What can I do to make sure to get offer this summer? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I will be summering at V50. I know the basic do good work, be polite and friendly advices.
Besides things to do during the actual SA program, what could I do to increase my chances of eventually getting an offer? Are there preferred substantive classes to take or extracurricular that would help?
What should I watch out for?

Edit- sorry for grammar. Wrote on my small ass phone.

[LawIdiot86]

Is this a poorly conceived joke? My first advice would be to never send an email to anyone at your V50 firm using the quality of grammar you used in your post here.

[ben4847]

Depends. Are you a girl?

[Dany]

I'd also suggest trying to be less lazy or getting better at research, since this has been discussed ad nauseam on TLS.

[dooood]

Srsly - check you grammar

[shoeshine]

Fuck everybody that corrects grammar on the internet.

[target]

Fuck everybody that corrects grammar on the internet.

Said the guy who used correct grammar.

[kwais]

Fuck everybody that corrects grammar on the internet.

[thesealocust]

Do good work, be polite and friendly.

[sunynp]

There are threads on this already but here is the best advice I can give you - never fucking complain about anything. The partners and associates look at you as pretty much taking their time and money for a fun summer. They don't mind as long as you don't take it for granted. But once you complain about anything at all, ever to anyone, you are sunk. If you don't realize how good you have it now as an SA or are just acting entitled, no one wants to deal with you as an associate when things are a lot more pressured.

Also, never be mean to or impatient with any support staff - paralegals or secretary types. Same reasoning.

[LawIdiot86]

There are threads on this already but here is the best advice I can give you - never fucking complain about anything. The partners and associates look at you as pretty much taking their time and money for a fun summer. They don't mind as long as you don't take it for granted. But once you complain about anything at all, ever to anyone, you are sunk. If you don't realize how good you have it now as an SA or are just acting entitled, no one wants to deal with you as an associate when things are a lot more pressured.

Also, never be mean to or impatient with any support staff - paralegals or secretary types. Same reasoning.

In an abundance of caution, I will also add to this. Do not tell the HR people things you think should be done differently/better in the summer program or its events. They don't see it as constructive criticism.

[Always Credited]

Fuck everybody that corrects grammar on the internet.

This is what you must do to get an offer this summer. Your time begins now.

[shoeshine]

Fuck everybody that corrects grammar on the internet.

This is what you must do to get an offer this summer. Your time begins now.

Lol, no. That would be a lot of ugly, sad, and shameful sex.

OP read this: http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 3&t=155445

[Dany]

Fuck everybody that who corrects grammar on the internet.

<3

[Always Credited]

Fuck everybody that corrects grammar on the internet.

This is what you must do to get an offer this summer. Your time begins now.

Lol, no. That would be a lot of ugly, sad, and shameful sex.

OP read this: http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 3&t=155445

Is there some other kind of sex I don't know about?

[Renzo]

Fuck everybody; that who corrects grammar on the internet.

[LawIdiot86]

I would take classes that are relevant in a big firm, Corporations, Securities, Antitrust, Commercial/UCC, Tax I, Banking, Accounting for lawyers, Mergers, Communications law (not Media law) and Administrative law. I would also mix in core classes like Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Decedent's Estates, Remedies, ConLaw II (maybe), International law, Trial practice. It's a good idea to have a couple of classes with "Advanced" or "Complex" in the title because it indicates you didn't take all easy intro classes. Avoid policy classes or Law & X classes as they indicate you're really not interested in hanging around. Avoid classes that clearly indicate a desire to do something unrelated, like Immigration law if you want Corporate or Sports law if you are going to a Finance practice. Also, try to get clinic or practicums that relate to something the firm does (like industry regulation practicums or consumer finance/small business clinics).

[Doritos]

I hope there's an E&E for associate work because I don't remember anything about anything.

[Anonymous User]

I would take classes that are relevant in a big firm, Corporations, Securities, Antitrust, Commercial/UCC, Tax I, Banking, Accounting for lawyers, Mergers, Communications law (not Media law) and Administrative law. I would also mix in core classes like Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Decedent's Estates, Remedies, ConLaw II (maybe), International law, Trial practice. It's a good idea to have a couple of classes with "Advanced" or "Complex" in the title because it indicates you didn't take all easy intro classes. Avoid policy classes or Law & X classes as they indicate you're really not interested in hanging around. Avoid classes that clearly indicate a desire to do something unrelated, like Immigration law if you want Corporate or Sports law if you are going to a Finance practice. Also, try to get clinic or practicums that relate to something the firm does (like industry regulation practicums or consumer finance/small business clinics).

thats what i did for my fall and spring semesters, and now the only thing i am beginning to worry about in regards to an offer is my declining GPA.

[thesealocust]

I would take classes that are relevant in a big firm, Corporations, Securities, Antitrust, Commercial/UCC, Tax I, Banking, Accounting for lawyers, Mergers, Communications law (not Media law) and Administrative law. I would also mix in core classes like Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Decedent's Estates, Remedies, ConLaw II (maybe), International law, Trial practice. It's a good idea to have a couple of classes with "Advanced" or "Complex" in the title because it indicates you didn't take all easy intro classes. Avoid policy classes or Law & X classes as they indicate you're really not interested in hanging around. Avoid classes that clearly indicate a desire to do something unrelated, like Immigration law if you want Corporate or Sports law if you are going to a Finance practice. Also, try to get clinic or practicums that relate to something the firm does (like industry regulation practicums or consumer finance/small business clinics).

This advice is awful. There's a very high chance the decision to make you an offer or not will be made without even looking at your transcript, much less giving a shit about the title of the courses you took.

Pro-tip: law school is a joke and everybody knows it. Even classes directly related to practice areas you go into are likely to cover about as much ground in a semester as you will in a day on the job.

[dailygrind]

I'm just taking classes I'm interested in and/or classes that won't be hard.

[Doritos]

I'm just taking classes I'm interested in and/or classes that won't be hard.

Seminars until I graduate.

[thesealocust]

I'm just taking classes I'm interested in and/or classes that won't be hard.

Seminars until I graduate.

Make sure they're homework seminars and not paper seminars!

[Renzo]

I'm just taking classes I'm interested in and/or classes that won't be hard.

Seminars until I graduate.

Make sure they're homework seminars and not paper seminars!

Amen. Fuck writing long papers. And, now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to writing this POS paper that's due Friday.