoying task of finding housing in DC that fits with my pitiful budget (45k a year, at least initially) and allows my cat. I'm not sure why I'm more scared and annoyed than excited right now.

[Ludo!]

Well, I'm out of the Vale, I was offered that job on the spot at my interview yesterday. I'm still not entirety sure what I'll be doing, but hopefully it'll be interesting and involve some international travel. Now I just have the awkward task of quitting a fellowship I'm doing early, and the really annoying task of finding housing in DC that fits with my pitiful budget (45k a year, at least initially) and allows my cat. I'm not sure why I'm more scared and annoyed than excited right now.

Congrats! You're one of the posters I've been rooting for the most. Check out padmapper for housing, I love that website.

[Bikeflip]

Well, I'm out of the Vale, I was offered that job on the spot at my interview yesterday. I'm still not entirety sure what I'll be doing, but hopefully it'll be interesting and involve some international travel. Now I just have the awkward task of quitting a fellowship I'm doing early, and the really annoying task of finding housing in DC that fits with my pitiful budget (45k a year, at least initially) and allows my cat. I'm not sure why I'm more scared and annoyed than excited right now.

It's a jerb. You may like it. So grats!

[msridiculous447]

Well, I'm out of the Vale, I was offered that job on the spot at my interview yesterday. I'm still not entirety sure what I'll be doing, but hopefully it'll be interesting and involve some international travel. Now I just have the awkward task of quitting a fellowship I'm doing early, and the really annoying task of finding housing in DC that fits with my pitiful budget (45k a year, at least initially) and allows my cat. I'm not sure why I'm more scared and annoyed than excited right now.

The good thing about DC is that there are lots of other people in their 20s looking for housing on a small budget. You'll definitely be able to find good roommates who aren't too weird. And ditto on the padmapper suggestion.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Well, I'm out of the Vale, I was offered that job on the spot at my interview yesterday. I'm still not entirety sure what I'll be doing, but hopefully it'll be interesting and involve some international travel. Now I just have the awkward task of quitting a fellowship I'm doing early, and the really annoying task of finding housing in DC that fits with my pitiful budget (45k a year, at least initially) and allows my cat. I'm not sure why I'm more scared and annoyed than excited right now.

Congrats!! (Sometimes it takes a while to get over stressful situations, you'll get excited eventually.)

[rad lulz]

Well, I'm out of the Vale, I was offered that job on the spot at my interview yesterday. I'm still not entirety sure what I'll be doing, but hopefully it'll be interesting and involve some international travel. Now I just have the awkward task of quitting a fellowship I'm doing early, and the really annoying task of finding housing in DC that fits with my pitiful budget (45k a year, at least initially) and allows my cat. I'm not sure why I'm more scared and annoyed than excited right now.

Awesome! What's the job? DC sounds real fun though I'll tell you what

[Anonymous User]

Dude, if there is any major city in the US that you can live very comfortably on a 45k salary, DC is it. Congrats! Find a cheap apartment (there are plenty, or get roommates) and everything else is not too expensive.

[Anonymous User]

That's true too. All the ones I've seen require you to be barred and I just took the bar last week.

You guys need to go through legal staffing companies. They will find you the doc review jobs that do not require the bar. I'm meeting with one of them on Monday to see if they can place me in any doc review positions. It sucks, but hey it's money.

[Anonymous User]

That's true too. All the ones I've seen require you to be barred and I just took the bar last week.

You guys need to go through legal staffing companies. They will find you the doc review jobs that do not require the bar. I'm meeting with one of them on Monday to see if they can place me in any doc review positions. It sucks, but hey it's money.

What do you do if you have a job as a 4E paying mid 100k but got no offered from SA? It makes no sense to take doc review especially when mortgage/family etc is considered, so is the idea just to take a stab at market paying big law and see where that takes me? I can't afford to take a job with significantly lower pay so do I have any choices? I want to be a lawyer but not at the cost of losing the house and lifestyle etc.

[rad lulz]

That's true too. All the ones I've seen require you to be barred and I just took the bar last week.

You guys need to go through legal staffing companies. They will find you the doc review jobs that do not require the bar. I'm meeting with one of them on Monday to see if they can place me in any doc review positions. It sucks, but hey it's money.

What do you do if you have a job as a 4E paying mid 100k but got no offered from SA? It makes no sense to take doc review especially when mortgage/family etc is considered, so is the idea just to take a stab at market paying big law and see where that takes me? I can't afford to take a job with significantly lower pay so do I have any choices? I want to be a lawyer but not at the cost of losing the house and lifestyle etc.

What is a 4E

[newyorker88]

That's true too. All the ones I've seen require you to be barred and I just took the bar last week.

You guys need to go through legal staffing companies. They will find you the doc review jobs that do not require the bar. I'm meeting with one of them on Monday to see if they can place me in any doc review positions. It sucks, but hey it's money.

How much does a staffing company charge?

[newyorker88]

That's true too. All the ones I've seen require you to be barred and I just took the bar last week.

You guys need to go through legal staffing companies. They will find you the doc review jobs that do not require the bar. I'm meeting with one of them on Monday to see if they can place me in any doc review positions. It sucks, but hey it's money.

What do you do if you have a job as a 4E paying mid 100k but got no offered from SA? It makes no sense to take doc review especially when mortgage/family etc is considered, so is the idea just to take a stab at market paying big law and see where that takes me? I can't afford to take a job with significantly lower pay so do I have any choices? I want to be a lawyer but not at the cost of losing the house and lifestyle etc.

What is a 4E

I think last year evening student

[rad lulz]

So that 4E poster has a job paying $100k and is not satisfied with that because he wants $160k? I don't get it.

[chrisbru]

So that 4E poster has a job paying $100k and is not satisfied with that because he wants $160k? I don't get it.

+1

Enjoy the "knowledge" you obtained from law school (lol) and keep the $100k job. It doesn't, to me, seem worth it to give up that salary for the potential to one day make more that likely will not be realized.

[Huluba]

So that 4E poster has a job paying $100k and is not satisfied with that because he wants $160k? I don't get it.

+1

Enjoy the "knowledge" you obtained from law school (lol) and keep the $100k job. It doesn't, to me, seem worth it to give up that salary for the potential to one day make more that likely will not be realized.

4E is the same as a 3L except in the evening division. At Fordham? Anyway, seems like 4E is working during the day making $100k and just got no-offered from SA and would like to remain in the field of law but not take a pay cut from current $100k day job.

[snowpeach06]

Congrats! You're one of the posters I've been rooting for the most. Check out padmapper for housing, I love that website.

Aw, that was really sweet. Thanks!

The good thing about DC is that there are lots of other people in their 20s looking for housing on a small budget. You'll definitely be able to find good roommates who aren't too weird. And ditto on the padmapper suggestion.

It's not just the roomies I'm worried about... it's living in a shithole in the ghetto. I got kind of spoiled with Mid-west prices and was living in a really nice apartment. Plus, I'm somewhat of a home body who is very into home decor and design, so it's going to be really hard to live somewhere crappier. To find an acceptable place, looks like I'll have to spend like 50% of my budget on housing - and that might just be financially irresponsible.

Awesome! What's the job? DC sounds real fun though I'll tell you what

Basically, it's an org. that uses IP to develop third world nations. But, right now they are awaiting funding from the feds, and so theoretically, if they don't get it, they could go bankrupt and I'd be out of a job (which is somewhat concerning to me). Anyway, it's not entirely clear what I'm doing, because it is project dependent and right now, they don't have any going - everything is in the pipe line (also concerning). But ultimately, since it's a small org. I'd be doing pretty much everything related to the projects + misc. other stuff like basically running the org (I'm not sure why they thought I was qualified for that).

Anyway, thanks guys. Good luck to everyone still looking!

[Stanford4Me]

Well, I'm out of the Vale, I was offered that job on the spot at my interview yesterday. I'm still not entirety sure what I'll be doing, but hopefully it'll be interesting and involve some international travel. Now I just have the awkward task of quitting a fellowship I'm doing early, and the really annoying task of finding housing in DC that fits with my pitiful budget (45k a year, at least initially) and allows my cat. I'm not sure why I'm more scared and annoyed than excited right now.

Congrats!

[rad lulz]

Well, I'm out of the Vale, I was offered that job on the spot at my interview yesterday. I'm still not entirety sure what I'll be doing, but hopefully it'll be interesting and involve some international travel. Now I just have the awkward task of quitting a fellowship I'm doing early, and the really annoying task of finding housing in DC that fits with my pitiful budget (45k a year, at least initially) and allows my cat. I'm not sure why I'm more scared and annoyed than excited right now.

Congrats!

It's been a good week for the vale

2 people who I've know (as poasters) for like 3 yrs