How important is it to get on board for LR? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I am actually ineligible for board position.
will this be detrimental in any way for the firm I'm summering with, or down the line?
I have no interest in clerking.

thanks.

[03121202698008]

No, plenty of people don't join the board.

Why are you inelligible?

[Anonymous User]

No, plenty of people don't join the board.

Why are you inelligible?

LR requires all members to write a note, but i cannot write one, due to personal reasons, and therefore they have told me that I cannot run.

[Anonymous User]

Does LR have any effect on your future career AFTER you have found an SA?

[Doritos]

Does LR have any effect on your future career AFTER you have found an SA?

Depends on what you want to do. Academia? Fancy pants clerkship? LR will be highly desired for those positions.

[Anonymous User]

Does LR have any effect on your future career AFTER you have found an SA?

Depends on what you want to do. Academia? Fancy pants clerkship? LR will be highly desired for those positions.

I already have LR and SA, how important is having a position on LR board for future career (remaining in big law)?

[c3pO4]

Does LR have any effect on your future career AFTER you have found an SA?

Depends on what you want to do. Academia? Fancy pants clerkship? LR will be highly desired for those positions.

If you have an SA, all that matters is not getting no-offered. Then, all that matters is not washing out b4 your loans are paid off. Law review is not one of those things.

HTH.

[shepdawg]

No, plenty of people don't join the board.

Why are you inelligible?

LR requires all members to write a note, but i cannot write one, due to personal reasons, and therefore they have told me that I cannot run.

Do you think you'd deserve a position where you can reject and criticize 2L notes if you cannot even write a note yourself? That's like being a fat PE teacher.

[ggocat]

Do you think you'd deserve a position where you can reject and criticize 2L notes if you cannot even write a note yourself? That's like being a fat PE teacher.

That was out of left field. OP never said he/she deserved a position, nor did he/she criticize the policy.

[Anonymous User]

No, plenty of people don't join the board.

Why are you inelligible?

LR requires all members to write a note, but i cannot write one, due to personal reasons, and therefore they have told me that I cannot run.

Do you think you'd deserve a position where you can reject and criticize 2L notes if you cannot even write a note yourself? That's like being a fat PE teacher.

dude, i never argued that its unfair. i made my decision knowing i would not be able to. Now I'm asking whether my inability to get on board will be detrimental for getting offer after SA.

[Anonymous User]

Does LR have any effect on your future career AFTER you have found an SA?

Depends on what you want to do. Academia? Fancy pants clerkship? LR will be highly desired for those positions.

I already have LR and SA, how important is having a position on LR board for future career (remaining in big law)?

interested as well.

[Veyron]

From what I understand, for most purposes EIC is the only position that matters.

[Blindmelon]

From what I understand, for most purposes EIC is the only position that matters.

Even then, if you have a job it won't do anything. After a few years of experience, no one cares anymore. People want to know what firm you worked at, what you worked on/what you can do. People still care about where you went to law school though, but to a much lesser degree.

[TooOld4This]

No one will care.

(And, other than the fact it may have helped you get the SA job, no one will care that you were or were not on LR.)

[Cavalier]

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[ToTransferOrNot]

With respect to LR, it is not the case that EIC is the only thing that matters. That's kind of true for secondary journals - to the very small extent that such journals matter - but not for LR.

Anyway, no firm is going to no-offer you because you didn't get a board position. That would be crazy. Not everyone who runs for a LR board position can get one - even if they met the requirements to run. The only thing board positions matter for is the clerkship process - and even then, it's not a big deal for most judges - and you've said that you're not interested in that process.

I wouldn't even remotely worry about this.

[Anonymous User]

Most firms no-offer those on law review who fail to attain Board positions.

I hope you're being sarcastic...

[Ludo!]

Most firms no-offer those on law review who fail to attain Board positions.

I hope you're being sarcastic...

Most firms no-offer those on law review who fail to attain Board positions. Seriously though

[Geist13]

What about those of us who struck out . . . and whose grades likely won't be quite high enough for district clerkship

[Anonymous User]

With respect to LR, it is not the case that EIC is the only thing that matters. That's kind of true for secondary journals - to the very small extent that such journals matter - but not for LR.

Secondary journals matter a great deal, not being on at least a secondary journal = autoding at lots of firms.

[Anonymous User]

Now I'm asking whether my inability to get on board will be detrimental for getting offer after SA.

It won't.

With respect to LR, it is not the case that EIC is the only thing that matters. That's kind of true for secondary journals - to the very small extent that such journals matter - but not for LR.

Secondary journals matter a great deal, not being on at least a secondary journal = autoding at lots of firms.

LOL tell that to my V10

[Veyron]

Now I'm asking whether my inability to get on board will be detrimental for getting offer after SA.

It won't.

With respect to LR, it is not the case that EIC is the only thing that matters. That's kind of true for secondary journals - to the very small extent that such journals matter - but not for LR.

Secondary journals matter a great deal, not being on at least a secondary journal = autoding at lots of firms.

LOL tell that to my V10

Lots of firms =! every firm.

[Anonymous User]

Now I'm asking whether my inability to get on board will be detrimental for getting offer after SA.

It won't.

With respect to LR, it is not the case that EIC is the only thing that matters. That's kind of true for secondary journals - to the very small extent that such journals matter - but not for LR.

Secondary journals matter a great deal, not being on at least a secondary journal = autoding at lots of firms.

LOL tell that to my V10

Lots of firms =! every firm.

I feel like you state the obvious without taking the extra step to realize what's obvious beyond that. It's like you're half-assing being an asshole.

I guarantee you that my V10 is not unique in not caring about secondary journals as much as you think. In fact, "autoding" is the exception, not the norm.

[ExAnt3]

not really sure either of you are in a position to be saying what constitutes an autoding.

maybe if lawfirmrecruiter were here...(looks around hopefully...)

[c3pO4]

not really sure either of you are in a position to be saying what constitutes an autoding.

maybe if lawfirmrecruiter were here...(looks around hopefully...)

a recruiter at a regional firm in a secondary market knows? what do you expect to find on this site? if you can't handle conventional wisdom or obvious non-neurotic answers stay out of the kitchen.