Cornell 2015 AJF/BOJF/DCJF/OCI Forum

[Lavitz]

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[Anonymous User]

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[Anonymous User]

JLPP calls are going out

[runinthefront]

JLPP calls are going out

Right now? Calls or emails?

[Anonymous User]

JLPP calls are going out

Right now? Calls or emails?

Calls, just got one.

[Anonymous User]

Calls at midnight eastern time??? What the hell?

[Lavitz]

Calls at midnight eastern time??? What the hell?

Well, you did want decisions ASAP, right?

[Anonymous User]

I definitely appreciate the late call, much better than waiting until Monday

[Anonymous User]

got the call today too, at 12:07 am ET

[Arbiter213]

Talking to people about who made what journal is the most painful and awkward thing ever. AJF is going to be much worse than this.

What's the etiquette? Do we just have to walk on egg shells until October break, basically?

Have to? No.

Should? Yes.

[Anonymous User]

Is there a certain significance to October break for journals? Or was the above about callbacks/offers?

[Anonymous User]

What was the purpose of ranking secondary journals if the one I ranked second was going to give me a decision anyway?

[Arbiter213]

What was the purpose of ranking secondary journals if the one I ranked second was going to give me a decision anyway?

It's possible to get rejected by your first choice but accepted by your second choice. It's also possible to get accepted by both, and then your preference controls.

If you're prickly about getting the rejection, don't be. The people on law review got rejections from both of the non-law review journals.

[Lavitz]

Is there a certain significance to October break for journals? Or was the above about callbacks/offers?

He was referring to callbacks and offers. By then, the dust should have settled for almost everyone.

[Anonymous User]

Got a rejection email from JLPP this morning after being accepted on LR. Is this just something that happens? I seem to remember reading about this in last year's AJF thread.

[Lavitz]

Got a rejection email from JLPP this morning after being accepted on LR. Is this just something that happens? I seem to remember reading about this in last year's AJF thread.

The people on law review got rejections from both of the non-law review journals.

[Anonymous User]

Got a rejection email from JLPP this morning after being accepted on LR. Is this just something that happens? I seem to remember reading about this in last year's AJF thread.

Getting the two rejections seems like over kill, and a bit unnecessary, but whatever. It doesn't really take anything away from making LR, if you got on it.

Getting the work-on emails is annoying though if you did get on any journal.

[Anonymous User]

Work-on applications are due Monday.

I didn't complete the writing competition due to personal circumstances that I can't really discuss in an interview. I'm getting worried as AJF approaches.

Someone mentioned earlier that secondary journal membership won't appreciably affect your AJF chances. I have a 3.75 and an A+ in lawyering. Do you think I'm better off with "I wanted to focus on moot court and clinics," or potentially dealing with "you have decent grades and are supposedly good at writing. Why didn't you make law review?" Will also ask career services, but don't know if they can get back to me in time.

Also:

"Students who become members of the Journal by the work-on method have two additional responsibilities in order to elevate to full membership status beyond what is required of regular Associates. First, Work-On Associates must successfully complete any emergency editing assignments that the Executive Editor provides them. And secondly, Work-On Associates must successfully edit twice as many footnotes and accompanying text as regular Associates, during the second Associate assignment."

Ugh.

[Anonymous User]

[runthetrap1990]

Work-on applications are due Monday.

I didn't complete the writing competition due to personal circumstances that I can't really discuss in an interview. I'm getting worried as AJF approaches.

Someone mentioned earlier that secondary journal membership won't appreciably affect your AJF chances. I have a 3.75 and an A+ in lawyering. Do you think I'm better off with "I wanted to focus on moot court and clinics," or potentially dealing with "you have decent grades and are supposedly good at writing. Why didn't you make law review?" Will also ask career services, but don't know if they can get back to me in time.

Also:

"Students who become members of the Journal by the work-on method have two additional responsibilities in order to elevate to full membership status beyond what is required of regular Associates. First, Work-On Associates must successfully complete any emergency editing assignments that the Executive Editor provides them. And secondly, Work-On Associates must successfully edit twice as many footnotes and accompanying text as regular Associates, during the second Associate assignment."

Ugh.

edited for concerned anon

it seems like a pain in the ass, but at least it doesn't seem overbearing. The Why Public Policy thing is a bit forced, though. Good luck anons.

Also, to anon #1; this is my gut feeling as a mere former 1L, but I think a) just have a good reason why no journal and b) i don't foresee employers using your lawyering performance against you for no journal - fwiw, my experience with journals and lawyering tells me that lawyering is not perfectly (or strongly) correlated or indicative of journal stuff. Certainly helps, but doubt it will be used against you. Additionally your grades are solid, which is far more important than anything else.

[Anonymous User]

u da best bby. ty

[Anonymous User]

I know this is a random thing, but does anyone know when all the mastheads are going to go out? For LR, ILJ, and JLPP.

[Lavitz]

I know this is a random thing, but does anyone know when all the mastheads are going to go out? For LR, ILJ, and JLPP.

Depends on whether they go out individually like last year or all at once. LR and ILJ probably sometime this week. JLPP probably next week.

[Anonymous User]

If you haven't received a rejection email from LR, but have received a secondary journal acceptance and a secondary journal rejection, does that mean you may be on the LR waitlist?