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Anonymous User wrote:I originally went into ls to pursue prosecution, but found that I really like personal injury and bk law. I interned at a pretty prestigious PI firm this summer and may be able to get a 2L job with them. While I like these private practice areas of law I could very much use IBR loan forgiveness as I have large UG and ls loans.

I think it might be financially responsible to at least give prosecution a try for my 2L summer to see if it is something I could enjoy. I did not take any crimlaw related classes this semester. Will any DA offices look at me? If not, can I still take certain classes that will get me interviews? If so, what classes are crucial? Thanks.

Voyager wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I originally went into ls to pursue prosecution, but found that I really like personal injury and bk law. I interned at a pretty prestigious PI firm this summer and may be able to get a 2L job with them. While I like these private practice areas of law I could very much use IBR loan forgiveness as I have large UG and ls loans.

I think it might be financially responsible to at least give prosecution a try for my 2L summer to see if it is something I could enjoy. I did not take any crimlaw related classes this semester. Will any DA offices look at me? If not, can I still take certain classes that will get me interviews? If so, what classes are crucial? Thanks.

Depends on grades. That said, a big part of the interview is convincing them you really want to be an ADA. With no crim classes, that will be difficult. Have you signed up for any in the Spring? Also, do you have any public service experience?

Crucial classes: evidence (should take this anyway for the bar exam), crim adjudication. Fed crim law is probably a good idea as well just to show you are into it.

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Voyager wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I originally went into ls to pursue prosecution, but found that I really like personal injury and bk law. I interned at a pretty prestigious PI firm this summer and may be able to get a 2L job with them. While I like these private practice areas of law I could very much use IBR loan forgiveness as I have large UG and ls loans.

I think it might be financially responsible to at least give prosecution a try for my 2L summer to see if it is something I could enjoy. I did not take any crimlaw related classes this semester. Will any DA offices look at me? If not, can I still take certain classes that will get me interviews? If so, what classes are crucial? Thanks.

Depends on grades. That said, a big part of the interview is convincing them you really want to be an ADA. With no crim classes, that will be difficult. Have you signed up for any in the Spring? Also, do you have any public service experience?

Crucial classes: evidence (should take this anyway for the bar exam), crim adjudication. Fed crim law is probably a good idea as well just to show you are into it.

My school doesn't offer "criminal adjudication" so I'm not sure if it's the same class as Criminal Procedure. If not, then you should definitely take criminal procedure. Also, at least in California, you can be certified when once you finish civil procedure and take evidence. But some public defenders and DAs will require their certified law students have taken criminal procedure.

Anonymous User wrote:Thanks guys. If I go the prosecutor route, I want to work in a smallish type county in the PNW (i.e., a job on the lower end of the prestige scale).

The problem with evidence and crim pro is that these classes are overflowing with waitlisted students and I am a transfer so I didn't get first dibs when registration started. I am trying to petition the registrar for some help with this issue. So, the consensus is definitely evidence and criminal procedure before 2L summer. That's about what I figured. Thanks.

Voyager wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Thanks guys. If I go the prosecutor route, I want to work in a smallish type county in the PNW (i.e., a job on the lower end of the prestige scale).

The problem with evidence and crim pro is that these classes are overflowing with waitlisted students and I am a transfer so I didn't get first dibs when registration started. I am trying to petition the registrar for some help with this issue. So, the consensus is definitely evidence and criminal procedure before 2L summer. That's about what I figured. Thanks.

Yeah, you need those for the ADA interviews in the fall. Most ADA offices will actually give you scenarios that are based on the rules of evidence during the interview. These are usually designed to test ethics, but understanding your local state's evidence rules is a huge help (Rosario in NY, for example, is tested in every borough during the interview).

Voyager wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Thanks guys. If I go the prosecutor route, I want to work in a smallish type county in the PNW (i.e., a job on the lower end of the prestige scale).

The problem with evidence and crim pro is that these classes are overflowing with waitlisted students and I am a transfer so I didn't get first dibs when registration started. I am trying to petition the registrar for some help with this issue. So, the consensus is definitely evidence and criminal procedure before 2L summer. That's about what I figured. Thanks.

Yeah, you need those for the ADA interviews in the fall. Most ADA offices will actually give you scenarios that are based on the rules of evidence during the interview. These are usually designed to test ethics, but understanding your local state's evidence rules is a huge help (Rosario in NY, for example, is tested in every borough during the interview).

Anonymous User wrote:

Voyager wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Thanks guys. If I go the prosecutor route, I want to work in a smallish type county in the PNW (i.e., a job on the lower end of the prestige scale).

The problem with evidence and crim pro is that these classes are overflowing with waitlisted students and I am a transfer so I didn't get first dibs when registration started. I am trying to petition the registrar for some help with this issue. So, the consensus is definitely evidence and criminal procedure before 2L summer. That's about what I figured. Thanks.

Yeah, you need those for the ADA interviews in the fall. Most ADA offices will actually give you scenarios that are based on the rules of evidence during the interview. These are usually designed to test ethics, but understanding your local state's evidence rules is a huge help (Rosario in NY, for example, is tested in every borough during the interview).

Thanks. When you say "ADA interviews in the fall," you are talking about 3L fall, right?