After 2 years part-time of this crap (outside of work and family), I am officially burnt. Anybody else finding it impossible to do school work after getting an offer?
I've been told so many times that grades won't matter after this point, but I know it's not completely true. Still, it's tough to focus. Does anybody have inside info into how much (if at all) grades in the last 2 years matter for securing a job from the SA gig? I'm not aiming at clerkships or anything, either.
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Re: Offer for SA Position = Murder of Law School Motivation
From what I've read, most (but not all) firms won't ask for a transcript again after hiring you for a SA position. They will only check to see that you graduated, if anything. However, I wouldn't slack off if I were you. In the unlikely event that you get no-offered and have to look for a job for post-graduation, weak grades will hurt you.
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From what I understand, grades don't really factor in when it comes to getting full time offers from your SA gig, since it really depends on how you did over the summer. 2L year is generally rough for everyone since they're doing journals and other extracurriculars. Still, just suck it up and get to work. Chances are, you're not going to stay at one firm forever and it's only going to help you if you maintain a good GPA on your resume.
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Re: Offer for SA Position = Murder of Law School Motivation
What role do grades play in determining whether you are invited back to your biglaw firm after your 1L summer?
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I'm in the same boat as OP. I have so little motivation right now.
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Does anyone have any information as to which firms ask for transcripts and which don't? Which firms are more inclined to care about 2L performance?
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Some firms do, I know of firms who have said that they take into account summer performance and "sustained academic achievement" when making official job offers follow 2L summer.
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Re: Offer for SA Position = Murder of Law School Motivation
Gibson famously cares, but that might be apocryphal.Anonymous User wrote:Does anyone have any information as to which firms ask for transcripts and which don't? Which firms are more inclined to care about 2L performance?
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Re: Offer for SA Position = Murder of Law School Motivation
One of my offer letters (V10) noted that summer employment was contingent on a background check, as well as maintaining comparable grades.
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Ditto - although mine was from a V11 (that I like to pretend is V10 anyway) firm...Anonymous User wrote:One of my offer letters (V10) noted that summer employment was contingent on a background check, as well as maintaining comparable grades.
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Haha, you got me there. It should be a V10! You accept?Anonymous User wrote:Ditto - although mine was from a V11 (that I like to pretend is V10 anyway) firm...Anonymous User wrote:One of my offer letters (V10) noted that summer employment was contingent on a background check, as well as maintaining comparable grades.
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