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Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:42 pm
by Anonymous User
Would working for a very small personal injury firm (think car accidents, minor medmal) for 1L look bad on a resume?
I would get tons of great experience, but I dunno if there is a stigma attached to working in this type of firm.
Re: Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:14 pm
by YourCaptain
No why? Look - it's substantive experience and you will be very close with your supervising attorneys.
You might actually figure out something useful in comparison to "doing research" on the Constitutional rights of a meatball.
Re: Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:20 pm
by dakatz
Anonymous User wrote:Would working for a very small personal injury firm (think car accidents, minor medmal) for 1L look bad on a resume?
I would get tons of great experience, but I dunno if there is a stigma attached to working in this type of firm.
I really don't think so. Sounds like you would get practical experience and exposure to a firm environment that most of your peers won't have. YourCaptain is right in that a number of your classmates will likely be doing seemingly irrelevant work in areas that they will never again touch. At least you will have something undoubtedly practical to speak of. I don't think it leaves a bad stigma at all.
Re: Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:27 pm
by Anonymous User
That's great to hear. now I just gotta nail the interview and get the job! Provided, of course, that I do not win the lottery tonight
Re: Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:31 pm
by lawfuture10
Anonymous User wrote:Provided, of course, that I do not win the lottery tonight
Lottery has been my Plan A all year.
Re: Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:50 pm
by swc65
lawfuture10 wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Provided, of course, that I do not win the lottery tonight
Lottery has been my Plan A all year.
me too!! We should start a TLS pool so we can win like those seven people who have to split 200 mil in Albany. I vote that I keep the tickets and collect the money.
OP if you don't want the job, I'll take it. Seriously PM the person's number/email!
Re: Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:35 am
by Anonymous User
Anyone know how much I should accept/ask as compensation?
Re: Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:41 pm
by alexonfyre
Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know how much I should accept/ask as compensation?
10% of settlement.
Re: Personal Injury for 1L
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:59 pm
by Anonymous User
alexonfyre wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Anyone know how much I should accept/ask as compensation?
10% of settlement.
Let's hope there is a good multi-million dollar settlement that happens to open and close during this summer!