Summer Associate Class of 2016 Forum

[BigZuck]

What about getting a $40 air mattress and calling it good?

Not even trolling

The difference between a $100 air mattress and a $40 one is the difference between waking up with your tailbone hitting the floor. The cheap ones leak air uncontrollably. But even at the better range it's still an air mattress; your back will ache after a few days. (Also pretty terrible for boning, in more ways than one.)

TRUE STORY: I slept on a $45 air mattress from Amazon for almost 9 months (I was young, single, crappy job, didn't feel like going to Ikea I guess) and it was great. Slept well, back never hurt, just turned the pump on every few days. No complaints. Until one day it popped. That kind of sucked.

Can't argue with your last point through.

[almondjoy]

Almonds are pleb.

Last year a partner saw me buying yogurt covered almonds from a vending machine. I still got an offer, but it was close.

I'm mostly troubled to see a poster named "almondjoy" bashing almonds

But everyone knows that almonds are barely a step up from peanuts and should be avoided in all professional settings. Lol this isn't hard stuff

Peanuts are common for a reason. They're GOAT.

And almonds are the most nutritious nuts ever so who's the real pleb here.

I actually love almonds. I just don't thing they're that prestigious. And I heard they caused the California drought.

[lavarman84]

Almonds are pleb.

Last year a partner saw me buying yogurt covered almonds from a vending machine. I still got an offer, but it was close.

I'm mostly troubled to see a poster named "almondjoy" bashing almonds

But everyone knows that almonds are barely a step up from peanuts and should be avoided in all professional settings. Lol this isn't hard stuff

Peanuts are common for a reason. They're GOAT.

And almonds are the most nutritious nuts ever so who's the real pleb here.

Peanuts are peasant food. Almonds are obviously the most prestigious nut.

Almonds are fucking delicious.

Also, if we're talking about snacks to avoid, do not eat Chobani yogurt. Can't think of any less prestigious than stanky yogurt.

[JenDarby]

that's way too much for a temp mattress. Order a memory foam mattress off amazon for around $200 for full or queen plus prime shipping

I have both of these and they are very nice:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004LQ1R ... UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006LAK9 ... UTF8&psc=1

Thanks ton everyone! This is all really helpful and it saving me a massive headache.

The inexpensive foam mattress is 100% TCR. Last summer i was got one of these for my unfurnished sublet: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Simmons-Studi ... s/23578290

Literally as good or better than my $900 mattress. Added bonus is that it shows up vacuum sealed so its it a relatively small, easy-to-move box to carry to your apartment.

Foam mattresses are terrible for fucking though.

Both the mattresses that I linked just seem like normal mattresses. They're as good for all typical purposes as my fancy overpriced $1500 King mattress.

[Slytherpuff]

Good luck to everyone starting today! Let us know how it goes!

[Anonymous User]

For 1L summers, how many of you plan on staying with your firm all the way through? How many are in it for the paycheck? I get the impression that since 2L is much easier than 1L, you could get a much more selective firm 2L.

[Anonymous User]

For 1L summers, how many of you plan on staying with your firm all the way through? How many are in it for the paycheck? I get the impression that since 2L is much easier than 1L, you could get a much more selective firm 2L.

Heading back to my 1L SA firm for 2L summer. My initial plan going in was to gather as much information as possible about working for a firm and then use that during 2L OCI, but the more information that I gathered, the more I realized during OCI that the firm I spent my summer at fulfilled as many of the soft "experience-at-work" requirements that I was looking for as any other firm. I was also in a position where I couldn't really go much "higher" after 1L Spring, so I shot for some real reaches during OCI and, when none of them panned out, I chose my 1L firm over other offers from the relatively-same range.

There's also some firm-specific stuff that might out me if I described it more, but the above is like 70% of why I decided to go back.

[BigZuck]

I get the impression that since 2L is much easier than 1L, you could get a much more selective firm 2L.

What do you mean by this? Are you saying it's easier to get good grades 2L year? Yeah, probably, but you get your 2L SA at OCI (which is all based on 1L grades) and 3L OCI isn't really much of a thing.

...are you a law student? Maybe I'm misunderstanding your question.

Also, more selective doesn't necessarily mean better by any metric. It's in most law students' nature to frantically snatch up as many brass rings as possible. But sometimes life is too short, ya know?

[personofinterest]

I get the impression that since 2L is much easier than 1L, you could get a much more selective firm 2L.

What do you mean by this? Are you saying it's easier to get good grades 2L year? Yeah, probably, but you get your 2L SA at OCI (which is all based on 1L grades) and 3L OCI isn't really much of a thing.

...are you a law student? Maybe I'm misunderstanding your question.

Also, more selective doesn't necessarily mean better by any metric. It's in most law students' nature to frantically snatch up as many brass rings as possible. But sometimes life is too short, ya know?

I think that the poster meant that, since there are fewer 1L SA slots, they are more competitive to get in general, and therefore a student has a better shot at getting prestigious (or otherwise desirable and hard to get) SA during 2L OCI than 1L OCI. Note that this rule would apply best to non-URM's, since there are lots of diversity 1L SA positions.

[alphamalek]

For those that started this week. How's it been so far? Better than expected?

[BourneAgain]

Officially done with the final today. Can't wait to start SA next Monday.

[Londonbear]

Officially done with the final today. Can't wait to start SA next Monday.

Jealous. Still 2 more + paper left.

[Anonymous User]

For those that started this week. How's it been so far? Better than expected?

It's about par for what everyone has told me, really. Amazing sporting and other social events already. Stupidly expensive lunches that are delicious. Support staff that are amazing and have completed basically all of my assignments for me so far.

I'm going to enjoy this for as long as I can, as it definitely isn't designed to be stressful or a challenge.

[alphamalek]

Officially done with the final today. Can't wait to start SA next Monday.

Same here. Except I've got another week before starting

[Anonymous User]

For those that started this week. How's it been so far? Better than expected?

It's about par for what everyone has told me, really. Amazing sporting and other social events already. Stupidly expensive lunches that are delicious. Support staff that are amazing and have completed basically all of my assignments for me so far.

I'm going to enjoy this for as long as I can, as it definitely isn't designed to be stressful or a challenge.

How many assignments have come thru so far?

[Anonymous User]

At a firm known for being a working summer. Definitely living up to that reputation. First day of work=assignment due that night for an important partner. Billed 10 hours yesterday (actual billing, no bs codes for lunches or "legal reading"). But it's great. All the attorneys are extremely smart, and it's a smaller firm so there is a lot of emphasis on mentoring.

[KM2016]

Billed 10 hours yesterday (actual billing, no bs codes for lunches or "legal reading"). But it's great.

You're doing summer wrong.

[Br3v]

Billed 10 hours yesterday (actual billing, no bs codes for lunches or "legal reading"). But it's great.

You're doing summer wrong.

Not if he's at a working summer firm

[monsterman]

Is there a thread anywhere that shows which firms are the working firms?

[Glasseyes]

Is there a thread anywhere that shows which firms are the working firms?

I think Cravath is somewhat known for this, not sure who else. The above sounds like a boutique, so who knows. Safe bet most generic biglaw won't be quite that since they'll all have days worth of IT training anyway.

[PeanutsNJam]

More importantly, which are the most PARTY HARD SUMMER firms?

[monsterman]

Is there a thread anywhere that shows which firms are the working firms?

I think Cravath is somewhat known for this, not sure who else. The above sounds like a boutique, so who knows. Safe bet most generic biglaw won't be quite that since they'll all have days worth of IT training anyway.

Yeah that makes sense. Just surprising that someone is billing 10 hours as a summer but what do I know. My firm said we will be doing orientation for the first three days, so I doubt I'll do much 'billing'

[Mr. Blackacre]

Is there a thread anywhere that shows which firms are the working firms?

I think Cravath is somewhat known for this, not sure who else. The above sounds like a boutique, so who knows. Safe bet most generic biglaw won't be quite that since they'll all have days worth of IT training anyway.

Yeah that makes sense. Just surprising that someone is billing 10 hours as a summer but what do I know. My firm said we will be doing orientation for the first three days, so I doubt I'll do much 'billing'

Cravath isn't "somewhat known" for this, they're basically the standard for a working firm summer. Summer at Cravath = say goodbye to your life for two months. I know Cleary is supposed to be pretty bad too.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone else's firm do a trip for the first week of SA?

[BmoreOrLess]

Yea, Cravath has their orientation before the SA starts so they can get straight to the grind.