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Conundrum; 1L summer
Issue: part time internship offered with USAO, part time externship offered local firm. Both unpaid, both accepted. Just got part time offer of paid employment at local firm. Externship was set up for me by professor. I want the paid employment more, but I don't want to burn bridges. Suggestions?
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romothesavior
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Re: Conundrum; 1L summer
Tell the part-time firm that isn't paying you to take a hike. No free labor for them.
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Re: Conundrum; 1L summer
Op here: what about pissing off the prof that set it up?romothesavior wrote:Tell the part-time firm that isn't paying you to take a hike. No free labor for them.
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Re: Conundrum; 1L summer
Remind him that you are 100k in debt and can't afford to pass up paid employmentAnonymous User wrote:Op here: what about pissing off the prof that set it up?romothesavior wrote:Tell the part-time firm that isn't paying you to take a hike. No free labor for them.
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r6_philly
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Re: Conundrum; 1L summer
Go talk to the prof, see if you can change the dates around to fit it in anyway.
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Anonymous User
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Re: Conundrum; 1L summer
work for them during the school year instead? Does your school give credit for that work? Some do
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gwuorbust
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Re: Conundrum; 1L summer
remind him that there are labor laws in the US that say you cannot pay individuals to do value added work without compensation.Anonymous User wrote:Op here: what about pissing off the prof that set it up?romothesavior wrote:Tell the part-time firm that isn't paying you to take a hike. No free labor for them.
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cantaboot
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Re: Conundrum; 1L summer
a professor who thinks it's ok to intern at a firm for free? !
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nycdweller
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Re: Conundrum; 1L summer
Lawyers need to have difficult conversations sometimes. Turning down an unpaid part time law firm job is not one of them. Just be like, sorry, the promise isn't supported by consideration.
