REMINDER: if you graduate with below a 3.4 from UVA law Forum

[Anonymous User]

you will NOT be recruited as a lateral until you are at least a Senior Associate. You may be able to hustle your way to a lateral position before then, but you won't be receiving recruiting calls.

[c3pO4]

frak, my gods!

[Indifferent]

wut

[005618502]

?

[MrPapagiorgio]

wut

[Anonymous User]

OP here. I've learned this from sad experience. One of my friends is a junior associated and graduated around median. He gets ZERO calls from recruiters. Another friend, a graduate from UVA during the same year and a junior associate at a similarly-ranked firm, left with a 3.5+ and gets 3-4 calls a week.

[ben4847]

I wanna be an associated.

[bk1]

OP here. I've learned this from sad experience. One of my friends is a junior associated and graduated around median. He gets ZERO calls from recruiters. Another friend, a graduate from UVA during the same year and a junior associate at a similarly-ranked firm, left with a 3.5+ and gets 3-4 calls a week.

So 2 friends equals a trend?

[Morgan12Oak]

OP here. I've learned this from sad experience. One of my friends is a junior associated and graduated around median. He gets ZERO calls from recruiters. Another friend, a graduate from UVA during the same year and a junior associate at a similarly-ranked firm, left with a 3.5+ and gets 3-4 calls a week.

Yeah, this makes it standard. HTH your friend who is an associated is probably just an outcast.

[Anonymous User]

OP here. I've learned this from sad experience. One of my friends is a junior associated and graduated around median. He gets ZERO calls from recruiters. Another friend, a graduate from UVA during the same year and a junior associate at a similarly-ranked firm, left with a 3.5+ and gets 3-4 calls a week.

Yeah, this makes it standard. HTH your friend who is an associated is probably just an outcast.

Try finding an ad on here for a lateral position that doesn't require at least a 3.4 from a top law school:

http://www.kinneyrecruiting.com/jobs

[IAFG]

What a strange thread.

[20130312]

OP here. I've learned this from sad experience. One of my friends is a junior associated and graduated around median. He gets ZERO calls from recruiters. Another friend, a graduate from UVA during the same year and a junior associate at a similarly-ranked firm, left with a 3.5+ and gets 3-4 calls a week.

Yeah, this makes it standard. HTH your friend who is an associated is probably just an outcast.

Try finding an ad on here for a lateral position that doesn't require at least a 3.4 from a top law school:

http://www.kinneyrecruiting.com/jobs

The very first one I looked at doesn't have a required GPA. Therefore, by your statistical methods, none of them require a GPA!

[Anonymous User]

In fairness there's some truth to what he's saying. It seems that a lot of big firms and DOJ almost never stop caring about grades. Another reason to abandon the prestige ship after a couple of years working in that environment.

[IAFG]

What a strange thread.

You know, I will admit, I didn't know grades mattered for lateral recruiting, so I have determined this thread was not a total waste of time for me. Thanks, OP. I appreciate the reminder not to bomb 2L & 3L out of laziness.

[20130312]

What a strange thread.

You know, I will admit, I didn't know grades mattered for lateral recruiting, so I have determined this thread was not a total waste of time for me. Thanks, OP. I appreciate the reminder not to bomb 2L & 3L out of laziness.

Hmm...

The very first one I looked at doesn't have a required GPA. Therefore, by your statistical methods, none of them require a GPA!

I also enjoy quoting myself!

[Anonymous User]

OP here. I've learned this from sad experience. One of my friends is a junior associated and graduated around median. He gets ZERO calls from recruiters. Another friend, a graduate from UVA during the same year and a junior associate at a similarly-ranked firm, left with a 3.5+ and gets 3-4 calls a week.

Yeah, this makes it standard. HTH your friend who is an associated is probably just an outcast.

Try finding an ad on here for a lateral position that doesn't require at least a 3.4 from a top law school:

http://www.kinneyrecruiting.com/jobs

The very first one I looked at doesn't have a required GPA. Therefore, by your statistical methods, none of them require a GPA!

That ad requires "excellent academics" =/= <3.4 from UVA. HTH.

[IAFG]

What a strange thread.

You know, I will admit, I didn't know grades mattered for lateral recruiting, so I have determined this thread was not a total waste of time for me. Thanks, OP. I appreciate the reminder not to bomb 2L & 3L out of laziness.

Hmm...

The very first one I looked at doesn't have a required GPA. Therefore, by your statistical methods, none of them require a GPA!

I also enjoy quoting myself!

All the ones in my practice area of choice did. His method doesn't have to be good for his message to be worthwhile.

[Helmholtz]

But TLS told me that it doesn't matter where you went to school after you get your first job. I guess this is something that potential transfers should keep in mind if they're not already at one of the top twenty schools.

[booboo]

What is a 3.4 at UVA anyway?

[5ky]

What is a 3.4 at UVA anyway?

A little under top third.

[dood]

REMINDER: going to law school outside of HY Chicago = u already failed at life; put on sweatpants and stop trying to "lateral" to a better position

[MrPapagiorgio]

REMINDER: going to law school outside of HY Chicago = u already failed at life; put on sweatpants and stop trying to "lateral" to a better position

But I was born and bred for success and achievement.

[IAFG]

But TLS told me that it doesn't matter where you went to school after you get your first job. I guess this is something that potential transfers should keep in mind if they're not already at one of the top twenty schools.

Also a good point. Of course, recruiters are only one way of lateraling, and probably not even the best way, but it does say something about lateral hiring practices.

[dood]

REMINDER: going to law school outside of HY Chicago = u already failed at life; put on sweatpants and stop trying to "lateral" to a better position

But I was born and bred for success and achievement.

Lol this guy:

[yngblkgifted]

REMINDER: going to law school outside of HY Chicago = u already failed at life; put on sweatpants and stop trying to "lateral" to a better position

As funny as this looks, this actually seems to be the un-challenged and bull-shit belief of too many people on this website.